Traveling to Orlando
Posted on August 7, 2019 by Ching under Food and Drink, Travel.
Obligatory airplane selfie.
Upon our arrival at the Orlando airport, we were greeted by the same chauffeur we had in 2013. What are the odds?
Our first stop that night was the Pub, our favorite place to eat in the area.
Our first drinks in Orlando.
Brian’s favorite meal.
I love the fish and chips at the Pub. This time they had an option on the menu to get fish and chips and shrimp.
It was a nice night for a walk, so we took the long way back to our hotel. Grabbed a few pics on the way.
It was a long day but there’s always time for a few pics.
We stayed at the Hilton this time because the Hyatt Regency was already full by the time I registered, which was within a couple of hours of registration opening. It was ridiculous. Anyway, the Hilton also does the commemorative ZINCON keys so at least I still got one to add to my collection.
We went to check out the fitness center in the morning. It was decent but not as nice as the one at the Hyatt.
I guess it’s a lot nicer than most hotel gyms.
We did some exploring that day.
The rooms are just okay and it’s on the opposite side of the Orange County Convention Center from the Hyatt so the location is not idea but the resort pool is phenomenal!
It is much bigger and nicer than the resort pool at the Hyatt.
And, they have a lazy river. Bonus!
There’s even a splash pool for the kiddos.
There are a few fire pit areas with food and beverage service.
The pool grounds are super nice!
Besides that, it’s like a legit resort with activities and everything. I just wish it wasn’t so far away. Anyway, next post will be all about ZINCON. Check back soon!
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Getting Ready for ZINCON
Posted on August 6, 2019 by Ching under Life.
This is us at Nails & Beyond, getting ready for ZINCON. I did silver toenails this time. We did two different shades of silver. One was opaque and the other a glittery overlay for extra sparkle.
I also had a waxing right before ZINCON, which also happened to be the same day as a big sale at Beau Monde so I bought myself a blingy hat.
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Blues & Brews Festival
Posted on August 4, 2019 by Ching under Events.
Our friend Tina hooked us up with awesome patio tickets to the Andover Blues & Brews Festival a few weeks ago.
We got there before the rest of our crew because they had another event that same day. Luckily, we met some other people we knew (Michelle and Scott) who got their early and got an awesome table in the shade. They graciously offered to share their table so we hung out with them until the rest of the gang arrived.
Here’s an obligatory selfie…
Some pics with the rest of our group…
(From Left) Becca, Tina, Justin, Brian, and Aston…
I’m so grateful to Tina for hooking us up with these awesome tickets. They included dinner and beer tasting. And we got a great view of the show.
Here’s a pic of me and Brian with Tina’s husband, Justin.
Jay and Brian…
And a couple more pics to close out the night. It was a beautiful evening for hanging out. Love these guys!
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Electric Scooters are Here
Posted on July 27, 2019 by Ching under Free Stuff, Things to Do.
Remember when Brian and I rode the heck out of the electric scooters in Austin back in April? Well, they’ve finally arrived in Wichita!
I saw them on my way in to work a couple of weeks ago and then Chris and I checked them out when we went for a walk later that day.
Brian and I loved using the scooters when we were in Austin so we are happy they are now available in Wichita. As with anything though, people need to understand the rules and obey them so we don’t have the same problems they’ve had in the cities that have implemented these.
You can learn more about the rules here.
The electric scooters seem a bit intimidating at first but once you’ve tried them you’ll never go back. Seriously. I would much prefer to walk or take a scooter to go somewhere than have to get in my car.
If you’re ready to give them a try, I have some promo codes you can use so you can get $10 FREE to spend on SPIN rides:
- CHINGBRUBAKER
- FREEFIVE
These codes are each good for $5 in free ride credits and can be stacked so, if you use both of them, then you’ll have $10 to spend on rides before you have to start paying with your own money. Enjoy!
PRO TIP: Download the app now so you don’t have to spend a few minutes setting everything up on your first ride. If you’ve already got the app installed on your phone, you can just scan and go.
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Music Theatre Wichita Tour
Posted on July 25, 2019 by Ching under Things to Do.
It’s probably been a good year or so since I was last able to attend a Women of Rotary Wichita social. Either I’m working late or I’m teaching a class or I’m playing pickleball. Something is usually going on that prevents me from attending.
When Gayle sent an email about this last one, I knew I had to go even though I had to teach Aqua Zumba and Water Walk that night at South YMCA. I had to make it happen because our social consisted of getting a tour of Music Theatre Wichita from Wayne Bryan. I had to leave work right at five o’clock and I had to leave the social right at six thirty so I basically only had a 1 – 1.5 hour window. However, I was bound and determined to make it work because I love MTW so much and I’d never gotten a tour before.
Here are some of the pics that I took during our tour last week.
We toured the bowels of Century II and saw the inner workings of MTW from costumes to props to storage. It was so cool. My favorite part was being able to watch the actors rehearse one of the numbers for Chicago. Both Brian and I really wanted to see it but it just so happened to be showing the same weekend that we are in Orlando. We are so bummed. I guess we will just have to catch it on the next round. At least I got so one of the numbers during rehearsal.
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