Episode MMXIV: We Don't Say Goodbye, We Say Kwahirini (updated 2/28)

[khaleesi]

Thank you all for the birthday wishes!​

We're actually a couple weeks early... my actual birthday isn't until April 10th, but I always stretch it out anyway and this year it has even more significance to me. Plus, trying to work around people's schedules can be an adventure! But this particular group of friends was free yesterday, so celebrate we did!

I feel like a need to do a dining review! LOL. This was definitely an experience and not just a meal. We had a great time. And I got this:

When we first got there I was talking about my trip because I hadn't seen a couple of them since I got back. I also mentioned the IASW anniversary and how I was bummed I wouldn't be there. At that point the conversation turned to everyone mentioning how annoying the song can be. When the above deliciousness was brought out, my friends all started to sing happy birthday... and then halfway through they switched to IASW, much to the confusion of our waitress!

So much fun!

Great updates from AK!

Your stories about how the animal food are prepared reminded me of a behind the scenes tour we took here at the Smithsonian National Zoo during a Snore and Roar sleepover at the zoo for DD. For our behind the scenes tour, we had selected to visit the Animal Commissary and saw the same binders full of recipes for each animal. Pretty cool stuff.

I don't think I've ever noticed the craft station/cart that you came across back there by Rafiki's Planet Watch and we go there very often! Cool!

Happy Birthday!

When my sister moves home, I'm hoping I can do some fun stuff like that with my niece and nephew at our zoo. I always see different things that would be fun and then I remember that I don't have kids

Thank you!!!!!

Yes indeed, the lion actually moving is a rarity.

OMG how incredibly sweet was that zoo story. And just one more reason to love giraffes.

You do realize that your nephew must now be kicked out of the family right?

Well done capturing and sharing the little gems that make Ak and Disney in general such a unique and wonderful place and NOT Six Flags. But then again, Six Flags was a nice segue into the wonderful prayer flags.

I feel so special that Mr Lion decided to stand up and greet me! Haha. And yeah... the giraffe story totally did me in.

In my nephew's defense, he's not quite 4 years old yet and he hasn't been to Disney in a little over a year, as compared to the Six Flags that is right down the road At this point, I'm just happy he likes superheroes! When he moves back here in the summer, I have every intention of turning him into a Star Wars fan. It didn't work so well with my niece, but I think I can mold him properly. And he was Captain America (or "Cappin Merica" as he called him) for Halloween two years ago. This past year he was a Disney character... stay tuned to see which one

I am caught up on all my subbed TRs. (I think) and started looking for a new one to sub to.

I love readying about solo trips. I did one myself several years ago and it was very liberating.

I am glad that your new diagnosis of MS did not give you any trouble during your trip.

I, too, hate to drive so woo hop to 5 days without driving.

Looking forward to reading more about your trip.

So happy to have you along for the party!!

I really love going solo. But that was my concern with the MS. Being sick at Disney would be bad enough; the possibility of being sick and unable to see and all alone in Disney caused more than one anxiety attack.

Yes, your lion pic is a rare wonder! Looks like a L'Oreal commercial! I have one pic of the lion up and roaring from about 2012 or 2011. I figure I've seen my share of the Disney lion for life.
Iasw is a real favourite of mine too, so cool that you share a birthday hehhee I hope you can get to celebrate it, and in case I miss is, happy birthday!
Or should I say...

"It's a world of laughter
A world of tears
It's a world of hopes
And a world of fears..." Hehehe

Batman! I love that you got pictures of bats for him (in the absence of Scooby Doo.)

Love the tigers, I could watch them all day!

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Crazy lion. That's so weird. Think he knows he's taunting everyone? Haha.

Thank you!!!!!

He is hilarious with his Batman obsession... he's got the dialogue down pat. He opened the refrigerator the other day and told my sister he wanted some bat cheese!

 

[khaleesi]

Happy belated birthday Sue! I hope you enjoy your celebration and festivities!

