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Making a Car Window Sticker using a Roland SV-8 Vinyl Cutter

Step by step instructions on making vehicle window stickers with a Roland StiKa SV-8 vinyl cutter with CutStudio software.

Orlando: Loews Royal Pacific Resort

My son and I arrived at the Loews Royal Pacific Resort on Friday, March 26, around 7:15 p.m, tired and hungry.  Our fatigue was quickly forgotten, though, when we stepped out of the car.  Our first reaction was “Wow, this hotel is awesome!”  The staff pointed to the front door, which was just across a long bridge that overlooked a lagoon-style river, which ran along the hotel.  We could immediately hear the roaring of roller coasters coming from the Universal Orlando theme parks, which were located on the same property nearby.

We headed to the reception desk to check-in and were greeted with a shell necklace and “Aloha!” by a friendly staff member.  The other bloggers were starting to gather at Jake’s American Bar for dinner (located at the hotel), so we quickly rushed up to our room to drop off our luggage.  When we walked into our room, we heard “Welcome Home!” by a cleaning crew member who was turning down  the beds.  It was a nice, warm welcome to a cozy, yet elegant room.

Jake’s American Bar had a great variety of salads, sandwiches, pizzas, steaks and more.  There was a little bit of everything on their menu, which I liked.  You can see the entire menu HERE (look for Jake’s American Bar).  My son ordered a grilled cheese sandwich off of the children’s menu, and I requested the Southwest Eggrolls (I have a thing for Southwest Eggrolls). I met up with a couple of other shivering mom bloggers, Carol Cain from NY City Mama , and Mindy Roberts from The Mommy Blog , who were also lured into the pool by their offspring.  It was nice getting to know both ladies, whom I had never met before this event.  We chatted for a while, then all decided it was time to REALLY call it a night.  For reals this time. When we returned to our room, we had a few little surprises waiting for us.  First,...

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