11/2/09

Tagged!

I was tagged by my friend Brenda who could possibly be my really great friend Brenda but I never get to see her! Here in totally random order are 10 totally random things you may or may not know about me.

1. I have a hard time leaving the house. I like to go places, but I hate getting ready and refuse to go anywhere not put together. Once I'm dressed and hair and makeup done and out of the house I don't want to come home cause I may never leave again! LOL

2. I was homeschooled from 2nd grade on and am trying my hand at it with Jeremy. I have discovered it is WAY harder than I ever imagined and hats off to my mom who had to teach me!

3. When something I love is on sale I feel like I need to buy every single one of whatever it is on the shelf. I have come home with 2o boxes of brownie mix because I just couldn't leave any there at the store.

4. I changed my major so many times in college, from child development to dance, to floral arranging, to interpreting for the deaf, that it took me almost 10 years to get a 2 year degree in general studies. I consider my college degree a complete waste of my time and money.

5. I love disposable diapers. When I got pregnant with Kelsey I was so excited to buy diapers! I started stocking up on them and telling people it was financially smart to get a supply ready now, but really I just love them. I think it's because I was raised with cloth and so disposable seem very luxurious to me, but consequently I love changing Kelsey's diapers!

6. I am terrified of losing my children and have a paranoia about them being in anyone else's care but my own. They never ride in anyone else's car except for the rare trip with Grandma.

7. It really bothers me when people label me as the bossy controlling wife. David hates making decisions and I don't want to sit around so I just decide. He likes me to make lists and will do anything I ask him to do. I am thrilled when he decides something and I try to go along with it since it's so rare.

8. I can talk to just about anyone and always amaze my husband by how many people I strike up conversations with when I go places. I can never figure what I do wrong though, because as much fun as people have with me at first, I can't seem to keep lasting friendships. I have no close friends beyond my sisters.

9. My parents were married 3 weeks and managed to conceive me. As much turmoil as this has brought into my life, I would never trade it, for the wonderful family members I gained from that union.

10. I would rather give up chocolate for the rest of my life than my computer. AHHHH, the horror! I am seriously addicted to all the things I do on the computer! Facebook, games, blogs, and all my thousands of pictures.

Okay, I tag Cherish, Kyla, Mindy, Kathryn! Love you guys, can't wait to read about you!

10/15/09

Disneyworld!

