Jealous. I never tan.....EVER. I'm either pasty white or fiery red, no matter how much time I spend outdoors.
Hard to believe March Break is that close!!!
Amen, sister
. It's almost a toss-up as to which is worse.....the weather or the dollar. Though at least the cold eventually passes. I fear the warmth will return long before our dollar rebounds.
Ooohh, fun!! Still never tried cruising, but I would like to someday.
You sure that kiddo doesn't want to go to school in, say, Florida? Or California? I tried to get Jake to consider a southern college, but I guess it all worked out in the end that he decided to stay local. I can't imagine paying tuition and lodging when our dollar is this low!
We just didn't fall in love with Blizzard Beach. I think its the "snow" theme....it just rubbed us the wrong way. We get enough of the real winter here at home, we don't want to spend time in a cutesy, fake winter environment when we're down south. Give me some palm trees and lush green any day!
LOL, funny thing about the bolded....just the other day, we were looking through some of the scrapbooks and photobooks from our first few trips. The first comment from each of us? About how much OLDER we looked!!!
Me especially....OMG, I felt every gray hair on my head at that moment. I guess because I don't feel any different, I don't expect to look any different either. Alas, middle age is creeping up on me despite my youthful attitude.
I hope your cold weather passes quickly. We all need a return of El Nino (wasn't this supposed to be the year they forecasted warmer than average temperatures and no snow for most of north america??) .... it was -18 this morning when I went to work, and I swear that my car shivered as it started!!
We have been pretty lucky on both Christmas trips that we've done. While we had much cooler weather overall in 2012 than this past vacation, we still had warm enough days to waterpark. You just have to be flexible and prepared to take advantage of a warm day when it comes!!
Yup: loud, crowded and filthy has been our experience at some of them too. I give big thumbs up to the management of the one on south I-Drive....they are doing a much better job than their neighbouring locations.
Which part of Wisconsin are you from? We drove from Ontario to the Dells in summer 2010, and we traveled through some mighty gorgeous country along the way. You definitely do get the same type of weather that we do, though....in fact, I think many WI cities are quite a bit further north than we are in SE Ontario.
Sigh.....everyone I know is feeling the burn. Its definitely changing our vacation plans, too. We have a breakfast reservation for Ohana for April that I'm having a harder and hard time justifying.
Don't do it,
@bankr63 . Rumour has it she's a wild driver
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Absolutely. Essentially, you would be travelling at 40 % less than the Canadian price: so a $100 hotel will cost you $60 (maybe even less at the rate we're going). I am betting Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls, Ontario will be PACKED with American visitors this summer!
Ah my friend, I feel your pain.....and I can never escape the financial doom and gloom because I work in that industry to boot. So not only does it affect my vacations, but it also affects my place of business. The stock markets have been terrible, oil prices are dropping like a stone.....is it any wonder I need to get away from it all from time to time??
An update is coming up next....just proof reading and then posting
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Oh, to be back in Orlando ..... even during their cold spell right now, it would be much much MUCH better than here!!
I envy you planning your next Christmas trip already. A US vacation will certainly not be in the cards for us in December 2016, not with our dollar the way it is. I'm thinking I'll be eating turkey and stuffing with the inlaws this year
.....unless I can squeeze in a reasonably priced staycation at the Falls.
Hey...just had a thought
. We should do a Niagara Falls Dismeet this summer!
It would be affordable for our American friends, and its a super fun city.
The next installment is pending....hold tight, it shall be up soon
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