Marci Girls Trip to Florida

It was time for a Girl's Trip!!!  Florida was the destination of choice this time.  Joanna lives down there now and all the rest of us were ready to get out of the cold and head somewhere warm so it was the perfect choice!!  Those who made the trip.....

Sabrina Thomas, JoAnna Swensen, Melissa Berry, Kacey Swensen, Whitney Blake, and Laurie Armstrong.  We missed the other few that werent able to attend. Next time. :)  We all flew in on a Wed. evening. After being picked up at the airport by the fabulous Jo we got some dinner and then did a little shopping.  Then off to get some rest before the next day at Universal Studios--- more importantly the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.  

The next morning we attempted to save some money by going to a 'timeshare presentation' haha.. what a joke.  we realized about 10 minutes into it that it wasn't worth our time or money. So we quickly bailed and headed right to the park.  It was the perfect day.  No crowds... warm weather.. and so fun to just hang with these chicas and not have to worry about only doing kid rides or making sure kiddos are taking care of.  Amusement parks with just adults are pretty awesome.  

Harry Potter World was def the highlight of the park..  I loved all the detail that was put into everything.  Pictures do no do this place justice.

The frozen Butter Beer was pretty tasty as well. 

We had fun doing the other rides as well. Lots of rides with 3D glasses and lots of rides from the 90's. The park could def. use some updating but we had a blast non the less.

After the park closed we drove up to JoAnnas house and spent the night there. The next morning we headed out to do some kayaking on the Rainbow River.  Oh this was so relaxing and the perfect way to catch up and chat with everyone.  It was another beautiful day.  

Later that night we got to go to the UF womens Gymnastics meet. I guess Jo is a regular and she wasnt going to miss a match. We all got some cheap shirts from Walmart... and showed our Gater pride.  It was so fun and their fans really get into it and they were really good.  If I lived there I could def be a fan!

We all wanted to make sure we did an Aipboat ride so on Sat we drove down near Orlando and checked one out.  It was def. as great as I had anticipated it to be.  So fun to cruise around on the water, seeing gaters, and other wildlife, and learning all about this area.  

We saw quite a few Gaters, birds, a bald eagle, and a bunch of other wildlife. Our tour guide was awesome.

When we got back we even got to hold a baby gater.  Cool experience for sure!

We finished our Sat off by getting some food and going to the Movies. The perfect way to end the trip.  We had one last night at the hotel and then we all flew out the next morning!  Love these girls and had a fabulous time.