DISNEY COLLEGE PROGRAM - A Spring 2013 Adventure! *COMPLETE* 11/20

I'm so happy to see you posting again!! Those are some amazing looking dishes....we'll have to go to Artist Point on our next trip!:thumbsup2
 
Welcome back! I just listened to the podcast today, and you were great.
The most recent updates are fun - you'll have to start a blog to keep all your fans posted on what you do after the trip report is over. =)
 
Dear Jess,

I just wanted to write that I am extremely happy that you are moving to Orlando! I cannot wait to come and visit! 58 days! I also can't wait until I can join you down there in 2 years! I am so proud of you!

Love,

Mark

P.S. Do updates my dad wants to see his food!
 
Dear Jess,

I just wanted to write that I am extremely happy that you are moving to Orlando! I cannot wait to come and visit! 58 days! I also can't wait until I can join you down there in 2 years! I am so proud of you!

Love,

Mark

P.S. Do updates my dad wants to see his food!

:rotfl2:
 

Dear Jess,

I just wanted to write that I am extremely happy that you are moving to Orlando! I cannot wait to come and visit! 58 days! I also can't wait until I can join you down there in 2 years! I am so proud of you!

Love,

Mark

P.S. Do updates my dad wants to see his food!

Lol!
 
Welcome back, Jess! Looking forward to continuing this amazing adventure with you!!!
 
Welcome back! I am looking foward to hearing about everything! :) Congrats on switching schools and getting to move permanently to Florida!!! :cool1: It is just so amazing when everything just falls into place! Good luck with everything. I am sure you will do great! :)
 
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It is so nice to have you back! I love to read about your adventures, and can't wait to see pictures of your new boyfriend ;)
 
You're back! *happy dance*

I can't wait to read everything!

YOU ARE LIVING IN FLORIDA! :D
 
May 18th, 2013 (Part 1) - Jess and Lia Day!

This morning Lia and I slept in for quite a while. I don't think I got up until 9:30 am. We both got up and got ready and then we headed over to the Polynesian for our 10:50 am breakfast reservation at Kona!

We were seated in a really cute little booth against the wall on the right side of the restaurant. Lia and I both LOVE Kona so we were super excited about this breakfast.

We started off with the lovely Lilikoi Juice!

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Lia got her usual - the big kahuna! That plate comes with EVERYTHING. (minus the Tonga Toast... but you get the idea) It's definitely one of the grandest and greatest feasts of them all!

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I went with the lighter route after my 4-meal day yesterday and I got the fruit plate! YUM. I am a fruit addict when I am home, but whenever I'm at college or on my DCP, I feel like I don't get to have it enough. I was very happy that I got to have a WHOLE PINEAPPLE FULL. Gahh I love the presentation. I would definitely get it again if I wanted another lighter breakfast.

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Once we finished our meals at Kona we went over to the Magic Kingdom! We took the monorail and arrived on Main Street USA! Our first stop was to get some Splash Mountain fastpasses!

The park was extremely crowded but we decided to test our luck with Pirates of the Caribbean. The line was 15 minutes long which is a little long for our taste, but we hopped in the queue anyway and waited.

We got on the ride and it was wonderful. I love the smells. I love the sights. I love the cool air. I love the soundtrack. I love the everything. It was wonderful.

After that we spent a little time in the pirates gift shop! I bought some new sunglasses because my other ones broke, and Lia got a nightmare before Christmas lanyard and a Mickey Jack Skellington stuffed animal! We also did a bit of pin trading.

Then it was time for our Splash Mountain fastpass at 12:45 pm! We got in line and we almost sat in the back, but then the people in the front wanted to switch with us! WOOHOO NO FEAR! The ride was fun. We sang along, we danced, we went crazy.... it was a good time. Unfortunately when we came out, the ride photos were frozen so we were unable to see ours. I'm sure it was great.

The park was really hot and crowded at this point, so we headed out of the Magic Kingdom! We got some photopass pictures taken in front of the castle during Dream Along With Mickey!

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Lia and I left the park and did some shopping! We got a ton of great stuff and Lia got gifts for her friends and family back home! Woohoo! Yay for being productive!

Then it was time to go back to Pop Century! I stopped at Everything Pop and grabbed some food, and then we walked over to Art of Animation because that's where Lia wanted to eat! I love the convenience of these two places.

