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Day 5 - Wednesday, October 6, 2004
Me, 28 - Not so much a Professional Time Waster or VP of Work Avoidance as a damn liar. Remember how I promised this installment wouldn't take as long as the last? Well, I lied. That's me - a bold-faced liar. I also make up half the stuff I write. We actually aren't engaged, we don't drink and we really stayed off property. In fact, I've never even been to Disney. I'm a 56-year old fat, balding guy who spends a little too much time in front of his computer with a green see-thru visor that says Vegas. And I've never been there either. But I do have 47 cats. That's me, just call me "That Strange Neighbor, Steve".
FI, 28 - Not so much a Bank Branch Manager as one of my 47 cats. His real name is Mr Snuggles McBuggles. He's a calico!
Well we had some great food last night and we saw Illuminations. Good times. Today is Kory's birthday
, so it's his choice as to where he wants to go and eat. But he doesn't have a choice about one thing...
He's required by Allison Law to wear his Birthday Button. If he chooses not to comply with this law, he's subject to long hours of vacuuming and dusting. In addition, certain priveledges will be revoked. I think we all know what that means.
No SpongeBob Squarepants.
"We're glad you're heeeeere! Huh Haa!"
It finally happened! We got a wake-up call for our 9 a.m. PS for Cape May so we wouldn't be late. Well, in all truth, Kory got to hear it. So I'm still not sure if Mickey still says that. But Kory got to listen, and it's his birthday, so that's all that matters.
Vacation + Kory's Birthday = Mickey Wake-up for Kory!!
Up and at 'em, we shower and get dressed for our day. Mickey and Minnie brought Kory the "Airplane!" DVD. Can you believe he's never seen it??
Anyway, we are SO excited about our Cape May character breakfast at 9 am, that we race each other down the stairs and brake at the podium.
Eeeerrrrrrrr!
D'oh! There's a wait. So we get our beeper and park it on a nearby bench. We discuss our plans for the day while we bounce up and down waiting for someone to hurry the hell up. We've decided to go to the Magic Kingdom so Kory can enjoy it in the daylight. We still haven't ridden Splash which is probably my all-time favorite. Probably Smobably - It is my all-time favorite!
Our beeper goes off finally and Kory beats me to turn it in. We are seated at a cute 2-top off to the side of the buffet. Ahh, good positioning. We strain our necks to check out the buffet...mmm, yummy goodness. We also see that a few characters are milling about. There's Goofy and one of the 'munks, but no others. I hope we don't get character screwed.
Ew, that didn't come out like I wanted it to.
Anyway, our server comes by and asks our drink order - I get a hot tea and Kory a coffee. Once she leaves, we make a break for the buffet and grab all sorts of delicious items: grits, mini-waffles, hashbrown bites, bacon. "Hurry up, someone's going to eat it all!"
We slam our plates down and inhale our meal. You would have thought we hadn't eaten in a week. But then....
Ok, how do I say this? You remember in the movie "Dumb & Dumber" where Harry has to run to the bathroom because Lloyd laced his drink with laxatives? He has to hold on to the seat of the toilet because he's afraid the pressure will shoot him right off his bum? And then he finds out the toilet is broken?
That's it. I just wondered if you remembered. It's a good movie.
Oh look, a character! One of the 'munks comes to see us. We think it's Chuck so we ask for a couple pictures.
Ask Smask! I flat out demand. I'm not paying $40 for the food, ya know. I'm here to see that rat and his buddies. I want a freaking picture!
Man, look at all that space to the right. I could have slid over just a little.
Poor Chuck was balancing on half a tail cheek.
Ahh, nothing like starting your morning off with skin-to-fur contact.
Honey, he's a rodent. Go wash your hands.
Actually I do run to the restroom and while I'm gone, Kory says Goofy came by. But with no one to take a picture, who's to say he was even there?
Frankly, Kory's been known to lie.
"Baby, 18 holes of golf doesn't take long to play, I'll be back in half an hour, tops! We'll go shopping for shoes then."
"All the other guys went inside the strip club, but I stayed in the car."
"Sure it's a real diamond! I don't know why the appraisal says it's a cubic zirconian."
