Jeannie Marie & Company

Many people book the Disney Resorts and then spend all their time at the parks.  They rush out first thing in the morning and then come back to their room so tired they fall into bed to rejuvenate for the next day at the next park...spending upwards of $400 a night.  However Disney invites everyone to come and visit the resort even if you are not staying and many of the people wandering around are visitors. The resort hotels are designed to transport you to another place, so even though you are in Florida you are for all intents and purposes actually have traveled to the western Pacific!   First of all parking is free.  You can park up to four hours for free in the hotel parking lot. Inside the resort there is shopping at the gift shops, restaurants open to all and beautiful floral arrangements everywhere.    The decor and art glass are divine! There are two floors of lobby seating areas where you can enjoy the music and pe...

I have a few days in between traveling and wanted to jump in and post.  I have so many things to show and tell!   How cute is this?  We went to Mount Dora in central Florida as part of a extended weekend and I spotted this trolley just as we were leaving.  The train was under renovation and so we will be going back when it's back in service.  Now this cute trolley will be on the list of things to do!  Mickey's Christmas Party was one of our destination's.  The whole Magic Kingdom was lit up festively!  All the trees in the park were lit up red and green! These were in Tomorrowland.   The Grand Floridian needs no decorating as it's already Christmassy with the red accents and green lawns and trees but the masses of poinsettias everywhere were simply beautiful!    Our trip ended with lovely fireworks seen from the Grand Floridian across the lake.  See the tiny purple dot?  That is Ci...