Disney Nomads ... 3 Resorts in 8 Nights! ALL NEW 9/2!

[laura74]

Missing your wit and insights. Hope everything is ok!

Monica, you're such a sweetie. I've been busy and need to catch up with everyone but don't want to just respond to a couple. So there is my quandary. I have to sit down hopefully tomorrow am and read updates and respond. I also started a chapter but don't know if I'll get that up tomorrow. I only saw a quick glimpse at a response on your report. Your son had an appendectomy? Yikes. I pray for all and hope for a speedy recovery.

Sorry to neglect my Disney family!

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[laura74]

I have never seen Captain EO but I am CRYING at the baby carriage visual. OMG.

I also loved the Boardwalk in the morning. It was so quiet, and yes, only thing missing was the actual beach. A very good question about those seagulls. I don't know how Disney does half the things they do.

The idea of selling everything and starting over is, I have to say, relatively appealing to me. I think it's great that your friend was able to do that and is so happy. Sounds like another reminder that money isn't everything, right?

I love Eric Idle too.

Great installment.

Yes, a wise reminder. I have been reading more and more articles lately about less being more and It makes me feel good about living in a nice but modest home. You would not believe the monstrosities being built here.

Hope you had a great visit with your dad!

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[bankr63]

K, Ponzi/Pecans is done, and Nebo is away. Looks like it's all up to you now Laura...
(no pressure)

 

[laura74]

K, Ponzi/Pecans is done, and Nebo is away. Looks like it's all up to you now Laura...
(no pressure)

Ha ha! I'll get right on it, Montague.

 

[laura74]

After looking at the Mickey head vegetables we make our way toward the World Showcase. Passing the pretzel cart, Bets says, “I see people walk by my kiosk with these all day, and they look so good, but for some reason I’ve never tried one.” Back to the pretzel cart we go. They’re pretty good but the pretzel I’m dying to try, (hmmm…perhaps that’s overstating it) the pretzel I really want to try is the jalapeno one at Animal Kingdom.

I can now add poor snacking to my list of trip reporting don’ts. This joins lack of picture taking, stupid gimmicks, dumb nicknames and unfortunate choice of words.

Monkston wants to play Kim Possible so we grab a phone (I’m NOT calling it a kimmunicator). I hope the Agent P game has a better name for this thing. Our mission is in Great Britain, so off we go.

I text Sheena to see what she’s doing. She’s also friends with Bets because she followed me from the newspaper to the big financial company.

A text comes back. “Finally got a pool day. Druid and TGM are at Magic Kingdom. Having a cocktail.”

Guess she won’t be joining us.

Mr. Squid is missing out on all this fun so I call him (no texting for him). It turns out he’s right around the corner. I’m sure he’ll be thrilled to play Kim Possible. At least she’s outgrown the Kidcot stations, right? They’re cute, but we can color at home.

We meet up in Great Britain and follow Monkston around as she plays her game. As we near the gazebo where the band plays I say to Mr. Squid, “That Beatles band doesn’t play here anymore. Does that make you sad? You always loved them.”

“I never said I loved them. They were terrible.”

“Then, why did we always have to stop and sit in direct sunlight in the middle of the day to listen to them?”

“I liked the songs.”

“Oh.” Well, ok then.

Mission accomplished, we decide to make our way to Morocco for lunch. We have made this a must-do ever since Mr. Squid discovered tabbouleh. He has spent years perfecting his own version of it at home and makes at least a batch a week. His recipe is a mystery. I think it involves pickle juice.

I don’t eat his tabbouleh.

Mr. Squid and I split a combination plate, Bets has falafel and Monkston gets chicken nuggets. Mr. Squid declares his tabbouleh superior to what we’re eating. Does that mean we can try another place for lunch next year? They’re expanding the boulangerie. How about that one?

After we finish our lunch, Mr. Squid and Monkston decide to go back to the clown pool. Bets and I do some shopping, check out the flower and garden stuff and chit chat.

Ooh caramel! There’s Karamel Kuche. I remember how delicious the caramel corn was last year and how much Monkston liked it. Bets uses her discount to buy some (Score! It’s not what you know…) and we head back out.

