Tim just got back. He still has to go to the trade show for an hour or so & then he turned dinner down with the group so we could go out!! We are going to head to the Universal Studios Citywalk. It is suppose to have rerstaurants & stores. Their website at citywalk.com said that tonight is the Bartenders Challenge to see who the best bartender is. That might be fun to see.

I'll update later tonight or tomorrow!! Tim doesn't have to be downstairs until 9:30 tomorrow & he is done by 2:00 I think & then we are officially on vacation!!

Had some stress this morning trying to dial up my payroll company to download my weekly files from them. Ending up going to a payphone here in the hotel that had a spot to hook up my phone line cord from my computer to the phone. After calling the tech support at the payroll company, I was able to get it taken care of. That was my last official thing that I HAD to do for work. I have actually been able to get in 4 hours yesterday & 5 hours today! Not bad.

I went to the pool for about an hour & a half today. It started getting a bit hot & I was getting bored, so I left. I think I am going to lay down for an hour. Tim was snoring last night & I had trouble falling asleep as he kept waking me up. Tim is done at 3 & then he has a trade show at 4:30 that I can go to with him. Not sure what the dinner/evening plans are at this point.

Just returned from dinner. Tim went down to the bar for a drink & I decided to head up. I may go down in a bit, but I sure don't feel like it. Went to downtown Disney for dinner. Ate at the House of Blues. There were 8 of us. I had a hamburger, fries, salad & tea. Tim had the jambalaya. There were 8 of us & the bill was $215 w/tip. The food wasn't bad, but it wouldn't be my first choice to go back to. But, it was on Tim's company, so how bad can that be!!

I made a mistake with my rental car. I didn't know that they charge you up front for a full tank of gas, unless you tell them not to. I got charged $19.50 for a tank of gas & I only used less than a 1/4 a tank!!! No refunds! I guess live & learn. I'll know next time I have to rent a car!

Forgot to mention how expensive food is here. I had a ham & cheese sandwich, chips & an ice tea & my bill was $10! Ouch!

I made it to Orlando. The flight was perfect - no problems. I got in & out of the airport & the car rental place so quickly. It took me 45 minutes on a busy, but non stressfull highway to get here. This hotel is huge - it is just beautiful. I have free internet access in my room, so I just finished working for today & I think I will sit by the pool for a few hours tomorrow & Wednesday & come in & work when I am too hot. If I can work & save my vacation time, I may as well.

Tim just called & said that his boss is taking everyone to dinner tonight. We are to be downstairs at 6:30.

I'll update later tonight!

Getting ready for our Florida trip. I am pretty mad at myself for booking the flight that I did. It is causing a lot of problems - the main one being that it is an hour away from where we are staying. The money that I saved in the flight is being spent in me having to rent a car on Monday to get myself from the airport to the hotel! I would have been better off spending the extra $40 on the airfare & getting to the main airport where our hotel has a free shuttle!!
Live and learn!

I will have to take my laptop with me because I have to download my payroll files for the current payweek & open the new payroll cycle within 3 days of submitting payroll. So, now I am into the phase of getting 800 numbers for the payroll company & having to figure out how to dial it from my hotel room!

I hope this trip is worth it, because right now, it has been nothing but a headache!

Shawn is still up at 5:50pm!! By still up, I mean he hasn't taken a nap yet today, after getting up at 7am. Mommy needs a break!!

I have given up on story time at the library. It is at 10am & that is when I am most productive work wise, so if we have an errand, we don't do it until the afternoon. If I were to go, I know I wouldn't work for the day. I guess I will have to have my own story time with him!

Waiting for Tim to get home from work...

Heading to Toledo tomorrow, so this will be my last blog until sometime next week. Tim is going to steam clean the carpets, cut the grass & golf while I am gone. He will head to Detroit on Friday to pick up John at the airport & then head on to Bowling Green for a college reunion. We will meet back up on Sunday.

Brad & Sheri are coming for a visit October 3rd & then Brad just told me that they will be in for Thanksgiving. That will be the first Thanksgiving that we have had with them in awhile, so we are looking forward to it.

Taking Shawn to story time at the library tomorrow before we head out.