Monika had a conference this week at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee, FL for work with all expenses paid. She offered to share her room with me, so all I had to do was buy a flight and the rest of the week was almost free. Erika stayed back to watch the cats (with my, Jessi's & Erika's cats, there's 6 to care for now). It would have been wonderful for her to join us too but someone had to watch the cats. Jessi got back from the Middle East and was able to come to Orlando late in the week, staying at a different hotel. She bought me a ticket to Universal Studios on Wednesday so we could explore Harry Potter World. On Friday we all met up at Disney's Hollywood Studios Park to explore the Star Wars stuff. While it was all pretty cool, the week had crazy, record-breaking heat. It made for a different experience. I am still in recovery mode from my surgery so I have had minimal pool submersion and big rollercoaster avoidance. In general I have been taking it easy.
It was amazing to finally spend time with Jessi after missing her for so long. Monika was so kind to grab me snacks and drinks every so often from her meetings that I seldom had to purchase food. I enjoyed free hotel coffee in the morning, iced tea in the afternoon and snacks from home to tide me over anytime I got hungry. I have learned to travel quite comfortably on a budget but I did buy everyone meals every so often. It was so nice to have Monika get me lunch many times as well as Jessi (and her friend) buy dinner several times. It made for a wonderful week away... although it is always wonderful to be back in my own bed!
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