Baby and the Tramp...and a Pop (half) Century! Where Did It Go???

[scottny]

great update and pics as usual. I think Germany is the prettiest country there. Just my opinion. Italy is nice also.
I saw the street performer in Italy.

 

[VandyFan10]

I LOVE Cuckoo Clocks!!!

Great pics MeMom....you are giving me lots of things I want to check out in the WS this fall when we go!! I'm excited!! I don't know that I have ever looked around Germany that well either.....Mexico...Italy....Japan....and now Canada and France are really the only countries I've really walked through....but I'm excited to even spend some more time in a few of those

Hope you have a fun Sat. too!!

 

[twob4him]

About the pic....I did cut her head off in excitement...I was just pleased that I remembered to photograph the event at all!!!

Love the Epcot pics!!! Germany is so cool and you got to see a lot by sitting down and letting the entertainment come to you....what a novel concept. I am such a planner I forget to sit down while I am there!

Hope you had a great time "paying". I have spring fever already. How's the weather there?? Its still pretty cold here (30's).
BTW....how did the cardboard Viking ship come out???

 

[MeMom]

After our late lunch, we just did a bunch of general walking around - browsing and window shopping - until it was time to get in line for the Candlelight Processional.

Random pictures from our walk.

The Candy Lady at work.

There are so many beautiful things to look at in the Japan shops.

Bonsai trees.

When we saw the CP line starting to build, we went ahead and got our place. Brooklynn and I held our spot while Jill went to get in line at a funnel cake kiosk. She waited for nearly thirty minutes, and was just about two people away from getting waited on when they called out that they were opening the gates, and all people in the parties needed to be together.

With a very sad look, Jill left her then very good place in line, but someone else ended up with her intended funnel cake. She stepped over the rope, and we headed into the theater.

After we got settled, it looked like there would be plenty of room, so I told her to go try the line again. She went out and peeked, but came back and said it was too long. She figured by the time she waited again, it would be time for the CP to start.

In a few minutes, the singers began entering the theater from all sides. We had looked forward to this, and it was very nice.

The woman who was doing the drums also did about a thousand other instruments, as well, and it was absolutely amazing. She's the one in all black standing at the drums in the picture. She went from one drum to another, then to bells and gongs and this and that, never looking like she was in a hurry or stressed, and never missing a beat. It was incredible. Everyone else was good, but each just had the one instrument throughout the program. I can't even tell you how many times she moved around from one thing to the next. If anyone else saw her, you know what I mean.

Rita Moreno was our celebrity storyteller. She's the little white speck behind the podium in this picture.

Even though it was cool to see someone who has so many honors, she was a little too dramatic for us in her reading. I have the Candlelight Processional CD that I bought in the park, and Phylicia Rashad narrates that just beautifully. I would have preferred someone with a more mellow and soft way of reading the story than the one with all the drama. It was still good, but you could really tell she was an expressive Broadway type actress.

A few singers did leave during the performance due to heat or illness, but it was all handled so discreetly that it didn't affect the show very much.

After the CP, we said good-bye and Merry Christmas in many languages.

It was still early in the evening, so we headed for the Boardwalk.

 

[scottny]

wonderful as always.



no funnel cake. actually I did not have any on the last trip.

 

[carrieannie]

wonderful as always.



no funnel cake. actually I did not have any on the last trip.

I`ve never had funnel cake,, I`m always too hot and thirsty and the stand and just get a water bottle.
O.K New update from MeMom!! gonna go back and read,,

 

[carrieannie]

oh WOW! That was an awsome day!! The pictures were great as always! I loved the part about being entertained by men in lederhosen with cowbells,how often does that happen really! We enjoyed our dinner at germany! I had called from our room at POR on our very first trip in 05, hoping to get in somewhere for that night, Germany was all that was available. it was one of my Husbands favorites! And we loved sitting with other people!
I noticed alot of details in your pictures I`ve never noticed before! With 3 kids in tow we dont really go into the shops or explore like we should, My MIL Just LOVES pictures with doors on them, specificlly Italian!! I almost flipped when I saw the plate from Italy with the doors in them!!
I`m trying to plan a trip for a weekend in October, so this just gives me more reason!!! ha-ha,,,
Thanks MeMom! for the great updates!

