*********Hi Honey , I'm Home - Part 1 (Again!) *************

This will be my second try of Part 1 as the old one went missing? Sorry for spelling errors but ive still got my false nails on and it takes too long to go back n correct, so i hope you will ge3t the gist of it.

Wed 26th April

Went to Billericay High Street and ended up have a spray tan. I wasnt going to have it done at first but i hadnt got much of a base colour from the sunbveds coz i left it too late. so i enquired about a spray tan and asked if it was a booth of person. She hadne even finished the word ..person.. and i was heading towards the door. I did get talked into it by the lady saying that the lady who does it is slightly plump herself and she has done other overweight women. So i went for it.It was completelt painless but slightly embqrrasing. But it was impressed with the result.

Thursday 27th April

Woke up with orange palms !!Went up High Street again to get some last minute bits frm Superdrug and ended up getting some false nails done. Got the ironing back and just placed it all in the suitcase all nice and already folded. It was great.Im not lazy or rich, i hurt my wrist 6 weeks before and it was getting worse and i couldnt hae stood there for hours doing it all. So i splashed out and it was worth every penny.

Were just getting ready to leave to pick up Dannys (Son) friend Jai. Im all packed, the locks are on, the straps are on nd the house is all tidy and locked up and Frank (Boyfriend) turns to me and says...Have you packed me enough socks? Yes Frank. Have you got enought Suntan Lotion? Yes Frank.Have you packed me enough pants?Yes Frank.Have you got someone to feed the cat? Yes Frank. Have you .....FRANK ITS A BIT FREAKING LATE ASKING ME ALL THESE QUESTIONS NOW, AS WE ARE WALKING OUT THE DOOR!!!!!Honestly, Ive been preparing for this trip for about a month and he hasnt got involved at all, so that gave me the hump.

Got the hotel, we stayed in the same room as we did in August only this time the room smelt mouldy. But was 2 excited to make a fuss.

Friday 28th March.

Maybe i should explain that our original booking was for Frank, Danny %26amp; myself. But Danny could finally get a friend to come but wasnt any seats left on our flight. So we changed Frank to Jai and Frank went on a seperate flight.Which i did feel a bit guilty about as we have upgraded to Premium and Frank was only Economy. But he had the bonus of not having the kids with him, so i think we were square.

Arrived at Sanford early evening, got straight onto our Coach. Was a bit worried coz it was the Disney Cruise Liner Bus but was assured it was going to International Drive.

Frank was delayed for 3 hours on the runway (so he says and he does tend to exagerate a lot, but i think he was just trying to make me feel guilty.

My plan was that evening to go to Downtown Disney and get our Character Drawing done, because i had spent an hour straightening my hair that morning and looked ok and knew that after tonight i would spend the whole 2 weeks looking like Diana Ross on a bad day. Humidity and me are not friends!

Got a Pizza from Hotel and had an early night.

Must say that paying 拢200 each for the upgrade was worth every single penny and will never travel economy again. Danny is 6ft 3 inches and really has a problem with legroom.

Sat 29th March

Went to Seaworld. Qued up to exchange our Voucher to Tickets which only took 10 minutes.

Headed first to Clyde %26amp; Seamore show, and even though we have seen it 10 times before it still makes us laugh. Next on the list was the Shamu show. I love this show and has now become my favourite. I get emotional watching this show for some reason. I always sit in the splash zone as i think getting up close gives the show a much better view. But the other 3 Wooses dont want to get wet and retreat up the back. So i gave the camcorder to Frank to tape it for me. I sat there for the whole show with a tear in my eye and a sily grin on my face. Had a walk around and looked at the Dolphins, Sting Rays and Manatees.Once again the boys didnt want to get wet so i couldnt go on Journey to Atlantis on my own. For goodness sake its 82 degrees out, they would have been dry in half hour. But no! So i sulked a little bit. (I have in the past been compared to Angelica out of Rugrats).

