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Universal Studios and Hogwarts

The blog has changed again! Shiz! Sorry guys, I'm just going to send you all over the damn place to look at our travel photos aren't I?!
I had a realization while out in FL that our vacation photos are a lot like having your rich family sit you down in their living room after a full dinner that leaves you basically in a food coma and unable to pull yourself out of any given situation, where they then throw on their vacation slides for you to suffer through... against your better judgment, while you grin and nod through someone elses memories. 

I'm so sorry!
I was spending money on a blog that wasn't serving any purpose other then to be your annoying relative who over shares their lifestyle.
Well, I'm not going to stop over sharing, but I am going to do it for free now so that at least when I have like 2 viewers, I don't feel like I'm throwing money out the window. 
I know, who blogs anymore?! I just have WAY TOO MANY photos to start attempting to over share on Instagram. I can not possibly post 300 photos in a single day, as much as I would love to do that for the sake of my tiny chatbooks, there has to be a different way to share our travel memories. I have too many cameras and too much time on my hands. *grins*

So... Florida was like, a month ago. 
It was so much fun! Too much fun! Seriously, I came home feeling like I needed ten days to sleep it all off. 

Our tour guide was my Mother-In-Law, Terry, who knows all things inside out and backwards about these theme parks that we went to. We were not short on things to do or see. 

Our first stop was Universal Studios. I had never been, and it was a blast! It represented the other half of my childhood, you know the part that isn't Disney, in a single park. I won't bore you with too many details. You can catch the captions as I go through the photos, or just look at the photos. 

Hopefully Blogger doesn't go anywhere so that I can keep an archive of our memories here, but don't worry, I'll also be putting all of these into a photo album. I just don't know the right way to share them, and I don't want to loose sight of my love of photography, so enjoy the new, new, new... new blog!

Nick and Aryn waiting around the hotel for all of our cool gear to check out the parks.


First time at Universal!

Felt like a time machine straight into the 90's.


He's going to hate me for adding this photo. Love you babes!


My Grandma used to be obsessed with Betty Boop! I couldn't resist taking a photo, even though I have no idea who the blonde is.


Diagon Alley

Can't not have butterbeer ice cream!

Nick sorted himself into Gryffindor. Seems fitting. Aryn put herself in Ravenclaw, again, these kids know who they are.

9 3/4


The Hogwarts Express



This was the family feast at the Three Broomsticks. YUM!

I was a little obsessed with everything Simpson's.


OMG, I love dinosaurs... up until I freak out my son. LOL



Little bit of a date night. We were exhausted!


Dinner with Scooby Doo and Shaggy.

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Location: Orlando, FL, USA

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