Challenge Accepted

When my mum told me she had booked her flight to Orlando she said she expected me there with bells and whistles on. And I just love a challenge. Ergo:

I knew keeping my dress would come in handy one day.

So Proud

Best score at Mini-Golf and touching an alligator. An all round high achieving day.

Calling All Visitors

Florida is literaelly perfect at the moment.

I don't understand why it is so hard to convince anyone to come visit me.

3,2,1 BLASTOFF

Yesterday around 10:30am I caught Shuttle fever. By 2pm Kevin and I had meet up to shove the bikes in my car (one of my more genius ideas, keep reading...) but before we could head off for the 4:50pm Lift Off at Titusville, we had to go pull a plug on a pool Kevin was working on. Which meant we didn't leave Orlando until 3pm.
After speaking with the News 13 Space Team they told us we could never make the normally 45 minute trip due to traffic. Since we aren't afraid of a challenge we decided to try it anyway.
By 4:25 we were on the outskirts of Titusville. We ditched the car and had 25 minutes to make it to the water front. The 5 mile trip should have been easy, had we not been on beach cruisers, riding next to traffic with heavy wind blowing against us and the pressure of making lift off!
We made it as close to the front as you could get with about 30 seconds before blast-off. If that isn't timing, than I don't know what is!

Riding back to the car on our bikes was where I literally became a genius! We passed everyone in their cars! So satisfying. We went to dinner at a local hotspot, and as we were finishing, we met a group of people who were literally stuck in their cars for 3 hours before getting to the restaurant. I told one lady about the bikes, and her mouth dropped. She proceeded to tell everyone how smart we were.







Mission Success!

4 Seasons in Florida?

Last night we experienced 4 seasons here in Florida. No not the weather, silly! It was Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons! We were pretty excited as we had just seen Jersey Boys over Christmas. And now we got to see the real thing.

As it turns out Frankie Valli is old.....really old. And the crowd was right up there with him. And therefore unbelievably boring! But don't worry we don't let other people's actions effect our own, so we still had a great time!

The best part for me was that Kevin knew every single word to every single song. I was pretty impressed especially as I find it hard to learn lyrics...correctly. (Seriously, listen to me sing any song, I always mess something up.)

I got two thumbs up and a "you go girl" from the couple in front of us for my extremely loud "cry----ayayay" in Big Girl's Don't Cry. So I feel pretty good about life.

In honour of Frankie and Valentine's Day I give you one of my favourite Frankie Valli songs:

Minute to Win It

Home for Christmas

When a snowstorm hit England 3 days before I was meant to be going home for Christmas, I was not impressed. Luckily enough I hate being told I can't do something. So while flights were being cancelled right, left and center, I was determined that I would be going home. And not only would I be going home but I would be snowed in on the other side.

And that is exactly what happened. I got to England as scheduled and got stuck for an extra 2 days! (I should teach seminars on the power of the mind.)

Shelly actually did get stuck in America for an extra couple of days, but I figured it was too soon to make fun of that.

We had a great time trying to do as many English things as one can cram into a week. For instance:

Shopping in London (also known as window shopping)

Going to the West End (we saw Jersey Boys and An Ideal Husband)

Having Kevin try mince pies, and being thankful he found them disgusting.

Learning how to French Braid (Although that would be French not English)

Going on long walks (can't decide if this is English or just my parents)

Going out for a Christmas Eve curry (I decided that this was probably very traditional as the 3 Wise Men could have very easily have ordered a Saag Paneer on their way to Bethlahem)

Dani - we were meant to email this to you, but obviously didn't, so surprise, we love you!

Pulling christmas crackers and wearing attractive paper crowns

Eating fishing and chips at a trendy pub in Soho (you know it is trendy when you are the only straight couple.)

Trying to become the English version of Mary-Kate and Ashley:

And a concidental quilt exhange. (My mum made me this beautiful tree skirt, with stockings to follow. And I made her a decorative Christmas quilt. We Saltzman's have mad skills)

There is no place like home for Christmas. Although I am willing to celebrate elsewhere...(this is a hint for my parents.)