When: May 1 May 10
Where: Disneys Polynesian Resort
Cast: Too numerous to list over 70 total with the starring roles going to:
DD Fairy Tale Princess
FSIL her Prince
Me Queen Mother to FT Princess, sometimes called MOB (mother of bride or she who writes the checks)
Mom my mother and roommate for part of our stay
Gracely Hectors Mom
Lisa Wedding Event Manager
Sunday, May 6
Lucy and Hector got up REAL early and put back on their wedding clothes for a photo session in the Magic Kingdom. They expected a call at 6:00 am, but no one called them. They finally checked over in the GCH lobby, and found the photographer there. We later found out that the call had been put through to my brother Joels room, waking him and Barb. I didnt see the FTC dressed up this morning, but the concierge staff members who saw them return from their photo shoot assured me that they looked beautiful. (And of course Hector looked handsome.)
Mom got up for early Mass, and I slept in. At around 8:30, Hector called to ask if he could move boxes to my room. (The wedding department returned unused bubbles, toasting flutes and the like in three boxes to Lucy and Hector now I get to ship some of it home. We had shipped down five boxes and would be shipping home one.) Hector also brought the box which held the top to their wedding cake it doesnt fit in the room fridge, and they didnt even want to think about trying to get it home. Looks like there will be dessert for tonights pool party! (I know theyre supposed to eat it on their first anniversary, but they both thought it wasnt worth trying to figure out a way to get it home.) Lucy also brought down her bouquet she said we should just leave it as well, but if it still looks OK on Tuesday I may just bring it on the plane and keep it on my lap for the ride home.
Soon it was time to head over to Ohana for the farewell breakfast. There was another mix-up with the bus this morning. (Yesterday the bus was twenty minutes early at one stop and today it was more than twenty minutes late.) Oh well our guests are ingenious people and all found their way to the wedding events even when the bus wasnt around. Ohana was as crowded as always and it took a little while to get our three l-o-n-g tables set up for sixty four guests. Finally we were escorted in, and the service was quick orange juice, fruit and banana bread was already on the tables when we sat down. Coffee and trays of scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, roasted potatoes, biscuits and Mickey waffles were delivered immediately. Dale stopped by where the FTC was seated, gestured that they were newly wed (they were wearing their bride and groom ears) and took their spoon and clinked a glass until they kissed. It was very cute. (By the way there was no glass clinking last night, which was kind of nice.)
All too soon Lucy and Hector had to leave, so they visited each table with hugs all around. Their Tiffany Towncar driver arrived as soon as they reached the bell captain stand, and they were off to their four-day honeymoon on the Disney Wonder. The crowd started to break up soon after most were heading to a day at the parks, a few (including my sister Mare and her family) were heading home. I went downstairs with Pura and Eileen so we could get our picture taken with Ed and Jerry we wanted a shot of the old work gang. After I arrived back at Ohana, our two missing guests this morning Vania and Marjorie arrived, so I arranged with a waiter to bring them a fresh tray of food. I told them I would be right back, and headed down to the main entrance to look for the wedding bus to tell him he wasnt needed and give him a tip. After ten minutes I gave up waiting and went back to finish my cold coffee with Vania and Marjorie.
I left the restaurant with them and found my brother Joel and nephew Drew hanging out in the lobby. They had checked out of the Polynesian that morning to move over to the Sheraton Safari, and were waiting for Barb and Meg to come back from renting water mice. Drew showed me the alligator head he had bought at Gator World (they went Saturday morning) and the coconut cup he had just bought at News from Civilization in the Polynesian. Joel said they were going to Downtown Disney until check in time at the Sheraton, so I took Drew back to my room to get them the extra Rainforest Café gift certificate. I hung around with them until Barb and Meg returned, and we chatted for a few minutes until they left. As I headed back to my room I decided today would be a quiet, unwind, non-park day for me. I had made tentative plans to go to Disney Studios later and meet Pura and Eileen, but I decided I really needed time to just veg out. I headed up to the concierge lounge for some guava juice, found a seat near the window facing Cinderellas castle, and started to update my trip report notes for yesterday. (Dont want to forget anything!) I looked at all the shots on my digital camera between myself, my brother Joel and my sister Mo we had taken 184 photos between Tuesday and Saturday.
