Miami, Key West, and Disney…Oh My! The January 2024 Girls Trip – Day 9 – Disney World
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Miami, Key West, and Disney…Oh My! The January 2024 Girls Trip – Day 9 – Disney World

January 18, 2024—Cara had an early morning flight, so she was up and gone super early. I woke up around 7 am, grabbed my computer, and headed for coffee from Carousel Coffee. Then, I found a place to sit in the Belle Vue Lounge to get some work done. I also took a couple of…

Miami, Key West, and Disney…Oh My! The January 2024 Girls Trip – Day 8 -Disney World
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Miami, Key West, and Disney…Oh My! The January 2024 Girls Trip – Day 8 -Disney World

After our park days were cut short due to Cara’s flight schedule change a couple of days ago, we decided to do only one park day for this trip. Since neither Sara nor Cara had been to Disney World before, and they both had must-dos located in all the parks, we decided to do one…

Miami, Key West, and Disney..Oh My! The January 2024 Girls Trip – Day 7 – Disney World
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Miami, Key West, and Disney..Oh My! The January 2024 Girls Trip – Day 7 – Disney World

When we originally planned this trip, Cara booked her flight home on Thursday night, and Sara was staying until Saturday. However, a couple of days ago, Cara found out her Thursday evening flight had been canceled, so her choices were to either fly home on the early flight on Thursday morning or not get home…

Miami, Key West, and Disney..Oh My! The January 2024 Girls Trip – Day 6 – Disney World
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Miami, Key West, and Disney..Oh My! The January 2024 Girls Trip – Day 6 – Disney World

If you missed any of the previous days, click here to get up to speed; otherwise, keep reading for a recap of today’s adventures. January 15, 2024 – Today, we were checking out of our house in Key West and making the 6-hour drive to Orlando to spend the next few days at Disney World….

Miami, Key West, and Disney..Oh My! The January 2024 Girls Trip – Day 5 – Key West
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Miami, Key West, and Disney..Oh My! The January 2024 Girls Trip – Day 5 – Key West

A little backstory to today: Almost a year ago, my cousin, Cara, asked me if I was interested in running a half marathon with her this January here in Key West. Of course, I said yes, and my year-long training journey for this event started. There were times when I was not sure if I…

Miami, Key West, and Disney..Oh My! The January 2024 Girls Trip – Day 4 – Key West
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Miami, Key West, and Disney..Oh My! The January 2024 Girls Trip – Day 4 – Key West

Once again, for a little recap, if you missed the earlier posts, This trip came about because a little over a year ago, my cousin, Cara, asked me if I wanted to join her in Key West to complete a half marathon. We flew into Miami, spent two nights exploring the South Beach area, and…

Miami, Key West, and Disney..Oh My! The January 2024 Girls Trip – Day 3 – Key West
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Miami, Key West, and Disney..Oh My! The January 2024 Girls Trip – Day 3 – Key West

Once again, for a little recap, if you missed Part 1, This trip came about because a little over a year ago, my cousin, Cara, asked me if I wanted to join her in Key West to complete a half marathon. We flew into Miami, spent two nights exploring the South Beach area, and then…

Cruising With Mouse…Galveston to San Juan – Galveston and Embarkation Day
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Cruising With Mouse…Galveston to San Juan – Galveston and Embarkation Day

Yesterday, we started our journey by taking the 6 am flight from Wichita to Houston. During our layover in St. Louis, we had a couple of hours to kill, so we ate breakfast and had our first (of many) drinks for the trip. Once we arrived in Houston, we picked up our rental car to…

The Flower and Garden, Work and Play Trip – Day 8
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The Flower and Garden, Work and Play Trip – Day 8

Today was my last day, but since my flight didn’t leave until 7 p.m., I had the whole day to enjoy the warm sunshine before heading back to the cold. I slept in a little bit, picked up coffee from Fuel, the coffee shop in the lobby, and then headed down to the beach area…

The Flower and Garden, Work and Play Trip – Day 7
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The Flower and Garden, Work and Play Trip – Day 7

This morning, I watched the sunrise from my room, ordered coffee from Fuel, the coffee shop in the lobby, and brought it back to my room to relax and get ready for the day. (for full-sized photos, click on the pictures below) I needed to work this morning, so I headed to Epcot to find…