The Happiest Place on Earth...

So Wes got a promotion as work.  And as a result, he stood me up on my

dream Disney vacation.  But that's okay, I had a blast anyways!

We spent our first day at the race convention and at Animal Kingdom.

Disney World is literally the best place ever.  Awesome customer service, awesome food,

the friendliest staff ever, all around just awesome.

(Our picture in front of the entrance to Animal Kingdom.

I forgot to check my camera settings before I asked someone to snap this one...)

(The Tree of Life.)

(Disney has it down.  The details are just over the top awesome.)

(Me and the wonderful couple.Meg and Dan were such awesome travel companions 

and it was awesome to see them with such wonderful weather.  I know they were ecstatic to escape

from the frigid weather in Milwaukee.)

(Momma and baby giraffe.

There is no zoom on this photo yall, how awesome.)

(And a rhino!  Such and incredible ride.)

(And upside down tree.)

(Meg and I on the ride.  Don't you just love my Minnie ears?

They were by far my best purchase at Disney.)

(Of course it started raining our first day; but, that turned out in our favor.

The lines were nonexistent.  The rain wasn't that bad.  And we aren't witches so we didn't melt.)

(The holding room for the Dino-SOAR ride.

As you can see, we literally had the place to ourselves.  

The ride was a little hoak-y, but considering we waited in line for zero minutes,

it was all good.) 

(Our first character photo!)

(That night we headed into EPCOT for our pre race Pasta in the Park dinner.

Here's me by the super huge golf ball.)

(One thing that I love about Disney was that their staff was so accommodating.

All of them were willing, and skilled, at taking pictures and did so without giving you

any eye rolls, sighs, or other signs of annoyances that come from the usual theme park employees.

But then again, Disney is no normal theme park.)

 After dinner we decided to hit the hay early in preparation for waking up

at 4am for the race!

Until next time...

Valentine's Weekend

For Valentine's Day I booked Wes and I a weekend special at 

Hotel Indigo in Athens, GA.  Although the weekend was not at all what we were expecting

any time spent with Wes is always a good time.

(Since Wes can't grow his own facial hair.  I bought him some in the form of a coffee mug.)

(First stop on the road trip (beside Dunkin' Donuts) was the Georgia Botanical Garden.

Unfortunately, due to the Polar Vortex's, nearly nothing was in bloom except for

in the tropical plant green house.)

 (Beautiful orchids.)

(Deer tracks through part of the outdoor gardens.)

(Next stop on the trip was The Tree that Owns Itself.

A great long time ago, William H Jackson so loved the shade provided to him by an Oak

tree that he gave the tree it's own plot of land.)

(The original tree was struck by lightening and had to be cut down.

But, the local ladies Garden Club took an acorn from the original and replanted the tree.)

(This is Wes acting like he doesn't know me because I made him take my picture 

with the tree and it's now in the middle of a college neighborhood.)

(Me and the tree.)

That night Wes and I had a very interesting dinner at Hotel Indigo

that was sponsored by Terrapin Brewery.  

Let's just say group seating + Valentine's Day = weird.

(The next morning we continued our weekend adventures.

The Athens City Hall is home to the only remaining double barrel cannon 

left from the Civil War.  Naturally, I needed my photo with it.)

(City Hall.)

After Athens Wes and I drove a portion of the Antebellum Trail.

Thank God Sherman didn't burn these places, they're the stuff of dreams and movies.

(Old school converted into a historic center and art museum.)

(Wes and I being mushy gushy.)

(I would like to live here...)

(Or here...)

(Or maybe here...)

(Or here could also work.

I wonder what it's like to have random strangers driving by and taking

pictures of your house all the time...)

(This is my fiance.)

(Local Court House.)

 (Clear blue skies, sunshine, and my love.

Nothing beats that!)

Until next time...