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So on Wednesday evening we head back to Orlando for two more days at Disney.  We checked into a new hotel and couldn't wait to check things out!

 pool

 courtyard
I got some shots of the room, but they don't do it justice!  We got adjoining rooms 

And Thursday morning we were off to Magic Kingdom

 


We've seen the Lion King every time we've gone to Disney and it's just...

on vacation recap! How does that happen? 
Anyhow, Tuesday and Wednesday we spent in Fort Myers visiting my brother in law who just moved to Florida last September.
We got our hotel right on the beach, something I've always wanted to do!

 and our first night we had dinner at the hotel restaurant which had a deck on the beach!


 strawberry daiquiris on the beach before dinner!  Yum!
Chelsea...

Ahh, so Monday evening in Disney we had a blast!  We went to this dinner show that had us laughing the entire time!

 If you've never heard of it, you can read more about it here
During the show they asked about birthday's and anniversaries.  The kids and Jane (my mother in law) raised their hands.  One of the cast came over to our table to find out the anniversary info. They then shared with...

and it's only Monday!
Wow, when I look back at these pictures I can't believe how much we did in one day!  It was probably one of my favorite days we spent on vacation.  
We started our morning arriving at Hollywood Studios before 9am, which was even nicer because only Disney resort guests could get in.  So we glided by the crowds in line and showed our resort key to get in and took off to our...

(Day 1) was my birthday which we spent doing lots of driving!  It was fun, well as fun as driving can be.  We drove to Georgia and decided to get a room and spend the night!
Sunday (Day 2) we finished our drive and headed right into Sea World, one of our favorite stops from our last time in Orlando.
  
It was hot and humid and we found this to be the best way to cool off to enjoy the rest...

Me....
 
 

On Thursday my mom, sister and I went down to Longaberger for the day.  It's located in frazeysburg Ohio, so it was a couple hour trip.  My sister wanted to do it for my birthday.  We had a perfect day with lots of talking and laughter driving down and a great lunch at the Homestead, as well as some fun shopping!
However, it was quite scary how quiet it was there.  There were very few people shopping....

Favorites at the edge of 45...
As I approach 46 I thought I'd reflect on some of my favorite things at 45
  
Favorite perfume - Fancy by Jessica SimpsonFavorite fruit - orangesFavorite drink - Jamaican me happy wine coolers or waterFavorite good for you lunch - low carb, whole grain wrap with peanut butter, yogurt and granolaFavorite dress up shoes - black gladiator shoes - so comfyFavorite...

This past weekend was my nephew Shawn's graduation party and what a perfect day it turned out to be.  With the threat of rain taunting us all week long, we knew we just had to make the best of it whatever the weather was.
Warning... picture overload ahead!!!
Debbie had the garage decorated so nicely with all his awards, pictures and scrapbooks
 
 
Val helped me, err uhm made the fruit...

on the memory of the dance we shared....
Found some more old pictures.  Love how they can bring back fond memories of those days gone by.
 
 Father's Day many years ago!  I noticed my parents were just building their deck, you can see the wood in the background!  Pictured  Uncle Gordon, Chelsea, Dad, Shawn and Joel and Ryan.  (nobody liked my dad with that beard)

Now the deck is built... 
Zach,...