My Breaking Bad, Legoland, No Running Weekend

I’m feeling kind out of it today. I had a really hard time concentrating at work. I would catch myself just staring out into nothingness. Do you ever do that? No – just me? Yeah, I am still in the weekend zone. And how could I not be? I had such a great weekend and I’m not 100% ready to admit that it’s over.

Friday night we watched a gazillion episodes of Breaking Bad. We’re still behind – but almost into Season 3. I just want to give Jesse a big freaking hug. {Aaron Paul needs to have kids stat — too adorable}

Saturday morning I was supposed to get up and run. I had my stuff all laid out. My iPod was charged. And…I apparently turned my alarm off at some point during the night. FAIL.

Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to work out – the kids had an 8am swim lesson, followed by L’s ballet/tap class. Then we were off…

Legoland Florida was calling our name!

This trip was partially a birthday present and partially a reward for good behavior for B. He loved it. I can’t say that it was my favorite theme park, but it did have some good moments. We got there around 1 and spent about 5-6 hours there. It was enough for me.

For starters, it was hot. I know, I too was shocked that it was hot and humid at a theme park in the middle of JULY.   Seriously guys – what were we thinking? I guess I thought more of the park/rides would be covered — but nope. They were mostly out in the open.

Another disappointment for me was the height range on the rides. While B could go on almost every ride (the park is perfect for kids ages 6-12), L was too short for the majority of them (she’s 37 inches – the requirement for many rides was 40). She spent a lot of time hanging on the sidelines, which is too bad because she is my dare devil child.

It wasn’t all bad though – and I would go bad (and we will definitely visit their water park!). There were a few pluses:
1. The food was very reasonably priced and they had a lot of healthy options. This is rare for a theme park. Guess it made up for those ticket prices!
2.  There were Lego stations (and hand sanitizer) at most of the lines and restaurants. At least L had fun while she was hanging out.
3. Miniland was AMAZING. There were over 30 million Legos that took over 2 years to build.  I could have spent hours checking out all of the details. The kids were mesmerized too.

The kids give it a little bit of perspective!

How many of those places can you name??

Oh – before we left we tried a new (to us) treat — Apple Fries.

  In theory, they were a good idea, but they lacked some sweetness and just made me really hungry for some apple pie.

After the long trek home and dinner at Sweet Tomatoes we decided that we are not cut out to do a Disney Vacation of any sorts. We were exhausted!

So, I did what any exhausted, sane person would do — I set the alarm AGAIN for 5:45 so I could wake up and run. And I actually got up! I put on my running gear and I was “this close” to putting on my sneakers – when the hubby got an emergency work call. DOH! Another FAIL. At least there was effort! Instead I killed my sense of smell and probably a few brain cells by cleaning my bathroom (and rest of my house, but the bathroom was the worst) and then later hit up spin class at the gym.

(dedicated to Melissa)

So, I had a run-free weekend. I don’t recommend it.

One thing I do recommend, however, is inviting your family and close friends to celebrate your 6-year old.

There was pizza, Carvel ice cream cake, cupcakes, sangria, and an electric guitar (which B inherited. Anyone want to start a band?).

Perfect way to end the weekend! Now that reality has hit, however, I’m looking forward to getting in some mileage this week. I miss running!!

Can you play an instrument? I play piano — and I use the term “play” loosely.