dawnbu40
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Hi Everyone! My apologies for the long wait between posts! Life has just been way too busy! All the craziness is making us desperate for vacation and May just can't get here quick enough! We have booked our resorts and purchased airfare so the trip is really "official" now 
Anyway, back to Sept....
When I last posted, we had left Epcot and were headed to check into our second resort of our "split stay". I have to tell you we did this completely wrong! We broke the cardinal rule of split stays. What is that rule, you ask? Why it is always save the best for last! No offense to Saratogs Springs but when we got to our ground level studio after having our garden view, club level room at the YC, well there was no comparison. Dale and I were both sort of bummed out. So much so we didn't even take any pictures. We moped in the room for a bit and then decided to go over to Downtown Disney.
We were pleasantly surprised to see that they now decorate DTD for autumn. I'm not sure how new that is but we didn't remember seeing that before.
We roamed through the shops but didn't really find anything. Dale did point out this shirt and asked why it had "Zooey Deschanel" on it. Do you think she knows they are using her likeness?
He then decided to see what it would be like if her had hair again
We didn't find anything in WOD store so we headed over to the Lego store. Dale never had Legos as a kid so he is in love with that store and it is providing him with a second childhood. Last year I bought him the Lego Pirates of the Caribbean Queen Anne's Revenge ship and he loved it! Well just before our trip, unbeknownst to him, I had ordered him the Black Pearl. He spotted it in the store and was like a little kid he wanted it so bad. Like any good mom I told him the standard, "we'll come back for it"
While we were in the store it began to rain. It was about that time that the daily drama began too. We started getting texts from Caitlin telling us she didn't feel good. Now I have to be honest and say I didn't take her texts too seriously. You see when she was a child and she'd get excited, at a birthday or something, she would ummm throw up
So when she wasn't feeling well, I thought she was just excited about heading to Disney in the morning. As the texts continued though, I got more concerned.
Anyway, when the rain let up a bit we decided to make a run from the Lego Store over to TRex. We were in the mood for a snack so since that was close it only made sense.
When we got to TRex we discovered a lot of other folks had the same idea. The place was packed! As luck would have it though we spottted 2 seats at the bar and grabbed them.
Behind the bar they had this pretty tank
This was over our heads and would occasionally move
This was our view if we turned around
Pretty cool place, huh? Dale had a beer and I had a coke and we split an order of nachos. We must have been hungry because there are no pics of the food. It was good however and if you have dinosaur loving kids, this place is a must do!
By the time we were done eating the rain had stopped and we ventured back outside. We decided to give Caitlin a call and see how she was feeling. She didn't answer and even though she is an adult we were worried.
We went back to the resort and tried calling her again. No answer. We decided to go to bed but once again I ended the day with an uneasy feeling
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Anyway, back to Sept....
When I last posted, we had left Epcot and were headed to check into our second resort of our "split stay". I have to tell you we did this completely wrong! We broke the cardinal rule of split stays. What is that rule, you ask? Why it is always save the best for last! No offense to Saratogs Springs but when we got to our ground level studio after having our garden view, club level room at the YC, well there was no comparison. Dale and I were both sort of bummed out. So much so we didn't even take any pictures. We moped in the room for a bit and then decided to go over to Downtown Disney.
We were pleasantly surprised to see that they now decorate DTD for autumn. I'm not sure how new that is but we didn't remember seeing that before.
We roamed through the shops but didn't really find anything. Dale did point out this shirt and asked why it had "Zooey Deschanel" on it. Do you think she knows they are using her likeness?
He then decided to see what it would be like if her had hair again
We didn't find anything in WOD store so we headed over to the Lego store. Dale never had Legos as a kid so he is in love with that store and it is providing him with a second childhood. Last year I bought him the Lego Pirates of the Caribbean Queen Anne's Revenge ship and he loved it! Well just before our trip, unbeknownst to him, I had ordered him the Black Pearl. He spotted it in the store and was like a little kid he wanted it so bad. Like any good mom I told him the standard, "we'll come back for it"
While we were in the store it began to rain. It was about that time that the daily drama began too. We started getting texts from Caitlin telling us she didn't feel good. Now I have to be honest and say I didn't take her texts too seriously. You see when she was a child and she'd get excited, at a birthday or something, she would ummm throw up
So when she wasn't feeling well, I thought she was just excited about heading to Disney in the morning. As the texts continued though, I got more concerned. Anyway, when the rain let up a bit we decided to make a run from the Lego Store over to TRex. We were in the mood for a snack so since that was close it only made sense.
When we got to TRex we discovered a lot of other folks had the same idea. The place was packed! As luck would have it though we spottted 2 seats at the bar and grabbed them.
Behind the bar they had this pretty tank
This was over our heads and would occasionally move
This was our view if we turned around
Pretty cool place, huh? Dale had a beer and I had a coke and we split an order of nachos. We must have been hungry because there are no pics of the food. It was good however and if you have dinosaur loving kids, this place is a must do!
By the time we were done eating the rain had stopped and we ventured back outside. We decided to give Caitlin a call and see how she was feeling. She didn't answer and even though she is an adult we were worried.
We went back to the resort and tried calling her again. No answer. We decided to go to bed but once again I ended the day with an uneasy feeling
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Poor Caitlin! But I found it soo funny that she would throw up out of excitement as a kid,lol 
that's so cute! Btw, I really liked that shirt 
that cartoon has the same hair as Zooey's.
I love Saratoga Springs but after having a club level room I can see how it might be a bit of a letdown.
Here's to a new year!!
