BW Bakery Blasphemy: UPDATED TR finished with picture overload -THE END!!!!!

[SeptemberGirl]

Big smiles. TOTALLY amazing Christmas!!!! Castle viewing, Kona food, popping over to parks - love it all.

Of course you did travel. Of course you live in a city. Of course you wing it! SO you! LOVE Jean's expression in that! And yes, you have great legs in the future!

Yes, I am very good at TSM. And I am very non-competitive. And I have VERY bad hand eye coordination.

BUT. I beat Pipsqueak. And Mr 36 pts.

I don't have to beat Nancy - she can own me! Beating those two on the same trip was enough for my lifetime!

 

[AKASnowWhite]

SWe did Spaceship Earth - ummm - twice.

Why?

Because Jean pressed "German" or "Dutch" or something on the language request and annoyed the heck out of me.

 

[Twingle]

So, totally coming out of lurking lurkdom to bump you back to the first page. Since, I shameless had to hunt for your TR on page two.

Very much enjoying your TR and your photos! I die. Such an amazing eye!

Anyway.

Bump, bump, bump.

 

[lisaviolet]

Big smiles. TOTALLY amazing Christmas!!!! Castle viewing, Kona food, popping over to parks - love it all.

Of course you did travel. Of course you live in a city. Of course you wing it! SO you! LOVE Jean's expression in that! And yes, you have great legs in the future!

Yes, I am very good at TSM. And I am very non-competitive. And I have VERY bad hand eye coordination.

BUT. I beat Pipsqueak. And Mr 36 pts.

I don't have to beat Nancy - she can own me! Beating those two on the same trip was enough for my lifetime!

OMG. Such a cute post.

I know, eh? Future legs - I LOVE THEM.

How did I never know that you beat the pipsqueak? Such valuable information.

And Mr. 36 points. Oh no. That must have hurt. Laughing. He doesn't read here, does he?

Liz, thanks for continuing to follow and making me feel like I can get to the end of this sucker.

I know, eh? It was like a Christmas Eve smackdown in the big ball. So incredibly festive and loving.

And Nancy - you're always there to make me smile through my TR. Smile through life actually. Sighing, thank you.

So, totally coming out of lurking lurkdom to bump you back to the first page. Since, I shameless had to hunt for your TR on page two.

Very much enjoying your TR and your photos! I die. Such an amazing eye!

Anyway.

Bump, bump, bump.

I love you already.

Thanks so much Twingle for reading. It helps. And for your lovely words.

Will be back at some point today. I mean really - I have obnoxious man to write about....

 

[iwannbindisnee]

I'm back-all caught up.... had a few days away going through some "that's life" type things, but now I'm back & just had to say once again....your pics are GREAT! And I find myself getting even more excited than I normally would be with only 7 days to get through before we are at WDW, when I am reading your story & looking at your pics, so thanks for making my last week before vacay fun! (It is almost always THE WORST week!)
(Just wishing I would have reserved BWV instead of THV, but oh well, there's alway next time!) Deb

 

[lisaviolet]

Okay,

Christmas Day!

Well to begin - I decided on this trip on purpose. Not why don't I experience WDW at Christmas. YES. But with a little more intent and reasons. I wanted to be away. BUT I DIDN"T want to be away. Sighing. So I felt excited with a little bit of a burden. Home has changed drastically on this day for years and without going on and on - Christmas Day was beginning to be SO different - it was becoming a struggle and stressful. And even more it was becoming more and more difficult to remember the years that came prior. And those memories are beyond precious to me. That more than anything pushed me - the blurring of remembering the loveliness of Christmas past. So it felt like time to selfishly make some new memories - with a heavy but hopeful heart.

No, there's no Community Board family drama here. And I love my parents and my family very much. . And missed them. No drama.

And also at my age - selfishly in my heart - it's a very vivid reminder that I don't have my own family. Yes, I'm grateful for all the wonderful gifts in my life. No speeches needed.

So promises for Christmas Day. For Jean. NBA. I ADORE bball. ADORE it but if I knew how much football would have come in there's not way in he!! I would have made NBA compromises. She got me that bad bad girl.

And Christmas morning - no presents for ME. I looked under my released Christmas tree. Nada. YOu see Jean and I always agreed/fell into early - no presents unless we know something will turn our crank. So sometimes one gets a present and another doesn't. Or both. Or none. But I got some shortbread in one of my own socks. Santa must have dropped in quickly. He must have. Hopefully not the one from the parade. So laughing.

So the agreement was that any ADR would be close to home. Yes BWV is home. As 5031 wonderfully became.

I got Cape May Cafe for dinner. Walk.

And I got Teppan Edo for lunch. Walk.

Cape May - eventhough we hate buffets - well if a game was exciting well she didn't have to wait to be served.

Teppan Edo - hmmm.

