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After a night of much needed rest, I woke up refreshed and ready to go. The nightmare of finding last minute lodging was behind us and nothing but sunshine and open ocean was ahead of us. Before we started our cruise vacation, my family and I had an important breakfast to attend with a special someone. My abuelo invited us for a delicious homecooked meal at his apartment. It was wonderful to spend a few hours with him as we enjoyed breakfast, caught up with each other, and ev

Today was the start of a family vacation to remember. My mother, father, sister, and I embarked on our first large scale vacation together in years. Aside from wanderlust, I think that this trip originated to celebrate my sister's college graduation and it had to be scheduled before she started her first full-time post college job. Coincidentally, the timing of this trip aligned with my mother's birthday and retirement. We flew out of ABE (Allentown, Pennsylvania) late aftern

This morning started off cold and early as a cold front was hitting Florida. Jen and I were up early to pack up our belongings and get a quick bite to eat at our resort’s Centertown Market. I ordered the Caribbean Omelet (Ham, Bell Peppers, Onions, Pico de Gallo, and Cheddar served with Breakfast Potatoes) for $11.49. Our breakfast was good and before we knew it we were waiting for the Mears Connect bus to pick us up to go to the airport. At MCO, after we dropped off our chec

Today was an extended day of vacation due to a massive northern snow and ice storm. Since we were able to get through the majority of what we wanted to do in the parks over the past two days we did not feel like an extra Disney Park day was worthwhile. We contemplated going to Universal’s Epic Universe but redirected after breaking down the logistics. We decided to spend our day sleeping in ever so slightly, getting brunch at Chef Mickey’s, completing the monorail bar crawl,

After a busy first park day, we had a fraction less pep in our step and we did not make rope drop at our first park of the day, Animal Kingdom. We headed straight to Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain. This was my first time riding and let’s just say that blood, sweat, and tears were involved as I braced myself and faced my fear. From Everest we went to our Lightning Lane at Kilimanjaro Safaris where we had a very active ride. From here we slowed it down wi

Today was our first park day and we were splitting our time between Hollywood Studios and Epcot. Hollywood Studios is Avery’s favorite park due to the more intense rides while my favorite park is Epcot for the World Showcase. We started our day off bright and early by catching the Skyliner over to Hollywood Studios and rope dropping Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. This ride was less intense than I previously remember, which is a good thing for me as I am not the biggest fa

Our trip began like any good one, early morning and escaping the cold northern weather. My boyfriend, Avery, and I left our home early Friday morning and drove to his parent’s house to pick up his mother as the three of us were headed to Orlando, Florida for an impromptu Disney trip. We flew out of PHL around 11 AM, indulging in a pre-flight mimosa and shared basket of chicken tenders from Chickie's and Pete’s. We landed at MCO around 2 PM and took Mears Connect to our lodgin

This was another whirlwind of a trip; two days at Disneyland, two days focused on getting one of my best friends married, and one day, today, to wrap it all up.  We started our morning off by slowly peeling our exhausted bodies out of bed and down to the dining area for one last cooked meal from our chef. Our house mom prepared eggs, fruit, sausage, and toast for us which was delicious. Everything that our house mom did was extremely appreciated and the whole experience at th

Today was Hannah and Shane’s big day! The villa group ate a delicious breakfast (bacon, eggs, fruit, hashbrowns, and toast) prepared by our chef, then the girls gathered all of their necessities (hair tools, makeup, shoes, dress, etc.) and were driven to the venue's bridal suite. Our getting ready morning was fun and relaxed as we helped each other with hair and makeup. We had lunch prepared for us (croissant sandwiches) along with some snacks that we brought (hummus/pesto pl