Ok, I have a whole lotta catching up to do... like back to when you arrived at the airport and time stopped! That's exactly how I feel often.

Getting to WDW let alone a park before night fall is super amazing. I'm stuck in the 3 hr time difference and no direct flights dilemma. Is Epcot your favorite park or did this just work out to start at Epcot for other reasons. Random question I know. I am always interested in how brighter minds than mine work. I just figure we'll hit up any park that's still open when we arrive so late.

Thank you!!!!

It just kind of wound up working out that way with Epcot. I kind of planned everything around my reservations and when I was able to get them, since I wasn't hopping. My #1 priority was the Be Our Guest reservation, so I had to plug MK into whatever day I got that. And I knew that I wasn't thrilled with the counter service at DHS, so I planned THAT around my afternoon tea day. So that left DAK and Epcot... when I saw DAK has EMH on Monday, it worked out pretty well because I didn't have a huge list of rides I needed to do at Epcot so I didn't feel like I desperately needed to get there first thing in the morning.

Ha ha Vitamin N (Nature) brilliant! \

Ahhh your first "hadn't done before" attraction was Turtle Talk with Crush. I haven't seen that since Em was little but I still remember the interaction with Crush and the kids. Definitely Disney hit a home run with the technology, theming, and characterization.

Ok, can I just have one of those "0.0 Miles" shirts. How funny considering how many women were probably wearing their Princess half shirts!

Congrats on your Beauty & the Beast Broadway tickets. We've seen the stage production of that show here and it was completely awesome. The live musical score and everything about it just made my cry tears of complete joy!

I was SO happy about Turtle Talk!!! I've decided to forego the phrase "bucket list" since I just don't like it... I now have a "teacup list". The "kick the bucket" meaning is lost, but it sounds so much more Disney to me! So yep, Turtle Talk was crossed off the teacup list! Hehe.

I am SO excited about Beauty and the Beast! The tickets arrived the other day and I was dancing around my apartment

Ok, gotta say, you are brave to try all the sodas at Club Cool. I tried a few once and wasn't thrilled so I had no desire to be bold and expand my soda horizons.

You and Duffy! Thanks for sharing. What a sweet photo!

As for your AK day, your drama on the safari was aptly said. What a great start to your day. Despite that rough first night of sleep. Often my first night is the roughest no matter how exhausted I am. You would think it would be automatic pass out!

I've always been a pop drinker, although I've managed to REALLY limit it in the last year or so. So I was up for the experience. I kinda hoped they wouldn't throw an entire line of disgusting options at us!

Thanks!! I love that picture!!! I am officially love Duffy and it just makes me smile.

Ahhhh, so now I know the translation for your TR title. I love that - "go well". I noticed your Buffalo zoo shirt before you mentioned it, I was going to say (still am I suppose) that is was perfect for your AK day.

I just booked Tusker House last night since I just couldn't pass up a return trip there to see those adorable characters in their safari outfits. I'm not a fan of just standing outside for a photo without Donald. They must have changed that. How odd.

Oh my gosh, that photo of the giraffe saying good-bye to the zoo keeper was so touching. I saw that the other day and it was sobs time. What an amazing photo that showed that connection between those two.

Ha ha soft kitty... Bazinga... Love the Big Bang Theory reference. So perfect for that stripped version of a soft kitty.

Enjoy your day!

As soon as I heard the "go well" I knew that it would be used for something! I just thought it was so... profound, I guess.

The Tusker change must be really recent. I keep forgetting that I want to look it up! Having not done it the other way, I have nothing to compare it to but I loved that he came to the table.

I'm still emotional about the giraffe. I am such an animal person.

And... I am SO Sheldon. Haha.

first off, Happy Belated Anniversary of It's a Sue's World ... aka, your birthday!

Nice Big Bang Reference!

Hope you enjoyed the Melting Pot. We love eating there, though the meals feel like they take 4 hours and they have to roll us out of there ... wait, that's not really a bad thing is it?

