Good Morning, everyone! Good night's sleep will do a body wonders!!
Alrighty, let's get on with it.
The airport here was a breeze. Security didn't take forever and Ed didn't go off in the metal detectors. That's a new one for us! Ahhh.... Got to Orlando and proceeded to baggage claim to meet up with Gary from Happy Limo. He was there waiting and Tori ran to give him a big hug. She REALLY likes him! Anyway, he told me where the bags were coming in and we started walking. Then he told me he had a suprise for us. Wouldn't tell me anymore than that. Once we had our bags, he told us where to meet him while he went to get the car. We had 8 people in our party, so I had hired a stretch limo. The kids were so excited about being there and riding in a limo. They were really cute. After about 15 minutes, we hear WOW from the people next to us, who are getting settled into their passenger van. We turn to look and see a black stretch Hummer pulling up. Gary gets out and we are all standing there with our mouths open!! "Suprise" he says!!! TOO COOL! We all get in. There's 6 tv screens all playing Madagascar (he remembered how Tori loves that movie!). The kids are thrilled again! Pull up at the Grand Floridian and take pics (forgot to at the airport, we were so shocked!).
Gary had to do a multiple pull in because of taxis, etc already there. Finally in at the curb (that sucker is huge!) and bellmen are already there to get our luggage. Get out, take our pics then proceed to check in. Missy is there to greet us before we get inside and takes us up in the concierge elevator. We check in with a few computer problems, etc. but all is done quickly and we are snacking before heading to MK. Wonderful day there, tired when we get back.
Next morning, Ed gets up and takes Tori down to the lounge for breakfast. I shower, etc. and am almost done when Ed comes back. He's laughing so I ask him "What?", He looks at me and says "Who is your favorite show host that you watch every morning?" I asked him why and he tells me to guess who. I say Regis Philbin and he says guess again. I said Kelly Ripa and he says "Yes and she's in the lounge with her kids!" I drop everything and run out the door! Calm down, don't make a scene.....Yup, there she is! Tori is dressed as Jasmine for the Princess Breakfast (YES, we got it!!) and Kelly fusses over her but Joaquin (her youngest) just gives Tori a "raspberry" when Kelly asks him if he thinks she's cute. What a handful! I'm just in awe that she's really there!!!! Very slim/skinny but very pretty without make-up! She really looks good!!
That's over and we have our morning at MK,
come back for naps/pool, then head over to EPCOT. We're whooped today.
Sunday looms early for me. Ed decides he want to workout this morning and wakes me up at 5:45 to tell me. Ugh....go back to sleep but Tori wakes me at 6:30. After 30 minutes, I give up on getting her back to sleep, so we get up and dress to get breakfast. Get some food and sit down with daddy (met him in the hallway coming back). He tells me what an exciting morning it's been. He was doing cardio on the eliptical trainer and someone came up on the one next to him. He glanced over a few minutes later. It was Barry Manilow! Ed's not a huge fan of his (not his style of music) but what a person to work out next to! Tells me about this while we're eating and up walks Kelly and kids again! She looks over at us and says hi and strikes up a conversation! SHE DID - not me this time! I was gonna try to play it cool if I saw her again, you know, just nod and wave, since the first time I was a mess! Gosh, I felt like a dorky tourist although all I said was Hi and love your show. So, this time we had a nice little conversation - she's just as nice as can be! - and then we left to go get cleaned up for the day. Told her to have a good day and enjoy her visit.
Got cleaned up and packed. Tori was sad to leave - aren't we all?! - but did good with it. She has a horrible time leaving and saying goodbye. Not just WDW but anytime. Not sure what's up with that but we're working on it. Our rooms had the most spectacular, awesome view. Pictures can't capture how great it was, but we tried.
Tori saying good-bye to Magic Kingdom.
So, we head over to MGM for the day before our flight leaves that night. Have a great time but Tori is a bit bushed. She and I stay off on our own, doing things she wants while the others do things she down't want to or can't because she's too small. Rumor is that Aerosmith is there today....never saw them. Ed would have been the babbling idiot instead of me then....well, I would be too...
Tori loves to get autographs and she sees the Toy Story 2 gang when we get out of Muppet 3D. Get those and Tori starts shouting "Mommy, look!" Takes me a while but I see the Green Army Man walking around. A few more come out and they have a mock war in the area - running around and stuff. Very fun to watch. One of them comes over to Tori and bends down to use her safari binoculars from AK we bought last trip.
What a great day, but all things come to an end. We eat dinner at '50's Prime Time then head back to the GF to get our luggage and meet up with Gary. He hits a bit of traffic but gets there only 5 minutes late. I had to run to the shop while we were waiting to get our photo CD. Takes a while cause they had to reboot the system (computers, ya' know). I look around while I'm waiting and there's Kelly and kids again! She sees me and waves to me! WOW!!! Then I see the rest of her family there (grandparents, sister, aunt, nephew and nieces). They're shopping and they've now closed the store for them (I'm still in here!!) Kelly had told me that she was here with her family vacationing but no Mark (he was filming his show) so imagine my suprise when the cashier right next to me asks Mr. Consuelos if there was anything else he needed! RIGHT NEXT TO ME!!! 3 feet away! He laughed at the man (there was a load of stuff for all the kids there!!) and tells him, no that should be enough and he doesn't need to call him by his last name, Mark is fine. He's actually better looking IRL than on tv. He looks over at me, smiles and says hi. Kelly comes over to say something to him, then looks at me, asks how Tori was and did she have a good day. Then says goodnight and takes the kids (dressed in their pjs) back upstairs. The store clears out and opens back up. I just look at the clerk there, dazed. We laugh and have a nice chat where he tells me about some of the people that stay there (Johnny Depp, all the time! NFL players, etc.) and the special/vip treatment they get. Then he tells me that Wayne Newton is there too, but he doesn't really come out much. They have special escorts for some of them (Johnny Depp gets mobbed, Aerosmith gets mobbed, etc) so they have side doors, etc. for them. Makes sense. But what a TRIP! Celebrities, a great hotel, fun times, great weather......just wish it could have been longer....BUT April is not too far away!!!
Sorry this is so long, but it was fun. I'm off to do laundry, etc. Good thing Tori didn't have school today.....
Although I felt like I did! I woke up at 6ish(regular time) and booked. 
In fact, I am going to give Mermaid Patty a call to see if she can get hers too!
but it will by myself, DD (8), DS (12) and his buddy (12), and my friend from Atlanta and her DH (6). So just the girls and the kids, but it will be a blast!! She and I are the obsessive Disney planners for our families and friends locally (I'm north of Seattle) but this will be my first cruise ever! 
It was a very busy night, all I can say is at least you can do it at midnight on the 75th day so that should be easier, than having to do it at 3 a.m. since you are on the west coast.
We have Palo Brunch on Monday (10:30), Dinner on Wednesday 7:30. Capt. Nautica am and Catamaran Sail too.
Our group is growing.
and 
) and tons of limo drivers holding their little signs up. My nephew wanted to hold up a sign that said Jerome Bettis!!! Unfortunately we didn't see any real "players"...
