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More Pictures from the Ice! Show at the Gaylord Texan

ICE! at the Gaylord Texan

http://www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylordtexan/ICE.cfm

Kris, the Snider's, Mike and I went to see the ICE! show at the Gaylord Texan. Mike and I saw this show last year. It had a few new sculptures this year. We ate dinner at the sports bar, walked around and checked out the decor and then headed to the show. I have attached the link to the hotel and below are some interesting facts about the ice and other information.

2,000,000 pounds: the amount of ice it takes to create ICE!

5,000: the number of ICE! blocks hand-carved and transformed into our winter wonderland

40: the number of artisans from the City of Harbin (China) Tourism and Development Commission, who sculpt the attraction by hand

34: the approximate number of days needed to hand-carve the ICE! display

14,000: the total square footage of the unique structure that houses ICE!

9 degrees: the temperature setting for the ICE! structure. A winter coat is provided to keep you warm!

1,400+: the number of LED lights frozen within ICE!

3: the number of types of ice used in the construction of ICE!
~ Clear “glass-like” crystal ice – so flawless that it is compared to Waterford Crystal – makes up 80 percent of the sculptures
~ “White ice” blocks, which are more like compacted snow, make up 15 percent of the sculptures
~ Colored ice, which is dyed brilliant colors, is used for highlighting and accenting the remaining 5 percent of the sculptures

52: the number of days you can visit this famous attraction before it melts away

2: the number of other destinations in the United States that are as cool as ICE! Sister properties Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee and Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida also host annual ICE! events.

No news is good news....

I am not sure I agree. We still don't have a date as to when the contractor is going to start on our house. We do know that there was a lot more damage than State Farm anticipated.

Upstairs:
Carpet for the two bedrooms.
Carpet for the Jack n' Jill bathrooms.
Wallpaper for the Jack n' Jill bathrooms.
Flooring for the bathroom.
Wallpaper for the bathroom.
Painting the baseboards.
Downstairs:
Paint for the powder-room.
Paint for the laundry room.
Paint for the ceiling in the dining-room.
Carpet for the livingroom.
Paint the ceiling in the kitchen.
Wallpaper for the kitchen.
Painting the baseboards.
Lower cabinets in the kitchen will be replaced.
The Kitchen island will be replaced.

The contractor is working with us to make some modifications and do more. We will end up paying some out of pocket, but we figure this will be good for us to have a new kitchen and it is already all torn up. No time like the present. :-)