Blogs from North America - page 6772

Well we made it to Orlando and decided on getting a hire car. got a Jepp Cherokee Lorado and it is pretty good.. weird driving on the wrong side of the road though so Im leting Dev do all the driving!!! lol nice and humid when we got here and the Hilton resort is amazing with pools and fountains and the suite is great with a big whirlpool spa in the bedroom lol. first day took the boys to Fun Spot park which has multi level go kart tracks. they all had a ball including Dev LOL - went and outlayed a couple of grand of theme park tickets. shit they arent cheap! and went to Disneyworld Magic Kingdom on the Thursday... lasted 5 hours with millions of people then got hit by a huge lightning ... read more

Last night me and Sara Tex took Greg out to teach him how to pick up chicks. In all honesty, we more or less handed him a chick, he didn't have to do much work, but hey! Who's really keeping track. I am deeply saddened that I have only two weeks left in this great place. The good news is, I will be able to carry on with Genetic Alliance as a fellow, while I develop a resource for young children between the ages of 5 and 12 who have a brother or sister with a genetic disease or disability. I'm designing a model probably based on one disorder, like a booklet or something, that will then be customizable for any group that wants to use it just by changing some of the information and whatnot. ... read more

Preparation-Preparation There were a few jobs to cross off the list, to make this a very special day for Bryce & Tina. It was forecasted, to be a paltry 100F! and 100 % humidity (38celcius & dripping). Bobby & Bucky worked hard to restore power to the Pavillion- home of the ceremony. Then managed also to string up - with B's help I think!- cute fairy lights. Kristen single handedly, not deterred by the hungry mossies, set up all the tables. Nat & James rolled menu card's, Margo & Marie spent hours putting together some stunning floral arrangements, button-holes and boquets. I bumbled around Margo's kitchen, making the food, & managing to avoid "potty mouth'- no mean feat. Kristen managed to whip up some amazing Maryland Crabcakes, with a Remoulade sauce. I need the recipe. After ... read more

This is my first trial entry on Travelblog. As you can see, I haven't left the country yet. I'm just sitting in Concord, wishing my computer didn't hate the wireless router so much. Anyways, tomorrow or Monday I'm going to put in a more interesting test entry about the party tomorrow. I'll be testing out putting up pictures and such...... read more

Woke up and had the included breaky. Pretty average. Not much options. Just grabbed a croissant. After that it was on the bus to go to the helicopters for those who chose to do that optional which was almost everyone. We all got weighed and watched a safety video. The choppers were all delayed due to high winds and were almost canceled which would have sucked big time. The delays ended up not being too long. I got to ride shot gun with the pilot. Awesome. It was so good. I thought it might be kinda scary, me hating heights and all but it was just amazing. Blows you away. The weather was overcast and misty but still got some good photos. Its so cool flying into the canyon. You start flying over trees etc and ... read more