hi

I am still here. Just quiet.

I took my computer to Disney, but while there didn't use it much. And I kind of liked it. It has been a freeing experience to get away from not only writing my blog, but reading blogs as well. This isn't something I want to give up forever, but it has been a very nice little break. And I will probably re-think the way I blog.

Just for record's sake, I want to finish my Disney trip.

We spent day 3 changing hotels. We needed to move for the conference. Disney seems to have a bajillion outlets, so we stopped at one. And I realized that I am too cheap, even for an outlet. We bought Punter a few pair of Stride Rites- which he needed. There were on sale and in the outlet, so it was an okay price. But shoes are something I am pretty strict about for him- so I am happy to have even a small deal on those. The rest of the place was a huge bust! $10- $15 off a $300 Coach bag is not the kind of deal that will draw me in!!! The only store that we found that was even remotely worth our time was Hartstrings. I got Punter a pair of beautiful corduroy pants, a sweater and Benchwarmer a little football jersey looking onsie thing- I saved over $90!! And Hartstrings stuff is EXPENSIVE! So that $90 was huge. I got everything for around $20.

Day 4 (and most of the rest of the days) were spent at our hotel. There was so much to do there and HOF was in a conference the whole time, so we just hung out. Punter's favorite thing was the sandbox. And the pools there were amazing! This is the world's largest Marriott, so it was full of activities. And our room was bottom floor right off the pool! I loved it!

HOF (and his colleagues) get wined and dined a lot at this conference. Every year, this law firm puts on this big party-- it is always amazing. This year they rented out the entire top floor of Jimmy Buffet's restaurant and served us the most amazing seafood buffet. I ate a ton of crab claws--- they were so yummy! And since it was all free- it was the right price! After that, they escorted us to see the blue man group. This was a ton of fun! I worried that the noise was too loud for Punter, but he really liked it. It was a very amusing show.

We had one dinner at the hotel that was a disappointment. It was this Italian place that looked good. Punter didn't want to eat, so it was just HOF and I-- our bill was $100!! And the food wasn't even very good. And there was no alcohol! It was just that expensive. And the hostess was rude.

The rest of the trip was mostly spent at the hotel doing all the fun activities. We had a friend that lives in Florida drop by and visit twice.

Oh, and one night we went off site and found this great little Middle Eastern place to eat. We really enjoyed that.

It was a great trip!

I hope to get back in the bloggy rhythm soon. We shall see how it goes.