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I had my Pop food over at AoA... and I decided on a California Roll:

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And Tie Dye Cheesecake! This was my first experience with Tie Dye Cheesecake and I LOVED it!!!!!!!!! This stuff is amazing. I was expecting all of the colors to hinder the taste or the texture of the cheesecake but they didn't at all! If not, they made it better because not only was it delicious but it was EXTREMELY visually appealing. Also, there's a layer of red velvet cake on the bottom. It was PERFECT.

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Lia decided on getting the exact same meal as yesterday, so obviously it was VERY good!

We walked back to Pop after that and did quite a bit of pin trading on the way. We then went back to the room and then we just kind of chilled for a little bit. I laid in my bed in the air conditioning and I was just instantly relaxed beyond belief. Ahh. Neither of us could really move. So I instagrammed A LOT and just really enjoyed the downtime.

After a while, we finally forced ourselves to get up and we went to Epcot! The bus was practically waiting for us and we headed right over!

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WELCOME TO EPCOT!

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The first thing we did was go on Mission: SPACE. The orange side, of course. Go big or go home, ya know?

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I was the engineer... aka I had the most important job. ACTIVATING HYPER-SLEEP! I do love hyper-sleep. Sleeping is fun.

We rode with a Mom and her daughter and the ride was CRAZAY! I really have only been on that ride a few times in my entire life and I hadn't been on it since March... so it was a thrill!

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After that we went into MouseGear and we ran into some DISers! I met a girl named Gianna and her Mom. Her Mom absolutely LOVES the trip report and she was such a sweet lady. She seemed to have learned so much from my posts and that made me feel really good! Gianna wants to do the College Program and I highly recommended it to her. If you haven't been able to tell, the DCP has been the best thing I have ever done. You just learn SO MUCH about yourself. It is a journey is unlike any other. I really hope that she does it and has a wonderful experience!

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They were off to San Angel! (what a coincidence, so were we! But not quite yet) I found this child princess shirt that I fell in love with, so I had to buy it. I'm so glad child shirts fit me. It makes life so much more convenient.

I didn't buy this shirt... but it's very appropriate for my life, I would say.

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Then Lia and I went on THE MAELSTROM! That place was flooding with beautiful Norwegians. The Maelstrom was obviously a very enjoyable experience. That place was HOPPIN'. But we had fun dancing in the queue and getting everyone pumped up for the Maelstrom because IT IS THE BEST RIDE THANK GOD THEY HAVE FASTPASSES.

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Lia's boyfriend:

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They were NOT playing the Spirit of Norway film today and I was a little disappointed in the fact that I was not going to be inspired today... but I guess we will just have to wait until next time.

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May 18th, 2013 (Part 2) - San Angel Inn and Being the Last People in Epcot!

Then it was 8:40 pm so it was time to head to San Angel Inn for our 8:45 pm reservation! YAYY.

I Taco Mexico.

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We were seated very quickly and it was time for our meal to begin! This was Lia's first time here so she was excited.

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They brought us out the chips, which are always perfect. ALWAYS. I love the green salsa the most... and Lia discovered that the red salsa tasted a bit like Froot Loops. I was like, "what!? You're crazy!" But then I tried it and the initial taste of it definitely reminds me of Froot Loops. HOW WEIRD!

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Our entrees came out next. I got the Carne Asada, which was recommended to me by Sergio and Shane. OH MY GOD. This dish. This beautiful dish. It was amazing. I literally ate every bite of the steak, beans, rice, and enchilada. I didn't touch the guacamole or peppers because I don't really like either of them.. but the stuff I ate was AMAZING. I couldn't get enough! Now I am going to have such a hard time deciding what I want when I come here because I love this and Pollo A Las Rajas SO MUCH.

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That's what Lia ordered - Pollo a Las Rajas! Per my recommendation, of course. That dish is amazing! I really hope she loved it as much as I do.

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For dessert Lia got the chocolate mousse. She was really shocked by it because it was so good! The flavor was so different than your normal chocolate mousse and she said it reminded her of something you would eat during the holidays.

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I absolutely loved our waitress here. She was a young woman who was very attentive, kind, and friendly. As she was cleaning up, she told us "I hope you girls have a great night. I know I'm going to because after this I am going to go home and hang out with my son." SO PRECIOUS. She didn't rush us out of the restaurant at all and really let us take our time.

That being said, we were the second last table in San Angel that night. Being the last people in Epcot is just kind of our thing. It's a base of Lia and my friendship. It's just what we do.

