April
8
This past weekend I spend time with my friend Nick who came down for what he called his gay-cation with Lauren, Karen and his boyfriend, Kevin.
We spent the day at Magic Kingdom enjoying the sights. Unfortunately one of the sights of Florida they didn’t want was the wonderful sudden thunderstorms. We got caught many times in the storm’s pouring rain but were lucky to always find an attraction to keep us from getting completely soaked. At one point, we just missed a random downpour by getting in line for “It’s A Small World”. Here is a quick video of us on the ride. Enjoy Justin’s dancing:
The storms allowed us to get exercise running from one side of the park to the other to see if the Jungle Cruise would finally be open. We weren’t able to see the Castle Show due to the weather but were treated to seeing one of the dancer’s back was scarred up from which I hope was only a drunken night fall and not a “Sleeping with the Enemy” type boyfriend episode.
We set up at our “secret” viewing area to get an almost front row sit to the fireworks early in the night. Unfortunately, 20 minutes before the show, we had to move the table quickly under the overhang when the storm poured on us one more time.
The Wishes fireworks were great and Tinkerbell, which we were afraid wouldn’t show because of the weather, flew right above us to end the night in the Disney magical way.
I realized on the way home that the weather didn’t damper our time together. It was the friendship and laughter that kept our day sunny. I am glad to have been able to spend another day with one of my best friends, Nick as well as make new friends from NYC.
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Chris
on 08 Apr 2008 at 2:02 pm #
“I realized on the way home that the weather didn’t damper our time together. It was the friendship and laughter that kept our day sunny.”
I recently went on trip with my wife and my oldest son. We went through a lot of problems with our flights. Somehow it was one of the most enjoyable and memorable trip I can remember because we focused our energy in enjoying each other’s company.
Everything in life is a matter of perspective!
Michael
on 08 Apr 2008 at 2:10 pm #
Chris
Thank you so much for sharing! I am glad that the trip was still a great time! I so agree it is all about your personal perspective. It really can change how you view and experience the world.
Nick
on 08 Apr 2008 at 6:53 pm #
I wish I had known you were filming then, I woulda put on a show!
And yeah, the rain sucked, but not once did it make the time any less enjoyable. If anything, now we have more interesting stories and memories!
Michael
on 08 Apr 2008 at 7:12 pm #
This was my surprise attack video! Next time I will let you know. And yes, we have tons of more fun memories!