A WEEK AT THE

HARD ROCK HOTEL!

It was a much needed vacation with my husband and two youngest. Robert and Corey. Our first vacation with out the two oldest with definately a different twist. The one thing I appreciate about our younger boys is they don't need much. They don't even need to be entertained they just entertain themselves. (Meaning they don't bug us to eat, drink or souveneers.)

I was amazed to see all the people who were booked in this rather high priced hotel. I was amazed to see that we could actually afford it. But I guess the shock was the guilt I felt with the money we were spending when (Okay I will say it,)there are poor starving kids in Africa. The truth is I'm not really shocked as I would like to because it was fun and I wouldn't of traded it in for nothing. And there will always be starving people and I can't help everyone!

The last few years we have not taken a vacation at all. Business was slow this year and it was the perfect time. I learned more about my two boys on the trip than I ever did. We enjoyed each other, annoyed each other and even laughed at each other. How cool is that.

Now back to this Hard Rock Cafe thing. Okay I had to laugh, people were spending so much on there accounts. The draw was poolside service. It really should be poolside drain your bank accounts. I have always been one for moderation and considering we are in tough times, I continued my bent for moderation. Yes in moderation we order by the pool but not everyday and every minute. I was surprized to see that most kids had their own accounts. Okay that was nice for them. But my kid's did not. Especially not when Coke was 5 bucks by the poolside. Hey but I did get water with a lemon for free delivered, now that was cool. Everything by the way was extra. Needless to say, I didn't need anything extra. I guess the best thing about staying there is we were right in Universal Studios. So we got unlimited passes to Universal and Unlimited passes to Island of Adventures. Also because we stayed at Hard Rock we went right to the front of the line. Can I tell you how cool that was. People were waiting in lines in the hot sun for over an hour. And we went on ride after ride with not a wait at all. And that is what made staying at the Hard Rock cool.

Now we did go to Disney for a day. And went on everything that we could of. And we did fast pass a couple of rides and that was real fun. But we did have to wait in a few lines. But that was okay too.

We did some great dinners, saw some great shows and really had a great time. And I didn't spend a whole lot of money. And we even made money while we were away. The cool thing about the hard rock was it was like a museum of famous Musicians and there instruments or there outfits. Very cool to see. Okay, the point is I would definately stay there again, but just for a weekend so we can get the passages to the parks and zip through to the front of the line and then go to a cheaper hotel. LOL And by the way for all you MIB fans in the Men in Black car at Universal or Islands with my 2 boys and husband, I shot the most monsters or whatever you call them. Ahh beaten by a girl again!