Spent a few hours by the pool and then went to Preium Outlet. This is Dannys favourite part of the Holiday. I on the otherhand dont really care for it much because they dont have any fat lady shops. So after the 1st hour i start getting grumpy just following everyone else around and after 5 hours im ready to murder someone.Anyway i get through it and we head back to the hotel. Another early night.

Sunday 30th April

Although i did plan what to do on what day according to Accuweather and planning advise. I did tell my family that it was only a suggestion to go to what park on what day.So far so good , no one has disagreed with me.

We headed to Animal Kingdom and our firs trip was on Expedition Everest. I did go on this last time but for some reason i got really nervous and when on it had totally forgotten what it was like. I have to be honest and say that i did have my eyes shut for most of it. When i come of off the rides i am so proud of myself because up unitl last year i only ever went on Splash Mountain.Next we went on Kilimanjaro safari. Again never saw any Lions but was made up to have seen a Giaraffe.Dont know if its just me but im sure they have cut some of it out from last year.Once again no-one wanted to go on Kali River Rapids. Not fair they r the only rides i really enjoy n no monkey wants to go on them. I remained calm because i didnt want to start and argument. But was noting all this mentally!

Saw the Bugs life 3d show and last of our day was Festival of the Lion King. It doesnt matter how many times i have seen this show i always thoroughly enjoyn it. Danny gets embarrased coz is sing and clap along after everyone else has stopped. What really does annoy me is that they make a perfectly clear announcement not to walk on or over the seats at the end and there is always someone who thinks they are better than every one else and still climb over the seats. Ignorant %26amp; Arrognt!

Monday 31st March

Its was Jai%26#39;s birthday so we left it up to him to plan what to do. We went to the Millenia Mall.Another day shopping i could have done without , But..... they have a chessecake shop! So i appeared to be completly selfless and tag along. Getting there was a nightmare. We got the a I ride to Prime outlet and then had to get a Lynx 24 to Millenia. But i think we ended getting back onto a I Ride bus. Not sure it was a bit of a blur. I do remember getting off at the wrong stop cos the driver 4got 2 tell us and walked back for a little way. So by time we eventually got there i was not in the best of moods. The boys went in all the footwear shops and i had a little peak in Louis Vuitton. The bag i liked had only come out that day and cost $5,000.I knew it was no good that however much of an Angelica tantrum princess fit i threw,

there was no way i would be getting that bag.

For Jais evening Birthday meal we went to Rainforest Cafe at Downtown Disney.Had to wait ages for a table. Got there at 8ish and didnt sit down til 10.15.The price wasnt too bad. Jai had Half rack of ribs, Danny had Full Rack of Ribs and Frank had Steak, i only ordered some fries and nicked a couple of Dannys Ribs (not physically).Frank had 2 Fosters,Jai Sprite, Danny Virgin Cocktail and me Alcoholic one(Well i had been shopping all day and still came away empty handed). The bill came to $105. Which i thought was quite good.

I do love this Restaurant and we always come here. Frank refuses to go to Planet Hollywood coz yhe says its a rip off. But he doesnt mind Rainforest.Even if he did i would still go on my own.

Hopefully thats all the shopping done and out of the way. Wrong!!!Got home at midnight.

Tuesday 1st April.

Every time we come away i always get up early in the morning. so if im up then everyone else has to be. Whats the point in coming on Holiday and staying in bed till noon??I get up around 6 and have a shower and sneak outof the room downstairs to read my book and drink a Coffee. Bliss. Peace and quiet.

Caught the 9.30 hotel shuttle bus to Hollywood studios and head straight for Aerosmith. The que was 60 minutes already. So i nag them all and explain that this is why we should catch the 8.30 bus. Even out fast pass time was 4 hours away.

Today was the day i decided to buy a pair of CROCS!!Yes i know theyre ugly but they are so comfortable and enyway i think that looking at a pair of plastic shoes is a lot less worse that looking at someones ugly toes in a pair of flip flops.I got a nice red pair to match my hair.We didnt really do much at this park apart from Star Wars, Muppett 3D Indiana Jones. I sulked again coz no one wanted to go Beauty and the Beast show.