When I went back to my room Mom had just returned from doing some laundry, and said my brother Mike wanted to know why I wasnt putting my trip notes on his laptop. Duh because I never thought of it! (Ive been scribbling notes all week.) I called him and asked to borrow it, and he agreed to drop it off on their way to dinner. My sister Mo called to invite me to join them at dinner it was Mom, Mo and family and Mike and Chris and they were going to the Outback at Wyndam Plaza - but I told her I was just going to spend some quiet time. She called back a few minutes later and asked if I wanted her to stay with me I explained that I was fine and just didnt feel like going out. (No I WASNT depressed and Ive been at WDW enough times that I dont feel like I always have to go somewhere. Besides, its so beautiful at the Polynesian I sometimes just like to sit on the beach and watch the boats on the lagoon.) Anyway, Mo decided to go to dinner and then come back, and since I dont see her very often I said we could do something easy and nearby that evening like shop at the monorail hotels. Not long after they all left for dinner, my brother Joel calls and asks what Im doing this evening. (Sheesh whats with these guys?) I told him I was just planning on hanging out, and he asked if they could come back to the Polynesian and hang out by the pool. (Since they had just checked out that morning, they technically could still hang out, right?) He said that Universal was closing at 7:00 pm, and since they had spent the afternoon at Downtown Disney and had a late lunch, they decided they would like some more family time at the Polynesian. I told him that most everybody was heading to Fantasmic that night, but they were welcome to come back and use my room as home base for the evening. I told him I was going to get something to eat, and would meet him in my room shortly after. I wandered over to Captain Cooks for chicken fingers and fries, then headed back to my room and started typing the trip report on Mikes laptop. Joel, Barb, Meg and Drew arrived soon after and headed down to the volcano pool.
Mo returned from dinner shortly after. I had my side curtain pulled open, and Mo noticed Donna, John and Nicky heading for the pool. Mo called them over and we all hung out on the lanai for a while. Nicky was VERY excited their housekeeper had left a towel elephant in their room that day. (Pillows were used for the body, and towels for the head and trunk.) Joel, Barb and the kids came back from the pool area (they hadnt been swimming) and I mentioned dessert and coffee was starting in the concierge lounge. They headed up, and when Nicky dragged his parents off to the pool, Mo and I followed soon after. I had an apple tart and a banana tart (yum!) and a cup of expresso. We all sat at a table near the window, facing Cinderellas Castle and enjoyed just taking in the view for a little while. Joel and Drew headed back down to the pool Drew really wanted to swim and Mo, Barb, Meg and I headed off to the monorail and the shops at the Grand Floridian. I stopped inside the door to press a Cinderellas coach quarter, and we browsed each of the Grand Floridians shops. I bought a few pins and some note cards in M. Mouse Mercantile, and Meg bought a hidden Mickey ring. We also browsed the SummerLace Shop, and looked at Grand Floridian merchandise in Sandy Cove.
Finished with the shops at the Grand Floridian, we took the monorail back to the Polynesian. We browsed Trader Jacks then went downstairs to find most of the shops closed. (Was it after 10:00 pm already?) We stopped in News from Civilization, where Mo and I both bought Polynesian T-shirts. Then we headed back to our rooms and Joel and family headed back to the Sheraton. Just as I got back to the room the phone rang it was Eileen and Pura asking if I wanted a drink by the pool. They were in the GCH, and picked up my melon colada and their drinks and met me a few minutes later. We hung out for quite a while just chatting, made plans to meet for breakfast, and all headed back to our rooms. I guess quiet time alone just wasnt part of my plan for today!