Not being able to resist the smell I sample a piece and hmmm….this isn’t like last year’s. This isn’t very good at all. It tastes kind of stale and chewy. Bets says it may just be a bad batch and we should go and exchange it. So back we go and I let her explain the situation, cast member to cast member. He brings us a sample and we think it’s better so he gives us another bag.

Off we go again, take another bite while we’re walking, and this really isn’t any better, is it? We decide we can’t go complain again so we just decide to suck it up and hope Monkston is happy with it anyway.

After several hours of shopping, we decide to go back to the boardwalk. Bets is curious to look around since she’s never had a chance to explore the resort.

Before we go, Bets says she wants to run over to Japan to get an iced tea. I decide to pick up a bottle of wine up in France and we’ll meet by the bridge. I find a pretty reasonable (for Disney) white burgundy and also get a plastic cup of it for the walk back.

This is not the best walking drink I think as it sloshes all over my hand. I’d rather they give a larger cup and not fill it up all the way, but I guess Disney feels differently. After meeting back up with Bets we walk (I, very carefully with my rapidly depleting white burgundy) to the exit.

We reach the exit and a cast member loudly says, “No, No! You cannot bring your champagne out here! You must finish it in the park.”

Who has “champagne?”

Oh, I think she means me.

This makes no sense to me. I can see not allowing “champagne” in the park, but out of it? Anyone have any idea why?

It’s no matter though. There’s a bench in the shade so we sit and finish our drinks. Bets tells me about her Imagineering friend and that she has an office right here at Epcot. I had no idea they had offices at the parks. Her friend works in interior design and LOVES her job. Sounds pretty great to me too.

I ask her if she has any good dating stories, because she usually does.

“Oh my goodness. I’ve given up on online dating.”

“Why? What happened?”

“First of all, the profiles and photos you see on the site are very different from reality. Take my last date.”

In my head I add, “Please.”

“He seemed like a nice, normal guy when I was emailing him. I told him I’d meet him at Starbucks where I always go on first dates.

“We were having an ok conversation, not great, when he takes out his iPhone to show me some pictures. Now, I always find it funny when guys flicks through screens on their phones because it looks kind of fey but I stifle an impulse to giggle. He stops and proudly shows me a photo of a target with bullet holes. ‘Oh my,’ I say. ‘That’s um…nice?’ He finds another one and this time it’s one of those human silhouette targets with holes in it. And then he shows me a photo of his gun and ammo collections! Needless to say, this was our first and last date.”

Wine and iced tea finished, we head back to the exit and, drinkless, I’m allowed to pass.

I show Bets around the resort and then we meet Mr. Squid and Monkston at the pool. After some more chit chat we say our goodbyes to Bets and head back to the room to change for dinner at Le Cellier.


After the short walk from the resort (Yay!) we see Sheena, Druid and Little TGM outside the restaurant. I tell them I’ll go and check us in.

When I made the reservation, there weren’t any tables for 6 available so I had to make two reservations for 3 and I plan to ask for tables next to each other.

“Hi there. I have reservations for the Laura74 and Sheena families. Could you please seat us next to each other?”

“Oh dear. I don’t know. I’ll have to talk to the seat assignment manager.”

Seat assignment manager?

“Thanks. We’re willing to wait if that helps.”

I see her talking to a man holding a small laptop. I think they’re both shaking their heads. I think they’re talking about me.

She’s coming back. Am I imagining that disapproving look on her face?

“He says he’ll see what he can do but he can’t guarantee it.”

This isn’t going to be the dinner we were looking forward to if we have to sit across the restaurant from each other.

I walk outside and Sheena tells me the guys took the kids over to the Kidcot station. Hmm. I thought she’d outgrown that. I guess I was wrong.

“How was your day, Sheena?” I ask.

“Perfect. I sat at the pool all day, read my magazines, had a couple of cocktails. Perfect.”

“That’s great. I had a nice time with Bets too,” I say.

“Get this. I’m standing at the bus stop to come here to meet everyone and I see these two guys carving into a tree with a pocket knife. I walk over and tell them to stop, that I’ve paid a lot of money to stay at this beautiful resort and I don’t need them defiling it.”

