Paul had some classes that he was taking in Orlando for work, and Lilly and I got the opportunity to go with him! The drive down lasted a long almost 12 hours because of various bathroom breaks and food stops. Lilly was a trooper, and we only got out once so she could get out of her little baby prison. We finally got to the hotel around midnight, and to our surprise it was in a little nicer area than the previous trips we’ve gone on. Our hotel was extremely nice with a wonderful cooked to order breakfast and a two-hour complementary cocktails! We had a nice view of the lake, and there was a beautiful little park to take Lilly out on walks! Lilly and I walked everywhere we wanted to go which wasn’t very far! There was a nice mall within walking distance, and we had other little stores not too far from us. Travis happens to live about 15 minutes away, and we got to see him for the last three nights for dinner and cocktails. We had the world’s longest poker game that lasted two days! On the only adventure we took we went to Gatorland which is 110 acres of gators and snakes! It’s more like a tourist trap put on by the local rednecks who hand feed the gators to make them jump! They even allow you to take a picture on the back of a live gator (with its mouth taped)! I can’t exactly say Paul’s response except for no! For anybody that can’t already guess, Paul hates alligators and snakes! I’m not fond of them myself, but I do like to watch them in a safe environment! We walked around this park to see people dropping in “gator food” known by the rest of the civilized world as hot dogs. We even watched a family who thought poking a gator with a stick was a smart thing! I can only imagine that they were from a foreign country that does understand English because the park had signs up that said “They will eat you” all over! We even got to marvel at the biggest alligator that I’ve ever seen! It’s 950 lbs and over 13 feet long that became so heavy and big by eating neighborhood dogs! I think you can call these people up to take the alligators out of your neighborhood so they can enjoy the luxuries of hot dogs and smelly chicken! Lilly was absolutely wonderful the entire trip! She didn’t want to sleep in her own bed, and I finally caved the last night because I was so tired! She slept peacefully through the night, and we made our way back home!
So, there are no pictures of Paul on a gator’s back?
Nope! We’ve got him being brave and putting his foot on a big plastic one!
Don’t believe Laura’s lies! I wrestled that gargantuan alligator only moments before! I beat it so badly it tried to run off, but I grabbed it by its tail and dragged it out of it’s cage and dropped an elbow on it’s head. It was so humiliated and shamed it played dead and opened its jaws as a sign of submission. To celebrate my victory I swooped Lilly up and asked Laura to take a picture of us with the beast, which she did. Shorty after we left it skulked back into its cage only to be cackled at by the birds and laughed at by its fellow alligators.
What a big nose your getting Pinocchio! I wish everyone could have seen every wince I saw when we got close to those aligators! You still mention how you wished you would of had a big gun to blow them out of the water! Lilly is going to enjoy these “Daddy Tales” when she gets older! I can only imagine what’s going to come next when we take her to the zoo! Pretty soon we’re going to be hearing tales of Daddy bull fighting, taming lions, and turning bears into teddy bears!
lol, I remember Paul wincing just at the mention of that snake my dad had in his garage. Next time you come down Paul we’ll get in the boat and you can wrestle some wild gators and we’ll film it for everyone to see!
Are you insinuating that I in anyway embellished my interaction with that alligator? It was a fight to the death and I barely came out alive. How much did Laura pay you to slander my good name and doubt my alligator slaying abilities?
Also, Laura conveniently forgot to describe our poker game. It only lasted two days because I wanted to prolong their misery as long as I could. As our departure date neared I realized I had to tighten the noose and finish them off ; Friday night I handed them both a one way ticket to loserville.
Thank you Travis for backing me up about the alligators! Paul wouldn’t even get near the boat if he knew he was headed in any direction of a gator! My husband is brave at home with the bug slaying, but when it comes to gators and snakes he’s going to run as fast as he can hoping he isn’t the slowest! And I knew Paul was going to rub it in that he won! He does this when we play games at Grandma and Grandpa’s house!!! I’m surprised he hasn’t starting posting comments every time he wins a game! He’s going to figure out how to get an animated character on here to dance whenever he wins!
All the pictures from Orlando are great – not so sure about the over-active spaceman!!
Expect to see this dancing trooper every time we play games! I’m sure we’re going to see another one around Thanksgiving!
Not if you and I play our cards right!
Just cheat, Paul does! Give hime a taste of his own medicine!