By this time, we're ready to go. So we got one character's picture for $40. What a deal!
We go back upstairs to our room so that we can freshen up and digest our meals. Around 11 we head out to the bus stop and wait for our ride. And wait, and wait, and wait. And wait some more. And wait a little longer. The bus takes about 30 minutes to get to the BC. That's just crazy. So in all, it took about an hour to go 5 miles. Oh yeah, that's good times.
Finally arrive at the MK and get to bypass the bag check. My SLR camera (aka Stupid annoyingly Large cameRa) is getting really cumbersome, so we only take the digital. I ask one of the camera people to take our picture as we walk in. I have never done that in my life. But hey, maybe it will turn out cute.
We do some silly Disney poses and get a card to come back that afternoon.
We start to walk up Main St. towards the castle when I remember he needs his Birthday Button. We double-back and hit the City Hall where we wait in line for 15 minutes. We get the button and I hand it to Kory. He has direct orders to put it on and smile.
Our next stop is Casey's for a drink while I check out the waits board. Wait times are pretty low, so we head over towards Splash. We stop off at the Jungle Cruise on the way. What can I say about our cruise driver?
Our driver was so cheesy, she was making people lactose intolerant.
Our driver was so cheesy, she handed out tortilla chips and sour cream.
Our driver was so cheesy, I wished I was still in line for my Kaki Gori.
So I know Kory was like
on this one, but normally it's a lot better. Our girl just had bad comic timing.
So off the ride, we walk over to Splash and hop in line. It's actually kinda long, wrapped outside in that wind-ey queue. But it moved quickly and we were in our logs within 15 minutes. I wondered why no one was wishing Kory a Happy Birthday. Maybe CMs aren't as nice as they were 3 years ago.
Anyway, the ride is great still, but what happened to the hopping waters in the first inside section? They have slowly disappeared over the last few years. I'm annoyed at that. That section is pretty blah otherwise.
We are on our way up the track for the final drop and Kory says, "Ouch this button in my pocket sure is digging in my butt. Maybe I should put it on."
"Oh, you little $&#$%...."
But my cussing is quickly replaced by screaming as we plummet the five-story drop. Do ya think he timed that on purpose?
We did get a bit wet, but that's ok because even though it's pretty stank, I love the smell of that stale water. Call me odd.
Ok, Odd. Miss Odd McOdderson. Miss ImaReallyodd.
Off Splash and we head over towards Liberty Square. We get in line for Haunted Mansion and are able to walk on. Don't ya just love the stretching room? The pictures are fun.
Lights out, something nasty hangs, door opens and we file out to get in line for the ride. I always get the right side of the buggy. Do most of you end up on the same side time after time?
I hate to do the tired old joke of picking up a couple hitchhikers on the way home, but we did. And they robbed us of our money and credit cards. I expect to see charges from Ghosts 'R Us, Zombie-Mart and Boo-tique on my statement soon.
Hey, ghosts need toiletries too ya know. Just 'cuz you're dead doesn't mean you don't want to look and smell nice.
It's past lunchtime and we are starved. We make our way over to Tomorrowland and stop at Cosmic Ray's for some grub. I order chicken fingers and Kory gets a burger.
After lunch, we do Buzz and I kick some butt here. I really just lucked out and hit some major Z thing, but I tell Kory it's just cuz I'm that good.
We ride Space Mt again and this time choose the right side. Definitely a lot different on this side...I like it better.
We're done with TL, so we make our way to Ineverwannahavekidsville aka Fantasyland. We ride Peter Pan and grab a fast pass for the PhilHarmagic. Don't ask why I didn't get the FP before we ride PP.
So we wait for our FP to activate or whatever by shopping and sitting on a stone bench. I just can't believe how packed this area is. Finally we get to see the PH and we love it. I won't ruin it for anyone, but it's just great. The best 3-D yet!
OK, I've had enough of kids, their parents and the strollers that come along with both, so we mosey on out of FL and head out of the park.
But wait, we have to go get our picture!
But wait, there's an ice cream stand! Let's do that first.
Mickey-head ice cream in hand, we check out our silly Disney poses on the screens. Well Kory wanted the one with the castle in the background, but I just thought this one was way cuter. I know it's total Cheeseville, but I had to have it.
