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Teehee, Hi everybody! I missed you all so much when I was on vacation, but I just wanted to tell you all about the WONDERFUL time I had!!

OK, When we arrived in Orlando after a GRUELING eight hour car ride, at the McDaniel's house (friend of Kelley's family) and immediately I messed up by spilling their tea all over the floor when I tried to pour some for myself (IT'S THE CONTAINER'S FAULT- IT'S BUILT-IN OBSOLESCENCE) and I got made fun of by Mr. McDaniels and then we watched Style on the TV and danced to Spanish rock. ^^

AND THEN THE NEXT DAY WE WENT TO AQUATICA.
OK, I was SUPER EXCITED about it, but in the end it wasn't really all that cool. l I MEAN DON'T GET ME WRONG I HAD A GREAT TIME!! |8D;; But it really didn't live up to expectations of a SeaWorld affiliate. I had fun looking at the cute Commerson's dolphins though!! I'll post up photos later. Oh yeah, and I also got a gnarly sunburn that pained me for at least half of the trip. <|D;;

AND THEN THE NEXT DAY WE WENT TO ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE AND UNIVERSAL STUDIOS!!!!! OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD!!! It was so amazing I can't believe how much fun I had EEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

OK. Here's the deal. Due to alot of anxiety issues I have, I am basically afraid of... EVERYTHING even slightly intimidating. Like ROLLER-COASTERS. I told Kelley IMMEDIATELY that I was too afraid to go on roller-coasters, and what's the first ride she made me go on? THE HULK. She demanded we go on that one because it was still early and the lines were short. I WAS FREAKING OUT. Seriously- HAVE YOU SEEN THOSE WAITING-ROOM PLACES FOR ROLLER-COASTERS THERE?!?! They're an anxiety attack waiting to happen, I thought I was gonna lose it. Seriously. But Kelley kept INSISTING that I would love it and that it would be just fine. I had to stay. So I did, and I got on the giant roller-coaster.

AND

I

LOVED

IT.

I cannot remember the last time I was that happy, maybe I never have been! It was one of the most amazing feelings in the world and I came out of it laughing with pure joy!! ^^

And then she said "Let's go on Dueling Dragons next!"
WASH RINSE REPEAT. 8D;;;;; I freaked out again. I had the time of my life AGAIN.

Oh wait, yeah, we went on one ride before that. DR. DOOM'S DEATH DROP.

OH.... OH MY GOD. |8U
Don't try to console me with comparisons to Tower of Terror. on this ride you go on the OUTSIDE of the tower. 'o__o' I don't regret it... BUT NEVER AGAIN. |8D;;

AND WE WALED AROUND SOAKING WET FOR THE REST OF THE DAY!!! |8D THANK YOU POPEYE.

TEEHEE. eue It's so cool being with a former-local, because Kelley told me the sure-fire way to tell a local from a tourist. When the sky went gray and the winds picked up like nobody's bussiness, HUNDREDS of tourists turned around and scrambled for the park exits while a handful of actual locals just kept walking towards the rides. X3 Because here's an inside secret: PFFFT. It's Summer in Orlando. It'll be over in twenty minutes!! X3

THEN WE WENT ON THE SIMPSON'S RIDE AND IT CANNOT BE MISSED THAT'S ALL I'LL SAY.

The rest of the day was spent walking around, taking pictures (for me. owo;; *such a tourist*), singing Phantom of the Opera songs with the talking fountain, going on a couple extra rides, buying fudge and candy apples, and having Kelley laugh as I gape in COMPLETE AWE and hyperventilate over every single little detail of the park.

If you think I'm kidding you don't know me very well AT ALL! |8D

I was all "OHMYGOD LOOK AT THAT OH IT'S SO PRETTY CAN YOU BELIEVE IT, KELLEY LOOK! LOOK LOOK KELLEY LOOK!!!! OH MY GOD WHAT'S THAT!?! OH MY GOD THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CANDY STORE I'VE EVER SEEEEEEEEEEEN!!!"

and when I'm not doing that I'm in too much awe to speak and I just gape with wonderment. No joke.

