Orlando by the Numbers

1 - magical phone call from Dandi inviting us to go to Orlando with them.

6 - fun-filled days with our dearest friends. Also the floor number of our rooms at the resort.

View of the resort from our balcony

Dandi on their balcony, taken from our balcony

18 - floors at our awesome hotel, the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress

DH in the lobby, taken from the 6th floor.

4 - the number of times we had the delicious hotel breakfast buffet where we had as much fresh-squeezed Florida orange juice as we wanted (they repeatedly filled up our glasses like it was water!) and I partook of a great many baked wares with super-creamy whipped butter.

15 - SPF I used during our countless hours by the pool. I only burned in one place, which is now peeling nicely.

3 - number of tropical drinks I had. Sometimes a person can't be bothered to actually get up from their sunbathing to locate sustenance, so they have to order drinks and lunch poolside.

7 - pairs of sunglasses worn. Dr. Dandi broke his in the pool and found himself a smooth new pair. I hated a pair, bought a new pair, lost that pair within 5 hours and then had that new pair replaced (on the last day).

A couple of crazy kids and a pair of Maui Jim's

Approx. 30 - times we went down the water slide like teenagers trying to get the perfect photo. We only had one collision when I stopped mid-slide to pose and a young girl didn't listen to the lady at the top who told her not to go yet. I'm fairly certain that little girl did not speak English. I'm also fairly certain the little girl was unhurt, but the photo that precipitated the crash in the first place showed gratuitous butt cheek, at which point I threatened Dandi to delete it from their camera or terminate our friendship.

4 - Number of seats on the surrey bike we rode at the hotel. Dr. Dandi was in the drivers seat for a while, then I had a turn. No one was harmed. And there was singing.

A billion - strokes of the paddle in the canoe (not really, but my arms were burning). There were also paddle boats and paddle bikes. Between the four of us, we tried them all.

Chillin' in the backseat of the paddleboat

3 - of the four of us who went golfing. I hung back at the pool and had a zen-moment floating on my back and staring at the sky.

Mrs. Dandi's first time on a course

Real Men

20 - minutes of driving on Sunday to see the temple and attend sacrament meeting. We were all standing in this same spot almost exactly 10 years ago! (for Nu Hoz tour). A sky-writer spelled out the word "Jesus" while we were there, which was cool. I'm pretty sure there was more to come, but we didn't wait around to see it.

Remind me to stand in a way that doesn't make me appear pregnant in flowy dresses.

2 - times we went to Universal Studios.

10 - the rating I give the Harry Potter ride. It was truly incredible.

Waiting in line for Harry Potter

A couple of HOT ladies (literally) in the deceptively snow-covered Hogsmeade

Butterbeer. Scrumptious.

4 - big roller coasters (much to Mrs. Dandi's chagrin). The only one that ever made me nervous was the Rock It. I ended up liking it so much I went on it twice.

9.5 - my overall rating of the food we ate. We always went to dinner at around 10 PM because we couldn't tear ourselves away from the pool. We had dinner at Chevy's (my new fave!) Uno's, Bahama Breeze and Bongo's at Downtown Disney.

Our delightful outdoor table at Bahama Breeze

Do you have friends this gorgeous?

3 - number of pounds I gained.

0 - hours of sleep we got the night before we flew home. We all tried to get some shut-eye on our 6 AM flight.

a million - kisses to Grandma T and Grandma and Grandpa B who made this unforgettable trip relaxing (kidless).

lots - the number of pictures I wanted to include but didn't. Also the amount we love our friends Dandi.