So let's go to Universal Studios!
What's the first thing a person should do at Universal Studios? Well, if you're Harry Potter fans, you race to Harry Potter world. We are and we did.
Kudos to Universal Studios for creating an extravaganza of all things Harry Potter. It truly was a magical place, especially for Kitty. She rode Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey 4 times. Booney rode it once and then teetered on the edge of motion sickness for an hour afterwards. She's old and feeble. Kitty also adopted a pygmy puff which she named Fluffy and enjoyed her first genuine Butter Beer. She said the ones I made for her birthday party were better. Why, thank you.
We sprang for the Express Passes for our 2nd day at Universal. They were spendy but ended up being worth it. Kitty was able to ride whatever she wanted with wild abandon. One of these wild moments was on Popeye and Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barge. We got soaked. And I mean soaked. Water squeezing out of your shoes with each step kind of soaked. The best part was that this ride was our first of the day so my feet were wet all day. This is how my shoes became Swamp Shoes. By the time we exited the park that evening, my shoes smelled like a pool of stagnant water. Three times I laundered those shoes, and three times they came out of the washing machine reeking of a swamp monster.
Because I'm frugal, I still wore the shoes for a few weeks after our trip. But only because our moving truck was late and I had no other shoes. I didn't want to spend money on more shoes when I had plenty in the truck. So I had swamp feet. Until I couldn't stand it anymore. Then I bought new shoes. In addition to throwing away the shoes, I had to discard of a handful of pairs of socks. They were swampy too. Thank you, Florida.
But I digress. Back at Universal Studios, Kitty was eaten by Jaws, she scored a billion beaded necklaces from the Mardi Gras parade, and I found a souvenir keychain with my niece's uncommon name on it. I've been looking for her name on souvenirs for years! It was extremely fulfilling to finally complete that quest.
Just one more theme park to go! But will I survive?
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