Last Days in Orlando

My last days in Orlando were packed with seeing as many people as we could, moving, fixing up the house(s) for our renter(s) - THANK YOU, HUSBAND! - and good-bye parties. We also fit in a couple theme parks! So, let's get started!

The man and I have had season tickets to Sea World Orlando the majority of our relationship! It was something we thought would be fun to get together, and we never discontinued the membership because it was a lot of fun to use on a lazy day or when the man was missing seeing animals. We decided to take one last trip out to Sea World with Kristen and Elizab-eth(an) [get it? Elizabeth AND Ethan were made into one name? heehee...]

The whale show is usually a must-see...

and the animal show where they get birds, dogs, CATS, mice, and a pig or so to perform tricks. This one has to be our favorite show at the park. So clever and fun to watch. Always makes us wonder how we can train our cat, though we usually laugh at ourselves afterwards for even SUGGESTING such a thing would be possible...train Oreo...heehee!!
At work, my department was so nice to throw a going-away party for my co-worker and me. I still say it was mostly for her because she had been there a zillion years longer than I had been! But either way, it was a lot of fun. After the department party, there was cake and punch for anyone who wanted to see us off. We saw a lot of people which was really, really nice.

oh...yummy food!!!
Before we left, we were able to celebrate with Kristen her latest and greatest birthday! A couple of us went to The Melting Pot and had the cheese and chocolate fondues. What is it about gathering around a hot pot of melted cheese or chocolate and dipping stuff in it that is so much fun??? We had two types of chocolate and two types of cheese. Can't remember what they were, but they were SOOO GOOD!

Here are the fondu-ers...minus Sean and the picture taker - me!

Kristen was so sweet to also throw us a going away party. Here's a picture of the girls...at the time. People were coming and going all evening, but it was nice to see some people before I left. Such good friends, those Floridians!

Oh! The second theme park we visited was "The Holy Land Experience." We always wondered what it was like in there, and we got the chance to visit along with the church group Eli's cousins belonged to in Miami. We figured we could see family and the theme park we always passed while going to the mall. We barely got in, though, because of everyone trying to visit during the Easter season!

The park was interesting. There was a temple area where musical plays were performed. I do have to admit that the music and performers were really great.

The exhibits were interesting, though we did get caught (trapped) in a very LONG exhibit which walked you through the evolution of the Bible. A sign that an exhibit should be shortened is when little old ladies are practically knocking people over to get to the doors! Standing all day and then trapped in an hour-ish exhibit with no place to really sit was not the greatest feeling.

The last program of the day was Jesus carrying His cross, Him being crucified and then rising from the tomb. Here's a picture of Jesus stumbling with His cross.

Picture of one of the musicals:
Here's a shot of people lining up to see the tomb. Not actual, of course.
My last days in Orlando were so busy, but it was nice to see and spend time with family and friends before I left. I already miss Orlando - I made a lot of great friends and memories there and met my husband. We'll now be Orlando tourists, just like half the people driving I-4 in Orlando from now on when we visit. But don't worry, we'll visit lots. We still have family and friends there!!!

Hello! This is Oreo writing. I hijacked the computer while that chic over there is talking to that tall guy who's been around a lot lately.

Anyways, PLEASE...SAVE ME! I'VE BEEN TAKEN, AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE HECK I AM!

This has been my life over the last couple days:

Here's me, sitting by my favorite window in Orlando. Yeah, there normally isn't a blow-up air mattress by it, but considering all the furniture disappearances going on in my house, I wasn't too weirded out by the air mattress. Well, it was a nice day last Tuesday! Things were as normal as they could be with my owner around all the time. Something about her last day at work was last Friday or something.

What's a Friday?

Anyways, I was minding my own business, when...

I'M IN A BAG! For you cats out there, if there are treats in a bag...DON'T JUST GOT FOR THEM! At least there were windows in the bag. It wasn't the roomiest thing, but at the same time, that wasn't the worst thing about the day! I was in that bag forEVER! I was carried around in this place called an A-I-R-P-O-R-T and lots of people were around me. I didn't get to see a lot of them because I was always shoved under the seat near my she-owner.

It was a long trip but it didn't feel as bad as when they would take me to the vet. For some reason I was just sort of mellow...something about kitty tranquilizer pills from the vet. What's prozac? She said it was like that.

So we get here. Whereever HERE is...and look what they are now forcing me to put up with! I mean, what IS that thing! Is it a stuffed animal, is it one of those annoying "DOG" things? Ick, gross...and apparently, even though he's HUGE, he's only, like, five months old. Seriously...soo immature! Always wanting to play and stuff. I've put him in his place a couple times...when I wander out from my room downstairs.Oh...and my owner aparently has a mom. It's her birthday today, so you know what I'll be doing! Hiding under my bed, of course! She seems nice, but she's always carrying me around like this! SOO unflattering... just because the vet says I'm 17 pounds doesn't me I'm fat! I mean, I'm big-boned! It's in my genes...its not my fault they don't let me out to get exercise. I don't care if they say there are coyotes around...I could take them!

Anyways, this is my new perch and view. It's not bad, but its not home...yet.

In the mean time, my owner took a picture of me from my GOOD side. All this stress, moving, flying...and I'm still as AWESOME as can be!!! Dang...she's back! See ya later!

Moving...

Oh, how I despise moving! I swear, in the last almost eight years, I've moved:

- to Orlando from No-Cal: Apt. #1
- to Apt. #2
- to Apt. #3
- to House #1
- to House #2
- to No-Cal from Orlando

This is what I'm living with...and this is the "clean" room. Ugh...although I'm not someone who has to have everything "just so," I like a clean and orderly room. This MESS is driving me nuts!!!


Anyways, as you can see, we're definitely doing this! We have the house scheduled to be rented out, we're squaring things away with the other house... this is really happening!

Funny thing, though, is that its still not really hitting me that life is changing pretty darn soon! We're so busy wrapping up this life, we have barely had a chance to prepare for the life coming up! So many details, so little time!

Well, anyways, pray for us, yeah?

I couldn't NOT take the picture...way too cute!