Thank you!!!!

I have a Sheldon bobblehead at work. Nobody questions it, because we are SO similar. I actually ask to do filing just so I can put things in their proper order.

We were there for just about three hours, I think. I had such a good time! And yeah, we were all totally stuffed!! We wound up doing all four courses, but I skipped the salad. So we had two different cheeses (Wisconsin buffalo or something like that, since we love all things buffalo and loaded baked potato), a bunch of different stuff for our entrees, and two chocolates. We went with the peanut butter chocolate and the white crème brulee. DELISH!!!!

 

[MEK]

So I am not completely caught up yet, but I have several updates under my belt. Of course, I can't for the life of me remember the first profound comment I thought of. Oops!

Anyway - I love that you spent your entire first day in Epcot. I was there not longer after you and I really enjoyed seeing all the topiaries.

You are right - when it gets dark, it gets dark fast.

I love all the signs you made for your nephews (you probably have nieces coming up, but I haven't gotten that far).

I love your first few character pictures. I am sure there will be more to come.

Oh yeah - I agree with you that the Trip Report boards are a much happier place. I switched years ago because there were too many strange people on the other boards - too many people who need a life and hide behind their computer screen string the pot. I couldn't take all the constant flaming.

 

[khaleesi]

So I am not completely caught up yet, but I have several updates under my belt. Of course, I can't for the life of me remember the first profound comment I thought of. Oops!

Anyway - I love that you spent your entire first day in Epcot. I was there not longer after you and I really enjoyed seeing all the topiaries.

You are right - when it gets dark, it gets dark fast.

I love all the signs you made for your nephews (you probably have nieces coming up, but I haven't gotten that far).

I love your first few character pictures. I am sure there will be more to come.

Oh yeah - I agree with you that the Trip Report boards are a much happier place. I switched years ago because there were too many strange people on the other boards - too many people who need a life and hide behind their computer screen string the pot. I couldn't take all the constant flaming.

I love the topiaries. They are one of my favorite things! Back in 1997, I really wanted to go to the Disney Institute and take their class about creating topiaries. Not exactly an in-demand talent in the corporate world but I thought it would have been interesting. My mom thinks topiaries are creepy

There are lots more character pictures and I am SO proud of myself for that! I was not in a single picture from my last two trips.

I started reading your report and just realized I never bookmarked it! Off to remedy that situation right now!

 

[khaleesi]

Day Two, Part Four​

Am I the only one who grabs a park map on my way OUT of the park just so I have a nice crisp one to keep as a souvenir and to refer back to? The one I pick up in the morning always winds up looking like it fought a battle. I absolutely love that I have one from the Magic Kingdom in 1997 with a picture of the big pink birthday cake castle on it!

I continued to walk around Asia for a while, looking at the scenery. This is the closest I would get to Expedition Everest, aka my sister's favorite ride:

Considering the popularity of the roller coasters, I think it's probably a good thing that I don't like them. I already feel like there's not nearly enough time to do everything I want so not having to worry about getting a seat is a huge benefit! As it is, I was trying to plan out the rest of the day based on some of the stuff in the times guide and I had to keep mentally rearranging.

This is actually right in the same spot I was standing to take the EE picture. I just thought it looked cool:

I had a FP+ for Dinosaur a little later in the afternoon, but I was planning on catching the next showing of "Finding Nemo: The Musical". I still had some time though, and I didn't want to wander off too far so I decided to take a stroll to the Dino Institute. The wait time was a little too long for my liking, so I popped into a gift shop instead.

I had quite a few gift cards and up until this point, I think the only thing I had purchased was my Dory pin! I was trying really hard not to just frivolously buy something just for the sake of buying it, but I was itching to spend some money.

So I bought a magnet and a Mickey-shaped water bottle holder.

Oooooh. BIG spender! Haha.

