What a big week we had! After enjoying my bachelorette weekend at home, I jumped on a plane on Tuesday and joined Bert in Orlando. A crazy place in August, we felt like we were the only ones without half a dozen crazy kids! We spent some time at the pool, and found a public garden in downtown Orlando that we enjoyed in spite of the heat. We did have it all to ourselves, that's for sure!
We had a couple nice dinners at two of our favorites: an Emeril's restaurant and also House of Blues, which is always good.
Then, on Wednesday morning, we were on our way to Kennedy Space Center for the launch of the Space Shuttle. We did a stint as Astronauts....
isn't it great that we could help out the team that went up in the shuttle!?
We spent all day at the visitors center, saw a great IMAX (even better because it had air conditioning!) and we got to go in to the space shuttle (a retired one, of course). I had always been bitter that the shuttle at the Smithsonian was not open to see the inside, so now I can say "Been there"!
Then, at three o'clock we got on buses and went out to the "VIP" seating. Just use and 5000 other VIP's. Very elite! Luckily, we found some shade for our beach chairs, and settled in for the launch of the shuttle. We knew we were in luck when we heard Johnson Space Center and Kennedy Center talking over the loud speaker, and heard the famous words "Houston is go for launch!" It was all very cool, and in spite of the fact that you are still a long way away, I recommend it for everyone.
When I got home on Thursday morning, it was straight back to work, and then, on Friday, great joy when the heat and humidity broke! Last week, you just couldn't stand to be outside. Bert got home Friday from hims trip. We had a beautiful weekend, and actually enjoyed some outdoor activity, did some gardening and went for a walk. 
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