After this picture was taken, I slipped Tinkerbelle in my pocket. She does the laundry now.
To the bus stop to wait God only knows how long. At least I have good company.
Mickey, you're always there for me. I'm sorry I had to eat your ear off.
Finally back home and Kory does his usual napping. But I have some errands. First, I make PS's for Blue Zoo because he's letting me decide where to eat. I hear the seafood is good and I know Kory likes him some fish. While I have them on the phone, I ask about their birthday rituals. They bring out a complimentary cake but they don't have a candle.
Well, that will not do! So I run over to the gift shop and ask there. Nothing. Finally Cape May pulls through for me and offers me one candle.
Well I did spend $40 for breakfast there today, but hey, I don't want to take more than I deserve.
Second errand is to ask the pontoon captain if I can bring alcohol on the boat.
Now remember, Kory doesn't know anything about the Illuminations Cruise tonight. The plan goes like this: He thinks we have PS's for BueZoo at 8:15, but we're really meeting the other DIS'ers at 8:15 at the Boardwalk Marina. So we leave our room at 8 and walk the long way around, hitting the BW instead of going in front of the YC. Fortunately, the promise of a beer and his bad sense of direction helps out greatly.
We will then come upon the DIS'ers and then take the boat out. Our real PS for BlueZoo isn't til 9:30.
Got it? Good.
So I head out towards the YC marina and talk to the captain-fella there. He said it's not his cruise tonight, but they'll be happy to throw up some birthday decorations. He says alcohol would be ok and to bring it when it's time for the cruise. But I then realize Kory might wonder if I stuff a 12-pack under my arm as we head out for dinner.
So with that not really solved, I head back to the gift shop and buy him some birthday Heineken. Up to the room with my one candle, birthday Heineken and my secret stewing in my brain. Muah, ha, ha, ha!
I shower and put on a cute outfit. Gotta look good, it's his birthday! Kory wakes and gets ready. He has a birthday beer and we munch on our leftovers from Le Cellier. mmmmmm....
About 8 p.m., we head out towards the BW for our nice evening stroll. D'oh! I forgot the camera.
We order a couple beers at the ESPN Zone beer stand and continue our walk. As we near the boat dock, I point out the boat with the streamers on it. "How about we go for a ride?"
Just then, Jen from the DIS says, "Hey Allison!"
Kory just stood there. I wish I had a picture of it. He was so confused how people knew my name. I introduced him to the DIS crew (Jen & Austin, Janet & Brian - all on their honeymoon!) and told him that we were going for a "boat" ride that evening. Still didn't know about the Illuminations.
So we load up and have a nice cruise around the lakes/lagoons/whatever. Our driver does a good job of entertaining us with useless Disney facts and knowledge. We finally ride over towards Epcot around 10 to 9 and let Kory in on the secret. And he lets me know a secret of his own...
He has to pee. Bad.
I've known him long enough that when he tells me he has to go, he's about 3 minutes away from peeing his pants.
So once we dock under the bridge, Kory begs our driver to hop the fence and go pee in Epcot. The driver doesn't go for that idea. I look at Kory and I can ready his mind...If I'm discrete, I can pee off the side of the boat. Sorta makes sense to me. I mean, we are from Georgia.
Well we aren't staying at the GF, so he'll just have to hold it. Maybe he can stretch that 3 minutes into 25.
We watch Illuminations, every couple snuggled into each other. Very sweet. And the best part, the smoke didn't come our way. Yeehaww!!
Kory survived; no piddle on the boat floor. As we approach the marina, Kory is standing to the side of the boat judging the distance. Can I make the jump? Poof, he was gone and so I chatted with the DISers. When Kory came back, we took a picture.
Who says that you only meet psychos on the Internet?
Me & Kory, Austin & Jen, Janet & Brian.
We say our goodbyes and Kory and I walk to the Dolphin. The walk isn't long, but in 3-inch stilettos, it ain't fun. But no one said looking good was comfortable.
We check in at the hostess stand and we're seated at a nice corner table. We notice how only about 5 tables are sat. Guess 9:30 is too late to eat at the Dolphin.
