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Friday, May 16, 2008

Disney World

Being the spontaneous couple that we are, Jeremy and I woke up last Sunday morning and decided that since we both had the next four days off of work, that we would go on a little road trip to the sunshine state. We have been talking about taking a vacation for quite a while but our schedules just never seemed to coordinate. Although it was a last minute thing, it was a perfect time for Jeremy and I to get away and take a vacation. So, we quickly made hotel reservations, packed up our things and hit the road. I have to say that it was very nice to be able to leave Louisiana for a few days. The feeling in the air was definitely different with each state we crossed, other then Mississippi. Needless to say it was hard to come back.

Here we are like two kids on Christmas morning as we head out on our adventure to Disney World.

Here are a couple of pictures of the resort where we stayed. Isn't it magical! Just Kidding! We didn't really stay here, we stayed at the holiday inn, but we did have a pretty sweet pool and hot tub at our hotel.

Our first day we decided that we would relive our childhood and go to Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. It definitely brought back memories to go on all of the different rides that we did when we were kids. The best part about it was that we barely even had to wait in any lines. They had the fast pass option for several of our favorite rides, but the regular lines were so short that we didn't even bother fast passing. With school still in session and pretty decent weather, (not to hot or humid) we definitely picked a perfect time to head to the happiest place on earth.

This is me standing in front of Cinderella's castle.

Gotta love those Mickey ears.

They had a place where girls could go to get transformed into a princess...dress, makeup, hair and all! Unfortunately their was an age limit, so my princess transformation was limited to only this crown. Oh well, works for me!

Jeremy enjoying a churro in between rides.

Me enjoying a lick of a lolly.

Standing in front of the Swiss Family Robinson tree house. It was exactly like I remembered it as a kid.

Just a random photo of us to end our day at Magic Kingdom. We decided that the highlight of our day was Space Mountain. This ride is even more rockin than we remembered. Jeremy was even lucky enough to score the front row seat! Even though I loved it as a kid, the only ride we could have done without was It's a Small World. That song just kept playing over and over and over...it was brutal! Other then that we had a great time!

Gator Land

Our original plan when we set out for Florida was to go to all of the different Disney World theme parks, (Epcot, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios etc.) but since we don't have kids yet, we decided that we would skip the other theme parks and see what else Orlando had to offer. After doing some research online we found a place that had pretty high ratings called Gator World. It was similar to a zoo, but obviously the main attraction was alligators. The coolest part about this place was not only could you get extremely close to the fully grown alligators, but you could also feed them, and hold the baby alligators. It was kind of like going on a swamp tour without the boat. All-in-all we had a really fun time here. Coming soon to this blog...live footage of the alligators.

Yes, that is a real live baby alligator, and a real snake wrapped around Jeremy's neck...yikes!

For lunch we (more like me I guess) decided that we would go to Planet Hollywood. The food wasn't anything to brag about, but I thought that the atmosphere was fun and entertaining. I had to have a souvenir from P.H. so I chose this hat. Jeremy made fun of me saying that I looked like a train conductor...all I have to say about that is "All aboard."

We saw this helicopter and I just thought it would be fun to get a picture of Jeremy standing next to it...I was right, it was pretty fun. To end our day, we walked around to a bunch of different shops and looked at all of the souvenirs. My favorite shop was the Candy Cauldron. Do I really need to explain why??? The smell alone was like a little piece of heaven. Jeremy got some fudge and I got an amazing chocolate chunk cookie...Yummy!

