End of Summer - Pool Pics Through the Years!

Dear Summer: How did you zip by so quickly?

It seems I waited forever for you and now you're gone - almost as fast as the years since Maddie was a little bitty girl enjoying the pool!!

Can you tell I'm very sad!

Thank you for the warm and humid days and nights that have made me long for cooler temps!

Summer frizzy hair days (and there have been too many to count) help me appreciate winter and low humidity!

Low humidity = better hair days for moi! And, as you all know, it's always about my hair!

It is now meteorological fall. Why did we have to come up with that term? Can't we just wait for "regular fall??" There are great things about fall too- most importantly - my less frizzy hair, sweaters, hot chocolate!! The pool closes next week -- bring it on fall! But, we will be enjoying the pool until the very last day!

Looking Back to the February Trip

A little more on our February trip!  It was so much fun and with all that is going on now, 

we love looking back on the photos and fun!

As I mentioned earlier, when it was 8 degrees in Nebraska, 

it was 88 in Orlando.  Can I just say that both Maddie and I loved feeling the warm sun!

  It was THE BEST!!

We spent time at the parks and on rides - but also had to 

visit the pool on that 88 degree day!

We stayed at a different location at Disney this time since we booked so late. 

 Mr. Tennis and I had stayed there many years ago with the boys.  

It has totally been rebuilt and is a huge resort/convention center and even more beautiful!

Huge waterslide off to the side.
We did not try it this time.

Even though we had a bit of rain here and there and 

my hair frizzed up (as usual), it was still loads of fun!

February trip!

Hello Friends!

After we (I mean me) recovered from our exhausting 

bus trip, Maddie and I made a plan to 

take a quick trip to our most

favorite place - 

you guessed it  - - -  Disney World!

Arrived at the Orlando airport and put her ears on!

She had a couple days off from Pius (her regular Catholic high school)

and could miss a couple classes from the public school she

attends for dual credit.

With different days off and breaks, it's a little tricky to schedule.  

It was definitely a last minute plan that worked out!

Anyhooo --- we were off for warmer temps and a break

from the cold!

Teacups -- Always a favorite ride!

Disney did not disappoint!  In fact, one day it was 88 there

and it was a brisk chilly 8 degrees in Nebraska!

Since it was Valentine's day and President's Day 

weekend - Disney was overbooked, so

we had 2 nights at Disney and then had 2 nights at 

Universal.

Disney is definitely our favorite!

More later!

Catching Up ... A Little

Hello there -- Yay -- it's Wednesday -- my third favorite day of the work week,
just behind second place-Thursday and first place-Friday!
Oh my word, I've gotten way behind on blogging, haven't I.

I will be attempting to catch up a bit.

We had the Best. Time. Ever. on our spring break trip

to Walt Disney World!
The weather was perfect and so nice to 

have warm sunny skies while
winter continued into its 96th week in Nebraska!!

The only downer (do people still say "downer?") was that Mr. Tennis was unable to go with us.
He has not been feeling the best and that's putting it mildly.  OY!!
Truth be told - I was worried about leaving him at home!
Back in November, he was in the hospital for a Crohn's flareup and meds were changed,
which helped a teensy bit for a little while.
But, he was feeling quite poorly before a pre-surgery checkup, and it was discovered

he also has rheumatoid arthritis (another auto-immune disease)!

Right after we returned, he he had surgery and just starting some new meds to fight the
auto-immune issues.  He is doing better lately and we are so delighted
to see him feeling more like his usual self.
He's such a trooper and has been working at least half days or

more and finally able to get out and see his beloved horse -- not ride her -- 

but visit her and that has brightened his days!  Yay!

Love the castle!

But, let's put all that stress and worry behind us and
talk about Disney -- our favorite place!
The weather was absolutely heavenly!
Warm and sunny and not even humid!!
After such a long and dreadful winter - we were
definitely ready for sunshine and Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse!



Maddie and caught a flight to Orlando at 5:15 AM!
Oy!!  Why do I always think that the first flights are the best and we have
to be at the airport by 4 AM!!  Yikes!
But . . . the best thing about those early flights is an early arrival -- we were at our hotel
by 12:30 or 1 PM!
We visited Epcot and Magic Kingdom that day and planned our strategies for days to come.
Of course, we couldn't leave Magic Kingdom without a Mickey ice cream bar!
Stay tuned!