So much to say. I've never done it. I eat a lot of ethnic food - probably daily. If not daily I would love to. If stranded on an island with only Korean, Indian, West Indian food along with all the gyro I want and any other ethnic food you could throw at me - I would experience so much happiness it would be outrageously ovewhelming.

Even more - Toronto is the most multicultural city in the world. I LIVED in Japan.

So Teppan Edo never had a pull. For one reason. I've found I'm disappointed in ethnic food at WDW - watered down version. Like Sanaa - which is lovely - but I eat Indian food here made to perfection ALL THE TIME. Sanaa tries to please everyone - the scared and the ones who love Indian food. I only want me to be pleased.

So Teppan Edo. I was very excited. I knew about the tables - the group eating. I was so excited. I'm not someone who loves people. Actually I'm so jealous of those types. I would like to be them. But I'm not. I'm an introvert. So Christmas Day - wonderful day to choose to be with people. Good fine choice. I can't wait.

What I never factored in was that a table could be an entire table of introverts.

Oh no. Not a good thing at a group table.

I had been dreaming of outgoing - people loving - extroverts at MY Teppan Edo Christmas table. I don't know why they never showed up.

But what about Jean? Extrovert - check. People loving - no comment. Well depends on whether you're - or she deems you - likeable. But extrovert.

Let me just say Jean's focus at Teppan Edo was to dream about getting back to 5031 as fast as she could.

I loved Teppan Edo. Food was fabulous. Sighing, food being hot and fresh is BEYOND important to me. So check check.

So our table of introverts was all ready and QUIET. I was the only one that seemed really into the ceremony and the interacting iwth the CMs. Well another couple was better than the rest.

Lovely fabulous job that they do. Brought back memories of Japanese life for me. Loved it.

So two chairs were empty. For quite awhile.

And here he comes - obnoxious and with his date/wife/friend/mistress. Totally unsure to this day.

He welcomes us all with "can you all please MOVE OVER?" Why I put "please" in that question I don't know - it couldn't have been in there. No hello. No Merry Christmas. Nada. Said in the exact sociopathic - firm - tone that you are probably imagining.

Anyone who's been to Teppan Edo knows how tight it is - there was no room for anyone to move over. But people did for the King. Jean called him Grandpa for the entire meal.

And then more drama ensues.

 

[lisaviolet]

Oh before I contnue with Teppan Edo fun - here are the crowd levels on Christmas Day in Epcot.

And it was a lovely mid or low seventies. People were dressed for lower temperatures probably because the temps were all over the place. But it was warm. I had on a summer dress.

So not huge - totally doable for anyone wondering.

 

[lisaviolet]

So he now has as much personal space as he's going to get.

And he's not finished.

He calls over a CM. And says - get this - "Can you have someone turn the music down?". Actually I'm sure it was more like "get them to turn the music down" as in "I've arrived".

. OMG, I ADORE sociopaths. They are so incredibly amusing. No I'm not a doctor and I'm sure he's totally undiagnosed - aren't they all?

Okay compassion people. Force it out. I'm sure he had a headache or his woman had a headache. Look they probably ran through the World Showcase when they realized how late they were.

But Merry Christmas and to he!! to everyone else that might be enjoying the music. Which wasn't even remotely loud. In fact, I'm not sure I even noticed music was on until his request.

And here is where I love that I lived in Japan. I KNEW what was coming. It's like a play coming. And I have front row seats.

The Japanese, in general terms, are fascinating. They are BEYOND skilled at never showing the truth of what's really going on - in that everyone is lovely - and you will put on a face. Meaning that the "face" rules. The mask. My mother would have ruled that country. She's a for the good of the masses, neighbours - what people think generation.


I'm so not her daughter. I'm sorry Mom.

So the CM in the most lovely voice comes back and says, "I"m sorry. None of us here have control over the level of the system".

I LOVED IT. Said in the sweetest voice with such accuracy. No hint of "idiot" or that it might just be a bold faced lie.

No I am not worried that the one in on million chance this man is on the DIS. I have no problem speaking the truth. No fear of rocking boats for the truth/realness. I struggled in Japan and being good for the woman who raised me. Poor Japan and poor mother and sometimes poor friends. But I won't get thrown off the dsboards for it. Remember I watched and learned at home and in Japan.

No music change.

And the Japanese CMs so subtlely gave their feelings to the way he was - of course with graciousness. So subtle but I caught it all. There actually was a knowing between the CMS and me. They are SO precise with their slides. It'a magic to watch.

What an interesting Christmas Day. I didn't get my dream of a table of people lovers but I did get Scrooge right at my own table just in time for Christmas. Go figure.

I had steak and shrimp. FABULOUS. And I told them. Another great meal.

 

[adsrtw]

That is so awesome Lisa! Like smacking somebody without them knowing (and with a smile).

 

[bbangel]

That is my fear with the communal eating places. I want to try and it and be drawn in my wonderful extroverted people with fascinating lives. I dread being with the rude or arguing or even just painful introverts like myself. One of these days I will break out of my shell and try Teppan or Biergarten.

