TGIF....

****Edited by me after reading my first few comments....I do not have a tree up in my HOUSE....I meant putting a tree GRAPHIC in my journal!!!!! LMAO....even I am not that compulsive! LOL                               I feel strange puting a Christmas tree in here when we just got back from the beach! We took the MIL to St. Augustine this morning, and then on to the beach for a few pics. The sand was so white, and the water is beginning to get cold....not quite body numbing but cold enough. We started off at Cracker Barrel which was sooo good....I was freaking starving! We all got the "holiday sampler" which was just what it sounded like....a sampling of everything. I am still full! Tonight we are going to take the girls to the movies to see Wallace and Gromit, and I'm looking so forward to it. We have loved them since Betsy was small. This will be our "farewell" outing for the MIL, as she is leaving tomorrow morning. I have to say, we have had a great time with her and I will miss her when she leaves!

Oh yes....our trip to Disney. I think we all enjoyed it much more than Universal. It was another day of perfect weather, a bit warmer (low 80's) and sunnier but still pleasant. There was no humidity which helped a lot. The park was more crowded, but in the areas that we weren't really planning on going (for the younger kids). Thankfully, wee  one got over her fear of the rides and rode both Splash Mountain and....oh crud....I can't remember the name of the other roller coaster. It's right there next to splash....not space mountain....anyhoo, they had a ball on both of those rides. However she did say that the "Small World" ride creeped her out, and she wasn't crazy about the Pirates of the Caribbean either. I think because you feel sort of closed in (like the "other" ride that we shall not speak of). The lines weren't long at all....as a matter of fact, we walked right into the Pirates and were immediately seated on a boat. It was great. We did take the steam engine train around the park which was relaxing. As for souvenieers....Betsy got a P of the C shirt and a stuffed Simba, and Wee one got a Jack Skellington purse. They didn't ask for much....which was nice! The only bad part of the day was when they were all on Splash Mountain, and I decided to be sneaky and grab a hot dog....I was starving! So, I get one, and set myself up to watch them come downthe ride. I take a bite of the hot dog....and let me just say that "hot" is the operative word here....and it burns the top of my mouth so bad that I immediately get a blister that bursts, and I'm left with 7 remaining inches of hot processed meat that I can't enjoy.  Not to mention the $3.00 bag of salty chips. I did manage to drink the coke....although each mouthful was like gargling with hydrogen peroxide....the bubbles and the "sizzle"....ouch! Guess that will teach me to be a pig! Later on I tried a cup of pineapple sorbet which felt good and bad at the same time. Good when it cooled it down, and then bad as the acidic juice hit it. I tell ya, I can't win! LOL.

All in all I give Disney 4 ****'s. It was a great day. I'm glad we finally took the girls. They really enjoyed themselves. Even Betsy told me that she enjoyed spending the time with family. Awwwww. See? It really is the happiest place on earth!