missy28
<font color=purple>unnaturly obsessed with all thi
- Joined
- Nov 25, 2002
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Cast of Characters:
Melissa (Me): 30, prosecuting attorney, longtime Disney nut, lost count of how many trips after about 20, Annual Passholder usually, except for this trip (note to self: MUST renew ASAP!) Lives in Atlanta suburbs
Marie: early 20s, probation officer, hasnt been to WDW since she was 16; lives in Atlanta suburbs
Heather: early 20s, accountant, hasnt been to WDW since 8th grade; drove over from Tampa.
My goal: Show the semi-newbies as much as is possible in 2 short days, and get them hooked, so Ill have future travel partners.
Sunday May 9, 2004 Mother's Day, con't:
We took about an hour and half solid, good, no TV on, A/C at 62 degrees nap. I got up, showered and we all freshened up for our evening at Epcot. Hit the World Showcase just in time to grab a pint of Boddingtons by the makeshift outdoor British Pub and find a seat for the last set of Off Kilter. A great show, as usual, and se stayed after so I could talk to my friend Jamie, and introduce him to Marie and Heather. While we were talking, this little old British woman was walking away from the show, and Jamie shouted to her, You better behave, I saw you blowing kisses at me during the show! And she came right over to him, leaned in, and said, Why should I behave? Who says I have to ? Im on holiday I dont have to behave! in that cute little British accent. He said, Ok, then, youre right dont behave! It was very cute.
After we said good-bye to Jamie, we went to Mexico and hit the fiesta margarita booth, where Marie and Heather were carded but I was not I was depressed. I guess I LOOK 30 now. We went into Mexico, and hopped on the boatride. Again, one of my kitschy favorites I hope they never change it. We wandered through the new Mexican household exhibit, which is pretty neat, with a bunch of interactive kiosks. There was a very friendly CM there who made a lot of nice small talk with us. Leaving Mexico behind, we walked through the Stave Church in Norway. This is one of my all time favorite places in the world. The music in there is so soothing. By now, we were feeling a small bit of the effects of the margaritas and decided a ride with trolls and Vikings would be just the thing for us. We waited about 10 minutes in line, with this cute little round-headed baby who feel fast asleep after about 5 minutes of flirting with me. Babies are so darn cute!
I always intend on staying for the movie, and to my credit, I have watched it more than once. But its like a peer pressure thingall these people walking to the other side the pull is just too great. Besides, we were hungry. Norway it was!! I love this place, although the shrimp salad tasted a little off Sunday. I havent felt any ill effects from it as of yet, but well see. (There was a protein spill in the Troll shop, maybe that was the reason ) I love the green herb salad dressing, and was amused to find out it has pickle juice in it. By the time we were finished with dinner, it was almost 9pm. As much as I wanted to be there on the inaugural evening extra magic hour (Epcotopen til midnite! How exciting!), we had to get up at 4am to catch a 5:50 flight back to Atlanta, so we walked the rest of World Showcase in the dark and watched Illuminations as we walked. I could watch that show every night and not get tired of it. We putzed around the shop at the International Gateway for a while and let a lot of the crowd clear out. We made it to the boat and got a seat at the back of the boat outside (which Id been trying to do all day!) and watched all the lights of the Epcot resorts. I love the Boardwalk at night
So, back to the Swan, and we packed it all up, and Marie and Heather decided they wanted dessert. They ordered cheesecake and some sort of layer cake, and the room service guy was so precious, he rolled the little table right up in between the 2 Heavenly Beds, and Marie and Heather just laid right there and chowed down. I took a very cute picture of them toasting with their water glasses
Monday, May 10, 2004
The wake up call came oh too quickly, but I was up and out of the shower in no time. Heather, always the accountant (god bless her!) tallied up each of our totals for the room, and we checked out. Heather left for Tampa so she could avoid morning rush hour. We returned the rental car without a hitch, and even managed to get coffee and breakfast before the flight. (Why is it that the McDonalds at MCO only has bagels and English muffins? What do they have against the good old fashioned southern biscuit?) The flight was uneventful, and once again, we returned to the real world, still picking the pixie dust out of our hair. It was a great trip, and I think I may be well on my way to recruiting 2 new Disneyphiles
Melissa (Me): 30, prosecuting attorney, longtime Disney nut, lost count of how many trips after about 20, Annual Passholder usually, except for this trip (note to self: MUST renew ASAP!) Lives in Atlanta suburbs
Marie: early 20s, probation officer, hasnt been to WDW since she was 16; lives in Atlanta suburbs
Heather: early 20s, accountant, hasnt been to WDW since 8th grade; drove over from Tampa.