I plopped myself down on a bench and called my mom quickly. When I hung up from my quick call, I realized it was kinda sorta raining... and by the time I realized it, it stopped. I was very happy about that!

Finally it was time for Marlin and Dory to find Nemo! This was a first for me and I was excited!!

As we were waiting for the show to start, I was enthralled by the way Nemo kept swimming into the little water bubbles. I'm easily amused.

I didn't bother taking pictures, because I knew they wouldn't turn out anyway. So I enjoyed the performance. And there was so much about this show that I loved! The songs were excellent. I've always wondered why Nemo didn't have music. I think my favorite part is the end with the fish net. I love how that is choreographed! Very creative.

Good job, cast. Very good job!

I'm really glad I didn't bypass this once again. And I'm kind of grateful that Festival of the Lion King was closed, because if it wasn't... I may have skipped Nemo again. I almost bought the soundtrack at the little gift kiosk outside the theater, but realized I could probably get it on ITunes or Amazon.

I headed back over to Dinosaur and took a very bumpy ride through the cretaceous period. Obviously, I made it back safely. It was touch-and-go there for a while!

Being chased by dinosaurs works up quite an appetite! My original plan on this day was to hop a bus over to the Animal Kingdom Lodge and eat at The Mara. That simply wasn't going to fit into my plans. Instead, I decided to eat at the incredibly fun to say Restaurantosaurus

I decided on a black bean burger, apple slices, and cheesecake in a cup. I loaded that burger up with mushrooms from the toppings bar! SO good. I saved the apple slices and devoured the cheesecake. I don't know that it was necessarily all that good, but I have a wicked sweet tooth and that cheesecake hit the spot!

And of course, now that I'm typing it... I want cheesecake! Haha. Have a fabulous weekend everyone

 

[TheMaxRebo]

gotta love Florida - once you realize it is raining, it stops (well, at least like 95% of the time that is how it works).

Glad you enjoyed Nemo ... and fun fact, Robert Lopez and Kirsten Anderson-Lopez who had a little bit of luck with a film by the name Frozen wrote the songs for the Nemo production.

and better be cares ful - it starts with a magnet and a cup holder and next thing you know you buy one of those $10,000 3 foot tall crystal castles

 

[DisneyKid4Life]

Nope, I absolutely also grab nice crisp park maps upon exiting as a lovely free souvenir (when I remember).

Haha, I think you're the first person I've seen say they were happy Lion King was closed (obviously I get the context, but it's still funny). I've only seen Nemo once, but I agree, it's a wonderful show. Plus, who doesn't love bubbles???

 

[DaveinFallsChurch]

Happy to hear you had an opportunity to try the Nemo Musical. I'm a bigger fan of the show now that I found out that the composers were the same couple who did Frozen!

Looking at the picture of your burger has gotten me hungry and crazing a late night snack!

 

[khaleesi]

gotta love Florida - once you realize it is raining, it stops (well, at least like 95% of the time that is how it works).

Glad you enjoyed Nemo ... and fun fact, Robert Lopez and Kirsten Anderson-Lopez who had a little bit of luck with a film by the name Frozen wrote the songs for the Nemo production.

and better be cares ful - it starts with a magnet and a cup holder and next thing you know you buy one of those $10,000 3 foot tall crystal castles

I did wind up getting caught in the other 5% of that rain scenario, too!

What is this Frozen you speak of?? Now that you mention it, I think I did read that somewhere but I never would have remembered! Very cool!!!

I already have two $10,000 3 foot crystal castles... I REALLY don't need another. Hahahahah. I can totally see how someone would wind up with something like that, though! I could have easily spend 10x as much as I did... there is some pretty sweet stuff in those gift shops!

Nope, I absolutely also grab nice crisp park maps upon exiting as a lovely free souvenir (when I remember).

Haha, I think you're the first person I've seen say they were happy Lion King was closed (obviously I get the context, but it's still funny). I've only seen Nemo once, but I agree, it's a wonderful show. Plus, who doesn't love bubbles???

