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Chapter Fifteen: The Last Morning
And so it was here - our final day at Disney.
Like how did it already get to be the last day?!
The night had been pretty uneventful ... for one of us. I had some trouble falling asleep and soon realized I hadn't put on my face moisturizer for the evening! And an incomplete skincare routine is always the cause of insomnia - right?
So - off I went to find my moisturizer. Thinking I would be quick and not turn on any lights ... I reached right into my toiletry bag and proceeded to cut my thumb on my razor.
Me @ said razor
So I spent the next 30 minutes applying pressure and raising my hand above heart level. Sparing you the gory details - it was not a simple paper cut. Since Matt was fast asleep, I didn't want to wake him, but I did get an oh-so-glamorous shot of me in my glasses and all.
Anyway, after all of that, I was a little slow to get up on Saturday. We both were - little sleep combined with last day made for a later start than usual.
Eventually, however, we did get up and I decided to head to World Showcase to grab us breakfast from Les Halles. Along the way, I dropped off our one checked bag at airline check-in.
I love how Stormalong Bay looks in the morning!
An empty France...
Soooo quiet!
After grabbing breakfast (ham and cheese croissant for me and a bacon roll for Matt) - I headed back to YC.
Never got tired of this view!
I sadly did not get any food pics - but everything was delicious! We had one FP left, Slinky Dog Dash at HS, and so we did a little packing before heading over. At some point - we also called Housekeeping and managed to snag a late checkout
.
We took the walking path, which was super close to our room, and really enjoyed it.
Tower of Terror in the distance...
We were right on time for our 10:30 Slinky Dog FP and so we walked straight over to the FP line.
The Stand-By line was already at something crazy like 180 minutes and so we were very glad to have our FP's. We really enjoyed Slinky Dog! We had heard that it was more "mild" than some of the other coasters - but we still had fun. Matt said it was one of his favs!
This was one of my favorite toys as a kid
Riding Slinky Dog...
After riding, we started to make our way back out of the park, as we really only came to use our FP and soak up some last minute magic. On the way out, however, we stopped at a DVC Info Center and spoke with the most awesome guide ever. She was only a little bit older than us and actually from the town where Matt's sister attended college. We had been wanting to stop - but kept putting it off - so we were a bit bummed to find out we could have made out with $150 in gift cards and 4 fast passes for taking the tour. All the more reason to go back! Anyway - shout out to Kayla - cause she was awesome!! And if it wasn't for our student loans - we would have been buying on the spot .
We took the boat back to YC and while Matt spent some time packing - I called Reservations and booked the Bounce Back offer for September. Sadly - we've ended up canceling that trip - but it was a decent bounce back when we had it! And we do plan to go back within a year or so (fingers crossed).
Goodbye Room!
A bit sad to be leaving ...
After we got all packed up, we said goodbye to our room, and dropped our bags at Bell Services before heading to the pool. We still had 2 hours until ME was coming and we wanted to sneak in some pool time!
On the way down in the elevator, we rode with an older couple, who hit us with the "Oh - how nice. Two brothers on vacation." When Matt responded "Oh - we're not brothers. We're boyfriends." Their eyes came all the way out of their heads . The wife then said something about us both being "tall and lean" and that we should "stay that way" and to have "a nice day." Got to love a good awkward elevator encounter .
We also grabbed lunch at Hurricane Hanna's and some ice cream from Beaches & Cream. Again - abysmal at remembering to take food photos - my apologies!!
Before long - it was time to get ready for our M.E. bus and so we headed off to get changed in the nicest locker rooms ... ever!
We then stopped by bell services, grabbed our bags, and headed out to wait for M.E.
Up Next: Our Trip Home & Wrap-Up Thoughts!
And so it was here - our final day at Disney.
Like how did it already get to be the last day?!
The night had been pretty uneventful ... for one of us. I had some trouble falling asleep and soon realized I hadn't put on my face moisturizer for the evening! And an incomplete skincare routine is always the cause of insomnia - right?
