By The Numbers

During our three-day trip to Orlando for the wedding, here are the numbers...

Nights in Florida: 3
Beautiful, elegant weddings: 1
People in the wedding party: 9
People married when we got there: 6
People married when we left: 8 (Rachel's brother is single, ladies!)
Theme parks visited: 0 (Shopped in Downtown Disney, but wasn't ambitious enough to tackle any parks.)
Awesome meals: 3 (Lunch at Olivia's in Old Key West, Dinner at Raglan Road, Dinner at Ohana)
Things purchased: 2 (Engraved bride/groom Mickey/Minnie frame for the newlyweds, House of Blues shirt for me)
Drinks consumed: Sunday, 1.25, Monday, 3, Tuesday, I forget
Bugs seen: 3 (Or maybe 2. The two flies might have been the same one twice.)
Miles walked: 729 (half in heels)
Impressive blisters obtained: 2
Impressive blisters popped: 2 (because I can't leave things like that alone)
Disney transport buses ridden: 986
Times bus driver got lost: 2
Non-Geico geckos seen: 413
Happy squirrels living in palm tree off my balcony: 1
Cross Canadian Ragweed concerts seen: 0
Times I thought about the concert: 8266
Times I whined about missing the concert: 62 (which is proof that I did show some restraint)
Miles away from concert venue while at wedding ceremony: 3
Times stuck in an elevator: 1 (Thankfully, only for a few minutes)
Minutes until I would have had to strangle my mother-in-law if the elevator hadn't opened: About thirty seconds more
Sunburns: 0 (Pasty white Minnesota winter skin and latent vampiric tendencies made me keep to the shade whenever possible)
Makeup girls who thought I was a bridesmaid, not the mother of the groom: 1 (and I totally love her now)
Times I told total strangers that my son just got married: 47
Times in a limo: 1
Lifetime total times in a limo: 1
Times swimming: 0
Mouse ears on hats, logos, landscaping, architecture, etc.: 214 jillion
Average daily high temperature: 86
Average daily high temperature at home: 52
Times I embarrassed Ryan: at least 42
Gardenias: 916,000
Gardenias I stole for my room: 3
Times I stuck my face in the gardenia hedges while passing: Every time (They smell purrrrrrty)
Times I made Tom admire my eyelash extensions: 37
Hours I had the eyelash extensions: 18
Hours I had the eyelash extensions but was asleep: 8
Times I lost my Downtown Disney map: 6

That' about sums it up! We all had a marvelous time, the newlyweds are blissfully honeymooning till Sunday, nobody got eaten by alligators, and Rachel's mother was feeling well (she's between chemo treatments) and looked strong and healthy.

Now, I shall go and enjoy my last day off before heading back to work tomorrow!