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Is this really our life? Hang Gliding, Sky Diving, and more!

1:40 PM April and Melissa
The day began early with the errrrr.....errrrr....errrrrr.....sound of my princess alarm clock at 4:30am! I had hoped that instead of a buzzer I would awaken to the sweet songs of birds flocking to my open window and alighting on my princess bed. But apparently these days, princesses wake up the same way as everyone else!

The Daily Buzz

The group gathered at 5:15 am for our bus ride to the day's first adventure at Wallaby Ranch! When we arrived at the Ranch, we were thrust into the limelight (ever wonder where the term limelight comes from) on the Daily Buzz morning show. Two thumbs up for weatherman Mitch English! We appeared on the show around 6:50 am EST according to my proud mom. If she was the only one who saw it, does it count as my 15 seconds of fame?

Wallaby Ranch Hang Gliding

By daybreak, we were ready for our magical ride in the sky! Wallaby Ranch offers tandem hang gliding year round. I can't begin to tell you how much fun it was! I wasn't sure what to expect but before you know it you are flying through the sky at 2,000 feet high! The glider is attached to a small plane until you reach your designated height. This part of the flight is smooth sailing and a bit surreal. But when the glider is released from the plane, the roller coaster ride begins, mine being guided by Malcolm Jones, Wallaby owner! For those of you that get motion sickness....on a scale of 1-10, 1 being "smooth as butter" and 10 being "I shouldn't have eaten Mexican for lunch", I would give hang gliding a 3 keeping in mind that you can always ask your instructor for the level of excitement you desire. A big thanks to all of the great staff at Wallaby!

SkyVenture Indoor Sky Diving

By 10 am, the day had just begun. From hang gliding we went straight to indoor sky diving at SkyVenture Orlando. Unreal....is this really my life? Today I flew like a SUPERHERO or at least that is what I felt like! You jumped in to the wind tunnel and were instantly lifted up as if you were flying. I incidentally got a bit carried away assuming my superhero persona and karate chopped the instructor right in the nose! He assured me that happens at least once a day. April is a natural at skydiving and now has a new dream to become certified to jump from planes all by herself! On the same scale of 1-10 on the motion sickness scale for indoor skydiving, I would give it a 1: "Smooth as butter" rating! A BIG thanks to the instructors at SkyVenture and well wishes to Nick and his fragile nose!

Did we mention that we did all of the above while hanging out with the famous Joey Fatone?


Taverna Opa

We enjoyed a great time at Taverna Opa Orlando with delicious authentic Greek food (we even ground our own chickpeas for hummus!) for lunch and a bit of dancing and throwing napkins as well!

Pirates Adventure Dinner

We capped off the day with an entertaining evening at Pirates Adventure Dinner. It is an interactive pirate dinner show (Melissa got picked to participate!) that proved to be very entertaining for our rowdy crowd. We would recommend it to any family that is looking for a fun night out! But I would advise you that it is about a 2 1/2 hour show that lasts until 10 pm.


Words really can not describe our day so we will leave you with this montage of the days events including a recording of the Orlando evening news that featured US! Please take careful notice of the princess tv!
And as for THE MOLE in the group, we collected valuable evidence today that we believe will lead us to the identity of the individual. We have included it in the video montage so watch carefully!

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Is 67 hours in Orlando enough time to Rekindle Love?

7:50 PM April and Melissa

It all began last February when I met up with my sister and her family in Orlando for a Disney World vacation. It was a typical perfect winter day in Florida with sunny skies and temperatures in the low to mid 70s. We had enjoyed a fun filled morning at Animal Kingdom and had decided to hop over to Magic Kingdom for the afternoon parade. We got there just in time to get curb side seats and a Mickey Mouse shaped chocolate covered ice cream. The parade began with chipper singing and dancing. One by one the floats passed by and then there he was. He looked straight at me and waved! I was mesmerized by his good looks. He was after all Prince Charming.......Ahhh....but then I got another glare from Snow White as she intertwined her arm with his as if to say, “He is mine”. It was at this point that I realized that all the Prince Charmings were taken by one princess or another. My heart sank...


Later that day, we stopped to take a rest on a bench. As we sat contemplating how much fun we were having, we were suddenly interrupted by laughter. We turned to see what the commotion was. As I turned, as if in slow motion, I saw him and our eyes locked from across the walkway. The children ran to him and he gave each one special attention. They laughed and smiled and at that moment I realized that sometimes love doesn’t look like Prince Charming. He motioned me forward and reached out his arms. We embraced in a hug, a long hug, a hug long enough for my sister to get out the camera and take a picture of the special moment....but when he finally let me go we each had to go our separate ways.


As I contemplate my trip back to Orlando this Sunday, I am brought back to that moment and left pondering....Would I see him again? Would it be like that first moment when our eyes locked?


So I have put together this video, in hopes that he may see it and we might rekindle that moment once again!





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