 

[Nicole786]

OMG i love the candy lady!! Shes so awesome -- When i went with my cousins I was out there myself with jut a few others, if i had stayed I would have probably gotten picked, but i went to find my cousins and when we finally got out there, it was crowded

I love your storytelling! cant wait for the next one

 

[MeMom]

Before I start tonight's post, I just want to send out prayers and thoughts of comfort for the family of the CM who died at Biergarten this week. I don't know the whole story, and I don't know if he is one of the ones in the pictures in my last post. I have read that he had a heart attack and died on stage before they could even get him to the hospital. I understand that his father passed away just three hours later, as well, so that is a very sad situation for that family. He is said to have been working at Disney and in that same position for 24 years and loved being a musician there.



After our Candlelight Processional, we went to the Boardwalk.

Jill felt that a night at the Boardwalk just needed to have a hot dog in it, so we got a couple of those.

We walked around several shops, not really looking for anything in particular, but just looking.

The Christmas decorations were pretty in all the shops.

We saw a street performer, but we didn't stick around to see what all he was doing. The little guy tossing things up to him was having a hard time getting them up high enough, so he was looking for another helper when we left.

Jill said she'd really like to stay here someday, right in the middle of the action, so we looked around inside for a good little while.

Baby bear's chair was just right sizewise, but Brookie wasn't at all happy about the rocking motion. You can see her uncertainty about why the chair was moving. She didn't stay in it much longer - just long enough to allow me a picture.

More entertainment.

It was just a beautiful night to be walking on the Boardwalk.

 

[cherokeemamma]

Hi MeMom,

Well, I have sat here and read your whole TR. I have one thing to say.."I wanna go to WDW at Christmas!!!" I really, really do. I am really hoping that we can go this year.

Now I know how you get so much done...you never sleep! You are up at all hours grading papers, dissing, planning WDW trips. How the heck do you function and remain so sweet on such little sleep? Have you always been this way? I would be a total nightmare ... my family would disown me after a few days.

Oh my goodness, your pictures are fantastic and that Brooklynn is so, so cute!!! I love the pictures of her at the GF beach. My DH is a NYer and when he was a baby he couldn't stand the feel of grass. His mom always would tell me how they could put him on a blanket and he would not get off of it because of the grass. To this day he never goes barefoot.

I know that Brooklynn is even cuter and sweeter now that she is talking.

What a wonderful memom you are....

TTFN
Darlene

 

[LurrrvtheDuck]

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LurrrvtheDuck - Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you Donald asked specifically about you! He wanted to know when you were headed back, since you've been going so often.

He did!!! I didn't get to see meet the last time, I think it was because Daisy was with him and she would've been jealous.

Loving all the pics of WS in the daytime (and now I know what that statue in Germany is ) and of the CP. The dinners for CP were a little to expensive for me because I wanted to eat at Tutto Italia or Le Cellier which were the highest level/priority whatever it was called seatings and I wasn't going to spend that much money. I figured I'd just watch it from the outside and hope to get lucky to get in, uh yeah, that didn't really happens since it was completely packed the weekend we went. I did see it from the outside and it was very pretty, we had Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser) as our narrator.

 

[wannago2disney]

Hi MeMom!
We are back and I finally got all caught up! Congrats on the Dream Fastpasses. That's awesome! When we got home my Husband plugged in our Desktop computer and wouldn't you know it, its fried! Our neighbour said that it is a common affliction with older computers...so Rob highjacked my laptop...and this is the first time I have been able to get on here since we got back!
We had a great time...and I am going to try to do a trip report as we had some excellent "magical" moments and I would like to share!

Tosh

 

[MeMom]

Good Monday morning, all! I hope to put up more pictures tonight or tomorrow night, but for now, I'll try to catch up with greetings.

snowbell - I hope you are feeling better this morning.

Glendamax - I got your PM. It's February, which is one month closer to June!!! Your trip will be here before you know it. My trip is in only five weeks, and I am already so ready. School has been pretty busy lately.

cherokeemamma - I'm ready and waiting for your report. We haven't had a Kitchen Sink yet, but your daughter's face beaming at the one you guys got makes us want one even more than ever. I encourage everyone that reads this report to jump over to check out the adventures of cherokeemamma and her sweet family.

wannago2disney - I'm glad you had a great trip. I'll look forward to hearing and seeing all the magic you experienced. I hope it was wonderful for your kids!

