jaycns
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Day 4 of Goofy's Family Birthday Celebration!
A day full of fun twists.
We are going to start our day chowing down on room service for breakfast. I am already looking forward to sitting on the balcony sipping my tea. I don't know about you, but to me, room service breakfast is just such a fun treat. Thank goodness for the deluxe dining plan and all of the credits it will give us!
After a leisurely breakfast we are going to head out and play mini golf. We have yet to conquer the summer side of the Winterland/Summerland golf course. We are going to remedy that!
After a morning of golf, it will be time for a late lunch at the Grand Floridian Cafe. It's one of those places we have never tried and in looking at the menu, it looked like it might just be a tasty place to grab lunch. That and I was looking for a meal at the Grand Floridian...my Goofy needs a birthday cake to share with his brothers!
That's twist one of the day. He won't be expecting a second birthday creation...and it's really just as much for other boys as him (they love cake).
**Booking a dessert platter this time was NOT easy. It was actually quite frustrating. I called about five times before even getting to speak to a 'real person' and then it was someone who told me they couldn't do what I was asking for (even though I have had them do similar things in the past). None of my calls were returned when I went to voice mail. Finally, I spoke with someone who was able to take my order and I am hoping that the final result will be worth all of the hassle on the planning side. I realize that the GF private dining/bakery is very busy and that they have many other clients who deserve just as much attention as I do, so I think they really need to hire more help if they don't have the man power to give all of their potential customers return phone calls. Because the process was so frustrating, I gave up even trying to book a private dinner there for Goofy.
Having booked three custom dessert creations with the bakery (within the past 24 months) and having booked a private dinner and an afternoon luncheon both catered by the kitchens there (both within the last year) all without issue, I was surprised at the lack of customer service this time. I am hoping the issues I ran into are short term ones and that when I call to make plans, in the future, things will run as smoothly as they had in the past! **
Following lunch, it will be time for a swim, a nap, some arcade time, relaxing in the lounge, building sand castles or watching a movie. Maybe a combination of a few of them. Relaxation will be tops on our list.
We have a really fun twist in store for the evening. Last year, dh and I went to see the Blue Man Group and fell in love with their unique kind of fun! We instantly decided that we needed to bring the boys next year...and that is just what we are going to do! We have booked in room child care through the IPO for our little Buzz. As much as he is up for new adventures, I think the show might be a bit much for him. So, while he is busy having fun with a new friend, the rest of us will be heading over to Universal Studios and stopping for dinner at Bubba Gump's before heading to the show. I am looking forward to seeing the boys' reactions to the show. I think they will all love it!
After the show we will make our way back and hopefully spend the rest of the night laughing together over all of the fun we had!
A day full of fun twists.
We are going to start our day chowing down on room service for breakfast. I am already looking forward to sitting on the balcony sipping my tea. I don't know about you, but to me, room service breakfast is just such a fun treat. Thank goodness for the deluxe dining plan and all of the credits it will give us!
After a leisurely breakfast we are going to head out and play mini golf. We have yet to conquer the summer side of the Winterland/Summerland golf course. We are going to remedy that!
After a morning of golf, it will be time for a late lunch at the Grand Floridian Cafe. It's one of those places we have never tried and in looking at the menu, it looked like it might just be a tasty place to grab lunch. That and I was looking for a meal at the Grand Floridian...my Goofy needs a birthday cake to share with his brothers!
That's twist one of the day. He won't be expecting a second birthday creation...and it's really just as much for other boys as him (they love cake). **Booking a dessert platter this time was NOT easy. It was actually quite frustrating. I called about five times before even getting to speak to a 'real person' and then it was someone who told me they couldn't do what I was asking for (even though I have had them do similar things in the past). None of my calls were returned when I went to voice mail. Finally, I spoke with someone who was able to take my order and I am hoping that the final result will be worth all of the hassle on the planning side. I realize that the GF private dining/bakery is very busy and that they have many other clients who deserve just as much attention as I do, so I think they really need to hire more help if they don't have the man power to give all of their potential customers return phone calls. Because the process was so frustrating, I gave up even trying to book a private dinner there for Goofy.
Having booked three custom dessert creations with the bakery (within the past 24 months) and having booked a private dinner and an afternoon luncheon both catered by the kitchens there (both within the last year) all without issue, I was surprised at the lack of customer service this time. I am hoping the issues I ran into are short term ones and that when I call to make plans, in the future, things will run as smoothly as they had in the past!
**Following lunch, it will be time for a swim, a nap, some arcade time, relaxing in the lounge, building sand castles or watching a movie. Maybe a combination of a few of them.
Relaxation will be tops on our list.We have a really fun twist in store for the evening. Last year, dh and I went to see the Blue Man Group and fell in love with their unique kind of fun! We instantly decided that we needed to bring the boys next year...and that is just what we are going to do!
We have booked in room child care through the IPO for our little Buzz. As much as he is up for new adventures, I think the show might be a bit much for him. So, while he is busy having fun with a new friend, the rest of us will be heading over to Universal Studios and stopping for dinner at Bubba Gump's before heading to the show. I am looking forward to seeing the boys' reactions to the show. I think they will all love it!After the show we will make our way back and hopefully spend the rest of the night laughing together over all of the fun we had!
I know the boys will SO get them! 
I have my fingers crossed and also have faith that it will turn out amazing. A different way doesn't always make it a worse way. So, I am looking forward to seeing how it turns out! 
I am guessing he will not let Buzz leave without a hair cut.
Ahhh! 
Sooo busy with Dd's birthday and school starting and now less than 100 days until our VR!! You need to slow down so i can keep up! 
