Kate's America

                On Monday we pulled into our new campsite, Sherwood Forest, in Kissimmee, Florida.  Sherwood Forest was like a private little village. Hotels, the RV park, and an Aldi were all grouped together.                 On Tuesday, my mom and I went on a mother-daughter date for the day, and we had a wonderful time together.  We went to a Panera first and got some coffee and a bagel, then we went to Chipotle for lunch. Those are two of my favorite chain restaurants, so I was in heaven.  I'd been wanting some new dresses as well, so we went shopping.  I found two I liked, and so now I was waiting for the perfect occasion to wear them!                                                                       With my coffee at Panera               On Thursday we planned to go to Legoland with friends. There were some pretty cool rides, a 4D theater, and tons of life-size things built from Legos all around the park. My favorite rides were a drop tower in The Lego Movie World and a d

Monday, September 20, we packed up in the rain and drove farther south to Wildwood, Florida.  It was warm and sunny when we arrived, and we were set up quickly.  Strangely enough, we weren’t very tired from our travels, so we went a few minutes down the road to The Villages.  The Villages was a super cool place, like a gated community, but with stores, restaurants, and everything else you would need.  All the residents drove golf carts around instead of cars, and at night when everyone was in town, dozens of golf carts would be parked at the curb.  We went to dinner at a fancy Italian restaurant, where Mia and I got to make our own pizza.  The waiter brought toppings and trays of pizza dough to the table and we stretched out the dough (I had a bit of trouble with this part: the dough was super elastic and absolutely refused to stay stretched out), then we got to spread on the sauce and toppings.  The pizza was delicious, and I made it just the way I like it, with a thick crust.   The