Lurrrvthe(midnight)Duck - That's why we went ahead and got the CP package. We had heard that it was just standing in a long line and hoping to get in if you didn't have the package, and we really wanted to see it. I think Neil Patrick Harris is one of the most popular stars that people want to see, so I imagine it was crowded. I'd like to see it again with someone who was a little more soft-spoken and low key with it.

nicole786 - Are you freezing up there in NY? It must be a huge shock from what you are used to!

carrieannie - You've got to have a funnel cake! There's nothing like eating a funnel cake and watching Spectro and Wishes at the end of a great day at Magic Kingdom. Just remember how big they are. There's plenty to share. Jill and I made the mistake once of getting two - a plain one and one with strawberries. We wasted most of them. One is plenty for two people.

And...definitely plan an October trip. You will love Disney in October!

scottny - How do you have time to even check on my TR with all of your fans screaming for more on yours?!?! I'm loving your pictures. I really enjoyed all the Animal Kingdom ones.

twob4him - I had a great time playing with Brooklynn last weekend. Jill called after I left and said she kept going to the door calling my name. This weekend, she was sick with a high fever. It was up to 105 at one point, but thankfully it came down and all is well. I was worried for a while.

The Viking ship is still presently disguised as a cardboard box, but my sculptor hands will surely find a beautiful Viking ship in it.
Yeah, right! I'll probably beg the help of our Art teacher.
Things have been so busy at school that we have been able to do very little work on this culture thing. We have state paperwork to be turned in, mid-term progress reports, and after school tutoring in preparation for TCAP...ALL started this month. I don't know why they didn't hold the Culture Day off until after testing, but I don't make the rules.

VandyFan10 - I didn't pay attention. What did the boys do this weekend?

You could spend days and days just walking through every inch of World Showcase and checking out the buildings, the shops, the movies, the food, etc. I don't feel like I ever get enough time in WS.

Everyone have a good day. It is 21 degrees here right now, so stay warm wherever you are!

 

[snowbell]

Hey MeMom -- I am back. I have enjoyed your last two installments. I sure did miss alot being sick.
I did not hear about the CM in biergarten. That is so sad.

 

[scottny]

scottny - How do you have time to even check on my TR with all of your fans screaming for more on yours?!?! I'm loving your pictures. I really enjoyed all the Animal Kingdom ones.

I always have time for your report. they get 2 a day and that is enough.
Thank you. Just got my photopass cd today so those will be up tonight.

 

[MeMom]

From the Boardwalk, we took the boat to MGM in the last few days that it was still MGM.

The boat driver told us to buy up everything that said MGM on it so that we could sell them as collectors' items later on.

Our goal for the evening was to see the lights. These pictures do not at all do it justice. You just have to walk around through the streets to understand the amount of lights.

Brooklynn was fascinated by it all.

We found the cat, but none of the three pictures we took came out very good.

We saw this guy still hanging around. You'd think he would have been at home resting after all the work of the previous few days.

On the way out, I noticed that someone there had a secret about something.

Really, really a secret.

It had been a full day. It was time to go back to the room and get some sleep. We headed to the front to get to the bus before the Fantasmic crowd let out.

The next morning, we had Animal Kingdom on our agenda.


I hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine's Day tomorrow. We'll have wound up kids all day, of course.

They were pretty grumpy today because we were the only county in our area who had to go to school.

The teachers were even grumpier.

And, of course, we all blamed the weatherman.

He was at school at lunchtime, and he got a lot of glares.

Poor guy. He wanted us to have a snow day as much as we wanted one. It was our cough st cough up cough id school board.

 

[pooksma]

Beautiful photos of the lights. Im hoping to see them in December 09.

We did have a storm day here today-even DH came home at lunch time. Freezing rain and ice pellets right now. Of course today is my off day for classes so I was home anyway.

 

[wannago2disney]

The photos fo the lights are beautiful.

We don't get to have snowdays here, as all students walk to our school right now...no matter how deep the snow, the kids are expected to show up...we have had about 1-1/2 ft fall over the last couple of days and still they have to go.

Have a wonderful Vanlentine's Day. don't eat too much chocolate...but then again, is there really such a thing as too much chocolate?

mmmm...chocolate

 

[scottny]

great update and pics. U want me to come down and get a little New York on the school board. They will give u a day off then.
The lights looked really nice.

Happy Valentines Day

 

[k_reile]

Memom....I loved your pictures from the osborne lights. and your right....I don;t think pictures will do it justice as opposed to being there in person. I watched it on the samantha brown disney xmas special and it is one of the reasons the next time I go to Disney it will be in early decemeber for all of the pretty lights.