Florida 09 - Day 1

love that i am in Florida blogging. let me just say to all you MN'ians- IT'S 9:17 a.m. AND I AM SITTING OUT ON A PATIO, IT'S PARTLY CLOUDY, A LITTLE WINDY, BUT 74 DEGREES OUT. SUCKS TO BE YOU! yesterday it was reached 80 and was super sunny all day long.

so we've been in Florida for a little over 24 hours. the first 3 hours were a little rough. the girls (hannah, katie, shelbs and nicki) pulled into the Orlando airport to pick me up at around 11:00. yes, the girls drove (27 hours) to Orlando, i flew (3 1/2 hrs in the air; total travel time was 6 hrs 45 mins)....sort of like that i am established in life and can afford to fly instead of drive. the girls were tired, smelly and wanted nothing more than to get out of that car. after a little driving, a wrong address route, the wrong keys and room number given (and yes we did walk in on some other peoples room...the dude was in his his underwear), a walk through scary and dirty hallways...we found our room, our beds and some much needed sleep. pretty much our DAY 1 in Florida was laying at the pool, taking a dip when we got hot enough, taking naps and enjoying each others company. seriously - we laid at the pool from 10:30-4:30. yeah- it was fantastic. but us MN'ians don't respond well to sun.... so when we decided we'd had enough and wanted to shower and get ready for a dinner adventure...well, we found that some of us had gotten a little to much sun. most of us aren't badly burnt...just certain spots. katie's face...well maybe katie's whole front side, hannah's belly, shelb's chest, my arms, and nicki's upper (and inner) thighs. yeah- it was a very successful day at the pool. after getting ready for our evening out we made a stop at marshells for new swimsuits, a hat, a shirt, and sun glasses. From there we went to Downtown Disney for dinner at the Rain Forest Cafe. it was an 1 1/2 hour wait, but.....Chris (our knight in shining armor- ok, the host guy) told us there wasn't a wait if we wanted to sit on the patio. are you kidding me? that isn't even a choice....so we were seated right away and got to sit outside in the warm weather instead of inside in the air conditioning. Joey- our waiter...he made the night super fun. Katie tried to set Shelbs up on date with him cuz all the girls thought he was 25. i told them he was way older than that. (and he was) so once they found out his age they switched from shelbs to me. it was funny stuff and joey played along really well. all in all- our first full day in Florida was nothing but sun, relaxation, and laughter. good times!