Here I am in the Orlando Airport catching up on my blog. How did I get to this point you ask? Good question.
This has been a very different year. We are usually in Florida by this time but because of the business venture that I've been involved in for the last 9 months we were holding off until things developed a little further. With things starting to slow down a bit at the office we decided to book some time in Florida knowing that there was a chance I may not be able to go, or might have to come back. One thing lead to another and before you knew it, this timeshare junkie had put together 5 weeks at Orange Lake! Next thing you know Paul has booked a week (now two weeks…one week at the Houses of SummerBay) and I scored a 3 bedroom at Orange Lake for Terry. No sooner did I have these booked and the call came in to return to Chicago on the 29th to attend a trade show and negotiate a contract!
So we put Chris' Mom on a plane to Tampa last Friday where she will stay with Cal & Marcelle before hooking up with us.
We left home at 3:17am Saturday morning on one of our strangest trips to Florida. The weather was not looking that promising, but it turned out to be probably the easiest drive ever. Roads were bare all the way and with weekend traffic, there were very few trucks an no commuter traffic. There was also no construction.on the weekend (note to self, remember this).
We arrived in Columbia SC around 5:30 pm had dinner at the Lizard Thicket and were in bed by 9:30.
Sunday morning was a leisurely 7 hr drive and the first thing we did upon arriving was to find a car wash to get all the salt off the van so people would stop staring and pointing at the strange white vehicle! May not look that unusual to you, but folks down here have no idea what the stuff is on my van!
The staff at Orange Lake were very accommodating as usual and managed to get us the same unit for all 5 weeks. They also arranged to have Terry stay in the same building when he is here.
Temperatures were in the 60s as we arrived in Orlando.
We spent Monday lounging by the Lazy River followed by lunch at the Olive Garden.
Temps were in the 70's
There was prep work to do before I left.
Christy had to learn how to pump gas!!
We enjoyed watching the fireworks at Magic Kingdom from our unit before going to bed.
Got up early for my flight back home. Lots of prep work to do before Chicago.
I am currently somewhere over the Southeast States as I write this.
What a difference a few hours can make!