We were just chatting and chatting and playing the question game because we are teenagers at heart. Haha I love us. We just had so much fun. Once we FINALLY got up and left, we just took pictures of the deserted Mexican Pavilion because it was AWESOME.

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It was literally an hour and a half after park closing and we were just taking our grand old time getting out of there. It was lovely. We took TONS of pictures. I also realized that the Flower and Garden Festival was ending tomorrow and I was SO SAD about it. UGH when the heck did that happen? MY PROGRAM WAS FLYING BY ALREADY.

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NOBODY'S HERE!

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Then the Fountain of Nations just started performing the show. Even though it was well after close. IT WAS AN ENCORE PERFORMANCE JUST FOR US, HOW KIND!!!

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I love the sparkly sidewalk. (:

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Spaceship Earth is a beauty!

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Goodbye, Flower and Garden Festival. See ya next year!

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We FINALLY made our way to the bus stop and there was a Pop Century bus pulling up right when we arrived! Woohoo! We made it back to the resort and then went to our room. We watched a little bit of Saturday Night Live and then I fell right asleep. I had to work early the next morning!

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May 19th, 2013 (Part 1) - Gina's Here!

I was up at 5:15 am this morning because I had a 6:45 am shift! Woo, it was an early one. I got ready and tried not to wake Lia up. Once I snuck out of the room, I went down to Everything Pop and grabbed some cereal for my breakfast to take to work.

I arrived at work, sold a few tickets, made maybe one or two dining reservations, and did a bunch of check-ins. It was a quiet morning and I was done at 3:15 pm. Onto the next adventure!

I met Lia over at the Beach Club and we walked through the gift shop for a little bit. I traded for a Peter Pan pin and a Tinkerbell pin that I loved. Then we walked over to the Boardwalk and stopped at the bakery! We both got the strawberry cupcakes because they are my favorite cupcakes in the whole entire world!

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While we were enjoying the gorgeous view of the Yacht Club, Lia's friend Gina called and said that she had arrived at Pop Century! Yay!! Lia was SO excited.

So we headed back to Pop and met up with Gina in the parking lot! We grabbed her stuff and stopped in Everything Pop to get Gina's refillable mug! The cast member gave us some Disney stickers! YAY!

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We brought Gina's stuff up to the room and the girls exchanged their birthday/Christmas/everything presents that they had to make up for since it had been so long since they had seen each other. Then we all got ready to go!

Lia told Gina that we were going to Downtown Disney tonight but we had to make a stop at the Grand Floridian first. Gina didn't think twice about it because it was her first time here and Lia was just leading the way.

So we got there and headed downstairs. Lia went right into 1900 Park Fare's entrance area and she told Gina, "well... we're having a princess dinner. With Cinderella." Gina was like "WHAT." The girl was literally in shock and she started crying. It was adorable. She was SO happy. Cinderella is her absolute favorite.

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We were brought in the restaurant and seated at our table. Our waiter was so animated and he took really good care of us. He always told us to let him know if we needed anything else, which I really appreciated!

Once he took our drink orders. PRINCE CHARMING CAME TO OUR TABLE! He was very cute!

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Cinderella came right after that and Gina was very excited to meet her! It was a fairytale come to life! I can't even imagine how she must've felt. Gina hadn't been to Disney since she was five and even then the only character she met was Mickey Mouse. Imagine how it must've been to see your favorite PRINCESS right on your first night. I wouldn't even know what to do.

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May 19th, 2013 (Part 2) - 1900 Park Fare with Lia and Gina!

Then we went to the buffet! I LOVE all of the Disney buffet food. It's a carb indulgence and it's a great opportunity to eat your feelings. Tonight I especially loved the chicken marcella and mashed potatoes. I didn't have that last time at all so it was a nice little find. The sushi was REALLY good. I actually enjoyed everything I put on my plate. It was definitely a successful dinner.

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Cinderella and Prince Charming danced in the middle of the restaurant and it was magical.

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Anastasia was our next visitor. Her facial expressions were INSANE. She definitely took "ugly stepsister" to an awesome level. She was cracking us up! Lia told her that she liked her better than Cinderella and Anastasia was like, "well I'm not surprised." And she said that she has very high standards for men. They need to be rich and have three castles at the bare minimum.

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Then we had the Fairy Godmother come around. She was absolutely beautiful. She truly is a magical character to meet. She radiates kindness and I absolutely loved her.

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Our last character was Drizella. She wasn't as obnoxious as her sister but she still made us laugh a lot!