ANYWAYS, so mostly the rest of the time we were there we were meeting up with friends of Kelley's. 8D Like her friend Holly! Most of the time we were at Holly's house, I played with her two dogs while they reminisced, but then suddenly they were inspired to throw TONS of clothes at me and be all "Try this on! Try this on! Oh my god you look SOOO cute!! OOH- try this on next! You like it? KEEP IT! KEEP IT! Try this on now!!" |8D;;; I certainly don't object to free clothes. But Kelley later stole one of the cutest shirts because it looks cute on her too!! D8< We now have joint custody over it and will exchange it every time we see eachother.

OH MAN ORLANDO IS SOOOOOOOOO AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL!!! Seriously, it was so cool to get the REAL Orlando experience and not just what the tourists see! I sorta thought about maybe moving their at some point because there's just SO MUCH to do and it's so flat! (GREAT for roller-blading with a dog) But the thing is you can't trust anybody. owo; Kelley's most quoted saying is "Orlando is a GREAT place to grow up! You know, if you don't get kidnapped, raped, or murdered, it's a GREAT place to grow up!! " AND SHE WAS BEING TOTALLY SINCERE!! D8 I agree, if you have Orlando-level street-sense, you'll probably be just fine. But still, I like living in a place where you can keep your guard down and not have to worry (SO my town. <:'D)

But it was so pretty!! On the last morning we were there we just got up and walked to this little cafe called the Cafe De Paris. It's run by this ADORABLE couple who moved from Paris because of their dream to open a cafe in America. -^^- I HAD A GELATO SHAKE!! :'D It was so cool, just sitting in that little cafe, reading magazines and sipping tea and Gelato Shakes.

So, after we left Orlando we headed up to Fort Lauderdale so Kelley's parents could go to a friend's wedding (actually, that was the only day we spent with her dad, the rest of the time it was just the girls.) We slept in a really small hotel room for two nights but it wasn't so bad because it had a big-screen tv for us to watch Paniponi dash (a new favorite) and Elfen Lied (WHICH TOTALLY DOES NOT DESERVE IT'S AWFUL REPUTATION. IT IS A WONDERFUL AND WELL-THOUGHT-OUT PSYCHOLOGICAL ANIME.) Oh yeah, and when we were swimming in the pool I got a MONSTEROUS bug in my hair. Don't wanna talk about it. .__.

Oh yeah, and on the way to Fort Lauderdale, we went to Smyrna Beach!! ^_^ OK, I am also scared of Swimming in the ocean because I got stung by a jelly fish when I was little. 8D;; Of course, Kelley convinced me to swim out really fay using her blasted sheepdog powers (I said I'm a sheep because I'm so scared of everything, and I had previously called her a sheepdog because of the way her bangs look when she straightens them, so when I said "I can't! I'm a sheep!" she says "Yeah, but I'm a sheepdog remember!" and I lose."
I FELT LIKE SUCH A SURFER!! 8D We met these really cool old surfer dudes who where teaching me how to catch waved on my little kick-board. X3 AND I DID!!! 8D Oh my gos, it's such an AMAZING FEELING to catch a really good wave!! They even taught me how to sense when a good wave was coming (the good ones are the ones that pull you out to sea when they're approaching) and then I TRIED to learn how to body surf and the old guys and Kelley TRIED to teach me. X3;; Basically, I got the CRAP BEAT OUT OF ME by those waves. |8D Keep in mind, I've never been afraid of the WATER or the WAVES, just the SEA CREATURES.
Here's how my body surfing went at first: I tried to ride a wave, kick off to early and I get sucked under and held against the sand until it passes, then I get up, my extremely long hair is wrapped twice around my neck, and as soon as I stand up to take a breath, ANOTHER WAVE knocks me down and sucks me under, my hair gets wrapped around my FACE! IT WAS ALMOST COMICAL. (Don't worry though, I mean, it's not like getting sucked under is scary. |8D;; The waves pass over very quickly, it's really not scary at all.) But it was only AFTER THAT that Kelley and the old guys told me that to catch a wave I had to jump up to the top of it!! D8< THEY COULD HAVE SAVED ME SO MUCH HAIR STRANGLING BY SAYING THAT EARLIER!!
But I could be angry. :3 I was at the beach for goodness sake! I was so bursting with joy that I vibrated! Kelley said she felt like she was taking a dog to the beach! X3 Teehee!