Where: Disneys Polynesian Resort
Cast: Too numerous to list over 70 total with the starring roles going to:
DD Fairy Tale Princess
FSIL her Prince
Me Queen Mother to FT Princess, sometimes called MOB (mother of bride or she who writes the checks)
Mom my mother and roommate for part of our stay
Gracely Hectors Mom
Lisa Wedding Event Manager
Sunday, May 6
Lucy and Hector got up REAL early and put back on their wedding clothes for a photo session in the Magic Kingdom. They expected a call at 6:00 am, but no one called them. They finally checked over in the GCH lobby, and found the photographer there. We later found out that the call had been put through to my brother Joels room, waking him and Barb. I didnt see the FTC dressed up this morning, but the concierge staff members who saw them return from their photo shoot assured me that they looked beautiful. (And of course Hector looked handsome.)
Mom got up for early Mass, and I slept in. At around 8:30, Hector called to ask if he could move boxes to my room. (The wedding department returned unused bubbles, toasting flutes and the like in three boxes to Lucy and Hector now I get to ship some of it home. We had shipped down five boxes and would be shipping home one.) Hector also brought the box which held the top to their wedding cake it doesnt fit in the room fridge, and they didnt even want to think about trying to get it home. Looks like there will be dessert for tonights pool party! (I know theyre supposed to eat it on their first anniversary, but they both thought it wasnt worth trying to figure out a way to get it home.) Lucy also brought down her bouquet she said we should just leave it as well, but if it still looks OK on Tuesday I may just bring it on the plane and keep it on my lap for the ride home.
Soon it was time to head over to Ohana for the farewell breakfast. There was another mix-up with the bus this morning. (Yesterday the bus was twenty minutes early at one stop and today it was more than twenty minutes late.) Oh well our guests are ingenious people and all found their way to the wedding events even when the bus wasnt around. Ohana was as crowded as always and it took a little while to get our three l-o-n-g tables set up for sixty four guests. Finally we were escorted in, and the service was quick orange juice, fruit and banana bread was already on the tables when we sat down. Coffee and trays of scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, roasted potatoes, biscuits and Mickey waffles were delivered immediately. Dale stopped by where the FTC was seated, gestured that they were newly wed (they were wearing their bride and groom ears) and took their spoon and clinked a glass until they kissed. It was very cute. (By the way there was no glass clinking last night, which was kind of nice.)
All too soon Lucy and Hector had to leave, so they visited each table with hugs all around. Their Tiffany Towncar driver arrived as soon as they reached the bell captain stand, and they were off to their four-day honeymoon on the Disney Wonder. The crowd started to break up soon after most were heading to a day at the parks, a few (including my sister Mare and her family) were heading home. I went downstairs with Pura and Eileen so we could get our picture taken with Ed and Jerry we wanted a shot of the old work gang. After I arrived back at Ohana, our two missing guests this morning Vania and Marjorie arrived, so I arranged with a waiter to bring them a fresh tray of food. I told them I would be right back, and headed down to the main entrance to look for the wedding bus to tell him he wasnt needed and give him a tip. After ten minutes I gave up waiting and went back to finish my cold coffee with Vania and Marjorie.
I left the restaurant with them and found my brother Joel and nephew Drew hanging out in the lobby. They had checked out of the Polynesian that morning to move over to the Sheraton Safari, and were waiting for Barb and Meg to come back from renting water mice. Drew showed me the alligator head he had bought at Gator World (they went Saturday morning) and the coconut cup he had just bought at News from Civilization in the Polynesian. Joel said they were going to Downtown Disney until check in time at the Sheraton, so I took Drew back to my room to get them the extra Rainforest Café gift certificate. I hung around with them until Barb and Meg returned, and we chatted for a few minutes until they left. As I headed back to my room I decided today would be a quiet, unwind, non-park day for me. I had made tentative plans to go to Disney Studios later and meet Pura and Eileen, but I decided I really needed time to just veg out. I headed up to the concierge lounge for some guava juice, found a seat near the window facing Cinderellas castle, and started to update my trip report notes for yesterday. (Dont want to forget anything!) I looked at all the shots on my digital camera between myself, my brother Joel and my sister Mo we had taken 184 photos between Tuesday and Saturday.
