Friday, July 20, 2007

Highlight of my summer...





Every year, my five sisters and I get together for the "Sisters No Misters" trip. We started this tradition seven years ago right before the oldest sister, Anna, got married. Our fantastic and generous Aunt Tricia has funded our trip so that we have no excuse to not get together. Our first Sisters no Misters was fun, but every year it seems to get better. Maybe it's because we see each other less and less throughout the year as the years go on. This past year, Alice was in Australia for 6 months, and the year before Cate was in S. Africa. I feel like I realize more and more that these girls are my best friends and all of us as a group rarely get to hang out with each other, so the Sisters No Misters trip is the highlight of my summer!
This year, we all went down to Orlando for our Sisters No Misters. We had such a blast! We stayed in the Embassy Suites about five minutes away from Disney World, which was the perfect hotel for us. It had a sparkling indoor/outdoor swimming pool, a hot tub, free breakfast (pancakes and omlets cooked to order!), and happy hour every day from 5-7:30pm. The happy hour was definitely a favorite! We seriously got to try out as many mixed drinks as we wanted. After about an hour of getting drinks we had about 25 empty cups on our table that had been everything from white russians to malibu and sprites. Yum! Most of us girls are pretty frugal, so we never would have actually gone out and ordered and paid for that many drinks, so it was really nice to have that included!
We decided to spend a day at Epcot, since most of us had never been there. We had such a fun time! We rode on almost all of the big rides, and my personal favorite was one that made you feel as if you were taking off in a space shuttle. It was really amazing! Another favorite activity from Epcot was the "Honey, I shrunk the audience" performance. I've never been to even a 3-D movie before, so this was a lot of fun!
A fantastic fireworks show ended the evening for us. The show was in the center of the lake that all the little Epcot countries surround. The music and the fireworks were orchestrated perfectly and were absolutely beautiful!
The best thing about this trip was that we all got along so well. I would choose to hang out with one of my sisters over almost any of my friends! They are just wonderful!