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Lia's got the attitude AW YEAH.

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I got a huge fruit plate with strawberry soup that I really enjoyed:

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Then we all got desserts! The rice krispie I had made me miss home SO MUCH because it tasted exactly like the ones my Mom makes. I loved it.

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Thank you for such a great dinner, 1900 Park Fare!

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Best friends reunited in DISNEY! (:

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After dinner, Gina and Lia headed off to Downtown Disney to continue on with their night! I had been up since 5:15 am and I had to get up that early again the next morning so I went back to Pop and went to sleep. I stopped at Everything Pop and grabbed a few things. Once I got back to the room I fell right asleep. I was 100% completely drained.

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May 20th, 2013 (Part 1) - Garden Grill with Lia and Gina!

This morning I worked at 6:45 am until 1:15 pm. It was an early morning once again. Look at the sunrise!

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After work I went back to Pop and literally crashed. So hard. I was miserable, I was exhausted, and I was just done. I was having a lot of post-break up stress. I needed sleep. So that's what I did.

I woke up at 5 and got ready to go to Epcot. Lia texted me asking if I was on my way and I told her I just got up. So I was just taking my grand old time getting ready because she told me the reservation was at 6:55 pm. Lalala.... little did I know that the reservation was at 5:55 pm. So that was lovely. I was stranded out in the rain for a bit so I just kid of waited it out, and it still didn't get better. So I just ran from my covered Pop Century building (after almost slipping down the stairs like three times) and then Brooke saved me. Thankfully I had my rain jacket and my umbrella in the car, so my walk into Epcot wasn't entirely miserable. I think I was the only person ENTERING the park. The weather was terrible!

I got to Garden Grill and Lia and Gina were hiding in a little corner. We checked into our reservation quite a bit late but that's alright. They still had a table for us! It was on the second story this time and it actually wasn't a booth which I kind of enjoyed. I felt like we had a little bit more space.

Mickey plates!

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Pluto came to our table before any food even got there. My life just lights up when I meet Pluto. He doesn't even know how much he means to me. <3

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Then we pre-feasted on the PERFECT bread that they give you.

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As well as the salad! It's super good if you're a fancy salad fan!

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Chippy was our next visitor! CHIPPY CHIPPY CHIPPY! I loves him. (:

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Then Pluto came AGAIN. Oh my goodness, we seriously got a lot of multiple character greetings during this meal. It was perfect.

Then the food came!!! Our waiter brought us sweet potato fries and mac and cheese, which was just angelic of him. We were very happy. Then they also bought all of the adult foods as well!

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Then this was Gina's vegetarian option:

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Dale was next and he was just as adorable as usual!

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Last but definitely not least was MICKEY MOUSE. He was EXTREMELY excited to see us, especially Lia!

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We ended our fantastic meal with dessert! They brought the berry cobbler cake:

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As well as the kid's dessert which were cupcake cones!

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May 20th, 2013 (Part 2) - Beautiful Skies, Pooh Bear, and Tigger!

We walked out of Garden Grill and took a stroll towards World Showcase. The rain from earlier was all done and now there was just a BEAUTIFUL rainbow!

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Plus this picture captures the rainbow right over the Imagination Pavilion! It matches the end scene in Figment!

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Look at this incredible sky!

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Oh Flower and Garden Festival, how I miss you!!

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THIS PICTURE JUST MAKES MY HEART HAPPY.

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Then we walked into Canada and the beauty just continued.

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We made it to the UK!

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We decided to get in line for Winnie the Pooh and Tigger!!

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While I was in line, I spotted a cast member with THIS PIN. I had to trade for it. JUNGLE CRUISE REPRESENT.

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So close!

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They were having a jam session to the British Revolution, just dancin' and having a ball! Christopher Robin's bedroom is in the most convenient location!

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I posted on twitter:
Tigger and Pooh just get to hang out and listen to Beatles music all night in the UK pavilion. Needless to say, their lives are perfect.

Group pictures!

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So cute! (:

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After that, Lia and Gina continued on with their adventures. I had to go back to Pop and grab my stuff because I was sleeping at Patterson that night. I had class in the morning so it's just smarter to sleep in my apartment when it's a 5 minute walk away from my classroom.

Good night, Epcot!

