This morning we took Lowell and Emily to the airport. They have already landed safely and are probably at the Harry Potter movie right now. Wow, we had a fabulous time and miss them already.
Friday they spent the day at Universal Studios. They loved the Harry Potter world and the rides. They had the time to go back and forth between both of the Universal parks. The only bummer that day was the rain. Although they had some rain ponchos in a backpack, when the rain actually started, everything was in a locker. They got soaked!! Still it did not prevent them from having a great time.
Saturday we all went to the Magic Kingdom. This was Emily's first visit there. She and Lowell had planned out everything they wanted to do and they did it all!! Fast passes made that possible, plus their detailed plan and willingness to walk a lot. I will admit that I sat on a bench waiting a lot. I didn't want to ride anything that might get my bandages wet, and I didn't want to ride anything that would jolt my head too much. I still had plenty of things to do with them, including Pirates of the Caribbean, Peter Pan, Stitch's Great Adventure, Jungle Cruise, Carousel of Progress, Haunted Mansion, not to mention lunch, dinner, and an afternoon Dole Whip break! It didn't rain either, so we all got lucky with that.
Sunday was an ambitious day! We started out at Disney's Hollywood Studios and then ended at Epcot. Again, they had done their homework and made a plan. For the most part the plan worked great and they rode everything they wanted. It got a bit scary in the afternoon. Mark and I had left the Studios early to go to Epcot and get them Fast Passes for Soarin'. It's nearly impossible to do that without the pass and the passes go quickly. We got them a timed pass for the hour from 1:48 to 2:48. Lowell and Emily stayed at the Studios through lunch and got everything they wanted done (except the Muppets 3-D), then caught the boat for Epcot. The boat was lovely, but S-L-O-W. Slower than anticipated. Slower than the slowest Ketchup in the West! They rushed off the boat back in France and ran past England, past Canada, past the hub, and into Future World to the Land. They ran into the Land at 2:47; we took the backpack and tossed them the Fast Passes; we gave them quick directions on how to run down there; they MADE it with NO TIME to spare!
They loved Soarin', and it was their first time to do it. It was totally worth the run.
We had a great dinner at Marakesh in Morrocco, which included a belly dancer. She was very entertaining, but the audience was decidedly unimpressed or not paying attention. Almost no one applauded. Our table gave her a little applause, but that was about it.
After dinner, I staked out a great spot at an outdoor table with four chairs by the lake for the fireworks show. We had not watched that show in years and years, so we had not realized that a lot of it was different, including the name. I'm glad we stayed, and once again there was not a drop of rain; the weather was great all weekend. This was Lowell's first time back in WDW in 11 years. The last time he came, he and Evey had their picture taken and mounted on the granite walls at the entrance to Epcot as part of the Leave a Legacy program. We had not realized that he had NEVER seen that picture. It was wonderful to end the evening by finding the picture of him and Evey. He was 21 and she was 13. Wow!
This morning we were all tired and dragging from the busy time, but Lowell said in the car that as tired as he was, he wished he was going to another park today instead of going home. Maybe next time they'll get to stay longer. We didn't even have time to take them to any of the pools in our community or any other Florida attractions.
It was wonderful having them here. It felt empty coming back to the house after dropping them off.
I ate a quick lunch and then went to play Mah Jongg. I had not had the chance to do that in a long time either, and I won two games. It was fun! We had 8 ladies all together, and they are a wonderful bunch! I really enjoy playing with them.
Well, it's time to go to the gym and do my exercises now. One of the ladies asked me if I ever had any time to just relax, and I had to say NO. It doesn't seem like I do. Maybe too much time on my hands wouldn't be such a good thing anyway, but some days it does sound like it would be delightful to get up and have nothing in particular to do and nowhere to go! Then again, maybe it wouldn't! LOL
t is wonderful to hear that you had such a great and memorable time with your son and your girlfriend. Sometimes relaxation is overrated when you have lots of fun opportunities to take advantage of. You're probably getting very strong from all the things you have been involved in. I hope that you have a good day today.
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