We are greeted by our French server who recommends their drink speciality, the Zooberry. Kory orders one and I request a Riesling. Now conversing with the French is a delicate thing. One wrong word and they can fly off the handle at any time. So it goes something like this.
"I'll have a Riesling. Thanks."
I know it sounds easy, but trust me, it's not.
While Kory looks over the menu, I have a stealth mission to accomplish - to tell the manager that tonight is Kory's birthday and this lone candle must adorn his cake. I excuse myself to the bathroom and find a manager looking fella. He's not overly nice, but he accepts my request and I pray all goes well.
I return, hopefully looking innocent, and find that Mr. Frenchserverman has drinks in tow. Boy does that Zooberry look...um...delightful. Yum.
So we look at the menu again and I decide to have the scallops appetizer with a mixed greens salad to start. Fearing the wrath of all Frenchmen if I mess up my order, I turn to him and say,
"I'll have the Scallops appetizer with a mixed greens salad to start. Thanks."
Kory orders the Roasted Seafood Plate.
"I'll have the Roasted Seafood Plate. Thanks."
Please, I beg you to practice in the mirror before you talk to a French person. To not is to risk life and limb. You have been warned.
So we drink and chat. Chat and drink. Some bread and my salad comes out. Not bad, except for the onions. Then the server brings us out what we think is a small sampler plate of seafood. But wait! No, that's our entree! 3 bites and it's all gone.
And so is $60.
After our meal, I see a bright light rounding the corner. Yeah, they did it! Woohoo! They don't sing or anything lame, but just drop the
off and smile.
The cake is good, but not as good as the night before. We've already resigned ourselves to the fact that nothing can top our last meal at Le Cellier.
Well dinner is over, the drinks are kicking in and it's time to go home. It's after 11 p.m. when we leave. We're pretty much the only ones left in the dining area. We walk back to our hotel and everything after this is censored.
Zooberrys + Birthday = La, La, Laaa, La, La, La, La, Laaaaaa
Up next...Day 6: How to make the most of your last full day.
I know, I know...it's almost over. Maybe I could just keep going and make more stuff up.
Me, 28 - Not so much a Professional Time Waster or VP of Work Avoidance as a damn liar. Remember how I promised this installment wouldn't take as long as the last? Well, I lied. That's me - a bold-faced liar. I also make up half the stuff I write. We actually aren't engaged, we don't drink and we really stayed off property. In fact, I've never even been to Disney. I'm a 56-year old fat, balding guy who spends a little too much time in front of his computer with a green see-thru visor that says Vegas. And I've never been there either. But I do have 47 cats. That's me, just call me "That Strange Neighbor, Steve".
FI, 28 - Not so much a Bank Branch Manager as one of my 47 cats. His real name is Mr Snuggles McBuggles. He's a calico!
Well we had some great food last night and we saw Illuminations. Good times. Today is Kory's birthday
, so it's his choice as to where he wants to go and eat. But he doesn't have a choice about one thing...He's required by Allison Law to wear his Birthday Button. If he chooses not to comply with this law, he's subject to long hours of vacuuming and dusting. In addition, certain priveledges will be revoked. I think we all know what that means.
No SpongeBob Squarepants.
"We're glad you're heeeeere! Huh Haa!"
It finally happened! We got a wake-up call for our 9 a.m. PS for Cape May so we wouldn't be late. Well, in all truth, Kory got to hear it. So I'm still not sure if Mickey still says that. But Kory got to listen, and it's his birthday, so that's all that matters.
Vacation + Kory's Birthday = Mickey Wake-up for Kory!!
Up and at 'em, we shower and get dressed for our day. Mickey and Minnie brought Kory the "Airplane!" DVD. Can you believe he's never seen it??
Anyway, we are SO excited about our Cape May character breakfast at 9 am, that we race each other down the stairs and brake at the podium.
Eeeerrrrrrrr!
D'oh! There's a wait. So we get our beeper and park it on a nearby bench. We discuss our plans for the day while we bounce up and down waiting for someone to hurry the hell up. We've decided to go to the Magic Kingdom so Kory can enjoy it in the daylight. We still haven't ridden Splash which is probably my all-time favorite. Probably Smobably - It is my all-time favorite!
