The Orlando-Kissimmee MSA is Florida's third-largest metropolitan area, behind Miami and Tampa. [View Full Entry]

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Last night, Andrew and I went very slowly to Hollywood Studios after I took a long nap. My muscles refused to allow me to go on any rides, so we decided to check out the 3D Muppet Movie. Enjoyable and cute, it came complete with water effects. Andrew led my not-very-mobile self to a quiet part of the park, where we found murals of San Francisco and New York City. He indulged in a frozen margarita, which I sipped on a bit, and we people-watched until the park closed a little bit later. This morning, I woke with sore leg [View Full Entry]

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I ran the Walt Disney World Half Marathon! With a stroke of good luck, my injured calf only bothered me slightly. We started out just outside Epcot, and I could hardly believe the race I'd been training so long for was actually here. They started us out with fireworks and away we went! Mom and I were dressed in our Minnie Mouse ears. Near us was a man dressed as Buzz Lightyear and another as Woody, complete with a giant, foam cowboy hat. There were also three women dressed as the fairy god mothers from Sleeping Beauty and a group [View Full Entry]

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My parents and I arrived last night in Orlando and stayed the night at the Hyatt in the airport. It's nice, but we haven't seen much yet. Andrew arrives here in a few hours, and from there, we'll head to the Animal Kingdom Lodge and pick up our race number at the Sports Complex. I can't believe our half marathon is already here! Starting this morning, we're focusing on carbs so we'll have enough energy for the race. Hello, oatmeal and toast! I can't wait for tomorrow, but I'm also so nervous! We'll meet Uncle Mark and Aunt Marti and [View Full Entry]

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Andrew's plane landed in Orlando at 2:20pm, and by 4pm, we were eating a casual dinner at Mara. Mom and I are carb loading, so I had juice and couscous salad in addition to a small house salad. I also bought a bagel for tomorrow morning. We set out for the Magic Kingdom after dinner. Dad bee-lined it for the Hall of Presidents, only to find it was shut down for renovations and updates until July. He looked so disappointed! Instead, we spent our time at the Haunted Mansion, which was cute, and Space Mountain, which had all of us [View Full Entry]

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Noen ganger lurer jeg virkelig på om jeg jobber i en barnehage og ikke en restaurant. Så mye gris som småbarnsfamilier etterlater seg på gulvet, matrester klint utover bordet og sukkerskåler tømt utover både gulv og bord. Og i forbindelse med dagens hendelse har jeg et spørsmål til alle foreldre: Si den minste ungen din har et lite uhell og legger igjen en god og myk bruning i barnstolen like før dere skal dra, selvfølgelig har den også blitt noe most utover og sitter igjen litt overalt på stolen - ville du... a) sagt i fra, beklaget deg dypt, bedt om [View Full Entry]

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Nytt år, ny start, nye muligheter - men først og fremst; Godt Nytt År alle sammen! Håper dere feiret med brask og bram, selv med de nye rakettreglene. Jeg for min del tilbrakte siste dagen i 2008 på jobben:) Klokken 6 da det var midnatt i Norge, samlet alle nordmennene seg i restauranten og hadde nedtelling med gjestene. Vi klemte den ene etter den andre og ønsket hverandre et godt nytt år, ganske koselig. Så da klokken ble ti over halv tolv, Florida-tid, gikk vi alle ut og så på nyttårskonfettien:) Pang, pang sa det og spraket i alle slags glitrende [View Full Entry]

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Cheguei!!!! E agora vao comecar os posts sem acentuacao!!!!( isso e uma porcaria!!!!) ... Apesar do meu rolo pra embarcar em cgr, tdo deu certo!!! So queria ainda ter me despedido de zeique e ter tirado foto com papai e mamae!!! ... Cheguei em SP e apesar de ter que esperar um tempao ate o voo, na verdade eu nem senti.Encontrei cia e fiquei conversando o tempo tdo!!!foi otimo( abracao Marisa!!!!Boa viagem de volta pro Brasil!!!Meu check-in demorou mais que o seu!!!hehehe) ... Peguei o aviao ( ah isso depois de passar pela seguranca da American 3 vezes!!!e tambem pela seguranca [View Full Entry]

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Day 81 - December 30, 2008 Epcot Day Today we went to Epcot. First we went to Ellen’s Energy Adventure, then Mission:Space, then Spaceship Earth. We saw “Honey I Shrunk the Audience”, then off we went to Mexico, Norway, China, Germany in half an hour! We watched a wonderfully bright choral show called “Candlelight Processional”. Then we watched “Illuminations”, a fireworks display with a message for a peaceful earth. We continued walking towards Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, France, UK, and Canada. We didn’t have time to see anymo [View Full Entry]

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On a décidé de se reposer aujourd'hui, nous sommes allé aux "Flee markets (over 250 booth)", mais avons été déçu, nous n'avons rien trouvé d'intérêt à acheter. J'en ai profiter pour dormir cet après-midi. Nous allons louer une automobile pour aller au Kennedy Space center demain. A+, J.P. [View Full Entry]

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