Home Away from Home

Last week Chris was in Orlando on business. We arranged to take Friday off and spend some time relaxing and getting together with our Orlando friends. I arrived Thursday evening and we met up with Sorted for dinner and a little wandering around Disney Village. Although our visit was short (he has to get up at like 4am! That's insane!), it was great to see him. Friday and Saturday we slept in and did some shopping during the day. Friday evening we went to the Orlando Science Center and saw their "Our Body" exhibit. It as okay, but their displays weren't much more than "here's a body part." There wasn't much information about the parts they displayed, wasn't much in the way of real education. They probably spent a lot of money on cadavers and scientists to carve them up, but they didn't put forth that extra little bit to make the display truly good. I walked out with an "eh" attitude, instead of a "wow, cool!" attitude. It's worth seeing, but only barely. Saturday evening started at the Portobello restaurant in Disney Village. It was a little expensive, but it was tasty. They had printer problems and lost our order, but gave us free drinks while we waited. After dinner we met our friends Joe and Paul (from Deland) to see Cirque du Soleil. Our seats were on the left side of the stage about 10 rows back. The show was fantastic. Joe pointed out that so many of their acts have a sensual undertone, and being so close to the stage, we couldn't help but agree. I won't spoil it for those who haven't seen it, but if you like incredibly hot guys in incredibly tight spandex, this is a must-see show. Their acrobatics aren't bad, either. ;) Joe and Paul had to leave right after the show, but we managed to get in touch with Six and arranged to meet him at Pleasure Island. We hung out at the Irish pub and had a few drinks and talked until they closed. We witnessed a drunken brawl which was broken up by Disney security, and then one of the brawlers was hauled away by the sheriff. Live entertainment! It was awesome to finally meet Six, and we had a great time. Sunday morning we had brunch with Spider, Sorted, MiKell and TheHusband, and Spider's friend Brad. It was an event filled with good food and great company. After brunch we wandered around Lake Eola and ogled several hot joggers watched as people jogged by. It was a beautiful day spent with beautiful people (our friends, not the joggers). After the weekend, I felt totally relaxed. I'd forgotten about work, didn't care about anything, and I was just plain happy. I swear Orlando feels more like home than our own hometown, and it's because of the friends we have there. Guys, we think about you often, and we are truly grateful to know you.