Last road side picture of my trip
Monday, October 27, 2008
Across Country Trip: Days 25-27
Across Country Trip: Days 23 & 24
Me and Jessica at Hollywood Studios
Hollywood Tower of Terror
The Car Stunt Show
Me and Jessica at Epcot
Universe of Energy ride at Epcot
The family left after that and Jessica and I went and caught a few more of the attractions: Journey into Space and the Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Disney world was a lot of fun! I hope that I can go back and hit the other parks and even re-visit Hollywood Studios and Epcot. Its expensive, but a lot of fun for the whole family!
Across Country Trip: Days 19-22
Dad, Step-Mom Jeanne, Shannon & Manny (the newlyweds)
My sister Jessica and I on the deck of the ship
One of two towers of the ship
The ship was huge and had Disney Decor, 3 Dining Rooms and a Buffet, 3 pools (one for Adults only), an Art Gallery, a Theater, a Movie Theater, Rout 66 (the area where all the bars were) and wonderful cabin rooms! Dad had warned Jessica and I that our rooms were cheaper so we didn't have a balcony or as nice of a room, but in actually the only difference was the balcony-every thing else was the same! It was huge! A bed, a couch, TV, bathroom, closet and even a vanity. The crew on the ship were so nice!! Every single employee that you passed greeted you and if you had a problem they were always more than happy to assist you! The food was amazing! I even tried Escargot.. not my favorite, but not as bad as one might expect. I ate so much food on the ship-I must have gained 5 pounds!
Me and Jessica at dinner one night
Jessica and I at the last dinner on the ship
Castaway Cay is an island owned and run by Disney. Its made for only beach play. Jessica and I went on a Sting Ray Excursion. We got to feel and pet the sting rays and then snorkel with them! It was amazing! I learned that Sting Rays can get as big as a 22foot span in the wild. I learned that they are friendly creatures and the main reasons why people get stuck by them is because they step on them and the sting ray reacts by defending itself. I learned that Sing Rays like being pet and are actually friendly. The scary thing was that they bury themselves in the sand so its hard to actually see them and made Jessica and I nervous to step down in the sand while we were snorkeling. It was my favorite thing on the cruise by far!
Every night there were events and live theater plays. The plays were cute and made for kids, but I enjoyed them a lot!! There were also adult activities that we did like a cooking class, napkin folding and towel folding (Our room cleaner folded our towels in a different animal shape every night for fold down). There was so much to do that we could only do a handful of things each day.
One of the live theater shows on the ship
It was a great experience and I really enjoyed it and spending time with the family and most of all my sister.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Across Country Trip: Day 18
Jeanne, Alisha and Jason with Grandpa Richard in the background
Me and Jessica in the limo
Across Country Trip: Day 17
Rehersal
Delicious Deserts
They are so beautiful
Across Country Trip: Day 16
Alisha, Jason and Dad hanging by the pool
Grams, Jeanne, Shannon and Gramps chit chatting the day away
October 9th is my step-sister Alisha's birthday. This year she turned 30! So we decided to have a birthday dinner at Downtown Disney in Rain forest Cafe. There were about 20 of us for dinner and we had a great spot on the lanai and ate incredible food! There was a poster of her that we all signed (a special poster), a birthday hat, cake and even presents! It was a great dinner party!
Alisha (step-sister) and Jason (brother-in-law)
Alisha and I
Birthday girl in her birthday hat
Across Country Trip: Day 14 & 15
The next two days I spent driving across I-10 from New Orleans to Orlando Florida. I spent the first day driving to Pensacola and the next to Orlando. Its beautiful out in the pan handle side of Florida. I drove about 8 hours the first day and 5 hours the second. It was nice but I was ready to get out of the car for a few days.
50s wing hotel pool
Hotel giant decorations
Across Country Trip: Day 13
Entering Louisiana
Pretty park in New Orleans
Destruction still exists
Homes
More city streets
Across Country Trip: Day 12
After having an exciting few days and Jackie not feeling too well; we decided it would be wise to have a relaxing day. We spent most of the days cooking good food, eating and watching movies at Jackies apartment. We made cheese biscuits and Vegetable soup and watched The Three Ninjas and other good movies. It was a nice and relaxing day. I even did laundry and packed the car back up so I could leave early the next morning.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Made it to DC
Monday, October 6, 2008
Across Country Trip: Day 11
The day started late like always. We decided to grab some bubble tea with tapioca in them, but the place that Jackie thought carried them said they didn't have them. So we headed to smoothie king. The smoothie was really good, but it was the vegan cookies that won my heart! I had a lemon poppy seed one and Jackie had the peanut butter one made by the Alternative Baking Company. I recommend them to anyone... vegan or non.
Then we headed to the Alamo. I was excited to see something so historical. However, I was disappointed that there were so many tourists. I did get the chance to see a movie about the Alamo, the museum and a story teller. Then we walked around down town San Antonio and took a quick peek at the River Walk. Then we came back just in time to rest for a minute before we took off to the movie theater with Al.
We saw Nick and Nora's Infinite Play List. I really liked it! It was funny and cute! I suggest you see it if you love Romance Comedies.
After the movie we got all dolled up and Jackie and I went to The Tower of Americas for dinner. Its the tallest building in San Antonio that rotates so you can get a 360 degree view. It was incredible!!! We shared Lobster Egg rolls, Crab and Shrimp Fondue (INCREDIBLE!!!), Pear and Saga Salad and Lobster Bisque. It was all incredible!!!!!!! The price was not as bad as I was expecting. All that food plus drinks came to $70. Not bad for one of the nicest places in the city. Jackie and I chatted, took in the view and stuffed our bellies. Then we decided to go walking down the River Walk. The River Walk is really cool and a great place to people watch. Jackie isn't a big drinker or clubber, but there were a lot of cool clubs and bars for people to sit out side at! I loved it!
All in all it was a great day! Dinner was fantastic and the walk was lovely.