Book Conventions

 

Since becoming a writer, Jennifer has been attending a fair amount of book conventions and signings, and enjoying meeting with authors she admires.

This year she has done several signings locally, and last week she attended her first convention as an author, in Denver. Susan went with her to help her sell her books. This weekend she attended a convention in Washington, D.C.

Meanwhile in WDW, work has continued on the new Cake Bake Shop at the Boardwalk. 

Other renovations are also ongoing. On Friday they removed the plaster from one section of the villas.

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure

I wanted to visit the Magic Kingdom last month to see the Easter Parade and the decorations at the monorail resorts, but we never made it. While Susan and Jenn attended a book convention this weekend, I decided to head in after work and check out the progress on the conversion of Splash Mountain to Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. 

I went around the park on the train, but it was too crowded and hot to want to do anything else. I took a cruiser over to Fort Wilderness and had dinner at Trail’s End. 

I rode the ferry over and back and visited with the MK Watercraft cast members. While on the ferry, I took photos of the new DVC tower at the Polynesian Resort. 

I also rode the monorail to Epcot to see how the Communicore Hall was progressing. Throughout my time I asked the cast members I encountered for transportation cards, and was able to collect a few.

Tampa Bay Lightning

 

Last night we attended our first National League Hockey game. We arrived at Amalie Arena a couple hours before game began and enjoyed drinks and appetizers at the Cigar City brewpub nearby. Then we went in, grabbed some more food and drinks, and watched the warmups and game. The Lightning won, 5-2 over the Columbus Blue Jackets. It was a fun night.

This afternoon we met some friends from Oregon at Universal. It was their first time out to Florida. We walked through the Studio park to Diagon Alley, then took the train to Hogsmede. Then we walked through Islands of Adventure, stopping in Jurassic Park for a late lunch. 

Last week we spent some time chilling at Typhoon Lagoon, and shopping at Disney Springs.