“Oh my God! I can’t believe you had the nerve to do that. They had a knife! Not everyone visiting Disney is a good person.”

“I really wasn’t thinking about that. I just didn’t want them damaging that beautiful tree. Anyway, they stopped and I walked away, but I heard them call me a rhymes-with-witch. I don’t care though. What is wrong with some people?

“And then they got on the Epcot bus with me.”

I gasp. “Do you think they were following you or they wanted to go to Epcot?”

“I don’t know. I could see they were glaring at me but I didn’t care.”

I love how she’s not afraid to speak her mind. Never in a million years would I have had the nerve to do that. Good for you Sheena!

“So why are so dressed up?” Sheena asks.

“Um. It’s a signature restaurant. Aren’t we supposed to dress up a bit?”

“Pfft. Most of these people are in shorts and t-shirts. What are they going to do? Kick you out? Look at what Druid’s wearing. He got that t-shirt five years ago for the St. Patrick’s Day parade.”

The buzzer goes off and we are seated at a table for 6. Yay!

Here's one measly photo Monkston took with my phone. I promise to do better with pictures next year. Maybe I won't have to do so much typing.

I’m curious about what the changes are going to be here now that it’s a hoity toity signature restaurant. Frankly, I don’t think the atmosphere merits it but we’ll see.

I didn’t feel like having $89 steak. What I really wanted was the chicken but I can’t order chicken in a signature restaurant. Maybe I’ll get the pork so I can see what fried cheddar cheese pasta is like.

I talk the kids into ordering the Kids Picks meals that come with an appetizer so we can steal their cheddar cheese soup for the pretzel bread. There’s a tip for all the parents of picky eaters that won’t eat the appetizer anyway.

Our server, let’s call her Ashley because she’s young and pretty, comes over, wishes Mr. Squid a happy birthday, and takes our drink orders. The kids have the usual lemonade, Squid and I order wine, Sheena asks for a fancy cosmo drink and Druid wants beer.

After a few minutes Ashley comes back with everyone’s drinks but ours. Hey, isn’t he the birthday boy? She says it will be a few minutes and then takes our orders and walks away.

A few minutes later she comes back with the bread. I miss the old wire cone. They put it all in a basket now along with some new, daintier rolls. Doesn’t everyone just want the pretzel bread? This basket has one little piece of pretzel bread. They’re just setting themselves up for more trips to the kitchen.

Still no wine. Squid gives me a what the heck look.

A few minutes later, the soup arrives. No wine.

Mr. Squid asks if it’s coming soon and the lightbulb goes off. Another few minutes and we’re all set but now the others need refills. And we need more pretzel bread.

So far, I’m not all that impressed. The cheese soup is delicious though.

The steaks arrive and poor Mr. Squid gets the shaft again. His steak is not just too rare, it’s raw and the server has run off. We wait for about five minutes and flag down someone to find Ashley.

She apologizes and offers some complimentary wine.

Everyone else was happy with their steaks. I wasn’t all that thrilled with the pork since it was a bit tough. The fried cheddar pasta is pretty tasty though. It’s like a macaroni and cheese cake.

Mr. Squid finally gets his steak back. We tell Sheena and family about how nice the Boardwalk and how it’s so great that we can walk to Epcot.

“If you guys join DVC, you can stay there with us.”

“We can rent points and stay there,” Sheena counters.

Ok, ok. We’re not done convincing you yet though.

After dinner, Mr. Squid is given a birthday dessert. Druid wants a dessert too but for some reason Sheena doesn’t want him to get one. They have a little whisper disagreement and he relents. I later find out that she was trying to keep our expenses even. She’s so thoughtful that way.

We pay our $563 check and leave and I’m so happy that we have just a short walk. I gloat to Sheena once again that we don’t have to go all the way to the front of the park and wait for a bus.

“Then you don’t get to go in Mousegears with us,” she says.

Foiled again.

 

[Sandy Mouse]

Great Chapter, and thanks for the tip on the cheese soup children's appetizer. That will be helpful in November.
I've already been informed that we're going to play the Agent P game.... My grandson has seen an ad on tv and is pretty excited about it.

