Christmas 2010 - Disney Day 3

We spent our 3rd day, Christmas day, at Hollywood Studios. :) It was a good decision. There was a good number of people but at least it wasn't Magic Kingdom where they reached capacity a few hours after opening.

 We had to get a couple of character pictures for the day. And I love Cars.

 We watched Beauty and the Beast and went straight from there into the first Fantasmic showing. We had great seats and when we came out and saw that the line just to go into Fantasmic stretched all the way down Sunset Blvd and onto Hollywood & Vine, I was SO glad we went to the first show.

 Even though I worked through the Christmas season, I never went and saw the Orbourne Family Christmas Lights. SO beautiful.

 Merry Christmas!

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Christmas 2010 - Disney Day 2

 Day 2 of our trip was spent at Epcot. We ate at Restaurant Marrakech in Morocco. The food was good, lots of different, delicious flavors but the portions were small. Definitely a good experience though.

We got into the world showcase before our restaurant even opened so we did an impromptu photo session around Morocco. Unfortunately, all of those pictures are still on Heather's camera which is in Mobile and I am snuggled down avoiding the cold at our parent's house in Brandon. After lunch, we went into Orlando's cute little shopping district(Dr. Phillips area). We went to Chocolate Salon and Spa and got the most amazing pedicures I have ever experience. Seriously. I also got a manicure while we were there. We ate lunch at a mexican restaurant that our nail tech recommended then went shopping. There were some stores that I used to go to when I lived and worked at Disney World but since they are family owned I was not sure if they would still be around. They were and we had a blast shopping. :)

We went back to the resort to bundle up and headed back out to Epcot. The first thing we hit was the Character Spot for some character photos.

 

We watched Illuminations but neither of us were really that impressed. I can not even tell you how many times I have watched Wishes and Fantasmic. I adore them... but Illuminations has never really impressed me.

It was a long, fun filled day. We didn't get to experience a whole lot at Epcot and there was a lot that we didn't see, but that was perfectly OK with us. We approached the entire trip with a relaxed attitude. There were a few things at each park that we absolutely did not want to miss out on but we didn't have every day jam packed or schedule out. It made the trip much more enjoyable and flexible!

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Christmas 2010 - Disney Day 1

MAGIC KINGDOM

 As Honey pointed out on facebook, we don't look half bad considering we drove the entire night and went straight into Magic Kingdom to play. :)

  Dear sister and best friend,

thank you for sharing this Christmas with me.

It was a much needed time

 of healing and magic

 and lots of laughter

 I needed this time

  to reclaim my happy place

 and make it my own again.

 Because of you

 I have many new, beautiful memories

 and I can't think of anyone I would rather share it with!

 I love you, Honey!

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Cutest New Year Post

Oh my goodness. By far THE cutest New Years Blog Post I have ever seen is over at Kelsey's The Seattle Smith's blog. I am telling you. Go look at it and if it doesn't put a smile on your face then heaven help ya!

Photo courtesy of Disney's Photopass Photo CD Bonus Content. It was just too beautiful not to share!

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Heroes

First and foremost, thank you Netflix for your instant view feature. I heart you.

I watched the first 3 seasons of Heroes when I was in school last spring. Ok, I guess watched isn't really the right word. I half watched/mostly listened while I was doing my work in AutoCAD. Since I now have some free time I decided to start watching Season 4. Not going to lie, I am sucked back in. And I am not even going to embarrass myself by telling you how many episodes I watched today alone.

Do you use Netflix? What are some of your favorite TV shows to watch instantly?

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Hello 2011

I started the new year out with one of my favorite things, sleep!

I am officially "laid off" but in construction/project work, that simply means I am waiting for my next project or assignment. Since it is a holiday weekend and they waited until 3pm yesterday to announce who was on the list, I have to wait until Monday to call the Lafeyette office and see if they have any work. I hate the uncertainty of it all but I am not worrying about it(or trying my best not to). The welder I worked with Thursday gave me a great quote that completely put things into perspective.
"Worrying will not solve tomorrow's problems but it will steal today's peace"

It could be a couple of months before my next job but I know God will provide. In the mean time, I am looking forward to a few things.
1) Sleeping with no 4am alarm clock going off. I still plan on getting up at a decent hour so that I don't throw my body off a good sleep schedule but definitely not going to be getting up at 4am. :)
2) Trying out some new recipes. I bought the Cook Yourself Thin and Cook Yourself Thin Faster cookbooks tonight. I have used some of the recipes (the ones listed online on Lifetime's website) and loved them. Healthy meals that are still flavorful and unique.

3) Blog a little more consistently. I have been so busy working and had so little time for anything other than work and sleeping. Working 12 hours a day, 7 days a week is not easy on the body. I have seriously lacked a life and had nothing to write about. :)
4) Go home. I have a couple of Christmas presents(Poppa's and Josh's) that I can't wait to give them. I am thinking some priceless facial expressions will be included. I also plan on packing up everything I have in the house and move it into a storage unit. I am hoping to be able to travel a lot with work and having everything put away and cared for will make it so much easier to get up and go whenever the call comes.

I am not one for New Years resolutions so I don't intend on making any. 2010 was a rough year to say the least but it still had its good moments. I choose to reflect on those good moments and appreciate the personal growth that came as a result of the bad moments. I am hoping that 2011 will be a much, much better year. =)

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