Jeremy was in desperate need of some new clothes and shoes, so our final day in Florida was spent shopping. We had a great time going to several different outlet stores around Orlando. We even made a trip to the Mall at Millenia, but the shopping there was a bit out of our price range...Tiffany's, Chanel, Bloomingdale's, Dior, Juicy Couture etc. It was still fun to look around though. The outcome of our shopping trip was very successful, and Jer found a lot of the things he needed. I of course found a few things for myself as well. So our spontaneous trip was a big success, and we highly recommend Orlando to anyone in need of a fun vacation.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Places To Go, And People To See

I can hardly believe that Jeremy and I have been living in Louisiana for 6 months already. Without a doubt it has been a pretty wild ride. I'm a little bit bummed to say though that their are a few things that I've wanted to do since we've lived here but haven't quite gotten around to yet. Here are a few of the things that are on my must do while in Louisiana list:

1) There is a little store here called Dis-N-Dat. Jeremy and I pass by all the time, we just haven't taken the opportunity to stop in. I'm not really sure, but I imagine they have a little of Dis, and a little of Dat.

2) I definitely need to make a trip to Baton Rouge. Not only is it the state capital, but it is also home to the famous LSU national championship winning tigers. Maybe I'll dress in purple and yellow and go rally at a game. Geaux Tigers!! Translation...Go Tigers. I'd say my junior high French class really paid off, wouldn't you?? Deep down I think I secretly knew that my French lessons would come in handy some day, and as you can see they have!

3) What would Louisiana be without "The Big Easy" (a.k.a. New Orleans)? Answer...not much. If I'm being honest the possibilities are pretty much endless as far as entertainment goes, however, my main desire would be centered around a little temptation that the French like to call Beignets. These special treats are basically a square of fried dough covered in powered sugar...Yum!!! I'm told that the locals like to get a little crazy by having powered sugar fights. The trick is to blow as much powered sugar from your beignet on to your neighbor. Sounds like a hoot to me. The hot spot to indulge in these high calorie delights is Café du Monde.

4) Kentwood, Louisiana as we all know is the home town of B Spears. You can make fun all you want, but you better believe that I am going to make a trip to see Serenity while we are living here. Serenity, for those of you who don't know, is Britney's 3 million dollar mansion. Don't be jealous though...I promise to take my camera and post about my adventure when the journey happens. I can't promise anything amazing picture wise, because knowing B, I'm sure she has top notch security and a lot of trees surrounding the property. You can click here to check out some pictures.

Keep in mind that this is just a sliver of fun to be had by the Hansen's while we live here. I know that there are several other things that we want to see and do, but obviously I can't list them all. If anyone has ever been to this part of the country suggestions are always welcome.

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Tom Cruise Spoof

I'm not sure if I'm sold on the movie yet, but this is some funny stuff. It is a clip from the new Superhero Movie spoofing Tom Cruise and his Scientology clip. This guy does a great Tom Cruise impersonation. If you haven't seen the original Scientology clip that this guy is making fun of, click here to watch.

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Oh the Joys of Louisiana

Spring here on the bayou is just a little bit different then what I am used to. I've noticed that now that the weather is really starting to warm up (70's and 80's), that with this warm weather comes all kinds of insects, bugs, lizards etc. Today Jeremy and I were in our back yard just enjoying the warm weather and watching our little bundle of joy (Homer) playing in the grass. Well after a minute or so I felt something pinch me, and when we looked down Jeremy immediately screamed "Oh crap...run!" We were standing right on top of a red ant hill. The next thing I knew red ants were all over my legs and on my flip flops munching away at my fragile skin. I was in such a panic that I ended up striping off my pants right there in the back yard so I could get the ants off. Luckily no one saw me...I hope. Jeremy quickly ran inside and grabbed a can of insect spray. Before I knew it he was armed and back outside to teach those little buggers a lesson. So, the moral of this story is that these ants are mean! I don't even want to think about the many different kinds of large, ugly, mean insects I am going to encounter as the season rolls on. That's the life on the bayou I guess.

A picture of the attackers. Nasty little things aren't they???

This is what a batch of red ants did to Jeremy's foot a couple of weeks ago. Don't worry, he only itched for about a week and the red marks are pretty much gone now. Plus, Jeremy didn't go down in flames...he attacked right back with a little something called Black Flag.

And die they did.