Glad it's not just me!! I have to remember to go online and order my customizable ones.

That is my new-ish "try to find the bright side in every situation" attitude. It's a LOT easier to manage when we're talking about choosing one Disney attraction over another! Haha.

Happy to hear you had an opportunity to try the Nemo Musical. I'm a bigger fan of the show now that I found out that the composers were the same couple who did Frozen!

Looking at the picture of your burger has gotten me hungry and crazing a late night snack!

I really do need to buy the soundtrack now! Hopefully it's not the last time we hear from them!!

It was pretty yummy! I kinda wish someone would come to my apartment and set up a condiments bar every day.

 

[MEK]

Oh Yum - that blackbean burger sounds yummy!

Great picture of EE. I think you have a point - when you aren't worried about a seat on a roller coaster you definitely do have more time to do other things!

 

[khaleesi]

Oh Yum - that blackbean burger sounds yummy!

Great picture of EE. I think you have a point - when you aren't worried about a seat on a roller coaster you definitely do have more time to do other things!

It was really good! I generally prefer black bean burgers to regular ones. I would never go to a restaurant and order a burger.

 

[khaleesi]

Day Two, Part Five​

After my yummy lunch at Restaurantosaurus (I'll never tire of saying that), I had a very important meet and greet to get to! It was one I knew I wanted before I ever left Buffalo.

So I took a peek at the times guide to see exactly where this particular character interaction was taking place. And realized that I had MISSED IT! Don't ask how that happened, because I truly have no clue. So now I needed a Plan B. Luckily, I didn't miss it entirely... but I did have to wait a while.

Soooo.... I noticed that Pocahontas was also doing an M&G and thought that would be a fun one. It wasn't originally on my radar, but figured why not??

I had a rather difficult time finding the exact location of this, though. The times guide said that she meets on the Discovery Island Trails near the giant turtle (at least I think it was a turtle). I had actually wandered around here earlier in the morning and I distinctly remember seeing the "Discovery Island Trails" sign. Do you think I could find it again when I needed to??? Noooooo! And the reason for that is, the Discovery Island Trail sign is actually AFTER the big "Africa" sign that the giraffe holds. I kept turning around once I saw that sign, figuring I had missed it. Oy.

But eventually I figure it out and wound up with another shout out picture:

If you were paying close enough attention, you'll remember that I already did a shout out with the Chippies for my niece Summer. So yeah, I have a niece named Summer AND a niece named Autumn

I had my water bottle clipped to my bag and after the picture poor Poca was concerned because she thought it was raining... turned out to just be my water bottle!

I decided to keep strolling toward Africa again because I wanted to see some gorillas! So I headed toward the Pangani Forest Exploration Trail, but before I got there, I stopped to listen to some happy music:

The crowd really got into it! Of course, I stood off to the side tapping my foot and hoping nobody would try to pull me into the party. Happy wallflower here, thankyouverymuch!!

I made my way onto the trails and was immediately greeted by this sign, which I thought was awesome:

Haha. It made me laugh.

I enjoyed my stroll and did see some animals, but none of my pictures turned out all that great so I'm not going to bother editing and posting them. The gorillas were being very anti-social and enjoyed sitting with their backs to us. I grabbed a copy of the Wilderness Explorer booklet to read through, but I'm pretty sure I disappointed the CM when I said I didn't really want to play along. But he happily let me have the booklet!

I had an FP+ for another safari ride, but it was getting to be time for Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade. I saw it on my trip in 2008 and knew that it was going away so I decided to watch it and skipped the safari. I love the colors and think it's really well done.

Before the parade started up, I decided to grab an ice cream cone. Luckily I made the decision when I did, because the place I stopped at was on the parade route and they were closing for the parade. After I got my yummy cookies and cream ice cream cone (which I happily devoured), I saw a bunch of people walk up to try to order something and they were all a bit disappointed.