 

[Backstage_Gal]

This makes no sense to me. I can see not allowing “champagne” in the park, but out of it? Anyone have any idea why?

Liqour License! The gov't is pretty strict about that.

Great chapter, Laura. I'd say more, but I have to run 'cause I'm getting on an Aluminum Tube of Death is a little bit to wave at Ponzi.

 

[jedijill]

Liqour License! The gov't is pretty strict about that.

Great chapter, Laura. I'd say more, but I have to run 'cause I'm getting on an Aluminum Tube of Death is a little bit to wave at Ponzi.

Have a great trip Marita! I'll be looking forward to your wave tonight over Denver.

Jill in CO

 

[laura74]

Liqour License! The gov't is pretty strict about that.

Great chapter, Laura. I'd say more, but I have to run 'cause I'm getting on an Aluminum Tube of Death is a little bit to wave at Ponzi.

Have a great trip!

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[monymony3471]

Can't sleep, leaving tomorrow and I'm doing the what did I forget to do jig.

So happy to have another update to read.

Plus it was 193 degrees today and the house is HOT!

Sheena is fierce!

Before I was educated about disney we just walked into Le Celier around 230pm thinking this looks nice, the place was deserted, we were given a table with no wait and were clueless to where we were. I can't ever top that experience there and it kills me. The first time everything was perfect, the second, not so much.

 

[shan23877]

After looking at the Mickey head vegetables we make our way toward the World Showcase. Passing the pretzel cart, Bets says, “I see people walk by my kiosk with these all day, and they look so good, but for some reason I’ve never tried one.” Back to the pretzel cart we go. They’re pretty good but the pretzel I’m dying to try, (hmmm…perhaps that’s overstating it) the pretzel I really want to try is the jalapeno one at Animal Kingdom.

Pretzels are my go-to snack. I'd really like to try one of those jalapeno ones as well. We never seem to be at AK long enough to need a snack though.

I can now add poor snacking to my list of trip reporting don’ts. This joins lack of picture taking, stupid gimmicks, dumb nicknames and unfortunate choice of words.

I don't get the 'right' snacks either. They always look so good on the DIS, but in the moment I want a pretzel and a frozen coke.



A text comes back. “Finally got a pool day. Druid and TGM are at Magic Kingdom. Having a cocktail.”

Guess she won’t be joining us.

Sheena rocks.

Mr. Squid is missing out on all this fun so I call him (no texting for him). It turns out he’s right around the corner. I’m sure he’ll be thrilled to play Kim Possible. At least she’s outgrown the Kidcot stations, right? They’re cute, but we can color at home.

I'm always trying to steer DD away from them and hoping that she won't see them.


Mission accomplished, we decide to make our way to Morocco for lunch. We have made this a must-do ever since Mr. Squid discovered tabbouleh. He has spent years perfecting his own version of it at home and makes at least a batch a week. His recipe is a mystery. I think it involves pickle juice.

I don’t eat his tabbouleh.







Before we go, Bets says she wants to run over to Japan to get an iced tea. I decide to pick up a bottle of wine up in France and we’ll meet by the bridge. I find a pretty reasonable (for Disney) white burgundy and also get a plastic cup of it for the walk back.

This is not the best walking drink I think as it sloshes all over my hand. I’d rather they give a larger cup and not fill it up all the way, but I guess Disney feels differently. After meeting back up with Bets we walk (I, very carefully with my rapidly depleting white burgundy) to the exit.

We reach the exit and a cast member loudly says, “No, No! You cannot bring your champagne out here! You must finish it in the park.”

Who has “champagne?”

Oh, I think she means me.

This makes no sense to me. I can see not allowing “champagne” in the park, but out of it? Anyone have any idea why?

I'm sure that Marita is right, but it could also be open container laws. Epcot would be the "bar" and the walkways to the resort "sidewalk". It blows my mind in Vegas and New Orleans that you can walk around the streets with a drink. That could also be a side-effect of living in a college town for 18 years. Sofas, coffee tables, and televisions set up on front lawns are normal to me too.