 

[lisaviolet]

So it's a beautiful day outside. Jean is drawn to the room. Not me.

A lovely walk around Epcot.

 

[lisaviolet]

I'm back-all caught up.... had a few days away going through some "that's life" type things, but now I'm back & just had to say once again....your pics are GREAT! And I find myself getting even more excited than I normally would be with only 7 days to get through before we are at WDW, when I am reading your story & looking at your pics, so thanks for making my last week before vacay fun! (It is almost always THE WORST week!)
(Just wishing I would have reserved BWV instead of THV, but oh well, there's alway next time!) Deb

First on your week. Here's to a wonderful, relaxing vacation wannabinsidnee.

No, no no. I'm excited for you at THV. I've never been. Have a fantastic time and thank you so much for continuing to read.

I too am struggling. Missing someone big time. Sighing. So all your posts and this lovely distraction has helped me not get overwhemed.

So thank you.

That is so awesome Lisa! Like smacking somebody without them knowing (and with a smile).

Amiee.

Great show.

It's really an interesting world. I once had a student in Japan have tears streaming down her face (not common) - and she had a smile on her face at the same time trying to push through - refusing to stop. Refusing.

Almost killed me.

So interesting - this world.

Amiee.

That is my fear with the communal eating places. I want to try and it and be drawn in my wonderful extroverted people with fascinating lives. I dread being with the rude or arguing or even just painful introverts like myself. One of these days I will break out of my shell and try Teppan or Biergarten.

Kindred spirits - you and I. Exactly my thought process. Though the rude only fascinates.

Everyone is fascinating bbangel. Let me rephrase - I believe everyone is fascinating IF we only knew the real people and stories and lives. But so many masks.

Okay, Lisa needs to shut up now.

You should GO. GO.

 

[KeepSwimmingDory]

Love your photos!

 

[lisaviolet]

Love your photos!

Thank you Dory. I enjoyed that day.

I'm feeling a little bad - a tad guily - that I have a very sarcastic not loving Dory the fish story coming soon....

 

[KeepSwimmingDory]

 

[adsrtw]

You have just made my night with your pics! I agree, amazing world.

 

[Mahusky]

Love the TR. I wish I were going back next week.

 

[bbangel]

Everyone is fascinating bbangel. Let me rephrase - I believe everyone is fascinating IF we only knew the real people and stories and lives. But so many masks.

I so agree. When I see behaviour in others that strikes me (for whatever reason) I tend to make up a story about why they are doing what they are doing or how they got to the space they are in. Keeps life interesting.

I love your close up balloon picture! I'm going to have to try and do more close ups on my coming trip. You have inspired me

 

[lisaviolet]

So the rest of Christmas was nothing all that interesting in our plans.

But still nice.

This picture is very dark but it shows how festive everyone was - I loved
seeing children in their Christmas outfits.

The rest of the day -

I went down in the late afternoon to inquire about using the DXDP at Big River Grille - on takeout.
I knew that Disney restaurants stopped doing takeout a long time ago but I also knew BRG
still had it in general. But I suspected the dining plan would be a problem.

To my surprise - and my glee - a manager looking man said, "for you - yes".

Now I thought he was being cute - as in it's Christmas Day and I'm in my festive dress
and asking nicely so he's giving me a cute answer.

I would soon find out the answer was quite literal. FOR ME ONLY.

BRG will not do takeout for dining plans only OOP.

He told me his name and to use it that he said "yes" in case there were any issues.

Oh wait - aren't we supposed to be at Cape May Cafe.

Well I just couldn't face a buffet that day. Just couldn't.
And I knew it was a Chrstmas present to her not to miss a game.

So I cancelled earlier.

So Jean goes down to get the order. And they tell her "no way".

She tells her that Anthony said so and still they are saying no.

So here's the great thinf about being in 5031. The ability to yell back and forth.

See the tables right underneath me. Easy communication.

She screams up "no".

And I scream down "no is not working for me - back in you go".

Back in you go.

So she gets the manager and explains that I came in person and asked and was told "yes".
And that we cancelled our ADR to do what his manager
(who had gone home and told me he might be when I returned) said 100% yes.

So this manager was good because he nodded to his employee who was only
doiing his job of saying no but not listening to Jean's story.
So he supported him and the customer - which in my books is good management.
And then told Jean he doesn't do it but would because we were told we could.

Yeah, food's coming.

Jean decided to bide her time by doing the Hoop Toss. Which she won! Yeah Jean.

I had a front row seat from the balcony. I followed many a hoop toss during the stay.

So we got our takeout and ate dinner on the balcony. Too much food - and half decent
but the surrroundings were gorgeous and it was right before Illuminations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

An interesting Christmas Day. And please remember it was in the seventies....

 

[Jillpie]

Ok waitt just a minute Missy, balcony or no balcony, we need food pics of Xmas dinner please?! You can't just end it there, I mean, is that the end?