- I’m writing this on Tuesday night, right before I begin my first real vacation in over two years. To say I’m excited is putting it mildly.
- To some, this vacation might not be exciting. We’re not going on a cruise or spending a week in NYC. We’re spending 4 days in Orlando, which is about a 2-hour drive from where we live. We’re leaving today around lunchtime to drive up there and then will be hitting up 3 parks: Aquatica on Thursday, Disney World on Friday, and Sea World on Saturday.
- I’ve never been to Aquatica. It’s the newest water park in Florida (this is a total guess, but it’s pretty new) and looks like a lot of fun. Plus, the park is open year-round, unlike Adventure Island which is only open seasonally. (Adventure Island is about 20 minutes from me.)
- The last time I went to Disney World I was about 11 or 12. I think I grew out of it, after going every year since I was a kid. I wanted more fun, less “childish” theme parks like Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, and Busch Gardens. But I am so excited to go back and see how much it’s changed and stayed the same.
- Sea World is by far my favorite theme park. I’m a total animal lover so this fulfills all my needs. The shows are amazing and being so up close to the animals is great. You can pet dolphins and stingrays and feed sea lions and seals. It’s a blast.
- Sadly, I have to wake up early to get my run in. I’m scheduled to run 2 miles and I can’t say I’m looking forward to it. I ran on Monday so I wouldn’t have to run on Saturday and it was pretty rough. I’m hoping this run will go much better.
- In any event, it’s going to be such a fun vacation! See ya on the flip side, yo.
Yay – you're going to have SO MUCH FUN! I've never been to the ones in Florida but I went to Disneyland and Sea World in California and it was SO FUN. I was 16 at the time. I LOVED Sea World. The whale show was the coolest thing I've ever seen!
NYC is my second favorite city 🙂 lots of good good good eats. i'll email them to you just in case you're interested.
have fun 🙂 i'm living vicariously through you!
I have NEVER been to Disney World. What a tragedy. I'm excited we're both going on our vacations at the same time–we get to read each other's recaps when we come back! Yay! Have fun girl.
Have such a fun time! Enjoy yourself, takes lots of pictures, and make some fun memories!
Have a wonderful time! I LOVE water parks and I haven't been to one in years and years – you'll have so much fun! 🙂
That sounds like a pretty awesome vacation to me! I went to Disney in January with my boyfriend and we had a blast! That's crazy that you haven't had a vacation in 2 years. If that were me I'd be excited even if I wasn't actually going anywhere!
thanks for the nice words! yah that's how my dog is … super clingy 🙂 always wants to be on top of me too!
p.s. did i tell you about dailymile.com? another blogger and i are on it and you can post your runs and get motivations 🙂 you should try it!
Very proud of you and your commitment to get your run in! I'm so jealous you're going to Sea World, I wanted to do this when we were in FL over New Year's but we never got to-boo! Have fun!
Hey a vacation is a vacation lady – live it up! I'm so jealous you live so close to Disney and all the other fun places.
I hope you have a great time on your vacation! Take lots of pictures and fill us in on how it was when you get back!
My husband has NEVER been to Disney World or any of the other theme parks in FL, so that's definitely on our vacation to-do list. 😉
I'm totally jealous that you live so close to Disney! Two hours from me puts me at… Atlantic City, which is fun in its own way, but Disney (and the other parks) are so much more fun. Have an awesome time!
Sounds like your trip will be great! I hope you and your mom have fun. This May, I went to Epcot for the first time ever, and it was a blast.
Let us know which of the theme parks is the best!
Any vacation, even a city away is totally worth being excited over, and enjoyed the same as if it were across the world. Enjoy babe!
hey–a vacation is a vacation. Sometimes, a change of scenery is just needed, even if just 2 hours away…
🙂 Enjoy!
In my opinion, any vacation is a vacation!