Happy September 1st!

Happy September 1st and the first day of meteorological fall! Who do you think came up with this meteorological fall stuff? I think probably a weatherman -- I really don't think it's fall until the REAL fall comes about on the Fall Equinox - September 23rd this year! We are nowhere close to leaves turning color - unless totally brown and dead due to drought! We are starting to see acorns falling which is a sign that fall is coming, but it is not here yet.

Last time (I know it was a while back) I started talking about our trip to Disney in May -- yes, I am certainly behind! One of our favorite places to go - especially in the evening - is to Epcot! Even more than usual this time, as Maddie is 21 and can have a little drink! She and Connor had a special pink martini! Reports are that it wasn't that great. She had a little Mimosa with me, but we are not big drinkers, so that was about the extent of our drinking!

The grounds at Epcot and everywhere at Disney are simply amazing!! Wish Rickster could figure out how to do these at our house!

We also enjoyed the food - Epcot has the best food especially in France! Croissants, creme puffs, quiche! Yum!

And the Sprinkles Cupcake ATM at Disney Springs is not to be missed!!

Epcot Day 1

The Disney Adventures continue . . . 

On our first full day, Maddie and I had a fabulous

character breakfast at Epcot!

Maddie loves Mickey waffles!

The restaurant is called the Garden Grill and it 

is SO GOOD!!  Plus, it slowly rotates as you eat and that is fun too.

Luckily, it did not make me dizzy!

The characters there are so fun!

Yes, we still love seeing characters!

We could not miss seeing our favorite Mickey Mouse

in overalls!

Maddie mentioned that she saw a very old photo of 

me in similar overalls!

Yep -- I wore overalls sometimes in college! 

It was a super fun way to start the day and 

we made sure and eat enough to count for breakfast and lunch!

Catching Up -- The Orlando Report

Greetings!

Still attempting to catch up and I feel more behind than ever . . .

behind at work,

behind at home, 

behind in blogland! :(

But,

 I will attempt to get all caught up as this blog is

my scrapbook for us and fun to look back on later!

Soooooo, we went on vacation!

The day after graduation, Maddy and I hit the road 

to our nearest big airport and the next morning

sleepily climbed aboard the 5:30 AM flight!

Why do I always think that is a great plan????

We landed

around noon in beautiful and sunny Orlando!

We stayed at one of the lovely Disney resorts located in the

Boardwalk/Epcot area.

We hit the ground running and headed to Epcot for

some rides and characters and shopping!

It was time for a return to see the only Mouse

I've ever liked - Mickey Mouse!

It felt so nice and warm and toasty there.

After a couple days, I changed my tune and thought it felt beastly hot,

but on arrival, we were in heaven!

The Flower and Garden festival was in its final days,

but we were able to see the fabulous topiaries!

Try copying that at home!

Stay tuned!