marivaid
My mother is a Pluto molester.
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Hi all, the crazy Frenchies will be back in full force this summer, we will be in Florida for almost a MONTH ! We've never stayed that long, especially not with my sister (who you may remember from THIS nice TR )
We have been Disney fanatics for a few years. But on our last trip we realized that we were becoming a bit OverMoused, so to speak. We had not enjoyed our first trip to Universal, back in 2004, but I do admit that we were unprepared for it. So when I found us a room at the Hard Rock Hotel for $134 a night this January, we decided to give Universal another try. The tickets were only $99 for the week, both parks so even if we didn't like it that much, it wouldn't be much of a loss. We planned a day at Epcot because we felt we would NEED some mouse time at some point. Well, we enjoyed Universal so much that we didn't go to Epcot. Now, we still love Disney, but it was nice to do some new rides at the Studios, we even tried a few at IoA even though we're not into thrill rides.
Let's meet the cast for this summer, shall we ?
Jessi, aka Soeur Chérie (Sister Dear), aka LaBool (the ball).
My sister. She's 34. She'll be getting stomach bypass surgery in September, which is partly why we are taking this long trip now. It will be a while before she can travel again. Jess is an animal lover, dislikes thrill rides, the thing she's mostly looking forward to this summer is swimming with a dolphin at Discovery Cove. Jessi's attitude has changed a lot since that first trip we took.
Alex, aka Xandera
Jessi's girlfriend, 39 year old. She seems very cold upfront but it's a facade. Alex had never been out of the country until she came to join our family, and she really enjoys all the trips we've taken together. She loves thrill rides, and since she has a calming effect on me I may even get to do a coaster this year. The thing she looks most forward to this summer is Harry Potter land and going back to the NASA.
Mom, aka Grumpy
Obviously, Jessi & I's mother
She's 61. Grumpy loves Florida, but she's not that into theme parks. She'd rather shop or spend time in the sun at the pool or at the beach. That's why Grumpy will only be joining us for half the trip. She likes Harry Potter and will probably want to go to Universal a couple times, but she'll only spend four days in Orlando.
Yours Truly, Marina, aka The Turkey
I'm 31 (ouch!getting old) but I think I'll always be a teenager in my head. I'm the one who started going to Florida, by myself, around 2001. Caught the bug fast and passed it on to most of my family. The thing I'm looking forward to the most this summer is.... everything. I'm the planner, I want people to be happy on vacation and sometimes I try to cram way too much stuff into a short period of time, which makes everybody miserable. Since we'll be there for a whole month, it's unlikely that will happen this year!
coming up : our slightly crazy schedule
We have been Disney fanatics for a few years. But on our last trip we realized that we were becoming a bit OverMoused, so to speak. We had not enjoyed our first trip to Universal, back in 2004, but I do admit that we were unprepared for it. So when I found us a room at the Hard Rock Hotel for $134 a night this January, we decided to give Universal another try. The tickets were only $99 for the week, both parks so even if we didn't like it that much, it wouldn't be much of a loss. We planned a day at Epcot because we felt we would NEED some mouse time at some point. Well, we enjoyed Universal so much that we didn't go to Epcot. Now, we still love Disney, but it was nice to do some new rides at the Studios, we even tried a few at IoA even though we're not into thrill rides.
Let's meet the cast for this summer, shall we ?
Jessi, aka Soeur Chérie (Sister Dear), aka LaBool (the ball).
My sister. She's 34. She'll be getting stomach bypass surgery in September, which is partly why we are taking this long trip now. It will be a while before she can travel again. Jess is an animal lover, dislikes thrill rides, the thing she's mostly looking forward to this summer is swimming with a dolphin at Discovery Cove. Jessi's attitude has changed a lot since that first trip we took.
Alex, aka Xandera
Jessi's girlfriend, 39 year old. She seems very cold upfront but it's a facade. Alex had never been out of the country until she came to join our family, and she really enjoys all the trips we've taken together. She loves thrill rides, and since she has a calming effect on me I may even get to do a coaster this year. The thing she looks most forward to this summer is Harry Potter land and going back to the NASA.
Mom, aka Grumpy
Obviously, Jessi & I's mother
She's 61. Grumpy loves Florida, but she's not that into theme parks. She'd rather shop or spend time in the sun at the pool or at the beach. That's why Grumpy will only be joining us for half the trip. She likes Harry Potter and will probably want to go to Universal a couple times, but she'll only spend four days in Orlando.
Yours Truly, Marina, aka The Turkey
I'm 31 (ouch!getting old) but I think I'll always be a teenager in my head. I'm the one who started going to Florida, by myself, around 2001. Caught the bug fast and passed it on to most of my family. The thing I'm looking forward to the most this summer is.... everything. I'm the planner, I want people to be happy on vacation and sometimes I try to cram way too much stuff into a short period of time, which makes everybody miserable. Since we'll be there for a whole month, it's unlikely that will happen this year!
coming up : our slightly crazy schedule
Marina's going to Universal...this should be fun.
but it'll do just fine. Got great reviews on TripAdvisor, plus the price was right ($110 for a suite), we have a room with 2 queen beds plus a room with a full kitchen, pullout sofa and 2nd TV. Not that I'm gonna cook or anything. I don't even cook at home. I spent 3 months looking for an apartment with 2 bathrooms and no kitchen but apparently such a thing doesn't exist 
