I was kinda pooped after wandering all over Epcot in the heat, so I spent a little time relaxing in the living room of my embarrassingly ginormous-for-one-person 1-bedroom villa at Bay Lake Tower.
I dragged an easy chair up to the window. First I looked at the "lake view"
Then I craned my neck a little to see the actual lake
Zooming helped!
I used my camera to check out all the things in the distance, like Characters in Flight at Downtown Disney.
This is what the view looks like when you've been swallowed by an easy chair:
"Say, wait a minutethey've got a POOL down there?!"
And then I did what they always tell you to do if you're a smart tourist: I took a break in the middle of the day to go swimming! At first glance, Bay Lake Tower's pool is not particularly interesting to look at. There's a lot of Miami Vice glass blocks goin' on
And a ragged beach with a sign that may as well say "Gator-Baitin' Station"!
However, the more I poked around (and the more I read my "What Would Patrick Shoot?" bracelet) the more nifty photo opportunities I found.
Water slide!!!
I think I spent 20 minutes standing under the slide trying to take a picture of someone whizzing by. It's worse that trying to shoot a Test Track vehicle on the outside track!
Favorite!
"Careful, kiddiesyou don't know who's been running through there!
The slide was FANTASTIC! I hereby declare it the Fastest Hotel Water Slide on Property (OK, of the ones I have been on: Grand Floridian, Polynesian, Wilderness Lodge, BoardWalk Inn & Stormalong Bay). I went down it 12 times! The grown-ups at the pool thought I was nuts and began herding their children away from me
After that I spent a little time back in the room getting ready for my date with Jensey & Nate for a Candlelight Processional Dinner Package. We'd chosen Biergarten because it was in the marginally cheaper Tier 2 price category, and because Patrick has always wanted to eat there. Now, of course, Patrick would be the only one NOT eating there, and we were stuck with his choice
Interestingly, when I called to cancel his Candlelight dinner package, I was told "No refunds!" However, they don't actually charge your card until you get to the restaurant, and when the server brought our bill it was only for 3 people cuz that's as many as he saw at the table. So
. good to know for future reference!
I think the most surprising part for Patrick was seeing me in makeup for the first time in months!
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: Your party was simply gorgeous! I have wanted to do a private event in HS ever since I saw a TR of a wedding there (Janet????) Here's was over the top and I would never be able to afford it, but yours makes it a bit more feasible. 
