Day 8 Part 2
Bellies full... We decided we'd take a chance on the Monorail... After all - we wouldn't starve for quite some time...
Taking our chances... We were going almost all the way around... Passing by GF... Passing by MK... Had to get a photo with Thomas' newly purchased Tigger...
Into the Contemporary we went... We decided we wanted to look around their gift shop...
Where I purhased my last Alex and Ani bracelet for this trip... The Mickey head filigre... Aren't they all cute with my Magic Band?
We sat on a bench for a while, just enjoying the atmosphere and people watching...
Pressing our luck... We boarded the dreaded Monorail again... I was getting more and more nervous each time... This time, we could very easily miss our ME ride to the airport...
We were headed to the TTC... BFF wanted to check on how many days were left on her old passes from her 2004 trip... Once we figure that out - we decided we couldn't chance the Monorail fo ra 3rd time - it was just too risky...
The ferry boat it is...
The girls and I have not ridden the Ferry Boat since our very first trip in 2003... It was kind of bittersweet to ride it across the lagoon on our very first glimpse ever of the castle together, and then to be riding it across the lagoon again for our very last girls trip together.
We stopped for a photo in front of MK's gates, with our newly purchased Tigger for Thomas (we'd been searching for Tigger in this size our whole trip - we finally found him in the Poly gift shop on our last day...).
Headed to the MK FQ bus stop... Waaaay at the end for the last time...
Thankfully - with no transportation issues... we arrived back at FQ early...
I was just exhausted... So, I parked my behind in a chair in the shade by the pool for a nice little snooze... My view...
I was laying there thinking about how sad I was... We wouldn't get to say good-bye to Santos. He wasn't scheduled to work until 4pm, and we would be at the airport by then.
It wasn't long, and Allison came to tell me that Santos came in to work early, just so he could say good-bye to his MN girls. Awwww... We love you Santos!
He made us our final beignets for our trip... The best beignets ever...
And we said our goodbyes... So sad.
Then it was time to claim our luggage and wait for our Tragical Express ride back to the airport...
Thomas' Tigger and Pooh together at last... In front of FQ... Ready to fly back to MN and evenutally to Europe...
We boarded the bus... Sad faces on and ready...
The girls with all of their stuffies walking through the airport before security...
We all got seperated going through security... Allison was way ahead of us... V and I went through together... BFF and O were way behind us. I was very thankful that my Allison has flown and gone through security several times in her life - she knew just what to do, and waited for us on the "other side".
One final group shot... BFFs forever... Family forever! We'd all do this trip over again in a heartbeat...
Headed home... Into the sunset...
Final thoughts...
This trip was such a great trip for us... It forever changed the dynamics of our friendship. With out going into too much detail - it opened my eyes a lot to the relationship between BFF and O, and it's made O and I very close. Even though I have known her very well for her entire life - I have come to understand her better and relate to her better. I am so very thankful for this - she is a great kid and I would LOVE to do another trip with her.
As for my girls - they are just as close to BFF as ever... Their relationship is a very special one and one I am so thankful they have. As a mom - I know they can't always come to me and it's not always easy for them to come to me. It's been very important that they have people in their lives that they trust - and I trust - for them to talk to when they need it. BFF is one of these people. We have a very strict understanding that they are allowed to go to her with anything - and she must never ever betray that trust - no matter what... She is to guide them to do what is right for their best interest - and if she feels it's something I must know - she can never tell me - she must find a way for them to tell me, or to make it easier for them to do so - so their trust of her is always intact. As a teen, I remember how hard it was to trust adults... So, I just feel that my girls always need someone there for them - who isn't me - who they can trust. BFF is that to them. I am so thankful for her every day in my life, not only as my BFF, but as the girls' confidant.
I hope that some day we can all take another trip like this together.
Thank you to each and every one of you for following along on this TR. I truly appreciate each of your friendships here. I also want to apologize for falling sincerely behind on each and every TR/PTR I was following... I know that some of you understand how hard it is to follow along while you're struggling with "The Disney Blues"... And this time has been especially hard for me, as I struggle with this trip being our last "Girls Trip" together while my girls still live at home. I hope to catch up in the coming weeks and become more active on The Dis again. I love you all!
Even though - this is the final wrap up... Please stay tuned in the coming days... I do have a few "Now N' Thens" to share with you all. And I might even add in some outtakes for the fun of it.
Link to Now N' Thens
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). Hopefully today will be the last of the nasty weather. We've just had the coldest February on record in this area.
It's a great relationship all around, and we are lucky to have this.
Sleeping on a bench in Tomorrowland. But seriously, sometimes you just need to listen to your body.