“Oh my goodness. I’ve given up on online dating.”

“Why? What happened?”

“First of all, the profiles and photos you see on the site are very different from reality. Take my last date.”

In my head I add, “Please.”

“He seemed like a nice, normal guy when I was emailing him. I told him I’d meet him at Starbucks where I always go on first dates.

Bets is a smart lady.

“We were having an ok conversation, not great, when he takes out his iPhone to show me some pictures. Now, I always find it funny when guys flicks through screens on their phones because it looks kind of fey but I stifle an impulse to giggle. He stops and proudly shows me a photo of a target with bullet holes. ‘Oh my,’ I say. ‘That’s um…nice?’ He finds another one and this time it’s one of those human silhouette targets with holes in it. And then he shows me a photo of his gun and ammo collections! Needless to say, this was our first and last date.”




“Get this. I’m standing at the bus stop to come here to meet everyone and I see these two guys carving into a tree with a pocket knife. I walk over and tell them to stop, that I’ve paid a lot of money to stay at this beautiful resort and I don’t need them defiling it.”

“Oh my God! I can’t believe you had the nerve to do that. They had a knife! Not everyone visiting Disney is a good person.”

“I really wasn’t thinking about that. I just didn’t want them damaging that beautiful tree. Anyway, they stopped and I walked away, but I heard them call me a rhymes-with-witch. I don’t care though. What is wrong with some people?

“And then they got on the Epcot bus with me.”

I gasp. “Do you think they were following you or they wanted to go to Epcot?”

“I don’t know. I could see they were glaring at me but I didn’t care.”

I love how she’s not afraid to speak her mind. Never in a million years would I have had the nerve to do that. Good for you Sheena!

Sheena kicks a**!


Here's one measly photo Monkston took with my phone. I promise to do better with pictures next year. Maybe I won't have to do so much typing.

Great picture!


I talk the kids into ordering the Kids Picks meals that come with an appetizer so we can steal their cheddar cheese soup for the pretzel bread. There’s a tip for all the parents of picky eaters that won’t eat the appetizer anyway.

Excellent tip! More cheese soup for me...



“Then you don’t get to go in Mousegears with us,” she says.

Foiled again.

That Sheena's a toughie.

Great update Laura!

 

[pkondz]

Passing the pretzel cart, Bets says, “I see people walk by my kiosk with these all day, and they look so good, but for some reason I’ve never tried one.” Back to the pretzel cart we go. They’re pretty good but the pretzel I’m dying to try, (hmmm…perhaps that’s overstating it) the pretzel I really want to try is the jalapeno one at Animal Kingdom.

Love pretzels. I can't pass a fresh pretzel maker without grabbing one.

I can now add poor snacking to my list of trip reporting don’ts.

Poor snacking is not scarfing down Disneyworld's goodies!

This joins lack of picture taking, stupid gimmicks, dumb nicknames and unfortunate choice of words.

You're trying to lose readers here, aren'tcha? Well it's not gonna work, lady!

Monkston wants to play Kim Possible so we grab a phone (I’m NOT calling it a kimmunicator).

Oh? Why not? Were you teased as a child and called 'kimmunicator'?

I hope the Agent P game has a better name for this thing.

Yes, I believe it will be called a 'pimmunicator'?

They were just going to call it a 'P', but they didn't want people running around telling everyone they were P-ing all over World Showcase.

A text comes back. “Finally got a pool day. Druid and TGM are at Magic Kingdom. Having a cocktail.”

Guess she won’t be joining us.

You try pulling someone away from a poolside cocktail. Ain't gonna happen.

What's even harder is pulling someone from a poolsize cocktail. Or out of one.

At least she’s outgrown the Kidcot stations, right? They’re cute, but we can color at home.

I think the DDs did one or two. It was while we were waiting for something else, though. So the impatient toe tapping was kept to a minimum.

“That Beatles band doesn’t play here anymore. Does that make you sad? You always loved them.”

“I never said I loved them. They were terrible.”

“Then, why did we always have to stop and sit in direct sunlight in the middle of the day to listen to them?”

“I liked the songs.”

“Oh.” Well, ok then.

