Very soon after our morning indulgence of caviar. And all that cr#p.... it was time to head back up to the same area and into the bar Meridan that was at the forward of the ship.
It was time... for some good ole' fashion fun. Time to relieve college days..and nights.......
Time for MIXOLOGY!!!
I brought the mother with me since the husband is a beer drinker & not a mixed drink drinker- although in hindsight I think he would have loved this as well.........
We had this super dooper awesome person with a super dooper awesome accent. She likes to remain incognito so we will just call her Mickey Bar. This is because if you ever see her profile picture on FB she looks exactly like... a Mickey Bar.
Shh... there's a Mickey Bar hidden in this picture.
Anyways.... this awesome person arranged this awesome class for our FB group. It was so awesome, it had to be split into two different classes AND had a waiting list.
Now, Disney does offer this class to it's normal passengers but it has been told to me that those people do NOT receive the same experience as we did. They get smaller drinks AND the drinks are made for them..
All I'll say- for the $15 I paid for this- it was BY FAR my favorites onboard ship memory of the vacation. It was so, so, so much fun!!
Our 'bartender' was Daniel. He had the same accent as Mickey Bar. Which made me love him immediately because I Love all things from the homeland of Mickey Bars.... especially those accents!
Daniel
He is saying something like "this is some so & so tool and you should do so & so with it" I'd like to tell you what the said tool was and what I was supposed to do with it. But, um... let's just say my mind was focused on all the liquor and glasses...and so... yhea. Um... Actually my mind was probably still listening to his accent.
We were all given numbers. Mom got #1, I got number #2. That correlated into the 'drink' you would be making. Mom was up first.
Her mission, should she choose to accept it was: A Champagne Pomegranate Thingy. (that's it's official name too.. not just a made up one because much of the afternoon is blank when I try to recall it)
She took her place... and got ready to rumble!!
We learned the magic of 'pour' and the 'shake'. How to count. How to tap. Mom is an expert.....
When you see this picture, don't you want to bust into song? "Shake it on baby now, Shake it on baby.. twist and shout"
Finished product x 30.
(we all got to sample EACH drink and they were VERY GENEROUS POURS)
Next up #2! That's me! That's me!!
My mission should I choose to accept. Cosmos!
I can totally do this. I have seen ALL the episodes of $ex in the City! I'm a pro!!!
What did you say about pours? How may seconds? I forgot...
(shh.. my drink had too much vodka in it!)
Just like Carrie Bradshaw!
What did you say about shaking it right & making sure it's sealed?
$hit Daniel, I was too busy listening to your accent and not what you were saying in your accent. Please notice all the liquid down my arm. That is because, people, my cup was not sealed correctly.
And here lies the horrible truth of my college years- I did not bartend to get through them. No, I worked at the hardware store. Go ahead and ask me about plumbing. I got ya covered....
(perhaps the fact that I could not seal a cosmo drink properly would have thinking twice about asking me anything regarding plumbing.. now that I think about it!)
Well.. eventually my drink got done. I give you the Nicole special "The cosmo with too much Vodka and half of it spilled on my arms" (no, you can not lick my arms. I'm saving that for dinner so I don't have to buy a drink)
After that we had three more drinks. Where we watched others mix & we just drank.
Drink #3 was a Mojito. I generally don't like Mojitos to begin with & this one was SO strong. The person making mine clearly was too focused on Daniel's accent as well to learn about pours.
When I mean strong- I mean burned any nose hair I have OUT of my nose. It HURT to drink. That didn't STOP me from drinking it. I'm just saying IT HURT.
The mother & daughter who drink together, don't fight together....
Okay- confession- I had to have Daniel's assistant (name unknown- he did not have a cool accent and therefore the name was not committed to memory) put a bunch of sprite in mine just to get it down!
Drink #4- The Sidecar. This was straight up Whiskey and Bourbon and all those dark strong 'manly' drinks. Normally I probably wouldn't have liked it but.... I was pretty much buzzin' and it was all good!
