Disneyfreak616
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Chapter 10- "Aruba, Jamaica, Ooh I Wanna Take Ya.." Part 2!
August 18th, 2011
Hello there DIS friends! I just realized that I never posted the second half of this update, so I will do that now! In life news, there are ONLY 16 DAYS until princessallie and I will be frumpin' around DISNEY WORLD!!!! I cannot contain my excitement much longer. The days between now and then better FLY!!!! Also, I think that it's super ironic that the name of this two-part update is a Beach Boys song because JESS AND I ARE GOING TO SEE THEM TOMORROW! We discovered that they had a concert near us a couple days ago, so we ordered tickets because we both grew up listening to their music and seeing them on Full House. We really wanted to see them in person at some point, so of course we're going together! I can't WAIT! What a great summer activity, right?
And now, back to Disney pre-Jess!
We hung out on the beach at the Poly, and I got a little photo-happy. Those surroundings were just so inspiring!
The beautiful Grand Floridian was majestically calling to me from across the Lagoon.
We saw a lovely resort launch sailing by:
Disney transportation. <3 <3 <3
I will stay there one day if it is the last thing I do! Gotta go out with a bang, right?
The Wedding Pavilion looked elegant as always. How I hope to get married there one day...
While Mom and I were mesmerized by the view, Scott took his chance and found himself a nice chill spot:
Don't you all wish you were him right now?? ME TOO.
Sarah and I wandered up and down the beach a little.
Ahhh I just love it so much. PARADISE.
Sarah reunited with Scott and they shared a siesta and a hammock.
WHADDYAH DOIN' SCOTT!?!?! DON'T YOU KNOW THERE'S NO SLEEPING IN DISNEY!?
Clearly someone needs to inform him of the rules...
Don't worry, that didn't last long.
After we were done obsessing over the Poly and talking about how we would love to stay there someday, we headed back up to sand-free land and rinsed our feet via this Tiki god shower:
Then we decided to check out what the first floor of the Great Ceremonial House had to offer.
Some really awesome rugs by the looks of things!
We went into Wyland Galleries, where my mom saw a flower necklace that she had her eye on until almost the end of the trip, when Scott caved and bought it for her. It was beautiful and she wears it all the time!
Afterward, we went into Boutiki, where Sarah bought a Polynesian resort travel mug and I bought a charm for my necklace. On the way out, we had a little fun with this guy:
We're big frumps.
We headed up to the monorail station and rode ma love back to the Magic Kingdom.
From there, we waited about five minutes for a bus back to Coronado Springs. Since CSR was the first bus stop, it wasn't a far walk from the monorail station, which was great because we were all still full from Kona!
While we were on the bus, a British lady noticed my UK nail and asked if I was from England. I told her that I wasn't in my icky American accent, but she still thought my nail was great.
When the bus stopped at Casitas (which is the first stop when returning from a park) Scott and Sarah got off and headed to the pool, while mom and I rode around to El Centro. We had to sort out the moving rooms situation once our free dining reservation started. We waited for a little while at Registration, but the nice CM told us that we would be moving to Casitas 5 with a lake view the following day. Perfect! While we were at El Centro, we met a really nice couple who were celebrating their 40th anniversary at Disney! They come every year to celebrate and they seemed to be having a lot of fun! They were so cute.
Mom and I walked around Panchito's for a little while and then we went back to the room to get cleaned up.
On the way, we took some lovely photos of the topiaries and Casitas.
The Three Cabelleros:
I love these fountains:
The Casitas:
Once we were cleaned up and got Sarah all cleaned up from the pool, we said goodbye to Scott in his poolside lounge chair and set off on a girls only adventure!
We waited about ten minutes for a bus and were on our way BACK to the Magic Kingdom!
We got there and headed for the boat dock, but the boat there was pulling away, so up to the monorail station it was!
We reached our destination at about 2:15 pm! From there, where will we go? Stay tuned!
Continued in Next Post
And now, back to Disney pre-Jess!
We hung out on the beach at the Poly, and I got a little photo-happy. Those surroundings were just so inspiring!
The beautiful Grand Floridian was majestically calling to me from across the Lagoon.
We saw a lovely resort launch sailing by:
Disney transportation. <3 <3 <3
I will stay there one day if it is the last thing I do! Gotta go out with a bang, right?
The Wedding Pavilion looked elegant as always. How I hope to get married there one day...
While Mom and I were mesmerized by the view, Scott took his chance and found himself a nice chill spot:
Don't you all wish you were him right now?? ME TOO.
Sarah and I wandered up and down the beach a little.
Ahhh I just love it so much. PARADISE.
Sarah reunited with Scott and they shared a siesta and a hammock.
WHADDYAH DOIN' SCOTT!?!?! DON'T YOU KNOW THERE'S NO SLEEPING IN DISNEY!?
Clearly someone needs to inform him of the rules...
Don't worry, that didn't last long.
After we were done obsessing over the Poly and talking about how we would love to stay there someday, we headed back up to sand-free land and rinsed our feet via this Tiki god shower:
Then we decided to check out what the first floor of the Great Ceremonial House had to offer.
Some really awesome rugs by the looks of things!
We went into Wyland Galleries, where my mom saw a flower necklace that she had her eye on until almost the end of the trip, when Scott caved and bought it for her. It was beautiful and she wears it all the time!
Afterward, we went into Boutiki, where Sarah bought a Polynesian resort travel mug and I bought a charm for my necklace. On the way out, we had a little fun with this guy:
We're big frumps.
We headed up to the monorail station and rode ma love back to the Magic Kingdom.
From there, we waited about five minutes for a bus back to Coronado Springs. Since CSR was the first bus stop, it wasn't a far walk from the monorail station, which was great because we were all still full from Kona!
While we were on the bus, a British lady noticed my UK nail and asked if I was from England. I told her that I wasn't in my icky American accent, but she still thought my nail was great.
When the bus stopped at Casitas (which is the first stop when returning from a park) Scott and Sarah got off and headed to the pool, while mom and I rode around to El Centro. We had to sort out the moving rooms situation once our free dining reservation started. We waited for a little while at Registration, but the nice CM told us that we would be moving to Casitas 5 with a lake view the following day. Perfect! While we were at El Centro, we met a really nice couple who were celebrating their 40th anniversary at Disney! They come every year to celebrate and they seemed to be having a lot of fun! They were so cute.
Mom and I walked around Panchito's for a little while and then we went back to the room to get cleaned up.
On the way, we took some lovely photos of the topiaries and Casitas.
The Three Cabelleros:
I love these fountains:
The Casitas:
Once we were cleaned up and got Sarah all cleaned up from the pool, we said goodbye to Scott in his poolside lounge chair and set off on a girls only adventure!
We waited about ten minutes for a bus and were on our way BACK to the Magic Kingdom!
We got there and headed for the boat dock, but the boat there was pulling away, so up to the monorail station it was!
We reached our destination at about 2:15 pm! From there, where will we go? Stay tuned!
Continued in Next Post