That almost made sense!



Almost.

Mission accomplished, we decide to make our way to Morocco for lunch. We have made this a must-do ever since Mr. Squid discovered tabbouleh.

I would try it... but I don't think DW is adventurous enough. She had enough trouble finding something to eat at Boma.

He has spent years perfecting his own version of it at home and makes at least a batch a week. His recipe is a mystery. I think it involves pickle juice.

I don’t eat his tabbouleh.

Monkston gets chicken nuggets.

Of course she did. My youngest survived on Mac n cheese and chicken nuggets for the whole week.

Ooh caramel! There’s Karamel Kuche. I remember how delicious the caramel corn was last year and how much Monkston liked it. Bets uses her discount to buy some (Score! It’s not what you know…)

It's how you glow?
It's better in snow?
It's always slow?
Just go with the flow?
It's part of the show?
Or how fast you row?
Just don't get low?

I haven't even started with the ones that don't end in 'w'.

take another bite while we’re walking, and this really isn’t any better, is it?

That's too bad. Especially when it was so good last time.

This is not the best walking drink I think as it sloshes all over my hand. I’d rather they give a larger cup and not fill it up all the way, but I guess Disney feels differently.

You need to take lessons from a certain near-blind, accident prone guest.

I had no idea they had offices at the parks.

I believe it's experimental there. A sort of prototype. Something of a community. Very avant garde, forward thinking, tomorrow/today kind of thing.

“First of all, the profiles and photos you see on the site are very different from reality.

Shocked! Shocked! I am!

Take my last date.”

In my head I add, “Please.”

Yeah, that's a line that just screams that kind of response, isn't it?

“He seemed like a nice, normal guy when I was emailing him.

I get that. "pkondz seemed like such a nice, normal guy on the Dis". Blah, blah, blah. If I had a $10,000 stock certificate for every time I heard that...

He stops and proudly shows me a photo of a target with bullet holes. ‘Oh my,’ I say. ‘That’s um…nice?’ He finds another one and this time it’s one of those human silhouette targets with holes in it. And then he shows me a photo of his gun and ammo collections!

Was his last name 'Heston' by any chance?

“Oh dear. I don’t know. I’ll have to talk to the seat assignment manager.”

Seat assignment manager?

If you tell somebody that their job is not to mix the cocktails, not to great and seat the guests, not to serve the guests... but to just pick out the tables. You call him a manager to make him feel less inadequate.

“He says he’ll see what he can do but he can’t guarantee it.”

Standard line 101. If you can't do it, the marks... I mean guests won't be too disapointed ("But they really tried!"). If you can do it, they'll tell everyone what great service you got ("They really went above and beyond!").

This isn’t going to be the dinner we were looking forward to if we have to sit across the restaurant from each other.

Maybe not. But the restaurant will provide semaphore flags on request.

“Get this. I’m standing at the bus stop to come here to meet everyone and I see these two guys carving into a tree with a pocket knife. I walk over and tell them to stop, that I’ve paid a lot of money to stay at this beautiful resort and I don’t need them defiling it.”

Good for her!

Not everyone visiting Disney is a good person.”

What? Are you sure?

The buzzer goes off and we are seated at a table for 6. Yay!

The table for 6 that you were told was unavailable? See standard line 101.

Your hair looks great.

I’m curious about what the changes are going to be here now that it’s a hoity toity signature restaurant. Frankly, I don’t think the atmosphere merits it but we’ll see.

I think the only reason it's a signature now is because people were lining up for it. "Oh, look! People are standing in line! Let's make it two credits! Score!"

Grrr....

What I really wanted was the chicken but I can’t order chicken in a signature restaurant.

Why not? What's wrong with chicken? If it's a signature restaurant with chicken on the menu, it stands to reason that it would be really good, doesn't it?

I talk the kids into ordering the Kids Picks meals that come with an appetizer so we can steal their cheddar cheese soup for the pretzel bread. There’s a tip for all the parents of picky eaters that won’t eat the appetizer anyway.

Yeah, with my luck the DDs would eat their soup and demand mine as well.

