Kathryn and I were able to take a belated anniversary trip to Florida. First off, a huge thanks to Suzanne and Tim for making this possible! Since this was apparently a theme park year, we wanted to cross off a couple more things from our list. Namely, since I went on a work trip back in 2014 to Universal Studios and saw Harry Potter world, I’ve wanted to take Kathryn there. Also, I’ve wanted to go see the Star Wars rides at Disney. So, we pulled it off. Here are some of the highlights from the vacation/trip.

Fish tacos at The Cheesecake Factory. Yum.

Hanging out at the hotel.

The Adventure Begins at Universal Studios…

Hulk coaster. Awesome.

Lots of old comic book and cartoon themed Marvel rides.

Welcome to Hogsmeade!

Butterbeer.

Hogwarts Castle.

Late lunch at the Three Broomsticks while it rained outside.

What a cool building.

It’s true.

Next day at Disney Hollywood Studios on the Millennium Falcon.

Honey, I shrunk the kids!

For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration. This was one of my favorite shows. Lots of little jabs worked in, and a nice relaxing place to sit. I love it when Disney makes fun of itself.

Potatoland nightmare from one of the Mickey Mouse movies.

The big Stars Rise of the Rebellion ride. Very impressive.

We worked in a work trip meeting in Tampa, then had just enough time to make a quick stop at Clearwater beach and get another Grouper Sandwich from Frenchies and dip our toes in the water. Wish we could have stayed a lot longer there.

That’s just a small sampling. Kathryn and I had a blast together. It was so fun to act like “kids” again and just run around and do whatever we wanted without worrying about naps and strollers, etc. etc. Thanks for the fun trip Kathryn, and thanks again Suzanne for running the show at home.

And if you’re wondering, Universal Studios Islands of Adventure won the prize for this trip. Favorite Ride: Jurassic World VelociCoaster. Runner Up: probably Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure.