Weekend at Hollywood Studios

This weekend I headed out to Disney's Hollywood Studios with Kris, Eddie and the kids. It was the last weekend of Star Wars weekends, so the place was pretty packed, but we still saw lots and had tons of fun.

Xander had to show me Star Tours. It was a pretty short line, but long enough for him to explain to me the rules of wearing your "flight goggles."

Then we got to see the Indiana Jones show, which Xander loved and we were off to meet some famous people, including Sorcerer Mickey. Now Veronica was all about Mickey while we were in line, but up close I think he freaked her out. After we left though she waved by to him. Go figure!

After lunch we had to kill some time before our fast pass time for Toy Story, so we took the backlot tour. Now, I'm super old school (it's been a real big hassle trying not to call Hollywood Studios MGM Studios!), so I really missed getting to see the Golden Girls house on the backlot. But then would anyone now even know the Golden Girls?

We finally headed down Sunset Boulevard to go to the "grown-up" rides. Kris and I wanted to do both the Tower of Terror and the Rock n' Roller Coaster, but the line for the Tower of Terror was shorter, so it won. Eddie took the kids to see the Muppet Show (thanks again Ed!), and we headed to the "Hollywood Tower Hotel." We walked over with margaritas in hand for a little courage and cooling off in the heat.

 Before we knew it we were boarding our elevator to the Twilight Zone.

And for some reason, we are the only two people screaming in the ride! It was so much fun.

After this we met back up with Eddie and the kids. We felt raindrops on our way, so figured it would be a good time to head back home.

It was a super hot, but awesomely fun day at Hollywood Studios. We didn't really do any of the special Star Wars stuff, but there were tons of fanboys and fangirls dressed to the hilt and tons of Star Wars characters around. I did happen to catch a glimpse of one of the special guests for the weekend, Billy Dee Williams.

Are you a Star Wars fan? Have you ever been to Hollywood Studios?

*Sorry for the low quality pics. My DLSR is in the shop, and all I have left is my iPhone. :( *

What I've been up to lately

There have been crickets over here in blog-land. Mostly cause I haven't been making many things, but also cause I've been busy. What have I been up, you might ask?

I'm tackling something totally new to me, running. I joined a new gym and am strength training again, but I'm also trying to get the hang of this whole running thing. I hoping to be able to do the Walt Disney World Princess Half Marathon next February (fingers crossed, cause I'm still totally freaked out about it). I haven't fallen in love with the running yet, but I do feel great and accomplished once I've finished. In a couple of weeks, I'm gonna  be doing the Color Me Rad 5k in Orlando with my friends Kris and Eddie. This race looks like a total blast, and it's not timed race (thank god). It's gonna be so much fun, I can't wait.

A couple of weeks ago, my friends and I went to have our makeup done with Christian Dior at the mall. It was a great time, and we got to celebrate a birthday while we were there too. After our afternoon of fun and beauty, we did a little retail therapy. It was the best girls day, we have to have another one soon.

So, I've been out and about having fun and running around (literally!). But I've missed my little place on the blogosphere. I hope you're ready to keep reading and seeing all of my adventures, crafty and not.

What new things have you gotten into lately?

A Miami winter day

We don't get these days very often in Miami. When I left the house this morning it was 46 degrees. It's warmed up to a balmy 52 now. These days are few and far between in this tropical paradise, so on days when the mercury does reach these lows, we come out in full force. Everyone brings out that cute sweater they bought two years ago and have worn 3 times (yes, I'm totally wearing mine today, and the boot socks I thought I'd never use).

I love these "Miami winter" days. I'm sure next week it'll be up to 80 again before we know it, but I like the slightly cold, not humid air. Now, I don't know if I could hack it for a real winter, but these mini-winters are just perfect for me. The only thing that would make them better is if it actually happened for Christmas or even New Years. Oh well, a girl can dream.