OK, so after two nights in Fort Lauderdale, we headed back to Orlando where we had an incredibly Asian day. D8 First we went to a place called Lollicup for Ramen, but as it turned out they no longer served Ramen! D8 So instead we got some tea, I don't remember what Kelley got but I ordered the Boba milk tea. It was really weird, but I think I'll like it the next time I try it because I'll know what to expect. |8D Oh yeah, and They sell artwork from local Asian artists their and I saw one that was just SO CUTE!!! so I bought it! X3 I'll take a picture and put it in here soon!! X3 Anyway, after we left Lollicup, we went to an Asian food market where I bought a box of Hello Panda and a box of Dragon Well Tea (which I am drinking right now! X3 DELISH.) And then we looked around in a primarily Asian import furniture store. After that we went to the MOST AMAZING SUSHI PLACE I HAVE EVER SEEN. It's called fuji sushi and we sat in a booth with a TRADITIONAL JAPANESE TABLE!!!! THAT'S RIGHT, We sat on cushions on the floor and ate the BEST SUSHI I HAVE EVER EVER EVER TASTED IN MY LIIIIIIIIIIIFE!!!!!!

Then we went to the AMAZING WONDERWORKS with Kelley's childhood friend Nikoli (nick-oh-lie) And for Kelley's sake, I tried to be good in front of Nikoli. He had a perverted sense of humor like most guys I know, and at first I felt very cold to him. I have issues with guys, as many of you may already know. But like I said, I tried to be friendly for Kelley's sake, and when I got to know Nikoli over the course of that day, I actually started to see him as a person instead of just a guy. It was a HUGE breakthrough for me! D8 We three had alot of fun together and it was great!

After that we headed to Daytona beach to spend one night at Kelley's grandmother's house. X3 IT WAS THE MOST FLORIDIAN HOUSE I HAVE EVER SEEN. Flowers, bright pastel colors (because they just don't let you paint buildings those colors anywhere but in Florida) and seashells. EVERYWHERE. IT WAS AMAZING!! OH YEAH, and on the way to Daytona we went to an anime store in Downtown Orlando where I bought SLAYERS, SEASON ONE AND TWO. I SAID I WOULD DO IT BUT NOBODY BELIEVED ME. WELL HA!! HA TO YOUR FACE!! WHAT THEN.

Oh yeah, and an ADORABLE keychain of my very favorite Slayers character, ZELGADIS!!!

Anyways, in Daytona we went to an AMAZING seafood place with some of Kelley's relatives and I had LOBSTER LASAGNA!!! <8DDDD OH MY GOD HEAVEEEEEEEEEN!!!!!!!

And the next day we headed home, watching Slayers, season one all the way on my handydandy portable DVD player. ^^ and that was my SUPER AMAZING WONDERFUL FLORIDA TRIP SPECTACULAR!!!

And if you read that whole thing you are my best friend EVER!! ^^ LOVE YOU~!!



Oh yeah, a special shoutout to my girl , Congrats on Murphy Mae!!!! He is just TOO CUTE!! Remember to watch plenty of dog whisperer with the rest of your "pack"! ;D BEST OF LUCK TRAINING THAT CUTE WITTLE SHNUGGLEWUMP!!