My goal: Show the semi-newbies as much as is possible in 2 short days, and get them hooked, so Ill have future travel partners.
Sunday May 9, 2004 Mother's Day, con't:
We took about an hour and half solid, good, no TV on, A/C at 62 degrees nap. I got up, showered and we all freshened up for our evening at Epcot. Hit the World Showcase just in time to grab a pint of Boddingtons by the makeshift outdoor British Pub and find a seat for the last set of Off Kilter. A great show, as usual, and se stayed after so I could talk to my friend Jamie, and introduce him to Marie and Heather. While we were talking, this little old British woman was walking away from the show, and Jamie shouted to her, You better behave, I saw you blowing kisses at me during the show! And she came right over to him, leaned in, and said, Why should I behave? Who says I have to ? Im on holiday I dont have to behave! in that cute little British accent. He said, Ok, then, youre right dont behave! It was very cute.
After we said good-bye to Jamie, we went to Mexico and hit the fiesta margarita booth, where Marie and Heather were carded but I was not I was depressed. I guess I LOOK 30 now. We went into Mexico, and hopped on the boatride. Again, one of my kitschy favorites I hope they never change it. We wandered through the new Mexican household exhibit, which is pretty neat, with a bunch of interactive kiosks. There was a very friendly CM there who made a lot of nice small talk with us. Leaving Mexico behind, we walked through the Stave Church in Norway. This is one of my all time favorite places in the world. The music in there is so soothing. By now, we were feeling a small bit of the effects of the margaritas and decided a ride with trolls and Vikings would be just the thing for us. We waited about 10 minutes in line, with this cute little round-headed baby who feel fast asleep after about 5 minutes of flirting with me. Babies are so darn cute!
I always intend on staying for the movie, and to my credit, I have watched it more than once. But its like a peer pressure thingall these people walking to the other side the pull is just too great. Besides, we were hungry. Norway it was!! I love this place, although the shrimp salad tasted a little off Sunday. I havent felt any ill effects from it as of yet, but well see. (There was a protein spill in the Troll shop, maybe that was the reason ) I love the green herb salad dressing, and was amused to find out it has pickle juice in it. By the time we were finished with dinner, it was almost 9pm. As much as I wanted to be there on the inaugural evening extra magic hour (Epcotopen til midnite! How exciting!), we had to get up at 4am to catch a 5:50 flight back to Atlanta, so we walked the rest of World Showcase in the dark and watched Illuminations as we walked. I could watch that show every night and not get tired of it. We putzed around the shop at the International Gateway for a while and let a lot of the crowd clear out. We made it to the boat and got a seat at the back of the boat outside (which Id been trying to do all day!) and watched all the lights of the Epcot resorts. I love the Boardwalk at night
So, back to the Swan, and we packed it all up, and Marie and Heather decided they wanted dessert. They ordered cheesecake and some sort of layer cake, and the room service guy was so precious, he rolled the little table right up in between the 2 Heavenly Beds, and Marie and Heather just laid right there and chowed down. I took a very cute picture of them toasting with their water glasses
Monday, May 10, 2004
The wake up call came oh too quickly, but I was up and out of the shower in no time. Heather, always the accountant (god bless her!) tallied up each of our totals for the room, and we checked out. Heather left for Tampa so she could avoid morning rush hour. We returned the rental car without a hitch, and even managed to get coffee and breakfast before the flight. (Why is it that the McDonalds at MCO only has bagels and English muffins? What do they have against the good old fashioned southern biscuit?) The flight was uneventful, and once again, we returned to the real world, still picking the pixie dust out of our hair. It was a great trip, and I think I may be well on my way to recruiting 2 new Disneyphiles