A couple of weeks ago we went to Disneyworld! In May we won those free airline tickets from JetBlue to go wherever we wanted. We thought about all the places we wanted to go and decided that Disneyworld would be the best choice for our family! It turned out that they were having a special promotion that if you stayed in one of their hotels you got your meals for free! It was awesome! We each got one casual meal, one snack and one sit-down dinner a day. We were never hungry even with all that walking! It was great! The flight there was great! Jeremy was a professional traveler as always. I'd take 50 of him on a trip! Kelsey read the safety instructions... and was excited to be on board. We only had 3 seats, but lucked out and had both sets of seats to ourselves. That was great so Kelsey had more room to be her own busy self. Cute kids with their matching shirts. Random TV watching on the plane. Stretching her legs between the 2 legs of the flight. We layed over in Austin for about 20 minutes but didn't switch planes. Jeremy got to meet the pilot and that sweet man let Jeremy sit in his seat. So exciting for a little boy! Look Daddy! Welcome to Orlando! This screen at the airport was interactive. When you touched it, it rippled like the ocean waves. The first night we stayed at the Residence Inn and went to church the next morning. The temple is right across the street and I love it. It's so pretty and I was excited to see it again! My cute kids at the temple. They humor their mother and let me take lots of pictures.Me and my boy Daddy's girl
It started to pour so we had to leave. After church we checked into our Disney Hotel. We stayed at the All Star Sports Resort. It is one of 3 budget-friendly hotels at Disneyworld. The housekeeping staff were so creative with the towels.
Our first morning at the resort we headed over to go on my favorite ride, Expedition Everest! It is so awesome! Here's our family in front of the ride that takes you forwards and backwards through the snowy mountain to meet the Yeti! AAAAAHHHH!!! It's so cool! We saw the Finding Nemo Musical which was sooooooo good! The music was really great. I hope they bring it to Disneyland someday. Dino Sue, our favorite T-Rex. Funny how I always think of T-Rex's as males. That park is beautiful with all the water and bridges, and foliage. I did the limbo, fun. Jeremy eating his Mickey ice cream sandwich. He had one every day. Live it up boy!Kelsey loved the ducks. My sweet boy liked watching them as well.At Hollywood Studios, Jeremy liked the replica of Grauman's Chinese Theater. He especially liked finding C3P0's footprints and wanted to know where R2D2's were. They had some really fun shows. The Indiana Jones show was fun and showed us how they set up a movie scene with explosives and fake acting. We enjoyed our ice cream sandwiches. The ice cream cart's computer was broken and they couldn't take our snack credits so they were doubly free! We thought it was funny. The car stunt show was another movie set-up and it was really cool to see all the tricks they use! Of course they told us not to try this at home. Darn! Kelsey thoroughly enjoyed her ice cream that night at the Hollywood and Vine restaurant. Good to the last drop! After dinner we watched the Fantasmic show. It was so awesome because they have a theater there that holds 9,900 people, so it's pretty easy to see the show there compared to Disneyland. So great! One of the nights we were there we ate at the Wolfgang Puck's restaurant at Downtown Disney. It was so good. Dessert was especially fantastic. This little white chocolate cheescake pudding number was so good I could eat it everyday! It was so fun to try new restaurants and foods we wouldn't normally get because they were free on the meal plan! We spent a lot of time at the Magic Kingdom. It has so many fun and familiar things, and some of our new favorites as well. It was fun to see the park all decorated for Halloween. Going into the Magic Kingdom, their castle justs amazes me. It's huge, and beautiful, and everything I think a castle should be. Just a warning, you'll see it a lot on here! The castle at twilight. Go space rangers, to infinity and beyond! Autopia! Racing with Daddy, Jeremy won of course. ;) They had fun activities in the streets. Jeremy played ball with the train station workers. Hopscotch Hula Hoops Cute kids waiting to go on Haunted Mansion There were these bushes everywhere with beautiful purple berries so I made our family take a picture with them. They humored me.Carousel Cuties Kelsey and her Daddy loving the train ride togetherOn the ferry to the Magic Kingdom This camel spit on you randomly as you flew by on your magic carpet. DISLIKE! Haha Country Bear Jamboree! Kelsey loved it! Bring it back! People Mover! Another classic. Again with the castle Classic Disney Photo We went to a Character Buffet. Jeremy enjoyed it. Kelsey not so much! Terrified! Good thing there was more chocolate ice cream to appease her.I guess she takes after me. My favorite was the dessert buffet! Mmmmm... The fireworks show was fantastic! Epcot is a new adventure every 100 feet or so with all the different countries featured there. Jeremy had the most fun in Mexico. He loved the drums! Kelsey loved the maracas! The Chinese acrobats amazed me! Viking Jeremy the Fierce! Looking over the water at night. It was so pretty to see all the countries lit up. The water and fireworks show was beautiful. Back at the hotel, the pool felt so nice in all that Florida heat and humidity. I felt like I had been walking around in a hot shower with my clothes on. Yuck! Our last morning as we were getting ready to leave, we used our remaining 6 snack credits to bring the cousins a special Disney treat. Chocolate-dipped Mickey Mouse rice krispy treats. I think it's really a testament to our self-control that they all made it home. Yummy! The bus got us to the airport really early so we explored and had fun. The Harley-Davidson store was a popular stop! Everybody wanted their picture on a Harley. Including us. Waiting to board the plane to go home. It was a fantastic trip. I'm so thankful we were able to go and we can't wait to save our money and go again someday!