DECEMBER 12, 2011
Day 8, Part 2 In Which I Thought That Only Happened In The Movies!
Oh hi. I am going to Walt Disney World in 18 days.
It's finally starting to sink in. A little bit.
It's finally starting to feel real.
The natural high is starting to manifest.
I can taste the Mickey waffles. I can smell the Land. I can feel gravity lifting me out of my seat in the elevator and I can see all of Hollywood Studios before me.
It's almost here. The thing I sit and dream about daily is finally about to happen.
I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE I'M GOING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've never had trips this close together before. I usually have to suffer at least 18 months in between trips. It's such a great feeling because this year has flown by and I honestly feel like I was just at Disney not too long ago, even though at this point it was almost 10 months ago. The trip is still very fresh in my mind and I feel less of an urgency. I mean, I'm DYING to be there, but I feel less of a need to run around and see and do as much as humanly possible. I have our days scheduled very well (if I do say so myself) and what happens, happens. Disney World isn't going anywhere and there is no need to maniacally run from attraction to attraction. I always tell people to slow down, enjoy the moment, pay attention to the details and RELAX. but I definitely had a problem doing that on my last two trips. This time, it will be different.
I'm so excited for Lee-Anne... I mean she loves Disney and hasn't been there since she was 8. This is gonna be like a life changing trip for her. OH MY GOD I'M SO EXCITED. I can't even talk about it anymore. Ok. Let's move on to the TR update. I really need to get rolling on this thing if I want to finish before we leave!!! IN 18 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!
OK so where we last left off, I had nearly destroyed my mental and physical health by riding Expedition Everest a ridiculous amount of times.
It was clearly and obviously time to eat another Safari/Zebra Cupcake.
It was also take two on the gorillas for me. Usually, we go with one gorilla visit per trip, since there is so much more to see and do (seriously, people who think AK is a half day park make my brain hurt).
However, this time I was just really dying to see them again, so I headed over to Africa.
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Once I got over to Kusafiri, I realized it was still too early for the cupcakes, so I went straight for my gorilla friends on the Pangani Trail.
Hey look! A rare sight at Animal Kingdom this time of year... HUMANS!
Hmm, I can't remember what exactly they were refurbing on the trail. Anyone know?
OK, call me forgetful, but before this day... I completely did not remember the hippo viewing area. Like everything else at Animal Kingdom, I found it insanely awesome and freaked out over being so close to such an amazing (and HUGE) animal.
It was crazy seeing a giant hippo this close up! AND IT IS SO CUTE! I LOVE IT!
I think this hippo's butt and feet are so adorable.
I loved watching him/her glide through the water! Such a huge animal, but so graceful! Like the hippos that wear tutus in Fantasia! LOL.
Seriously so cute. They just have such hilariously adorable faces... and FEET! Again... I love their feet! And I love the way they glide through the water so carefree. I watched for quite awhile. I found it fascinating. AS I ALWAYS DO. You know me and the animals. I'm just obsessed.
Back to my beloved gorillas! Now, you may remember that we usually have really good luck with the animals, and this time was no different. WOW, WHAT HAPPENED WAS SO AWESOME. Ok, I'm going to try my best to describe this correctly. I know I keep saying the word awesome, but look guys, this was AWESOME. And I don't mean awesome like "Awesome. Totally awesome!!" I mean, awesome like I WAS FULL OF AWE. IT WAS
AWESOME.
CONTINUED IN NEXT POST!!!!!!!!