Livin' the Dream in Lima

Man, it has been a whirlwind of a weekend! My parents came into town for a visit, and to help us work on our house. (Big news there... that seems to be the only thing we do when they come to town!) So, naturally, on Saturday my mom and I got out of town. We left the men to deal with the home improvement projects and went to one of our favorite places within 100 miles of the Bean Town - Easton Town Center ! A girly day full of shopping, catching up, and eating was just what we needed. Unfortunately, we forgot the camera at home, so you will have to live vicariously through the images I have found on Google. We started the day off at Crate and Barrel . Which was completely decked out for Christmas. Wheeee! I picked up a few more Christmas plates to match the set we got for Christmas last year from my Business Man's parents. Don't you just want to come over for dinner now? Haha... we aren't using them just quite yet. Not until after Thanksgiving. [ Source ] It to...

We are home. Finally. Note to self : the red-eye flight is never a good idea. Sleep is much more valuable than a few more hours of vacay. On the other hand, we had a wonderful whirlwind trip! I was only in Las Vegas for about 48 hours, and to be honest, that was plenty . It was a bit... overwhelming. Large crowds sometimes freak me out and it was hard to avoid them. We stayed at the Bellagio  which was beautiful. Everything about it, from the Chihuly glass in the entrance, to the indoor gardens, to the pool, was pretty awesome. Poolside.  Fall decorations, but not fall temperatures :-/  Pretty ceiling. And random man in the background, haha. On Friday (after my disastrous run ), we had a few business events to attend, including a fun-filled night at the fair. Okay, it wasn't really a 'business' event, but it was a 'for-fun' event sponsored by my Business Man's business. We headed out by shuttle to the UNLV football stadium for night of...

Okay, so we've been back from Disney World almost a week, and I've only blogged about our enchanted trip through the Magic Kingdom so far. Today will be an exciting journey through Epcot. There are two parts to Epcot - the  World Showcase &  Future World . My favorite section is the World Showcase. The second night we were at Disney, we spent the entire evening wandering through the pavilions representing different countries. We capped the night off with IllumiNations , a fireworks show on the lagoon. We started our journey in Great Britain, where I thought it would be fun to speak in the accent of the native country we were "visiting." (Until we left Great Britain and I didn't know what any of the other accents were... heh.) I might have gotten trapped in a telephone booth. Mary Poppins was handing out autographs. Just now noticed those two girls are twins! Funny. We then moseyed on over to Mexico, where we enjoyed some sombrero-wearing and a...