Tradition is to take a pic of the kids at every hotel. See how much they love doing it.
Okay...
So...
Have you ever wondered how NOT to travel?
Well I have some tips for you!
We'll call them life lessons.
This is pure fiction.
There is no truth to any of it.
Seriously...
Not
One
Little
Bit!!!
The Bee Family Tips for Travelling:
#1- Get lots of rest beforehand. Otherwise you might do things like lose you park hopper pass the morning of the conference. That would be embarrassing!
#2- Leave in lots of time so you get to your destination on time. It might be really awkward to show up late smelling like your car to a meet and greet where people are hugging you!
#3- Wear comfortable shoes. It would be really embarrassing and uncomfortable to end up with the bottoms of your feet bleeding and blisters all around the back, limping around like a complete tool!
#4- Make sure your car is in good working order before leaving. It would be a real pain in the rump to spend half your vacation budget on car repairs instead of enjoying some cross border shopping!
#5- Make sure you stay calm at the border. It would waste a ton of time to get detained and questioned like a criminal!
#6- Have all you travel info handy at all times. It gets really annoying to keep pulling over wondering where you put the map or the name of the hotel you're staying at!
#7- Make sure everyone is happy and well rested and well fed. People get super cranky when tired and hungry!
#8- Do some research about your destination so you are well versed in your location. It can be rather embarrassing to be led to your hotel by others cuz you're standing like a doofus in the wrong place looking at a map like it is written in a foreign language!
#9- Do not drink a ton of liquids in the first 4 hours of driving. This can lead to stopping every 20 minutes to find a loo which can be difficult on the road!
#10- Clean your windows once in awhile. Nothing says tourist like bug splattered windows! (I should probably clean those now that we've been home a week!)
#11- Arguing with the GPS is a waste of time. That chick does not care what you have to say or want your input!
#12- If your destination is a Coke themed park and you are a Pepsi junkie bring lots of Pepsi with you. Swilling Coke when you're a Pepsi fan is just bad form and will make you want to hurl!
One of each of us. Okay so it's my foot but it's still me!
We learned a lot, had tons of fun, and didn't kill each other! This is a huge success in my book. Operation Disney a raving success!!!
A brief stop at the Kentucky Horse Park. They closed the gift shop before we got in so we'll have to go back!
I think it's possible we actually had too much fun. I was literally delirious on the way home and kicked into the back seat to rest. I could not stop giggling and fell asleep with mini-me's pillow and blanket, with my shirt up around my head like a hockey player in a fight in order to block out the sun, and then popped my sunglasses over top just for good measure. I must have looked liked a drunken caped crusader to any passing cars. Sleeping one off. Honestly it's amazing they let me go out in public.
Beautiful country to drive through from Ontario to Florida!
Okay so to recap the road trip:
Number of kilometres travelled= appr. 4000
Number of kilometres it felt like some days= appr. 10,000!
Number of times we mixed up miles and kilometres= about 100!
Number of time we were late cuz we mixed mixed up miles and kilometres= about 10!
Number of Pepsi's consumed over 6 days= appr. 100!
Number of those consumed by me= appr. 98!
Number of arguments with the GPS= appr. 200!
Number of times it was me arguing with it= appr. 198!
Number of arguments amongst family members= appr. 60!
Number that were started by me= appr. 58!
Number of swear words used on the trip= appr. 1000!
Number of them that were mine= appr. 999!
Number of bags of candy consumed= appr. 25!
Number of ones consumed by yours truly while driving= appr. 22!
Number of times we got lost= appr. 55!
Number of times it was hubs fault= appr. 55!
Number of swear words about that by me= appr. 550!
Number of times we laughed our asses off= countless!
Number of regrets about the trip= none!
Number of times I am so grateful to Food Blog Forum for this opportunity= LIMITLESS! BOUNDLESS! ENDLESS!
Okay folks the second part of this series will be Disney Fun with the Bee Bunch. Then the third part will be Conference Fun with the Lunatic. So stay tuned for more Food Blog Forum Conference posts. I can not wait to share our laughs in the park with you all. I am also looking forward to sharing my experience at my first conference with everyone. Keep checking in for more Disney Fun.
Toodles and smoochies! xx
Cassie
This is an adorable post! Looks like you guys had an amazing time. I love the recap!
Kim Bee
Thanks Cassie. We had so much fun. I would do it again in a heartbeat!
Jackie | Sweet and Salty SF
Hey Kim Bee! Glad you made it home safely after your long road trip! I love making trips to Disney parks! I know you've already received this award, but I wanted to pass along the Versatile Blogger Award to you AGAIN, because I enjoy reading your blog so much! You can check it out here: http://www.sweetandsaltysf.com/2012/03/marthas-perfect-macaroni-and-cheese.html
Kim Bee
Aw Jackie you are so sweet to think of me. I appreciate it so much.
And I hope we get to Disney again. It was just the height of fun.
Valerie @ From Valerie's Kitchen
Painful but so hilarious Kim 🙂 Can't wait for more...
