After Hours

Monday some friends from Oregon arrived for a week at Disney World. On Tuesday, we met them for lunch at Animal Kingdom, and for a ride on Flight of Passage. Then we took them shopping at Cast Connection.

Wednesday night we attended an “After Hours” event at Hollywood Studios with them. It was the first time we had been to one. For three hours after the park closed, we enjoyed several rides with limited waits and complementary sodas, ice cream, and popcorn. As a cast member, I was able to buy discounted tickets.

Our tickets let us into the park two hours before it closed, so we were able to catch Fantasmic! 

On Friday, the kids joined them at Epcot and yesterday at Magic Kingdom, where they watched the Easter parade. Today they came over to our house for Easter dinner.

Flower & Garden festival

Last Sunday after work Susan and I went into Epcot to check out the Flower and Garden festival. As usual the festival had some new topiaries and some returning, although some in different places. Susan also checked out some of the merchandise booths.

We also caught a set by Rick Springfield at the Garden Rocks concert series.

Last Tuesday Jenn, Susan, and I spent some time shopping at Disney Springs, and met some friends for dinner at Ragland Road.

This afternoon Jennifer attended a book signing event with several other local independent authors at her Barnes and Nobles. She organized the event, and plans to hold one each month.

London Convention

Last weekend, Jennifer attended a convention in London. She flew out on Wednesday and arrived Thursday morning. After checking into the convention hotel by Heathrow, she and a friend took the tube to Piccadilly Circus, where they checked out a bookstore and had dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe there. 

They then made their way to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, where they watched Frozen.

She and her friends attended the convention Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and on Monday she flew home.

On Thursday she went with some friends to a book signing at a local bookstore. 

Today she, Bryan, and another friend went to Blizzard Beach, one of Disney's water parks.