"Head...Shoulders...Knees and...SOCKS!"

So much has gone on the past week or so! As most of you know from Shiny I've been down in Florida with Av visiting my folks. Shines kicked butt leading services for Rosh Hashana, and I am - as I type - anxiously awaiting his return and the call that his flight landed safely.

Some pre-trip issues and anxieties flew down with me, and have (or will be soon) resolved.

But the one thing I know people want to know about was "How was Disney World???" We had a great time. We stayed at the Contemporary and Av loved watching the monorail go through and around the hotel. Our room had a killer view of the Magic Kingdom. We arrived with the car literally covered in lovebugs (it was quite disgusting - like black snow). We hit Disney-MGM studios as soon as we arrived and the look on Av's face when he saw Bear in the Big Blue House and all his friends in person on stage was just priceless.

The next day we started with a character breakfast. My dad was thrilled at meeting the characters. Avi not so much. When Goofy came over, Av slid under the table and hid. At the Magic Kingdom, we actually got there to see the fanfare and hoo-hah that the do to open the park in the morning - I didn't even know they did that. For Av it was all about trains and things that move. The Tomorrowland Transit Authority (twice), The Indy Speedway (twice - "Mommy! I'm driving on the Beltway!"), Jungle Cruise, and countless rides on the steam engine train that loops around the park. No character greets, so that was good.

The parks were not that crowded and we didn't have to wait in line for a single ride (or if we did it was for one cycle). FastPass was even shut down for most every ride as well. If a sign said "10 minute wait" for the standby line, usually that just meant how long it would take to get from the entrance, through all the curvy twistys barriers and the pre-show. For each parade we walked right up 10 minutes before and found a primo spot up front. Av parked in his stroller with a frozen snack and we were right on. Of course literally seconds after the parade passed us by in the Magic Kingdom, the sky opened up and we got drenched for about 5 minutes before it stopped again. fun!

But the best part of the day? Snuggling in bed with Av after the end of a long day, watching Cinderella's castle change colors, and then watching the Magic Kindgom fireworks from inside our room, in bed in jammies - with him falling asleep happy thinking that Cinderella did that whole show just for us.

Pictures coming when I can download them, Shiny just called - his flight landed safely and he's on his way home.  To the M.O.T. - Gmar Chatimah Tovah and may you have an easy fast.