Disney World Here We Come!!

 We decided to take a much needed family trip to Disney World in Orlando, Florida. It was a few months in the making, and it would be most of my little family going. Sadly, Tevin would be deployed on Guam, but he was enjoying the island he missed so much. So it wasn't a total loss.

 Sam, Sara and I left on June 25th headed to Florida... We left Guam and arrived safely into Narita, Japan and with a quick turn around we boarded for San Francisco. Once in San Fran, our next leg took us through to Houston, Texas. By then, we had already flown 17 hours by plane. When we got to our gate for the flight to Jacksonville, we found out the flight had been canceled. We spent almost 2 hours in line at the customer service counter. United gave us hotel and food vouchers. Sadly, our plane had technical issues, thus why our flight into Florida was canceled. Ugh. Quick mention, in the flight leaving Guam below, another passenger brought his plushies too! You can see them in the overhead bin!!

We had 2 nights to kill in Houston, because the next flight available for us, wasn't until Monday, June 27th. We were jet-lagged, hungry and so by the time we made it to our hotel, it was 11pm at night and most places were closed already. So, luckily, Sam brought snacks with him. We ate a bit and got drinks from a vending machine. We were in bed by 11pm. Next morning, we walked across the street to eat at the Waffle House near by. Still jet-lagged, we ended up falling asleep til' almost 4pm, realizing it was dinner time. So it was Sonic next. We ordered, and when we got our food we took it back to the hotel. It was really hot in Houston. I mean desert hot and dry. Sonic food was pretty good and so we had leftovers for the next morning. By the time we got to the airport, we took it slow and just relaxed. Finally, by 7pm we boarded and were in Jacksonville by 11pm at night. Whew! We finally made it to our destination. It was great seeing Kalani, Max and Jay.

Amercia's Best Hotel above, Sara's peanut butter waffles, and Sonic hotdogs for dinner!

Sara at the Houston airport, charging her phone, while we waited to board...

We got up by 9am and needed to pick up the rental car, and do some shopping. But first as a family we went to Cheddars for lunch. It was really good food. Surprisingly, I didn't take any photos, except for the yummy bread they brought out... LOL We stopped by this lake area and took a family photo. Sadly, not too long after that, we had gotten into a car accident. An elderly lady in a red Tesla decided to try to gun it and get into the inner left lane in front of us, which resulted in Kalani's car rear ending her. Airbags deployed and Kalani, myself, Max and Sara were a bit shaken up. Kalani, Sara and myself all got bruises an scrapes. The airbag and seat belt definitely knocked the wind out of me and my ears were ringing from it. Thank God nothing more serious. But, of course Kalani's car was not drivable because of the airbags being deployed. She was given a loner, thank goodness. Whew, because we were set to drive down to Orlando for Disney the next day.

 Above: Believe it or not, Brenavin, Taby's boyfriend, was taking video as they were listening to music and driving in the other car behind us. From the upper corner of his video, you can see when the red Tesla drove right in front of Kalani's car!! The video was given to the officers after the accident.

We were had to wait to pick up Kalani's loner car, so instead of leaving for our drive that morning, we had to leave later after 12pm. Once on the road to Disney, we arrived there about 3pm and made our way to our hotel within the park so we could check in and head to the Magic Kingdom park for our first day at Disney. Disney Pop Century Resort was a retro hotel, with each building representing an era, 50s, 60s, 70s, etc. Our rooms were in the 80s side. Because you can see Pac-Man characters on the railings of our hotel building. In the lobby, was a Disney shop, Caricature artist station, a small game room, pool, and others neat things. Along the walls of the check in counter were memorabilia from each era. Like walkman, records, the first Apple computer, yo-yo's etc. Sara and I looked through the glass cases as Sam, Taby, and Kalani checked in.

 

A little after 5pm we were in the Magical Kingdom and took a few photos in front of the castle before eating dinner and then onto the Buzz Lightyear ride. It was so much fun, we went to get ice cream next and while the family went on the Ariel ride, I was able to meet and talk with a fellow collector and friend, KewtKitsch!! We spent a few hours just talking and talking. While I was with her, there were a few people, stopping and telling her how beautiful she was and how they loved her style! It was the best just hanging out with her. I was definitely start struck!! We wished we could've saw more of each other, but she had to work the next day and we were only there for the 2 days. Darn. But maybe next time!! ILY Heather!!

Heather was just the best and even though we had only met for the first time, it was like we had known each other since high school! It was so funny, a lady went by and thought it was some kind of reality show, and was saying to us, "Oh are you guys doing a reality show like University Meetups?" Heather and I just looked at each other and laughed!! Kewtkitsch walked with my family and I until we got to the castle for the fireworks show. But had to leave by then because she worked the next day. It was definitely magical meeting her! 

After the fireworks, we made our way to the front of Magic kingdom and stopped by some of the shops and bought souvenirs of course. It was definitely a long day and we wanted to make sure we were rested and ready for the 2nd day here at Disney World...

Our hotel room, Sara ready for bed and the decor. Simple, and comfortable. We slept by 11pm. We did wish we had more time in the Magical Kingdom. Next post, Day 2 Disney World, Orlando.

Thank you for stopping by! ~ ggsdolls