So - off I went to find my moisturizer. Thinking I would be quick and not turn on any lights ... I reached right into my toiletry bag and proceeded to cut my thumb on my razor.
Me @ said razor
So I spent the next 30 minutes applying pressure and raising my hand above heart level. Sparing you the gory details - it was not a simple paper cut. Since Matt was fast asleep, I didn't want to wake him, but I did get an oh-so-glamorous shot of me in my glasses and all.
Anyway, after all of that, I was a little slow to get up on Saturday. We both were - little sleep combined with last day made for a later start than usual.
Eventually, however, we did get up and I decided to head to World Showcase to grab us breakfast from Les Halles. Along the way, I dropped off our one checked bag at airline check-in.
I love how Stormalong Bay looks in the morning!
An empty France...
Soooo quiet!
After grabbing breakfast (ham and cheese croissant for me and a bacon roll for Matt) - I headed back to YC.
Never got tired of this view!
I sadly did not get any food pics - but everything was delicious! We had one FP left, Slinky Dog Dash at HS, and so we did a little packing before heading over. At some point - we also called Housekeeping and managed to snag a late checkout
.We took the walking path, which was super close to our room, and really enjoyed it.
Tower of Terror in the distance...
We were right on time for our 10:30 Slinky Dog FP and so we walked straight over to the FP line.
The Stand-By line was already at something crazy like 180 minutes and so we were very glad to have our FP's. We really enjoyed Slinky Dog! We had heard that it was more "mild" than some of the other coasters - but we still had fun. Matt said it was one of his favs!
This was one of my favorite toys as a kid
Riding Slinky Dog...
After riding, we started to make our way back out of the park, as we really only came to use our FP and soak up some last minute magic. On the way out, however, we stopped at a DVC Info Center and spoke with the most awesome guide ever. She was only a little bit older than us and actually from the town where Matt's sister attended college. We had been wanting to stop - but kept putting it off - so we were a bit bummed to find out we could have made out with $150 in gift cards and 4 fast passes for taking the tour
. All the more reason to go back! Anyway - shout out to Kayla - cause she was awesome!! And if it wasn't for our student loans - we would have been buying on the spot .We took the boat back to YC and while Matt spent some time packing - I called Reservations and booked the Bounce Back offer for September. Sadly - we've ended up canceling that trip - but it was a decent bounce back when we had it! And we do plan to go back within a year or so (fingers crossed).
Goodbye Room!
A bit sad to be leaving ...
After we got all packed up, we said goodbye to our room, and dropped our bags at Bell Services before heading to the pool. We still had 2 hours until ME was coming and we wanted to sneak in some pool time!
On the way down in the elevator, we rode with an older couple, who hit us with the "Oh - how nice. Two brothers on vacation."
When Matt responded "Oh - we're not brothers. We're boyfriends." Their eyes came all the way out of their heads . The wife then said something about us both being "tall and lean" and that we should "stay that way" and to have "a nice day." Got to love a good awkward elevator encounter .
We also grabbed lunch at Hurricane Hanna's and some ice cream from Beaches & Cream. Again - abysmal at remembering to take food photos - my apologies!!
Before long - it was time to get ready for our M.E. bus and so we headed off to get changed in the nicest locker rooms ... ever!
We then stopped by bell services, grabbed our bags, and headed out to wait for M.E.
Up Next: Our Trip Home & Wrap-Up Thoughts!
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we love it!
fellow New Yorker!
(thankfully we do have access to outdoor space) - and summer in the city is always my fav! We haven't had rehearsals in months and obv no auditions either ... it's crazy! Sending you 
- cannot wait for when the city is back to being the city!!
If I had been in the elevator with you guys I probably would not have been able to control my facial reaction to her comment as innocent (I guess) as it was. I'm just so happy Matt set her straight!
).
