We finally made it to Epic Universe — and WOW! 🤩 In this episode, we share our first impressions, favorite lands, details, of our preview day and the best things we experienced at Universal Orlando’s brand-new theme park.

From Super Nintendo World to Dark Universe, we’re breaking it all down.

Whether you're planning your own visit or just want to hear what this massive new park is really like, this episode is for you.

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Get ready for an out-of-this-world episode! 🚀

We’re diving into Epic Universe, Universal Orlando’s brand-new theme park opening in May 22, 2025!

From the lands we’re most excited about (hello, Super Nintendo World 👋) to our upcoming preview plans, we’re talking all about it!

We chat about:🎢 What we know so far about Epic Universe🎮 Which lands we can’t wait to explore🎟️ How we’re planning our visits (yes, plural!)

As always, we keep it silly and full of theme park love. If you’re as hyped as we are for Epic Universe—or just want a laugh while dreaming of your next vacation—this episode is for you!

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We are back from our first sailing with Royal Caribbean on their newest ship - Utopia of the Seas. This was a 3-night sailing and we're talking about food, entertainment and our overall thoughts about the experience.

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Our first cruise with Royal Caribbean is finally here! We're taking a 3-night sailing on the Utopia of the Seas to "sea" what the fuss is about.

In this pre-trip report we talk about what we have planned (it's a lot for only 3 nights...), what we're excited for and more. Excited for this one, more coming soon post-cruise as well!

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We're back with a little "Unwinding" February... winding down February? We can't decide.

Talking everything fun from February including Alex's book recs and Chris's excitement about MLS starting back up.

Enjoy & Happy March!

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We're a little delayed on this update, but better late than never! Although it's actually been a year and 4 months... here's our one year update living in the Orlando Florida area.

House, business and personal updates. Then we answer some questions from our Instagram followers. We hope you enjoy it!

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From the food to the entertainment, we're chatting about our night at the opening weekend of Mardi Gras in Universal Studios Orlando.

We both decide out of a list of 7-8 items from the event if we would take it or leave it behind.

Mardi Gras goes until March 30, 2025.

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We're chatting about our most recent cruise with Virgin Voyages. We took a 4 night sailing on the Valiant Lady out of Miami and we talk about it. Some good, some not so great. Hear our honest trip report here.

Thanks for listening!

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Want an honest and open conversation about how our first marathon went? Here's the podcast for you then.

We ran the full 26.2 miles with runDisney on January 12, 2025 and can officially call ourselves marathoners. It was a rough race for us and we talk all about it including our 6 months of training, lessons learned and more.

Hope you enjoy it!

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We're back!

Happy New Year! Thank you 2024. You were a great year, our first full year living in Florida and we did a lot.

We break down each month and some of our faves including Alex's book recommendations and Chris's favorite places in Florida.

Thank you to everyone who listened this year! Looking forward to 2025 together.

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