Our beeper goes off finally and Kory beats me to turn it in. We are seated at a cute 2-top off to the side of the buffet. Ahh, good positioning. We strain our necks to check out the buffet...mmm, yummy goodness. We also see that a few characters are milling about. There's Goofy and one of the 'munks, but no others. I hope we don't get character screwed.
Ew, that didn't come out like I wanted it to.
Anyway, our server comes by and asks our drink order - I get a hot tea and Kory a coffee. Once she leaves, we make a break for the buffet and grab all sorts of delicious items: grits, mini-waffles, hashbrown bites, bacon. "Hurry up, someone's going to eat it all!"
We slam our plates down and inhale our meal. You would have thought we hadn't eaten in a week. But then....
Ok, how do I say this? You remember in the movie "Dumb & Dumber" where Harry has to run to the bathroom because Lloyd laced his drink with laxatives? He has to hold on to the seat of the toilet because he's afraid the pressure will shoot him right off his bum? And then he finds out the toilet is broken?
That's it. I just wondered if you remembered. It's a good movie.
Oh look, a character! One of the 'munks comes to see us. We think it's Chuck so we ask for a couple pictures.
Ask Smask! I flat out demand. I'm not paying $40 for the food, ya know. I'm here to see that rat and his buddies. I want a freaking picture!
Man, look at all that space to the right. I could have slid over just a little.
Poor Chuck was balancing on half a tail cheek.
Ahh, nothing like starting your morning off with skin-to-fur contact.
Honey, he's a rodent. Go wash your hands.
Actually I do run to the restroom and while I'm gone, Kory says Goofy came by. But with no one to take a picture, who's to say he was even there?
Frankly, Kory's been known to lie.
"Baby, 18 holes of golf doesn't take long to play, I'll be back in half an hour, tops! We'll go shopping for shoes then."
"All the other guys went inside the strip club, but I stayed in the car."
"Sure it's a real diamond! I don't know why the appraisal says it's a cubic zirconian."
By this time, we're ready to go. So we got one character's picture for $40. What a deal!
We go back upstairs to our room so that we can freshen up and digest our meals. Around 11 we head out to the bus stop and wait for our ride. And wait, and wait, and wait. And wait some more. And wait a little longer. The bus takes about 30 minutes to get to the BC. That's just crazy. So in all, it took about an hour to go 5 miles. Oh yeah, that's good times.
Finally arrive at the MK and get to bypass the bag check. My SLR camera (aka Stupid annoyingly Large cameRa) is getting really cumbersome, so we only take the digital. I ask one of the camera people to take our picture as we walk in. I have never done that in my life. But hey, maybe it will turn out cute.
We do some silly Disney poses and get a card to come back that afternoon.
We start to walk up Main St. towards the castle when I remember he needs his Birthday Button. We double-back and hit the City Hall where we wait in line for 15 minutes. We get the button and I hand it to Kory. He has direct orders to put it on and smile.
Our next stop is Casey's for a drink while I check out the waits board. Wait times are pretty low, so we head over towards Splash. We stop off at the Jungle Cruise on the way. What can I say about our cruise driver?
Our driver was so cheesy, she was making people lactose intolerant.
Our driver was so cheesy, she handed out tortilla chips and sour cream.
Our driver was so cheesy, I wished I was still in line for my Kaki Gori.
So I know Kory was like
on this one, but normally it's a lot better. Our girl just had bad comic timing. So off the ride, we walk over to Splash and hop in line. It's actually kinda long, wrapped outside in that wind-ey queue. But it moved quickly and we were in our logs within 15 minutes. I wondered why no one was wishing Kory a Happy Birthday. Maybe CMs aren't as nice as they were 3 years ago.
Anyway, the ride is great still, but what happened to the hopping waters in the first inside section? They have slowly disappeared over the last few years. I'm annoyed at that. That section is pretty blah otherwise.
We are on our way up the track for the final drop and Kory says, "Ouch this button in my pocket sure is digging in my butt. Maybe I should put it on."
"Oh, you little $&#$%...."
