Spent this weekend on a business trip to Orlando with Maren, Ally, and Audrey. The weather kept trying to discourage us (rain), but we prevailed. Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party was great fun for the whole family. Maren managed to attend at no charge (after spending a record $0 the previous day at Animal Kingdon), so the cost was amazing (we only needed to take out one extra mortgage on the house...). Audrey was particulary fond of the "Dance Party" - after 20 min of non stop boogie, we literally needed to DRAG her away (to get candy at one of the candy stops). Fireworks show at the end was "themed" Disney Villains. Probably the best fireworks display I have ever seen (my favorite was the smiley face fireworks).
The conference I attended went well. Highlight was the Richard Petty driving experience. I was able to participate in a "ride along" in an actual NASCAR race car and take a few laps. I was really lucky as it was rainy the day I went. I was the last person in our Marriott group to go and right after I finished, the rain became too heavy to continue operations.
Spent the night in a tent at Ft. Wilderness. Pretty good camping experience, but our tent was a bit too small for us and it rained on and off all night. Great access (via boat) to the Disney Resorts though, and you save $$$ on Disney parking. Would consider doing this again with right equipment.
Audrey was unbelievably cute in her "princess" costume. She often held up the front of her dress to assist with walking - it looked very regal. Ally did a great job "babysitting" when mom and dad needed a break. Ally and dad spent a fair amount of time on the Aerosmith "Rockin Rollercoaster" with Ally riding 6 times during our short visit. Tower of Terror should be called the Tower of Air Turbulance - Dad was ready vomit by the time the ride released us.
On Sunday, we were headed to church and saw digital signs at the Orlando Convention Center that a Stake Conference was taking place. We decided to check it out and Pres Eyring (newly called to the 1st Presidency) was slated to speak. Unfortunately, we didn't get to see him (his new schedule forced a cancellation), but we enjoyed the area seventy that spoke in his place.
Came home to a major leak in the kitchen sink, a broken washing machine, and a flea infestation that Scout brought in from the yard. Life is a way more exciting ride that anything we experienced at Disney...
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