Day 1: In the bag

Here it is, the day we have been waiting for. You already saw the video of our ride up here so we'll fill you in on what happened after. As the first couple to arrive to our house we were greeted with full attention from our CVB staff member, Amy. She showed us around our amazingly, ridiculous house. CVB was more than generous to have rented 3 "MTV Cribs" style houses for us from All Star Vacation Homes. All Star Vacation Homes have been around for 11 years and they provide 160 different sized luxury homes in a gated community with every amenity you can fathom; game room, personal pool and spa, fully equipped kitchen, flat screen TVs, home desktop with wireless capabilities, the list goes on. No words do it justice, check out their website (http://www.allstarvacationhomes.com/). After Amy gave us the tour, we were escorted to our Hawaiian themed room where we would be sleeping for the next 3 days. (Side note; we say sleeping and mean it. Our itinerary for the next 3 days is so jammed packed with a mere taste of what Orlando has to offer). Back to the room...it is decked out from top to bottom with everything that says Island Getaway. On the edge of our bed was a welcome bag. Contents of this bag? A welcome letter, 3-page itinerary, "Blues Clues" Style Handy dandy notebook, Chex mix, Wild Berry Skittles, Sun tan lotion, chap stick and lip balm(difference?), tissues, and hand sanitizer. A true survival kit indeed. We tossed our luggage in the room, hung out and chatted with Amy for a bit. And then it happened...BOOM... she announced the Black Shuttle Van had arrived from the airport carrying the other Finalists. The door opens. Then, BOOM! There we were standing face to face with the finalists! You know, the ones we have been cyber stalking for the last week or so? They were more than great and we were stoked to finally meet them in person. After trading travel stories and sharing some laughs everyone was shown to their rooms. Hysterical laughter erupted when we discovered that almost all the rooms were ridiculously themed. "High School Musical", "Harry Potter", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Hannah Montana", "Nascar", and we haven't even seen the third house! Pictures to come. We gathered ourselves mentally and physically and ventured downstairs for the personality test. If you have taken one you have taken them all. Twenty questions strategically reworded twelve times. Don't strain yourself with the simple math, it was 240 questions in all. We don't know the results, but we are sure we passed. After every test is a meal and this was no different. CVB staff member, Megan, came through in the clutch with flying colors. A delightful spread of everything BBQ, chicken, burgers, pulled pork, coleslaw, potato salad, you name it. There was also a dessert spread, but there was no way we had any room after the bountiful feast. 67 days of gluttons, anyone? We ate, we mingled, we laughed, we left. Blogspot was calling our name. Not to mention, we have a 5:15a.m. the Wallaby Ranch Hang Gliding Flight Park. Day 1 in the bag.

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