A few minutes later she comes back with the bread. I miss the old wire cone. They put it all in a basket now along with some new, daintier rolls.

Ta dah! Hence the term 'signature'. Now you get dainty rolls.

Mr. Squid asks if it’s coming soon and the lightbulb goes off. Another few minutes and we’re all set but now the others need refills. And we need more pretzel bread.

I look into my crystal ball... I see... I see... a shrinking tip!

So far, I’m not all that impressed. The cheese soup is delicious though.

I was soooo close to having it last trip. I hear it's to die for.

The steaks arrive and poor Mr. Squid gets the shaft again. His steak is not just too rare, it’s raw and the server has run off. We wait for about five minutes and flag down someone to find Ashley.

Yes. Yes. The crystal ball is getting clearer, now.

It’s like a macaroni and cheese cake.

Ummm.... ew?

“If you guys join DVC, you can stay there with us.”

You really should be on commission

After dinner, Mr. Squid is given a birthday dessert. Druid wants a dessert too but for some reason Sheena doesn’t want him to get one. They have a little whisper disagreement and he relents. I later find out that she was trying to keep our expenses even. She’s so thoughtful that way.

I'm a little lost here. She wanted to keep it even? Were you guys paying for them? Otherwise, I'm not sure why that matters.

I gloat to Sheena once again that we don’t have to go all the way to the front of the park and wait for a bus.

“Then you don’t get to go in Mousegears with us,” she says.

Foiled again.

Got ya again! Thanks for the chapter, Laura!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Another wonderful chapter! Sheena is indeed the Queen!

Maria

 

[mirage0306]

great chapter!!!

1. kids pick appetizer tip. that's genius. filing away.
2. does your husband just not text? mine doesn't either, ever.
3. very curious as to what your husband puts in his tabbouleh
4. i thought it was okay to dress down for signatures in the parks? i really wouldn't know, though, because little old me has never eaten at one.
5. i was getting angry about the wine at le cellier! wth? BRING THE WINE TO THE TABLE ALREADY, ASHLEY!!!

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Loved the update. Squids tabouleh recipe sounds interesting, but then i don't have a recipe for that, so what do I know?

I like to clean up and dress nice for dinner, too, but you see all kinds of attire everywhere, I think - especially in the parks. We're at Disney, we can pretend we're dressed anyway we want!

Hmmm, poor service at LeCellier strikes again! Not sure why they've made it a signature restaurant, except it was popular.

 

[Thumper_Man]

Ok. I cheated a little and finally caught up. I just clicked on the link to each chapter and at least read the TR itself. I'll have to go back and read the comments now. At least from this point, I will know what's going on. Sounds like a nice relaxing trip so far.

 

[Kgroo]

I had to go to the chapter links to catch up too. Too much work and too little dis time is making me a very cranky girl . Great updates Laura!!! I am going to stay caught up now and try to jump back in .

 

[laura74]

Finally have a chance to respond. Hope all is well with everyone.

Can't sleep, leaving tomorrow and I'm doing the what did I forget to do jig.

So happy to have another update to read.

Plus it was 193 degrees today and the house is HOT!

Monica! You're probably already back! Hope the trip was good. Will check out your TR later.

Sheena is fierce!

Indeed.

Before I was educated about disney we just walked into Le Celier around 230pm thinking this looks nice, the place was deserted, we were given a table with no wait and were clueless to where we were. I can't ever top that experience there and it kills me. The first time everything was perfect, the second, not so much.

Great story!

I don't get the 'right' snacks either. They always look so good on the DIS, but in the moment I want a pretzel and a frozen coke.

Bad trip reporter!

Speaking of snacks, I made your crack cookies and they were yummy.

Sheena rocks.

She does.

Sheena kicks a**!

That Sheena's a toughie.

Sheena, if you're reading this, look at all the fans you have!

Great update Laura!

Thanks Shannon!

Love pretzels. I can't pass a fresh pretzel maker without grabbing one.

You grab the pretzel maker? Do you get slapped?

They were just going to call it a 'P', but they didn't want people running around telling everyone they were P-ing all over World Showcase.

I would try it... but I don't think DW is adventurous enough. She had enough trouble finding something to eat at Boma.

