First Visitor!!!
My mom came to visit! She was my first official visitor! Of course, with my moving all over Florida in the span of 2 and half months, my official home wasn't ready for visitors. We just had a couple of big piles of boxes and I had a lamp. The rest of my things were located in numerous other locations to include, Davenport, Clermont, and the trunk of my car.
It was really nice to have my mom visit. We went out for lunch at a BBQ place, got fro yo from my favorite place, and did a little shopping. Checked into our hotel and then went swimming. It felt like a full out vacation! The next day we went to Disney World. It was so different from when we used to go to Disney as kids. We would get up at the crack of dawn and drive to Orlando (we usually stayed out by the gulf) so we could get there when it opened. We would trudge around all day, all six of us, trying to get everything done in one day, no matter what the weather was like. Then, when the parks closed, and only when ALL of them were closed, would we climb back into the car and make the hour or so drive back. Not that I am complaining, it was ALWAYS a blast when we were kids and I wouldn't have traded it. It was Disney World for goodness sake!!!
But this trip we woke up casually, got there when we got there and kind of just milled around. It was relaxed and fun. We actually even left the parks before dinner and went to our favorite (we haven't been to many) Disney restuarant, Kona Cafe at the Polynesian. They bring this GIANT loaf of this hybrid bread. It's like the love child of Hawaiian bread and sourdough. And they top it off with Mac nut butter. Yum! We were back in our hotel room in pjs by 9:30.
I'm not going to lie, I was very surprised when the next day it was so hard to say goodbye. It reminded me of my first day of college when I was afraid to face the unknown alone. Except, I had already done it. I have been living here for 3 months and hadn't really thought twice about it. It's weird how certain situations can revert you back to being a kid. Disney World with my mom was one of them. It was a big day for me. That was also the day that I bought my big kid mattress (yes, before then I was still sleeping on a TWIN!!!!) Now, I have a giant mattress that will NEVER fit into my car. It made being here a more permanent thing. I can't just pack my car anymore and go home. Not that it was the plan or anything, but it was comforting to know in the back of my mind I could always just pack it up and head back. That's not so much the option anymore and it stressed me out that day. So, I cried when I had to say goodbye to my mom, I'm not going to dance around it. Judge me if you'd like! I'm glad to have had my first visitor, I'm ready for some more. Come on down!!!
My mom came to visit! She was my first official visitor! Of course, with my moving all over Florida in the span of 2 and half months, my official home wasn't ready for visitors. We just had a couple of big piles of boxes and I had a lamp. The rest of my things were located in numerous other locations to include, Davenport, Clermont, and the trunk of my car.
It was really nice to have my mom visit. We went out for lunch at a BBQ place, got fro yo from my favorite place, and did a little shopping. Checked into our hotel and then went swimming. It felt like a full out vacation! The next day we went to Disney World. It was so different from when we used to go to Disney as kids. We would get up at the crack of dawn and drive to Orlando (we usually stayed out by the gulf) so we could get there when it opened. We would trudge around all day, all six of us, trying to get everything done in one day, no matter what the weather was like. Then, when the parks closed, and only when ALL of them were closed, would we climb back into the car and make the hour or so drive back. Not that I am complaining, it was ALWAYS a blast when we were kids and I wouldn't have traded it. It was Disney World for goodness sake!!!
But this trip we woke up casually, got there when we got there and kind of just milled around. It was relaxed and fun. We actually even left the parks before dinner and went to our favorite (we haven't been to many) Disney restuarant, Kona Cafe at the Polynesian. They bring this GIANT loaf of this hybrid bread. It's like the love child of Hawaiian bread and sourdough. And they top it off with Mac nut butter. Yum! We were back in our hotel room in pjs by 9:30.
I'm not going to lie, I was very surprised when the next day it was so hard to say goodbye. It reminded me of my first day of college when I was afraid to face the unknown alone. Except, I had already done it. I have been living here for 3 months and hadn't really thought twice about it. It's weird how certain situations can revert you back to being a kid. Disney World with my mom was one of them. It was a big day for me. That was also the day that I bought my big kid mattress (yes, before then I was still sleeping on a TWIN!!!!) Now, I have a giant mattress that will NEVER fit into my car. It made being here a more permanent thing. I can't just pack my car anymore and go home. Not that it was the plan or anything, but it was comforting to know in the back of my mind I could always just pack it up and head back. That's not so much the option anymore and it stressed me out that day. So, I cried when I had to say goodbye to my mom, I'm not going to dance around it. Judge me if you'd like! I'm glad to have had my first visitor, I'm ready for some more. Come on down!!!
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