Our bus wasnt picking us up till 6 so we thought we would go back to Magic Kingdom and get the 5.30 bus instead. Doh!!! Its the same bus that picks up at Mk at 5.30 then AK 5.45 then MGM 6. It takes us an hour to get back to our hotel. If i never see another bus the rest of my life, i will be happy.

Part 2. Days 2nd April - 6th April tomorrow.

*********Hi Honey , I'm Home - Part 1 (Again!) *************

Hi CazEssex Really enjoyed report, what did you think about the crocs. I see they have a flip flop type out now. Did you see those.

Look forward to part 2

*********Hi Honey , I'm Home - Part 1 (Again!) *************

Hi Nelder. I ordered some Croc flip flops from my Next catalogue about a month ago for when I go to Florida. I have been walking around in them and they are really comfy. They are not as bright as the original Crocs. I have a pair in Grey and Pale blue

I also meant to say good tr Caz. Shame that you weren%26#39;t able to go on the water rides. I hope you get your own back at some point lol

great report!!!!

we went to saks in 06 and i was looking at 2 louis vuitton bags, the OH comes over asks the assistant how much are these 2 bags, she says one is $650 and the other is $2300, quick as a flash he says %26#39;i%26#39;ll take the $650 just put the other one back.%26#39;

i was well chuffed. never thought he would buy me one, i think he was just soooo scared i would lob the other one on the plastic (which we have never took back since, took forever to pay off lol)that he bought the lesser of the two evil!!

think it%26#39;s a bit rough no one would do the ones you liked!!!

Great TR, Were those men or mice you were with! there%26#39;s nothing better than getting on a water ride when it%26#39;s as hot as it was.

I did see the flip flop crocs but have had a slight phobia about flip flops since i was a child and my mum forced me to wear them every holiday. Alond with those blasted espedrills which burn your feet cos they%26#39;re made of straw of hessian.I got terrible blisters with flip flops and have avoided them like the plague ever since.

I would have been chuffed with a $650 L.V. But was to embarrased to ask for any other prices. I could have persuaded the OH to stretch to the $650 but i think that at that price the bag would have been too small for me. There was a Chinese man in the shop who bought 8 bags. I was just standing there gawping at him with my mouth open.How comes the Chinese always have so much money?

A shop in Millenia sold Crocs, but they were the new design which actually had crocs carved out of the material. They were quite good. Read my trip report tomorrow to find a funny story about me Crocs.

Caz Essex

Hi Caz

What a great Report!!!

Can%26#39;t wait until tomorrows episode.

Only 9 days to go 4 me and my family.

Caz,

this is probably a great trip reprt, but I am too distracted to finish reading it.

I feel for you. I am one woman in a house of 4 males ( 5 if you count the dog) so I can understand things are different for you (us).

But you gotta not be looking in the same shops I go to in Premium/MOM. there are nothing but fat ladies as far as the eye can see there. Macy%26#39;s and other shops have whole size ranges off the charts ie sizes 1-4 which are over the UK size 18-20. Yeah, they aren%26#39;t gucci and louis Vuitton, but shoes and bags fit everyone if you have the readies. You can shop in macy%26#39;s for hours looking at reasonably priced clothes in your size.

And please, take a taxi- life is far too short for a bus if you are looking in shops that pricy.

Caz, this report has had me in stitches.

I always read these reports and end up forming a view of the folks writeing them.

You now have Bright red hair, complete with tropical frizzzzz,

Orange hands,

A slight limp from wearing your croc%26#39;s,

A massive anti-shop frown,

Slightly overweight...........

But courting a Louis Viutton bag..........nice

No offence mean%26#39;t by any of this but you would frighten the bejesus out of me on a dark night....LOL

Great report..........look forward to Pt 2

Funny you should say that, cos when i used to go out clubbing (getting old now, i%26#39;le be 40 on 3rd May).People used to tell me i was unapproachable and scary. Not scary in a bad way, just a mickey taker and was scared of getting torn to shreds. I cant help it, i just see something funny in everything.

Caz Essex