Yes, I'm not sure that there are any "plain" choices there unless you get a kid's meal.

That's too bad. Especially when it was so good last time.

Yes, imagine if you have a zebra dome next trip and don't enjoy it.

You need to take lessons from a certain near-blind, accident prone guest.

Doesn't he carry a sippy cup?

I get that. "pkondz seemed like such a nice, normal guy on the Dis". Blah, blah, blah. If I had a $10,000 stock certificate for every time I heard that...

The table for 6 that you were told was unavailable? See standard line 101.

Yes, they were able to play hero.

Your hair looks great.

Thanks!

I think the only reason it's a signature now is because people were lining up for it. "Oh, look! People are standing in line! Let's make it two credits! Score!"

Grrr....

Yes, they saw that we'd discovered a good value and poof, took it away. Same with the appetizer and tax included in the dining plan for $37 a day. No way would I pay $55 a day for the plan now.

Why not? What's wrong with chicken? If it's a signature restaurant with chicken on the menu, it stands to reason that it would be really good, doesn't it?

I don't know. I just feel like we have it at home a lot.

I was soooo close to having it last trip. I hear it's to die for.

It is really good. Here's another cheddar cheese soup tip. You can order it and pretzel rolls to go so you don't have to eat dinner there to try it.

I'm a little lost here. She wanted to keep it even? Were you guys paying for them? Otherwise, I'm not sure why that matters.

We were splitting the bill in half so she wanted to make sure they weren't ordering a lot more than we were. Make sense?

Got ya again! Thanks for the chapter, Laura!

Thanks Ponzi! And thanks for the funny breakdown!

Another wonderful chapter! Sheena is indeed the Queen!

Maria

Thanks Maria!

great chapter!!!

Thanks Meribeth!

does your husband just not text? mine doesn't either, ever. [/QUOTE]

He doesn't pay for a data plan for his phone so the text has to be REALLY important.

very curious as to what your husband puts in his tabbouleh

You mean besides pickle juice?

i thought it was okay to dress down for signatures in the parks? i really wouldn't know, though, because little old me has never eaten at one.

It probably is but they do list restrictions on the web site.

i was getting angry about the wine at le cellier! wth? BRING THE WINE TO THE TABLE ALREADY, ASHLEY!!!

Loved the update. Squids tabouleh recipe sounds interesting, but then i don't have a recipe for that, so what do I know?

I don't think you'll find another tabouleh recipe that uses pickle juice.

Hmmm, poor service at LeCellier strikes again! Not sure why they've made it a signature restaurant, except it was popular.

I know, right? Disney giveth and then taketh away.

Ok. I cheated a little and finally caught up. I just clicked on the link to each chapter and at least read the TR itself. I'll have to go back and read the comments now. At least from this point, I will know what's going on. Sounds like a nice relaxing trip so far.

Yes, good trip.

 

[laura74]

I had to go to the chapter links to catch up too. Too much work and too little dis time is making me a very cranky girl . Great updates Laura!!! I am going to stay caught up now and try to jump back in .

Thanks Kristen! I know what you mean about trying to find time to catch up. I'm way behind on everyone's reports.

 

[smidgy]

howdy all! we're back!

great chapter Laura! you're right, you can't beat waling to epcot. we once stayed at BCV (rented points, sorry), had lunch at Les Chefs De France, and brought our "doggy bags" back to the room!

as far as the "champagne", marita is right, it's a liquor liscence issue. it's the same over at Universal. you can walk all around Royal Pacifc resort with a drink.. you can walk all around City Walk with a drink. but not between the two.

we were strollin along the walkway from royal pacifc to City walk with a "sipper". No! NO! you must finish your cocktail before you enter. .. but.. but.. in 5 feet we can buy a drink at Jimmy buffets and walk around with it!... yes you can, and you'll have to, cause you have to finish the one you have here and now!
(um, unless it is vodka in a sunnyD bottle....)

man, bummed about hearing about le Cellier. we have an ADR for Lunch there for our canlelight processional meal. we love the pretzel bread. thanks for the heads up! I'll make sure to tell our server to bring extra!