Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, totally worn out and screaming,
"WOO HOO, what a ride!"

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Saturday Snapshot

Saturday Snapshot is hosted by At Home with Books. To participate in this meme post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken then leave a direct link to your post in the Mister Linky. Photos can be old or new, and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes to see. How much detail you give in the caption is entirely up to you. Please don't post random photos that you find online.

I posted some of these photos before but on this cold winter day I am more than happy to revisit our vacation to Universal Studios in Orlando, FL. Our family of five went there last October courtesy of Kmart and Sears. My hubby won the trip just by randomly using his Kmart Rewards card at the register when he bought $10 worth of stuff one weekend. They were giving away a trip a day for that whole month and he won the last one! We've never been on a "real" family vacation before so we were thrilled (although skeptical at first) and spent four days and three nights in luxury. We stayed at the Hard Rock Hotel and had free access to both parks. These photos are from my two favorite places - The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter and the amazing hotel pool that had a beach (my favorite spot), music (even underwater!), a beachclub (hubby and sons favorite spot) and beautiful weather. Oh how I miss it!
Hogwarts
Hogwarts Express
Hogsmeade
Our first look at the amazing hotel pool

The view from the beachclub towards the hotel
The view from my beach chair towards the side of the hotel

18 comments:

  1. What an awesome trip to win. Great pics. I can see why you'd want to repost them.

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  2. What a dream come true! I love the magical world of theme parks...and to win this trip in a contest? What could be better!

    Thanks for sharing. And thanks for visiting my blog.

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  3. What a fun way to win! Those are some memories to last a lifetime.

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  4. You were so lucky! It looks absolutely fabulous - all of it! I'm sure Harry Potter land would be my favorite. :)

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  5. I just informed my partner that we HAVE to go there some day. Great photos, I'm drooling.

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  6. Wow! Judging from these photos, you had a great trip!!

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  7. Those will be some wonderful memories for all of you for years to come.

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  8. What a cool trip to win. I would love to to to HP world!!

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  9. I've always wondered if anyone wins those trips! I bet that was a blast!

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  10. Very cool indeed. Haven't been to universal in about 18 years! So much has changed I'm sure.

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  11. It was so cool, the trip of a lifetime! I always wondered if people really won things like this too so it was a shock. He didn't even enter a contest it was just dumb luck but the cashier and manager at the store assured him it was true. We never would have been able to go if he hadn't won!

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  12. Wow! What an amazing win! I always wonder if those things are a scam or not what they say they are. I'm happy to know people actually win and the trips are for reals :)

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  13. How fantastic to win a holiday like that! It looks like it was great too.

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  14. That's so great that you guys won this trip. It looks amazing!

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  15. Those are great pictures! Sound like it was a great trip as well.

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  16. That is a fabulous win! Hogwarts looks like it would be fun! That pool is pretty fabulous too!

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  17. Looks like a very fun trip! Thanks for stopping by my SS! Book Savvy Babe

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