When I went back to my room Mom had just returned from doing some laundry, and said my brother Mike wanted to know why I wasnt putting my trip notes on his laptop. Duh because I never thought of it! (Ive been scribbling notes all week.) I called him and asked to borrow it, and he agreed to drop it off on their way to dinner. My sister Mo called to invite me to join them at dinner it was Mom, Mo and family and Mike and Chris and they were going to the Outback at Wyndam Plaza - but I told her I was just going to spend some quiet time. She called back a few minutes later and asked if I wanted her to stay with me I explained that I was fine and just didnt feel like going out. (No I WASNT depressed and Ive been at WDW enough times that I dont feel like I always have to go somewhere. Besides, its so beautiful at the Polynesian I sometimes just like to sit on the beach and watch the boats on the lagoon.) Anyway, Mo decided to go to dinner and then come back, and since I dont see her very often I said we could do something easy and nearby that evening like shop at the monorail hotels. Not long after they all left for dinner, my brother Joel calls and asks what Im doing this evening. (Sheesh whats with these guys?) I told him I was just planning on hanging out, and he asked if they could come back to the Polynesian and hang out by the pool. (Since they had just checked out that morning, they technically could still hang out, right?) He said that Universal was closing at 7:00 pm, and since they had spent the afternoon at Downtown Disney and had a late lunch, they decided they would like some more family time at the Polynesian. I told him that most everybody was heading to Fantasmic that night, but they were welcome to come back and use my room as home base for the evening. I told him I was going to get something to eat, and would meet him in my room shortly after. I wandered over to Captain Cooks for chicken fingers and fries, then headed back to my room and started typing the trip report on Mikes laptop. Joel, Barb, Meg and Drew arrived soon after and headed down to the volcano pool.
Mo returned from dinner shortly after. I had my side curtain pulled open, and Mo noticed Donna, John and Nicky heading for the pool. Mo called them over and we all hung out on the lanai for a while. Nicky was VERY excited their housekeeper had left a towel elephant in their room that day. (Pillows were used for the body, and towels for the head and trunk.) Joel, Barb and the kids came back from the pool area (they hadnt been swimming) and I mentioned dessert and coffee was starting in the concierge lounge. They headed up, and when Nicky dragged his parents off to the pool, Mo and I followed soon after. I had an apple tart and a banana tart (yum!) and a cup of expresso. We all sat at a table near the window, facing Cinderellas Castle and enjoyed just taking in the view for a little while. Joel and Drew headed back down to the pool Drew really wanted to swim and Mo, Barb, Meg and I headed off to the monorail and the shops at the Grand Floridian. I stopped inside the door to press a Cinderellas coach quarter, and we browsed each of the Grand Floridians shops. I bought a few pins and some note cards in M. Mouse Mercantile, and Meg bought a hidden Mickey ring. We also browsed the SummerLace Shop, and looked at Grand Floridian merchandise in Sandy Cove.
Finished with the shops at the Grand Floridian, we took the monorail back to the Polynesian. We browsed Trader Jacks then went downstairs to find most of the shops closed. (Was it after 10:00 pm already?) We stopped in News from Civilization, where Mo and I both bought Polynesian T-shirts. Then we headed back to our rooms and Joel and family headed back to the Sheraton. Just as I got back to the room the phone rang it was Eileen and Pura asking if I wanted a drink by the pool. They were in the GCH, and picked up my melon colada and their drinks and met me a few minutes later. We hung out for quite a while just chatting, made plans to meet for breakfast, and all headed back to our rooms. I guess quiet time alone just wasnt part of my plan for today!