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I called my Dad while I packed my stuff and then I went back to Patterson. I went over to Mark's apartment for the very last time. :( We loaded up my car with his suitcases so I could bring it to Wilderness Lodge tomorrow. Mark's Dad is coming into town to fly back home with him, but they are staying at Wilderness Lodge for his last few nights until he moves out on Friday. I was SO sad. We went back in his apartment, he had some of my easy mac because he had absolutely no food left, and then we just chilled on the couch until it was time for me to go to bed. I was so sad. It was finally setting in that Mark was actually leaving. I just couldn't believe that his program was over already. I feel like we JUST got here but it feels like the end of my program is eons away.

[Ha. Ha. Oh, past self. Look at you now, your program is over.]

I posted on twitter:
I can't believe that this is the last night that I'm ever going to hang out with @Mjp935 at his Disney apartment. My heart is breaking.

Ah well. It was sleep time. Good night.

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OMG that Anastasia is hilarious! I don't even know how she made those faces, especially the one where her lips look like a heart.
 
May 21st, 2013 (Part 1) - Via Napoli

This morning I got up at 9 am and went to my second Creativity and Innovation class. We had a substitute teacher today because Ellie was out of town. Our main topic today was innovation and we talked about a lot of different ideas that could relate to our salons.

After that, I went back to my room and repacked up my stuff so I could head back to Pop. I also went to Mark's apartment for the very last time ever. I had to clear out his locker and bring all of that stuff over to Wilderness Lodge because that's where him and his Dad are staying until his checkout day on May 24th. I CAN'T BELIEVE HE'S MOVING OUT I AM SO SAD.

I drove all of his stuff over to Wilderness Lodge and Mark's Dad grabbed it out of my car. We had dinner plans for Thursday night so we said our "see you laters!" and I headed over to Epcot. I downloaded the Michael Buble soundtrack to listen to on my way and IT IS SO PERFECT. I literally couldn't get over it. My favorites songs are "Beautiful Day" and "After All." Also he did a cover of Frank Sinatra's "Young at Heart." Oh AND "You've Got a Friend in Me" from Toy Story!! Just like... AHHHH. So good.

I posted on twitter:
So much Michael Buble music will be played at my wedding. #letsbehonest

I parked at Epcot and walked into the park in the pouring rain. Yuck. I'm so glad I brought down my rain jacket and my umbrella.

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I went into MouseGear and hung out in there until Lia and Gina arrived! We met near the Fountain of Nations and then we headed into the World Showcase! The park was so dreary because of the rain and all of the Flower and Garden booths were shut down. It was pretty depressing.

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However, we couldn't be too sad for long! It was time for VIA NAPOLI! Hooray hooray hooray! We were a little late for our 3:10 pm reservation however they had no trouble seating us rather quickly! We were brought into the little side room and it was time for some lunch!

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I posted on twitter:
On rainy days, most people stay inside and read a book. We spent our rainy afternoon hanging out with Italians. #nbd @babybritney

We started off with some delicious italian bread:

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I decided on the pepperoni and mushroom pizza. That thing was AMAZING. I was so happy about that decision. I ate all but one slice of it but it was SO GOOD. Both of the toppings were so fresh and the cheese tasted great and the sauce was perfect and the dough was amazing. Gahh I love the PIZZA.

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Lia got the Rigatoni. I tried a noodle and it was DELICIOUS. She said she had been thinking about it since she had it in October, so I'm glad she was able to be reunited with her food. Yum.

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Gina got the eggplant parm and she really liked that a lot too!

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And some yummy potatoes!

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For dessert Lia and I split the "Ugly But Good" sundae. Personally, I don't think it's very ugly. I think it's beautiful and actually very delicious!

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Gina got the Tiramasu. She let me try a bite of it and it tasted super good!

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After that we started to make our way around the World Showcase! We went to the American Adventure Pavilion and watched the Voices of Liberty.

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I cannot explain how AMAZING they are. It's just ridiculous. I wish I could talk to each and every one of the performers. I just want to know how they got to the place that they are now. I'm sure they all have some incredible stories!

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Then we went on the American Adventure. I wish I could tell you more about it... but honestly, I was dozing off. I was so sleepy!

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There was this little kid walking to the entrance of the attraction and I overheard him say this to his sister:
"STOP. WE'RE IN THE WHITE HOUSE." #americanadventure @babybritney

SO CUTE.

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The was one part I paid attention, though, and for some reason it stuck in my head. They had this scene where it was the Mother's birthday and there were two brothers who were bickering. The Dad was like "don't fight, you'll ruin your mother's birthday!" and the Mom was like "nothing can ruin this day because we are all together!" Then they got into this HORRIBLE story about how the boys were on opposing sides in the war and how "one wore gray and one wore blue." And then the one brother ended up dying and the other came home. And then their family portrait contained one less family member. Gahh it was so depressing!

