Thank you everyone!
I am wide awake before the crack of dawn, so I thought I'd take a few minutes and check in. The trip is going very well so far....we had an excellent commute to Buffalo (only hitting nasty traffic once we arrived in Buffalo itself), a lovely meal at the Cheesecake Factory on Thursday night, and a very good stay at the Days Hotel (even being upgraded to a lovely business class room with some extra space and touch nicer finishings). Yesterday's flight was pretty much smooth sailing the entire way and we arrived just after 9:30 am (which was 20 minutes or more ahead of schedule). We picked up our car from Alamo (a black Chevy Malibu) .... skipping the counter thanks to online check in...... and were on our way.
The weather is great.....sunshiny and warm (though not too hot). Our villa at Wyndham Cypress Palms was ready for us when we checked in at noon (having first stopped at Sweet Tomatoes for a filling yet healthy lunch) and we are very satisfied with our resort choice for this first week. While its not our beloved SVR, it is an excellent value for the price we paid and we will be very comfortable here for our first week of vacation.
After settling in yesterday and doing a little exploring around the grounds of WCP, we made a quick pilgrimage to Target for some basic supplies and breakfast foods. We headed to Fort Wilderness early last evening and enjoyed a FABULOUS meal at Trail's End and our private carriage ride afterward. While we had planned to stay for the Electric Water Parade and fireworks on the FW beach, we were just too incredibly tired to stick it out (our 4 am morning had caught up to us quickly) so we headed back to the resort and fell into bed. As they say in the song, you gotta know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em.....and we were definitely needing to fold LOL!
Today has us heading to SeaWorld.....and its one of their Halloween Spooktacular days! Steve is jazzed up to ride Mako for the first time, we will both be doing the Dolphin Encounter, and we hope have lunch in the Passmember Lounge. The park opens at 9 am and we plan to be there for opening, especially since at least one of us can't seem to sleep in today
. The weather looks good for the most part: sunny with maybe a thunderstorm this aft. With a little luck, that will just blow over and it will be smooth sailing and sunny skies for the entire day.
I am going to check in on my wee kittens later this morning.....I have been thinking of them and missing those little sweeties like crazy. I hope they are settling in well with their caregiver, and not missing their momma too much. I did buy them a couple of little things at Target yesterday (it is bad that the first souvenirs were bought for the cats?
) so hopefully they'll forgive me quickly when we get home.
It is beyond wonderful to have all this one-on-one, uninterrupted, special time with my Steve. We are soaking it all up and simply loving every second of being able to be together.
I will do my best to check in again soon. I hope all is well with ya'll!
Safe travels!! 
. There will be Dooher's Donuts / World's Finest Chocolate / Coffee / Tea date before we officially relocate 
. On a good note, you won't have to drive my little Sonic through Toronto (though I appreciated the offer more than you will every know!). Because its more than 300 miles from our current home to our new community, Steve's company will magically relocate my vehicle on our behalf 