But my cussing is quickly replaced by screaming as we plummet the five-story drop. Do ya think he timed that on purpose?
We did get a bit wet, but that's ok because even though it's pretty stank, I love the smell of that stale water. Call me odd.
Ok, Odd. Miss Odd McOdderson. Miss ImaReallyodd.
Off Splash and we head over towards Liberty Square. We get in line for Haunted Mansion and are able to walk on. Don't ya just love the stretching room? The pictures are fun.
Lights out, something nasty hangs, door opens and we file out to get in line for the ride. I always get the right side of the buggy. Do most of you end up on the same side time after time?
I hate to do the tired old joke of picking up a couple hitchhikers on the way home, but we did. And they robbed us of our money and credit cards. I expect to see charges from Ghosts 'R Us, Zombie-Mart and Boo-tique on my statement soon.
Hey, ghosts need toiletries too ya know. Just 'cuz you're dead doesn't mean you don't want to look and smell nice.
It's past lunchtime and we are starved. We make our way over to Tomorrowland and stop at Cosmic Ray's for some grub. I order chicken fingers and Kory gets a burger.
After lunch, we do Buzz and I kick some butt here. I really just lucked out and hit some major Z thing, but I tell Kory it's just cuz I'm that good.
We ride Space Mt again and this time choose the right side. Definitely a lot different on this side...I like it better.
We're done with TL, so we make our way to Ineverwannahavekidsville aka Fantasyland. We ride Peter Pan and grab a fast pass for the PhilHarmagic. Don't ask why I didn't get the FP before we ride PP.
So we wait for our FP to activate or whatever by shopping and sitting on a stone bench. I just can't believe how packed this area is. Finally we get to see the PH and we love it. I won't ruin it for anyone, but it's just great. The best 3-D yet!
OK, I've had enough of kids, their parents and the strollers that come along with both, so we mosey on out of FL and head out of the park.
But wait, we have to go get our picture!
But wait, there's an ice cream stand! Let's do that first.
Mickey-head ice cream in hand, we check out our silly Disney poses on the screens. Well Kory wanted the one with the castle in the background, but I just thought this one was way cuter. I know it's total Cheeseville, but I had to have it.
After this picture was taken, I slipped Tinkerbelle in my pocket. She does the laundry now.
To the bus stop to wait God only knows how long. At least I have good company.
Mickey, you're always there for me. I'm sorry I had to eat your ear off.
Finally back home and Kory does his usual napping. But I have some errands. First, I make PS's for Blue Zoo because he's letting me decide where to eat. I hear the seafood is good and I know Kory likes him some fish. While I have them on the phone, I ask about their birthday rituals. They bring out a complimentary cake but they don't have a candle.
Well, that will not do! So I run over to the gift shop and ask there. Nothing. Finally Cape May pulls through for me and offers me one candle.
Well I did spend $40 for breakfast there today, but hey, I don't want to take more than I deserve.
Second errand is to ask the pontoon captain if I can bring alcohol on the boat.
Now remember, Kory doesn't know anything about the Illuminations Cruise tonight. The plan goes like this: He thinks we have PS's for BueZoo at 8:15, but we're really meeting the other DIS'ers at 8:15 at the Boardwalk Marina. So we leave our room at 8 and walk the long way around, hitting the BW instead of going in front of the YC. Fortunately, the promise of a beer and his bad sense of direction helps out greatly.
We will then come upon the DIS'ers and then take the boat out. Our real PS for BlueZoo isn't til 9:30.
Got it? Good.
So I head out towards the YC marina and talk to the captain-fella there. He said it's not his cruise tonight, but they'll be happy to throw up some birthday decorations. He says alcohol would be ok and to bring it when it's time for the cruise. But I then realize Kory might wonder if I stuff a 12-pack under my arm as we head out for dinner.
So with that not really solved, I head back to the gift shop and buy him some birthday Heineken. Up to the room with my one candle, birthday Heineken and my secret stewing in my brain. Muah, ha, ha, ha!
I shower and put on a cute outfit. Gotta look good, it's his birthday! Kory wakes and gets ready. He has a birthday beer and we munch on our leftovers from Le Cellier. mmmmmm....