Golden dream was also very beautiful. That has to be my favorite part about the attraction. It actually gave me chills. It may have been the air conditioning, but it is also a gorgeous song.

Then we went back and took some pictures in Italy and just admired the beauty of the pavilion. We even found some gondolas! I mean, I personally think every World Showcase pavilion needs a boat ride, so why doesn't Italy have a gondola ride? Am I right, am I right!?

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The photopass guy was in such an awesome spot to get some really pretty pictures!

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May 21st, 2013 (Part 2) - World Showcase and Downtown Disney!

In Germany we spent some time looking around the gift shop. Lia felt right at home because Pascal was there!

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Then we went to China! We went in the Reflections of China building. There was a guest and they were like "look honey, Mulan's in there!" And we were like "pshh no she isn't!" Then we went inside and MULAN WAS THERE!!! It was exciting. I told her I haven't met her in years and she laughed and said she was happy to see me again!

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We watched Reflections of China after that, and then we went to Norway! We stopped at Kringla Og Kafe and Lia and I split a school bread! YUMMAY!

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Gina got the sweet pretzel with chocolate drizzled on top. What a creation!

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Then we introduced Gina to the beauty of THE MAELSTROM. And you would never believe it but WE GOT STUCK ON THE MAELSTROM. I'm not even kidding you. We were cracking up. We got stopped right near the polar bears. Then when we started going backwards, we literally thought we were going to go "back back over the falls" because we were not slowing down until the last minute! IT WAS CRA-ZAY!

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World Showcase views:

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Then we left Norvay and headed into Mexico and rode the Gran Fiesta Tour! HOLA HOLA HOLA. It was great, obviously. How can you not love that ride? We spent some time looking around the gift shop in Mexico too!

We kept circling through World Showcase. The sunset was incredible once again!

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At this point we had about an hour until IllumiNations. So we went into the United Kingdom's store. British Revolution was playing Beatles music and I was reminiscing about my childhood... so I finally decided to buy the Yellow Submarine sweatshirt that I have been eying for years. Oh my God. I'm so in love with it. Money well spent!

We went outside and jammed to British Revolution some more. They were playing "Hey Jude" and that was just fantastic. I love singing Beatles music at the top of my lungs. It's kind of the best thing ever.

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Then we went into the France Bakery and the girls got some snacks! Lia got a macaroon. It had raspberries in it and lemon custard. She liked it but the custard was a lot more tart than she expected!

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Then Gina just got some bread. I admire that girl.

Then IllumiNations started! We went right on the bridge and watched the fireworks from there! I LOVE THAT SOUNDTRACK. I sang the entire "We Go On" and "Promise" soundtrack. It was pretty much perfect.

Then we headed out of Epcot and drove to Downtown Disney.

Lia posted on twitter:
Major Disney sing a long going on in the car right now. Seriously people should pay to see us. @PrincessJess508 @theLuCysky420

By some MIRACLE we found a parking spot immediately, I don't even know how it happened. Then we headed into Marketplace and browsed through World of Disney.

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I posted on twitter:
There's no possible way I'm not having a daughter when I'm older. #princesslife

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My girls! (:

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I just want one of every gift card. Even if they don't have money on them. THEY'RE SO CUTE!!

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Then the girls went to the bathroom and I wandered around Tren-D. Usually I can restrain myself but I found THE PERFECT BELLE TANK TOP. It had to happen. It was absolutely beautiful.

We went to Wolfgang Puck for a late dinner around 10 pm. I ordered the kid's portion of the mac and cheese and it was SO MUCH BETTER THAN LAST TIME. You could tell it was fresh and it just tasted amazing.

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Lia decided on the spaghetti and meatballs. She said that she wasn't even that hungry and they she just devoured the whole thing. It must've been amazing!

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Then Gina got the vegetable sandwich. She LOVED it!

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We were just sitting there chatting and then the cast members just brought over THREE EXTRA DESSERTS. They were closing soon so they wanted to get rid of them... so guess who got them?! US. Lia was just like "Am I wearing a sign that says 'I want to be obese?!'" SERIOUSLY THOUGH. Disney food to the max.

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After Wolfgang Puck it was time to go back to Pop. It was sleep time! Good night!

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