Just a quick recap of the things that I have been able to accomplish in the last day or two.....
I went to the bank and got the cash we need for the trip.
I got my eyebrows waxed....a necessary evil!
I filled the refrigerator and cupboards...with 2 teenage sons that never lasts though! I just hope some of that food makes it to when my mom will need it.
I paid all the bills that will come due while we are gone.
I printed out our itinerary, the boys' schedules, medical releases, and directions to get around town for my mom.
I got my hair cut. LOVE it....pics soon, I promise!
I think that's it for now....all I have left is my pedicure, online check in for our flight, packing, and last minute cleaning. YAY!!
Looking back today, I'd like to share a memory from our first family trip in 2007. On the Wednesday of our trip, we visited AK and had an ADR to have breakfast with Donald and gang at Donald's Breakfast-o-Saurus. We had been at WDW for 3 days, so we had already had a few character experiences, but this was our first character meal and we were all excited!
Our waiter was absolutely fantastic and the joke he played on my oldest son Dan still makes us all giggle!
The waiter came to the table for a regular "how are thing's going" check-in when he asked if anyone needed ketchup. He them proceeded to hand us a ketchup squeeze bottle, but of course, "fumbled" it and it squeezed right toward Dan. That gag would have been funny enough, but the BEST part was that Dan
HATES ketchup. And when I say hate, I mean loathe, detest, abhor....you get the picture!
He can't even stand the smell when his brothers use it at the same table. SO....his reaction to the "squirting ketchup" was PRICELESS!! The waiter could not have known about his lack of love for the ketchup, but it was PERFECT that he chose Dan to be his target!
All of us just dissolved into laughter!
Poor Dan! Anyway....that was the best character meal of that trip, and possibly of any trip. That waiter got a nice extra tip! Here are a few pics from that meal....no pics of the ketchup trick, though. Sorry!
The thing I am looking forward to on this trip is our dinner at Boma! I wanted to try it in 2007, but we didn't eat at any restaurants outside the parks. We weren't familiar with transportation and had heard getting from resort to resort was a pain, so we ate in the parks. In 2009 we had the QSDP and the one meal we paid for OOP was a character meal. So....now is the perfect time to head over to AKL and try out the fire-grilled deliciousness of Boma.
We have an ADR for Friday May 7th at 8:05. That is the day we return from the cruise and will be checking into our timeshare. I hope to have a nice relaxing day traveling back from Port Canaveral, maybe enjoying the resort pool, then heading out to a nice dinner at Boma. I am also looking forward to checking out AKL...my DREAM RESORT!
Thanks for reading everyone! Only 4 more days to go!
How can you stand it?? You must be getting so excited!!
Connie
