Chatting about ORLANDO

Well, I went to Orlando this past weekend with my husband, son, grandson.

We do Disney a lot so we decided to go to Universal Studios since we hadn't been there for a while. We stayed at the Hard Rock Hotel - the greatest place to stay. I love all of the Hard Rock Hotels and stay in them whenever I can. The music is great, making for a fun atmosphere. They all have an awesome pool, nice rooms. We had a great time. The new Harry Potter ride just opened a couple of weeks ago so we thought it might be super crowded, but it wasn't too bad. Here are some hints if you go:

1- Stay at one of the hotels on-site. The Hard Rock is one of them, or they have a few others. It is worth the money to be able to just walk to the parks.

2- If you do stay at one of the hotels - the most awesome perk is that you get a fast pass for every ride. If you have ever been to one of the theme parks, you know that having a fast pass is worth gold... Standing in long lines is just not fun.

3- You can also get to the park an hour earlier than everyone else. We went into the park before 7:00 (it opens at 8) so if you want to go on the Harry Potter ride, or anything with a usual long line, this is the time to go.

4 - City Walk is fun! They have some great restaurants and a really nice movie theater if it rains or you need a break. I like the Jimmy Buffett restaurant.

5 - I am a BIG fan of Dr. Seuss land. I love Dr. Seuss anyway so I am glad that I now have a four year old who also loves it. We went on the Cat in the Hat ride 4 times, which wasn't enough!

Does school start soon?

The TPT conference

Am I already back from Vegas? This summer is flying by SO fast. We learned a lot at the Teachers Pay Teachers conference and the best thing was getting to hear the stories from the teachers who have had so much success. They are just regular down-to-earth teachers and it is so great to see that teachers can finally make a little (or a lot of) extra money doing what they do best. My to-do list has multiplied greatly after the conference. I'm not sure that I have time to do all of the back-to-school things and have fun in the next month.

 

 Speaking of having fun, when we weren't at the conference in Vegas, we were having lots of fun. We went to see Carrot Top - haha - yes, hilarious. We also went to see Jersey Boys - great show, talented singers. Then there was the Elvis Hunting ... we were pretty successful at that... it is pretty easy along the strip. So, lots of fun and learning.

This is my good pal Sue and I with two of the Elvi that we found.

Our favorite one was "Big Elvis" (we did not name him that) - such a talented singer - sounded just like Elvis. Plays at Harrahs lounge.

Things I learned about Las Vegas:

1 - Dress cool but bring a jacket - when you are inside, it is freezing.

2 - You never get tired there - they pump oxygen into everywhere - cold oxygen. note: it may take a while to catch up on your sleep when you get home.

3 - If you go - go with fun people. No one wants to hear anyone complaining about the wild partying going on. Um, it's Vegas!

4- Go to some shows - there are zillions to choose from. Last time I was there we went to see Britney Spears. Fun. The best is Carlos Santana for sure!!! If you sit in the last row, there is a really nice bar right behind you with couches.

Goodnight, I am off to bed, still not caught up on sleep I guess. This weekend I am off to Universal Studios in Orlando. I'll give you some Theme Park tips next week. Hopefully one of these days soon we can talk about education :) It won't be summer for much longer.

 

 

Let's Talk about Buddy World

Ah Buddy World! My little dream community that has all of my friends and family there. We will dine in the Buddy Kitchen and travel in the Buddy Bus. For now, we will just visit Buddy World with vacations and fun dinners. In other words, it is so very important to spend lots of quality time with friends and family.

Buddy World Elementary - where all of the teachers share and encourage each other. As it should be!

I just got back from the Teachers Pay Teachers convention - talk about Buddy World. I went with one of my very good buddies and we had a great time and learned a lot. More about that tomorrow.

Welcome to my very first blog. I hope this works. I have been trying to figure it out all day. I went to the very first TPT convention last Friday and decided it was time to start blogging!