I took a lot of pictures, but if you've read trip reports I'm sure you've seen most of them already, so I won't post a lot of them. And umm... I don't have any inappropriate Chippie pictures to share, so don't be too disappointed

The start of the parade.... this is the place I got my ice cream:

The next picture was awesome, because the person operating it could tell that I was trying to take a picture so after I snapped it, he looked at me and kind of nodded questioningly to make sure I was able to get the shot I wanted. I thought that was really nice!

Once the parade was over and "Iko Iko" was firmly ingrained in my brain (and wouldn't leave for the rest of the night), it was finally time to meet someone special!!!

Actually, two someones. Who was I so excited about?? How 'bout a hint??

SQUIRREL!!!

You'll notice that my legs are the same pasty white color as Russell's

Oh how I love this movie!!!! But not the cone of shame I remember seeing ads for it all over DHS when I was there in 2009 and couldn't for the life of me figure out how a movie about balloons would be well-received. Dummy.

Very satisfied with my day at DAK, I headed out of the park... stopping first to buy myself a frivolous little present:

Duffy
Spoiler alert: he kept me company on the airplane ride home.

Stay tuned for boneheaded move #233533. Haha.

Headed to see Captain America tomorrow for birthday event #2!! Very excited!! Have a great weekend

 

[DisneyKid4Life]

Oh I love that African dance party. But then I love African music in general. So upbeat!

, aw c'mom, what's a AK parade without a wardrobe malfunction?

Oh man, this is one of the Meets I just keep missing. Dug and Russell. So glad you got your wish.

 

[teekathepony]

Those Discovery Island trails are pretty elusive! But I'm glad you found Pocahontas, she's one meet I've never done and would really like to!
I have to say I enjoyed the AK parade, I have seen the float er... drivers? Propellers? You know, anyway, I've seen them often look to guests or strike a pose when a camera is up. It's so great that they care and go out of their way to do things like that.
AWW! Dug and Russell! Another one I've never done but want to do, they're so cute!

 

[emmysmommy]

ha ha! I totally got that Chipmunk parade reference from Rob's TR! How thoughtful of the parade CM to make sure you got your shot. It's the Disney touches, even with the considerate CMs!

Personally, I prefer great character meet and greets to the AK parade but that was before I knew it was going away. I'm sure your nieces were thrilled with their shout out photos! So very nice of you to think of them.

Dug and Russell are on my must meet list.

Looks like a nice day of touring at AK.

 

[TinkerbellM6]

Hi Sue!
I read your PTR and am now all caught up on your TR, and am thoroughly enjoying it! Happy early birthday! My daughter's is the 11th, just one day after you. Btw, how excited are you for the Game Of Thrones season 4 premier tonight? I am SOOOOO EXCITED!!!! Haha. Looking forward to more of your TR. Isn't Melting Pot amazing?!? It is our favorite restaurant! I totally want my birthday song to be IASW too! That part of how your friends sang it made me smile.
-Megan

 

[DaveinFallsChurch]

As you probably know from my trip reports (and because I say it just about every other update), Animal Kingdom is my favorite park to take a stroll in because of all of the atmosphere. I definitely enjoy watching those street parties in Asia and Africa but don't want to be part of them myself.

I hope one of these days we'll have time to meet Dug and Russell. Our kids so far have not shown much interest in these characters but maybe next time.

 

[khaleesi]

Oh I love that African dance party. But then I love African music in general. So upbeat!

, aw c'mom, what's a AK parade without a wardrobe malfunction?

Oh man, this is one of the Meets I just keep missing. Dug and Russell. So glad you got your wish.

Teeheehee!

Thanks!! I was SO happy!!!! I would have been devastated if I had missed it simply due to poor planning.

Those Discovery Island trails are pretty elusive! But I'm glad you found Pocahontas, she's one meet I've never done and would really like to!
I have to say I enjoyed the AK parade, I have seen the float er... drivers? Propellers? You know, anyway, I've seen them often look to guests or strike a pose when a camera is up. It's so great that they care and go out of their way to do things like that.
AWW! Dug and Russell! Another one I've never done but want to do, they're so cute!

