More fun in the sun

My adventure today started at 10am when Gene and Lou called to see if I wanted to go to ihop for breakfast. Um, yeah, you don't need to ask me twice for that one. I love breakfast, any time I can get it. Sorry Amanda, but I even love breakfast at night. The first ihop we went to is just around the corner, but it was so packed with tour groups we opted to find a different one. This is not a difficult task seeing as though there are hundreds of ihop's in Orlando. We didn't have to drive far. After a fabulous cinnamon french toast combo meal, I was ready for anything. What I wasn't counting on was being stranded at the ihop for the next two hours. That's right, I said two hours. Our rental car had a little problem. We were stuck in park. We could start the car, but it was completely stuck. We tried everything and finally had to call Budget to either pick us up or bring us another car. And so the wait began. A couple hours later, we had a new rental and were off to explore more of our surroundings.

We spent quite a bit of time at Downtown Disney, checking out shops and restaurants in the area. The sun was blazing and we were melting but we treked onward. After hours of exlporation we made our way back to the hotel. I immediately hopped in the shower to cool down. Just as I was about to rinse off THE FIRE ALARM WENT OFF. It was so high piched and loud. I was completely soaked and had to throw on what ever clothes I could find. I grabbed my laptop and ipod (can't lose those precious items) and joined the masses in the lobby only to find out it was the punk ass kids who've been running up and down the halls yelling and fighting and playing around for the past two days. Damn kids.

Once I collected myself and finished getting ready it was time for the next adventure. Lou has some family here and the three of us took a little drive to have dinner at their house. The deal was that we all pitch in on food and Gene does all the cooking (he's an amazing chef). On our way, we stopped at an outdoor mall/factory outlet. Very much fun. I think I'm actually starting to get to know the area a little better and how to get around which will help when I have those moments of sheer boredom.

Dinner was fantasic, but what made it even more enjoyable was the family atomosphere. There were four generations of women there and I loved spending time with Grandma and Great Grandma. It made me miss both my Grandmas so much. My heart hurt a little. I'm glad I didn't have to stay in my hotel room alone again all night. I'm so grateful for my new friends and the experiences we've shared...thanks guys.

Now, if I can only get my visitors down here..