About 8 p.m., we head out towards the BW for our nice evening stroll. D'oh! I forgot the camera.
We order a couple beers at the ESPN Zone beer stand and continue our walk. As we near the boat dock, I point out the boat with the streamers on it. "How about we go for a ride?"
Just then, Jen from the DIS says, "Hey Allison!"
Kory just stood there. I wish I had a picture of it. He was so confused how people knew my name. I introduced him to the DIS crew (Jen & Austin, Janet & Brian - all on their honeymoon!) and told him that we were going for a "boat" ride that evening. Still didn't know about the Illuminations.
So we load up and have a nice cruise around the lakes/lagoons/whatever. Our driver does a good job of entertaining us with useless Disney facts and knowledge. We finally ride over towards Epcot around 10 to 9 and let Kory in on the secret. And he lets me know a secret of his own...
He has to pee. Bad.
I've known him long enough that when he tells me he has to go, he's about 3 minutes away from peeing his pants.
So once we dock under the bridge, Kory begs our driver to hop the fence and go pee in Epcot. The driver doesn't go for that idea. I look at Kory and I can ready his mind...If I'm discrete, I can pee off the side of the boat. Sorta makes sense to me. I mean, we are from Georgia.
Well we aren't staying at the GF, so he'll just have to hold it. Maybe he can stretch that 3 minutes into 25.
We watch Illuminations, every couple snuggled into each other. Very sweet. And the best part, the smoke didn't come our way. Yeehaww!!
Kory survived; no piddle on the boat floor. As we approach the marina, Kory is standing to the side of the boat judging the distance. Can I make the jump? Poof, he was gone and so I chatted with the DISers. When Kory came back, we took a picture.
Who says that you only meet psychos on the Internet?
Me & Kory, Austin & Jen, Janet & Brian.
We say our goodbyes and Kory and I walk to the Dolphin. The walk isn't long, but in 3-inch stilettos, it ain't fun. But no one said looking good was comfortable.
We check in at the hostess stand and we're seated at a nice corner table. We notice how only about 5 tables are sat. Guess 9:30 is too late to eat at the Dolphin.
We are greeted by our French server who recommends their drink speciality, the Zooberry. Kory orders one and I request a Riesling. Now conversing with the French is a delicate thing. One wrong word and they can fly off the handle at any time. So it goes something like this.
"I'll have a Riesling. Thanks."
I know it sounds easy, but trust me, it's not.
While Kory looks over the menu, I have a stealth mission to accomplish - to tell the manager that tonight is Kory's birthday and this lone candle must adorn his cake. I excuse myself to the bathroom and find a manager looking fella. He's not overly nice, but he accepts my request and I pray all goes well.
I return, hopefully looking innocent, and find that Mr. Frenchserverman has drinks in tow. Boy does that Zooberry look...um...delightful. Yum.
So we look at the menu again and I decide to have the scallops appetizer with a mixed greens salad to start. Fearing the wrath of all Frenchmen if I mess up my order, I turn to him and say,
"I'll have the Scallops appetizer with a mixed greens salad to start. Thanks."
Kory orders the Roasted Seafood Plate.
"I'll have the Roasted Seafood Plate. Thanks."
Please, I beg you to practice in the mirror before you talk to a French person. To not is to risk life and limb. You have been warned.
So we drink and chat. Chat and drink. Some bread and my salad comes out. Not bad, except for the onions. Then the server brings us out what we think is a small sampler plate of seafood. But wait! No, that's our entree! 3 bites and it's all gone.
And so is $60.
After our meal, I see a bright light rounding the corner. Yeah, they did it! Woohoo! They don't sing or anything lame, but just drop the
off and smile. The cake is good, but not as good as the night before. We've already resigned ourselves to the fact that nothing can top our last meal at Le Cellier.
Well dinner is over, the drinks are kicking in and it's time to go home. It's after 11 p.m. when we leave. We're pretty much the only ones left in the dining area. We walk back to our hotel and everything after this is censored.
Zooberrys + Birthday = La, La, Laaa, La, La, La, La, Laaaaaa
Up next...Day 6: How to make the most of your last full day.
I know, I know...it's almost over. Maybe I could just keep going and make more stuff up.
