The Secret Vacation Spot - Revealed!

For those who don't know where our travels took us on vacation, here are a few photo hints.




The view from our room:


Local foliage:


A side trip (?)


TA-DA!

If you can't guess from this photo, you don't know Jeff & Jen.



That's right! Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

We stayed in Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa.


Beautiful grounds too! We even took advantage of the Spa with Jeff receiving an 80 minute massage and Jen getting a great deluxe facial with a mini massage.

Most of you voted on our poll that we were going to Hawaii. Well, we've promised that trip to come when Jen's mom can come with us, so that particular vacation is still in the future.

We believe our friend Becky was the only one who voted for Disney World. (She was one of the first to vote so hers was easy to track.) Congrats on guessing correctly where we would most likely visit. Your prize: Nothing! Just enjoy the photos at our Flickr account.

Ginny Pig sent a postcard

GINNY PIG sent you a "Thinking of You" Postcard
Originally uploaded by sewgirljen

Greetings!

We sent an electronic postcard from our 'secret' vacation spot. See if you can guess where we are.

Jeff and Jennifer

Jen & Jeff ready to dance

Jen & Jeff
Originally uploaded by marcailgaelyn

I'm so glad Becky snapped this photo of me and Jeff! This is about the only shot of the two of us at the SDI Ball. Doesn't Jeff look dashing!

SDI Victorian Summer Ball

1876 Evening Gown left
Originally uploaded by sewgirljen

Well, I finished my dress (mostly). The roses were only safety pinned on - not too bad. Total hours: 194!

Jeff kept me going throughout the last 3 months in getting this project completed. I wouldn't have succeeded if he hadn't supported me. And my C&C partner Sara too!

As we were at the hotel after the ball, Jeff and I realized that we didn't get a photo of just the two of us (or of our whole group for that matter). Too busy enjoying the evening I guess.

But it was a fun night. I was thoroughly exhausted but satisfied with the way Jeff looked (he pulls off a 19th Century gentleman very well) and how my gown looked.

Please check my Flickr photostream to see the other pictures I did manage to take.

Now to bed to catch up with sleep!

Summer To-Do List

Here's to the three reasons I became a schoolteacher: June, July, and August. I have been enjoying my vacation so far, but I admit that I haven't done much that's productive. So I have given myself a list of things to accomplish over the summer. (There are only so many hours I need to spend anyway surfing the Net and playing computer games, and as much as I love Netflix, I can't spend all day watching movies.) Of course there's always the home maintenance and yardwork, but that's pretty constant and year-round, so I won't count that. Nor will I count the 'Honey-do' items that Jennifer gives me from time to time. So following is a (partial) list of things I plan to do while on break.

--Practice musical instruments: piano, mandolin, and guitar

--Learn how to operate the sequencer on my synthesizer

--Record songs that I've written, after learning to use the sequencer

--Practice foreign languages: French, German, Italian, Spanish (my French is rusty but OK, and my Spanish and German are at least a basic understanding--when we take that trip to Europe, even a little language goes a long way, so I want to keep them in my head)

--Read at least two classic novels and two modern ones (I read fairly fast, but the one I'm on now, Vanity Fair, is pretty long and may take a while)

With proper time management, this should not be too hard to do. I would love to go back to school in the fall with the satisfaction that I didn't just blow my summer vacation but actually accomplished something meaningful.

Cats Weigh In

When my iron exploded a couple weeks ago, we headed to Kohl's for a new one and picked up a new scale too. (We had thrown out the old one last summer when we moved.)
Well, just for fun we decided to see how much poundage was in each of our kitties.

Boy were we surprised (sort-of)!

Big Boy Mocha topped off at 20 1/2 pounds.

Little One Finley wowed us at 16!!



This is a rare shot of them sleeping so close together. That is a YARD STICK between them. Yes, they are THAT large.