Poca was very sweet!

I think it's so awesome that they take the time to do that... and not just go through the motions.

ha ha! I totally got that Chipmunk parade reference from Rob's TR! How thoughtful of the parade CM to make sure you got your shot. It's the Disney touches, even with the considerate CMs!

Personally, I prefer great character meet and greets to the AK parade but that was before I knew it was going away. I'm sure your nieces were thrilled with their shout out photos! So very nice of you to think of them.

Dug and Russell are on my must meet list.

Looks like a nice day of touring at AK.

It was a great day!! My babies LOVED their shout-outs. I even sent a package to the younger ones with a couple presents and copies of the pictures and they said their favorite thing was the pictures! GO ME!!!!! LOL.

Character meet and greets might be my favorite thing ever. I know a lot of people think they're a waste of time and I just don't get it. But I'm very happy to not have them standing in line with me! Haha.

Hi Sue!
I read your PTR and am now all caught up on your TR, and am thoroughly enjoying it! Happy early birthday! My daughter's is the 11th, just one day after you. Btw, how excited are you for the Game Of Thrones season 4 premier tonight? I am SOOOOO EXCITED!!!! Haha. Looking forward to more of your TR. Isn't Melting Pot amazing?!? It is our favorite restaurant! I totally want my birthday song to be IASW too! That part of how your friends sang it made me smile.
-Megan

Thanks so much! And welcome!!!!

Happy belated birthday to your daughter!!! It's a great month to have a birthday

I'm actually very behind on the TV series, because I don't have HBO. I am very impatiently waiting for the next book! I'm going to have to get a copy of the episode from this past weekend to see how it compares to the book. It was probably my favorite event to happen through the entire course of the series!!

Melting Pot was AWESOME!!!

As you probably know from my trip reports (and because I say it just about every other update), Animal Kingdom is my favorite park to take a stroll in because of all of the atmosphere. I definitely enjoy watching those street parties in Asia and Africa but don't want to be part of them myself.

I hope one of these days we'll have time to meet Dug and Russell. Our kids so far have not shown much interest in these characters but maybe next time.

Yeah, I'm right there with ya on the watch-but-don't-participate aspect!

Dug and Russell were amazing!! I was just so giddy!!!

 

[khaleesi]

Okaaaaayyy... so I am officially way BEHIND. LOL. Last week was crazy. I saw 'Captain America' and went for froyo with a friend for birthday event #2. Celebrated my ACTUAL birthday on Thursday with cake at work and everyone singing "It's a Small World" per my request!!! YAY!!!!!!! Then a couple other friends and I went to see 'Draft Day'.

And then that night my new meds made me very, very sick That lasted from Thursday night until Monday morning. Oy. I seem to finally be doing better and I hope that I've got the whole routine of when to eat down to prevent any more problems. I desperately want to stay on this particular medication, because it's a twice a day pill instead of injections. So... if anyone could spare some prayers, good vibes, and pixie dust I would be most appreciative!!!

I should be able to wrap up my Animal Kingdom day over the weekend!

 

[teekathepony]

Well, I said it early, now let me say it late -- HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Celebrated my ACTUAL birthday on Thursday with cake at work and everyone singing "It's a Small World" per my request!!! YAY!!!!!!!

Aww! Adorable!

And then that night my new meds made me very, very sick That lasted from Thursday night until Monday morning. Oy. I seem to finally be doing better and I hope that I've got the whole routine of when to eat down to prevent any more problems. I desperately want to stay on this particular medication, because it's a twice a day pill instead of injections. So... if anyone could spare some prayers, good vibes, and pixie dust I would be most appreciative!!!

I should be able to wrap up my Animal Kingdom day over the weekend!

Prayers, vibes and sent. I hope you're feeling much better now and that you have adjusted to the new medication!