In addition to all of the great speakers and worship music (Dr. Tony Evans, Miles McPherson, Louie Giglio, and Aaron Lindsey) we got a fun little bonus in the form of our 18 month old godson and his parents! The resort we were at (The Omni at Championsgate) had tons of open grassy areas, a 9 hole hole par-3 course, lazy river, kiddie pool, water slide etc. So we got to watch the little guy go crazy with all the activities. Living up north, he hadn't had much of a chance to be outside all winter so it was awesome for him to get out an run around. I think his favorite was the lazy river, it was adorable to watch!
It was a pretty quick trip, just in and out for the conference but we did fit in a quick morning at Magic Kingdom, JJ and Mason got to play golf at Bay Hill, and one of the most unique experiences of my life...VIP treatment at a concert!
Our best friends are good friends with several of the guys from Needtobreathe and they just happened to be playing at House of Blues in Orlando while we were there. Life is all about who you know, right?! Needtobreathe is an amazing Christian folksy/rock group from South Carolina (so we love them even more). They opened for T. Swift on her tour last year and now they are doing their own tour for they 4th album The Reckoning.) So anyway, because of our friends (we are just moochers), we got the royal treatment at the concert and got to sit in an opera box on the right side directly above the stage. It was such an awesome perspective because you could see what the band sees when they look out at the crowd...and the crowd was definitely in to it! Not only did we get amazing seats, we got to go back stage after the show and party like rockstars...well, it was pretty tame so it was more like partying WITH a rockstar ;). The guys were great we had so much fun getting to know them and because they live in Charleston, SC there is a good chance we will see them again this summer!
Ironically they played a show in Charlotte 4 days after, and they graciously set us up with amazing tickets. We couldn't see them again after the show because we had to hurry home and finishing pack for the cruise, but the concert was amazing and it felt like a totally different show because this time we were out in the crowd.
