3 years

for our anniversary, Tom and I took a mini-trip to orlando! we planned on going to the keys, but when we realized it would be too cold to be in the water (and raining), we decided to go north and make a trip to the temple. we left saturday morning and barely made it to the orlando temple in time before it closed; literally, we were the last ones in the doors...and we didn't stop once.

that evening we went to universal's citywalk, where there are shops and restaurants and walked around all touristy-like. it was our first trip away from Dean since he was born, and it was admittedly nice to sleep soundly through the night and wake up whenever we felt like it...

we spent the next day at universal studios and had a great time, even if it was seriously cold. it stayed in and below the 50s our whole trip and that day was by far the coldest (and the one we spent outdoors). we learned a little trick about theme parks while we were there; when we asked the workers where a ride was, she offered to go on one of the best roller coasters with us (the hulk). she took us through the exit and we skipped the entire line! then, she took us on another (dr. doom)! it was so amazing and since we saved so much time waiting in line, we were able to go on some rides twice.

the trip was so much fun, but we were happy to see Dean again. thanks Grandma and Grandpa for watching him!

...gotta do cheesy surfing photos, of course. tourist.