Last but not least.. #5- the B-52 shot. AKA- my mother's new love affair. This was my favorite of all & it was hers as well. So much that she had about 100 more during the course of our cruise........ It was Kahlua and Baileys and something else.....and it was good. Very. Good.
Mom & her shot.
Cheers!
The aftermath of a whole lot of drinkin'
That dark one in the martini glass..that's the sidecar. Many people did not like that one.
Oh, in the midst of our fun.. I realized it was nearing 3pm. We had plans to meet Kurt and the girls at 3pm to see Wishes. We thought we would be done by now. We were on like drink #2...and I wasn't giving it up.. Wishes or not.
This required me to run from forward Deck 13 to aft Deck 3 to tell him. People, this is A BIG BOAT. Good thing I ran the Wine and Dine 1/2 in November... I needed it!!!
So, mom & I missed Wishes. Which I wanted to see. But I wanted alcohol more. Oh, the choices one makes!
To commemorate very awesome afternoon, we received these very awesome wine charms.. I LOVE mine and have used it often!
It was, overall, just an awesome afternoon. We walked away happy.. and drunk. Just how it should be.
Wishes was still playing so mom and I made a plan to wander down to meet them at the theater. Mom decided she needed to first check out what our dinner would be. And I decided I needed to take a picture of her trying to walk AND read on a swaying boat.
Then we made our way to the shop. Where I convinced my mom to not only hold up a shirt that had Chip and Dale on it (she eventually bought it) BUT also put on a lice-ridden hat. Notice it's on her head and not my kids. I would like to say even drunk I would not allow my children to put a hat on!
Also notice the awesome composition of the photographer. I totally missed half the shirt!
Yhea, she just looks drunk.
We met the crowd coming out.. and the girls wanted to wander the store. Charlie ended up picking out her shirt she wanted and Sarah used her money to buy a Vinyl.
Aww, a drunk Grandma with her cute Granddaughter.
Kurt wanted to play shuffleboard on Deck 4. It was right about here... I got what is known as 'the drunk hiccups'.
Um. Oops.
Waiting for a board to open up..
My three girls and Sarah's Vinyl.
It was right about this time, mid-hiccup..that Rebecca moved away from me and stated "OMG mom, you are embarrassing me so much"
What?!? You don't like to have a drunk, swaying, hiccupping mother on the family friendly Disney boat? Do you know how many of your friends wish I was their drunk mother?" (kidding, I did not utter those words). I actually just giggled. And then hiccupped. And our shuffleboard opened up.
Hiccup.
Ha. I can play shuffleboard when drunk!
Good to know. As those are incorporated into my retirement plans for when I move to Sun City Arizona and drink wine often.. and join the Monday afternoon shuffleboard club.
Silly little girl!
Her turn to play.
She decided it wasn't her bag of tea. So she joined her hiccupping mother back on the recliners and went back to her business of being adorably cute.
When we were done, we went back to our stateroom to get ready for dinner. Where my embarrassed daughter may or may not have told me to stand on my head to get rid of my hiccups. And I may or may not have attempted it.
Let's just say.. when we left for dinner- I didn't have hiccups.
Also, there is no photographic evidence of the above. Thank goodness for small miracles.
And that, my friends, is my drunken photo limit. Time to put a kid to bed...
Your priorities are totally on straight though because you included copious shots of desserts, ice cream, and even booze. I'm so proud. AND, I think you must have drank a lot on this cruise or you are totally a closet lush and holding out on me! Drinks for brunch! 
However, I drank a bottle of Sangria over the 4th (don't judge- I wasn't driving) and I felt the effects for an entire 24 hours after. Headache, lethargic. I need to work on my alcoholic skills before PHM. That's all I'm saying........... 
Good thing you haven't......yet! 
I can't wait to read more. 
Thanks for joining! Caviar is gross. That's all I can say! Hahaha! 