Kim Bee
Lol, it is never dull with us. But my goodness we had a blast. I haven't laughed like that in eons.
michelle @ The Village Cook
LOL! How funny~ excited to hear more details! I love the story so far....
Kim Bee
Thanks so much.
Monica
Hilarious.. how did we not meet up!?!?!? Glad you had fun despite all of the roadblocks. Cannot wait to read up part 2 and 3.
Kim Bee
We'll have to connect at the next one. I would love to meet you.
Dara
Wow. It looks like you guys had an amazing time! I LOVE the travel tips! I too have been treated like a criminal at the border. I look forward to the next installment.
Kim Bee
I am telling you if we didn't have bad luck we'd have no luck. It sure was a fun trip though. Worth all the hassle. And near handcuffs.
Anita at Hungry Couple
Great part 1 and am excited for parts 2 and 3. So happy you had a great time and all arrived home with no one killing anyone else. We love road trips but, of course, we don't have kids! 🙂
Kim Bee
I love road trips too, just a little less travel per day and more fun. This was quite an adventure but so much fun. I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
Emily @ Life on Food
Holy cow this was one big trip. Great lessons, I struggle with the liquid intake part. Always a problem with me. Your recap by numbers is outstanding.
Kim Bee
It was an epic trip. I wish we had more time so we could have enjoyed the journey more. But it was so much fun even though we spend way too much time in the car.
Christine
Looks like you all had fun.
Kim Bee
We most certainly did.
Kristen
I can see the Hollywood writers lining up to make a movie about your road trip. Honestly, Kim, Chevy Chase had nothing on your vacation!
Kim Bee
I was going to post a pic of my foot but I didn't want to scare or gross any one out. Lol! I swear we are the real Griswalds. Sad but true.
Dee at Deelicious Sweets
My lord that was a long ass road trip! I'll bet your car started out pretty big and by the end of the trip it felt like a matchbox car!
Kim Bee
Lol, luckily I drive a tank. We have a Ford Expedition so it makes trips more manageable. But the walls close in for sure. We did 3 weeks on the road about 8ish years ago. It was a blast.
Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love.
Hahaha! What a great time! Love the recap...holy crap, 100 pepsis?!!!!
Kim Bee
It's a rough estimate. Might have been more like, maybe, er, 120.
Jackie @Syrup and Biscuits
Kim,
What a wonderfully creative and amusing post! You and your family had a road trip to remember. Did you have Chevy Chase along for the ride?
I was so glad to be able to spend a little time with you at our wonderful "Taste of Disney" lunch. So glad you made home safe and sound.
Kim Bee
I think in this scenario I might have been Chevy Chase. It tends to happen quite often.
I am so happy we got to meet too. I was like a deer in headlights all weekend. It was experience overload. But I loved every minute of it. Hope to see you at the next one and talk more.
Alyssa
My husband loves road trips. While I hate spending hours in the car, we always end up having fun. I'm sure you guys have lots of great memories. And I think we have made all of those mistakes too 🙂
Kim Bee
We did 3 weeks once on a trip to British Columbia. Very long and at times trying but man we had a ball. I love driving so I actually did about 80% of it on the way up. Only about 60% on the way home due to sheer exhaustion and rampant giggles.
Ramona
LOL! You are so funny! I loved the post.. can't wait for Parts 2 and 3 to be posted. What a fun road trip!
Kim Bee
Thanks. We really had so much fun. It was such a wonderful experience and so needed for us to get away and let loose.
Kiri W.
Haha, you sound like you had an awesome time no matter what 🙂 And hey, who would have known it was you, if you had come off all organized and not even a wee bit lunatic 😉
Kim Bee
I know right. Chaos rules!!!
mellissa @ ibreatheimhungry
I laughed out loud when I read the number of times got lost 55, number of times it was husbands fault, 55! So true! Great recap! Nice that you guys can spend that much time together and have that much fun - you'll have these memories forever and that's really sweet. Can't wait for parts 2 and 3! XO
Kim Bee
Hubs had never used a GPS before so he was jumping on her info too quickly. She'd say turn left in 25 miles and he'd hear turn left NOW. We could not stop laughing. Next time he'll have all the kinks worked out. Or not. Lol. We had so much fun Mellissa. I cannot even tell people how much we needed this trip. It was life changing.
Sandra's Easy Cooking
LOL! You sure know how to makes us all laugh! Looks like you had great trip after all!!! Loving your photos!!!xoxo
Kim Bee
Thanks Sandra. This really was the trip of a lifetime. I am so glad we did this.
Rachel @ My Naturally Frugal Family
This is just absolutely a wonderful recap. Definitely one of my favorite to read.
Looks like you and the fam had a wonderful time Kim, and even if they don't like photos in front of hotels I think it is a nice tradition.
Kim Bee
Aw thank you. You are so sweet.
We did the hotel thing on our trip to BC so it's tradition. Helps us figure out where the heck we are when we look through photos. Lol!
Cucina49
It sounds like you had a great time, and your travel tips made me laugh. I have also argued with the GPS--and you're right, it does no good whatsoever!
Kim Bee
Thanks. We like to have some giggles. That GPS is pure evil.