Well, hi! So Hans and I just got back from our sweet vacation to Orlando with my family. Boy, do I wish I were still there. It seriously was great. It would have been completely perfect if Florida had Utah's lack of humidity. But oh well....give a little, take a little.
So we arrived on Thursday night, and the next day, Rachel (aka my awesome sis for those of you who don't know) took us to the beach at Anna Maria Island:
It's one of those white sand, clear water beaches. And to top it off, we had a creature sighting....we were out in the water, and all of a sudden this girl starts swimming in to her friend, freaking out about seeing something in the water....then, her two friends scream and start swimming ultra-fast in to their group as well...so we look out into the water.....and see a pair of dolphins diving in and out of the water...ha. But seriously it was pretty cool.
So other than that, most of the week was spent lounging about at the pool, or floating along the resort's lazy river...the epitome of relaxation. However, on Tuesday and Wednesday, we all went to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure! For all of you who are not familiar with Orlando's many theme parks, Universal's Islands of Adventure is now home to....The Wizarding World of Harry Potter! Yes, that's right, I finally got to live out my childhood (okay, not really childhood, but we'll call it that for all intents and purposes) dream of visiting Hogsmeade and Hogwarts! :) It seriously was freakin sweet. For reals. They had the Hogwart's Express (or, at least, the engine part), we visited Honeydukes and Zonko's, went inside Hogwarts, rode the Dragon Challenge (although, admittedly, I'd already ridden it when it was the Dueling Dragons), drank butterbeer, AND...I got a wand :) Yes, I know, I'm an adult, what do I need a wand for? Well, like I said, I was fulfilling my childhood dream.
However, amazing as all of this was, that's not even the best of it. We had barely entered Hogsmeade (we were still standing there just taking it all in...or I was anyways...), when the Hogwarts Express conductor started making some sort of announcement. Well, I couldn't hear him, but everyone was crowding around, so I did likewise....and suddenly, there appeared in the clearing, none other than.....
wait for it......
JAMES AND OLIVER PHELPS!!! (Read: FRED AND GEORGE!!!)
On the same day, at the same time, in the same place as I was!! Seriously, I was freaking out. For real. And I totally made eye contact with one of them, and then they passed so close to me that I could've reached out and touched them...but I didn't because they had like guard people everywhere....but seriously it was like the defining moment of my summer. I couldn't stop talking about it all week. Awesome. So, in conclusion, I had a really really really awesome vacation. Visit me on facebook for more pics :)
Hogsmeade!
Fred and George!!
Proof that I really saw them, and didn't just grab these photos off the internet or something stupid (don't mind the gross picture of me...it's freakin hot in Florida):
Hogwarts:
Enjoying some delicious Butterbeer:
And, to finish, Hans with one of the world's largest gummy bears. It weighed 5 pounds and cost $40. Extravagant? Yes.
You didn't say what kind of wand you got. I feel like this is a crucial detail.
ReplyDeleteSo are Fred and George's hair not really red?
ReplyDeleteI got Fleur's wand...none of the original Ollivander's wands that didn't belong to characters were cute. There was one that was okay, but it had this weird red bulb on the end that I didn't like.
ReplyDeleteFred and George's hair is more of an auburn red. In the shade it's kind of hard to tell, but when the sun hits it, it's pretty red.