Pkondz!
I just binge read this report off and on all day.
That should earn me some bonus points, no? jk. Well, here goes.
He asked her again. "Are you sure you're not running away?"
"No. I'm sure." She replied.
Huh. That's all it took. That she's sure.
She neatly solved that problem by telling me:
"I'll order the ham, you order the turkey, and if I don't like the ham, we'll switch."
That right there, ladies and gents, is the definition of being a parent.
truth. At least she let you know ahead of time, my boys just steal my food with no warning.
"Our first model is dressed in a lovely shade of stark white offset by four stunning black wheels."
Kay picked up the spiel. "The next suitcase is sporting a lovely red colour. Perfect for this fall's fashions."
I took a picture of the models as they paraded by.
Awesome that she went along with the joke instead of rolling her eyes.
On the other hand, she missed the Beverly spoiler.
Ooh, bonus!
And we got our Magic Bands!
(Oh my God... is there anything better than when you get those puppies????)
I don't know what's better, getting them in the mail or getting them at Disney.
It was like walking into a brick wall.
Or like this:
Ouch, that was disturbing. I hope she was ok.
And it was one o'clock in the morning!!!
What the heck was it going to be like during the heat of the day?????
Oh, I'm so glad to read about the weather there in August since that's when we're going. It seems like you've lucked out so far with not too much rain.
"Well." She said. "That's probably a good call.
The 90s are full right now with South American basketball teams."
Maybe she should have told you that first.
Then I continued. "It won't be the first time I've slept on the floor."
Sympathy card played... pick it up! Just say "Grand Floridian". You can do it!
"Okay." She said. "Just have your bags packed and call housekeeping before 10am."
Not even a cot?
"Hi." Said a man I didn't recognize...
but I recognized what he had with him.
"Did you order a cot?"
"No." I said. "But I could sure use one."
"Well, don't tell anyone you got it then,
because they charge extra for it. Good night."
Oh, good. Disney can certainly spare a cot for screwing up your room, can't they?
So I got myself ready to go, then woke Kay up at 9:30.
And she didn't complain. She just got up.
I must admit that I was a little surprised by that.
Pleasantly so, actually.
Good girl!!
I headed over to the gift shop, hoping to find something.
And lo and behold... they had moleskin!
They must make a killing on that stuff.
But since we were being moved, I had to bring them along.
It's such a tough decision. The extra lenses make such a difference in the photos but they are a pain to carry.
Love this!
And it didn't take long for our first rude guest interaction.
That was fast.
"I can't navigate this! Don't you have some place for handicapped people?"
Oh my gosh. I could navigate that with my SUV.
Not too far off the posted wait time,
but a far cry from the 15 minutes the app had told us.
Was it always that inaccurate?
She finished her ministrations, straightened her skirt and
continued nonchalantly on her way.
I would have probably gone to the restroom for that but maybe it's just me.
She didn't keep up with the drumming, but since then she has learned,
or is learning to play, two types of clarinet, the saxophone and the guitar.
Impressive.
Gorgeous shot!
I'd never read any of the Br'er Rabbit stories to her.
Hmmm... come to think of it, I've never read any, period!
I just took a silly quiz online and I got the cartoon this is based on wrong. Never heard of it. Can't remember now what it was.
We were seated right beside the painting.
Looks like the same seat we had last April.
(And yes, I'm sure you've seen photos like this before...
but it was still cool to see it in person.)
I haven't seen this. Very cool!
No, Kay wanted a yard stick full of coloured sugar.
You know why?
Because it's a yard stick full of sugar.
There was a contraption that dispensed different flavours of powder.
Basically drink mixes without the hydration.
Makes sense. We were both hot so why get something liquid?
So was it a pixie stick or an actual drink mix?
The photographer didn't seem thrilled with the picture,
so he made us take a more "traditional" shot.
Gee, I can't imagine why?
Kay ordered the Fudge Mudslide while I had the No Way Jose.
Which (after the Sink) was #1 on my list.
The Kitchen Sink doesn't appeal to me, I think it's because it's such a mess, but the No Way Jose is definitely worth the special trip.
Really... who has time for this?
It's a huge commitment in time, and it's dated.
Or so I've heard.
It is definitely dated but I can imagine that it would be a good break from oppressive heat if you'd been out all day or to get out of the rain.
But right off the bat, I immediately noticed just how bad
the film is.
Lots of dust and stuff.
But...
Guess that will get cleaned up soon.
Once our car released us, we wandered over to the computers.
Wow.
Times have changed.
I remember taking a family photo here ten years earlier
and emailing it to family.
And said family was thrilled and amazed!
What brilliant new technology!
Now?
Embarrassingly dated computers.
Still, Kay did design her own Figment and emailed it off to Ruby and a friend...
who were completely mystified when they got a cartoon dragon in their email.
We've rode this every trip and I never saw these. Hard to believe how much there is to miss at Disney.
I recently read an article where wine experts were given
two glasses of wine.
One from an expensive bottle, the other from a cheap one.
And as you can expect, they all lauded the expensive brew
and denounced the inexpensive.
I totally agree. I drink a lot of wine and rarely spend over $10 a bottle. Most of the time it's perfectly fine.
She likes animals. And I'm okay with that.
I don't know why you wouldn't be.
She didn't buy anything, however.
She was just getting ideas.
Let thoughts percolate a bit.
Getting her ducks in a row, so to speak.
I can't wait for my kids to gain a little maturity with age and learn to think about things before they spend their money. It has to happen sometime, I hope.
Oops!
"You broke it!""
"Nah... it's just got a little crack in it. Maybe if I remove the base."
<Snap!>
"Okay. Now it's broken."
I blame it on the drinking.
Be honest. You broke it on purpose so you wouldn't have to carry it, didn't you?
When it was over, I turned to the young lady and reassured her
that the ride was over.
"Oh." She said. "It's not the drop I'm afraid of... it's the ghosts."
I'm afraid of squirrels. And they're not nearly as scary as ghosts.
Not one of you told me that Sunshine Tree Terrace and Aloha Isle swapped spots!
I should deduct 100 points from everyone!!
I think they turned out pretty good, don't you?
Awesome. I have to check these out next time I'm there.
Yeah.... no.
Apparently 100 credits is like a couple of tokens.
So annoying.
So without any further blather from yours truly,
here are some of the shots I took around Pop.
Hope you enjoy!
I did. Beautiful!
Bonus questions, round 9!
1. AM or PM? Do we get out of our room in the morning or afternoon?
2. We have an ADR... in Epcot. Third time's the charm? Where is it?
(Hint: Not Biergarten or Teppan Edo)
3. Speaking of Epcot, what's our first ride?
(Hint: Think outside the box.)
4. Of our three Epcot FPs...
a. Which Tier one FP? Soarin', Test Track or The Land?
b. Do we use 0, 1, 2 or all 3 of our FPs?
Good luck!
Can I still jump in here?
1. PM
2. Coral Reef
3. The Three Caballeros
4. Test Track, 1
. Ok bad jokes set aside....First and foremost Happy New Year!!!! I hope the holidays treated you well! 
You would think by nine they could get to the toilet. Well, it was an eventful day and night filled with laundry and Lysol. The following night my baby got sick. All in my bed.
Hubby came home today so he's been on cleaning duty since he walked in the door. Not sure why I'm telling you all this, but you always seem to cheer me up. I guess I just need a hug.
My evil plan is working!
Always enjoy your photography skills. Makes me want to stay there just to walk around at night
to the TR!!
