Jess Wheeler's blog

Disney Day

So I was worried about how to handle Brooks while we were at Disney World.  I was pleased to find a site all about Disney World Strollers.   I've decided we'll do a totally chill day, hanging out at the Boardwalk and then getting breakfast at Kouzzina.   I'm not sure how many days we're actually going to go into the parks, but even if we do we'll only go for a few hours at a time.  I just like taking in the ambience.  

Pink Wedding Cakes?

In this day and age I'm tempted to ask if a pink wedding cake is a bit too much?  I mean the whole instituation is questionable, and the typical interpretation of the whole wedding process is a bit disturbing.  Given all that, once you've made the cake pink have you just completely crossed over?  I'm not necessarily suggesting a plaid cake, or a black cake or anything, but pink just seems like you're asking for trouble.  

Random Disney World Thought

I haven't mentioned yet my most fantastic obsession: Disney World. It's amazing, and I'm sure I'll write quite a bit about Disney as I continue to blog. But I wanted to share a random thought today about my family's most recent Magic Kingdom extravaganza: stroller rentals are awesome! The kiddos are five and seven, so bringing an entire stroller from home (for the few seconds they spend riding in utter exhaustion before that second wind kicks in) is pure silliness! I'd rather shell out a few bucks, rent a stroller and return it at the end of the day. Also, if you lose the stroller or someone takes it by mistake, you can always pick up a new one at any of the kiosks throughout Disney. Does anyone else enjoy the stroller rentals at Walt Disney World?

Orchid Cakes

Absolutely loving these orchid cakes.  I'm a bit of a tourist on these matters as you know, but I love orchids.  In fact the best part is that someone who is likely to love orchids as much as I do will probably have similar taste in cakes.  I've yet to see an orchid cake that I didn't really care for.  What kind of wedding cakes do you like?

Bay Lake Tower

So who wants my first-born?  I'm in the market for a trip to Bay Lake Towers and I'm looking to make a trade.   I'm not really sure why anyone would want my first-born, but I don't have much else to offer and the Contemporary isn't cheap.  I'm going to get to Bay Lake Tower one way or another!

The towers were only added to the Contemporary a short while ago and I'd like to get in while they still have that "new reosrt smell."   If you're going any time soon, I'd be willing to see if I can fit into your suitcase.  That view is to die for.

 

 

Square Wedding Cakes

So my new favorite blog is the Wedding Cake Blag (I guess it's "A Wedding Cake Blog" technically), and I was browsing through their posts.  I came to the conclusion that I'm a square wedding cake kind of girl.  I had never really thought about it before, but I think the square ones look MUCH better.  The rounded cakes look formal and kind of boring.  Actually I kind of like them in a contemporary wedding, but since I'm doing a more classical thing I think I'm going with a square cake.

What do you think, are square cakes or round wedding cakes the way to go?

Investing Books

I've been looking for some good books on investing.  I'm a moderate investor so I don't need 101 stuff.  I'm more looking for something that will make me a little more savvy.  Any suggestions?

Keeping the Economic Recovery "Going"

I was reading today about how Obama's goal for the new year is to "keep the economic recovery going."  I'd hate to see what the economy would look like if it wasn't "recovering."  I know companies are bouncing back, but that's not really having a positive effect for those of us who don't own Fortune 500 companies.

Word-of-Mouth (WoM) Marketing Fastest Growing Segment Segment

"Word-of-Mouth (WoM) Marketing is the fastest-growing segment of the $254 billion marketing services sector of the media industry, which includes among others, branded entertainment, direct marketing and public relations. WoM marketing grew almost five times faster than the overall marketing services sector in 2006 and more than six times faster than the overall media industry and nominal GDP.

via gotastrategy.typepad.com

Great post about Word-of-Mouth. The Internet is both a source and a cause for this. As the signal to noise ratio gets worse, the endorsement of a TRUSTED source becomes more and more valuable.

Checking out TypePad

I never knew TypePad had a MicroBlog style system.  Looks very similar to Tumblr.   I like the interface quite a bit.  We'll see how it goes!