Moment: Shawn suggesting curbside check-in at Orlando International.
Okay, we know that this is a no-brainer of an idea but it saved us SSSOOOOOOOOOOOO much time. When we were done at the curb, we saw the AirTran line snake from the ticket desk to Disney World, or so it seemed. Thank you, Shawnee!
Moment: Ben skipping around the pool shouting, “Wee wee! Wee wee!”
Ben was in a jovial mood and he felt especially jovial in his swimmer’s speedo. This is such a teenager moment but it’s memorable. The boys dared Ben to skip (safely) around the pool in his speedo while singing, “Wee wee!” It was all in very good humor and fun.
Moment: Ben’s Thunder
Ben is wearing his swim team speedo here in the hotel pool. It’s not something that everyone wears but it’s something that only Ben could get away with. We call his speedo Ben’s Thunder.
Quote: “There’s an alcohol-free and glutton-free section for communion?” - Ben
When we arrive at the communion service, there is a message on the screens that state that sections 5, 15, 25, and 28 are alcohol-free and gluten-free. Ben pronounced gluten like “glutton.” The group cracked up at this.
Quote: “Miss, hand over the crab.” - said to Mandy by an attendant
Before the communion service, we were in an area where a lot of floatables (beach balls, frisbees, etc.) were being lofted skyward. The ushers were trying very hard to monitor the skies. An inflatable crab landed right on Mandy, and before she could say Margaritaville, an usher stepped in saying authoritatively, “Miss, hand over the crab.”
Discipline Moment: “We’re going to beat you like a carnie so much that you’ll scream everytime you see a ferris wheel.”
The Skit Guys actually used this in a skit and, in a talk about discipline, we copied it. It was a “you just had to be there” moment.
Moment: Chase looks mortified when Garrick asks him how he felt when he found out that there was no Santa Claus.
We were discussing the Jesus Painter and his authentic paintings performances. We found out that JP sometimes does the same painting. It was like finding out that there’s no Santa. During the conversation, Chase gave a convincing (and very funny) glare that he hadn’t been told that there was no Santa.
Moment: During a card game, Lizzy falls off the bed with a priceless look while trying to claw herself back on the bed.
Gravity took Liz down faster than the apple that clunked Newton’s noggin.
Quote: “If I fail the Constitution test, does that mean I could get sent to a foreign country?” - Ben
During a midnight conversation about school, Liz told Ben about the Constitution test. Garrick related the test to being similar to the citizenship test given to people who want to become American citizens, followed immediately by Ben’s quote.
Quote: “It’s French” - Ben
This quote was given to a cute girl asking why the ’s’ in ‘Illinois’ isn’t pronounced. She followed by giggling, “That sounds smart.”
Quote: “Well, I am a good looking man.” - Ben
This quote comes from Ben’s smoothness at talking to a fellow NYG’er from Wisconsin. He’s gotten a lot of good natured ribbing for meeting this girl.
Quote: “Are we catching gekkos again?” - Travis/Ben/Jason
There is a walk from the hotel to Universal Studios that is nicely manicured with shrubs. Gekkos were covering the sidewalk, and Ben and Jason were chasing after them. This is a continuation of tradition from Biloxi last year.
Quote: “What a nice and considerate elevator” - Ben
The hotel elevators will tell you when you’ve reached your floor. Yeah, it’s very considerate.
Moment: Ben drinking the barbecue sauce
We went to TGIFriday’s on Friday night. The dinners were awesome, including the fried mac-n-cheese that Kristen posted. Ben in particular LOVED his steak and potatoes. The bbq sauce that came with it was so good that, after Ben inhaled his steak, he took a swig of this dipping bbq sauce … a priceless moment.
Quote: “Whoa! We’re flying!” - Ben
Ben took his first flight ever today and on takeoff, nearly everyone on the plane could hear Ben exclaim, “Whoa! We’re flying!”
Shawn was attempting to give Ben the play-by-play of what to expect. It was working right up until the plane was accelerating down the runway. Then, Ben’s eyes got as big as his Harry Potter book. It was great.
