norybell
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After our morning at DHS, we went back to our gigantimongous (yes, I did make that word up) room to freshen up. It was around 2:00, and it hadn’t been cleaned yet, so we called for housekeeping. Then we ventured over to Epcot.
Ostensibly, we strolled around the World Showcase. But it was HOT. Not August hot, but unseasonably warm for May; in the 90s, definitely. So in truth we just hopped from shop to shop (a.k.a., from air conditioning to air conditioning). We did manage, however, to appreciate some of the awesome F&G topiaries along the way. My mom gardens a lot, and she was amazed by the massive quantities of truly gorgeous flowers all over the place—Epcot’s beautiful all the time, but during F&G, it really blows me away!
How romantic!
Our plant prince looks a little less romantic close up, doesn’t he? Something about the nose…
Aladdin’s outfit lends itself well to shrubbery.
Not plants. Obviously. Air conditioning. Actually, this photo creeps me out a little.
Pluto will protect us from the creepy Hello Kittys!
Again, not plants. Patriotism.
Gardening helps Minnie stay in such good shape.
These two may have been my favorites.
They’re just so darn cute.
The Chinese gardens displayed a plant-version of each of their calendar animals. I’ve always been happy to have been born in a Year of the Dragon—cuz what could be cooler than that?
And speaking of dragons…
Something soothing, to calm you down after the dragon attack:
My blurry attempt at artistry.
Not too shabby looking, for a Viking. He needs a haircut, though.
This guy tried to drink his way around the World. He’s paying for it now.
In Mexico, I bought a little Oaxacan rooster for my sister. I also bought a T-shirt in Japan and a F&G pin somewhere or other. Typically, I’d post pictures of these things, but I’m feeling lazy. Sorry.
We really wanted to do more, but we were just too hot. So we decided to head back to our room (for wine, naturally).
Even just walking to the International Gateway seemed exhausting, between the sun and the sweat and the humidity and the fact that we’d done a lot of walking already that day. So we made one last AC stop, in the UK toy store.
And thank goodness we did, because who should we run into but Tigger and Pooh!
Now, there’s something you need to understand: we are not character people. You’ll never catch us standing in line for an autograph or a photo. So when we encountered them in the back room of the store, our first impulse was to turn around and leave. What if they were busy? What if there were children—who care about them so much more than we do—waiting to see them?
But there was no one there. No one in the entire store, for that matter! So their handlers insisted we stay.
This resulted in (drumroll please): Our first character pictures in the past twenty years (at least)!
In each of these photos, my red eyes indicate I’ve been possessed by a demon or something.
A Disney-loving demon, obviously.
I think Pooh’s coming on a bit strong in this one.
Tigger accidentally knocked my shirt & bra straps off of my shoulder! How naughty! Of course I had to give him a hard time about it; he “blushed” and looked appropriately contrite. Pooh was shocked when he found out!
I forgave Tigger—we all know he’s a troublemaker, after all, he really can’t help it—and we were all friends again.
Seeing them was such a fun surprise! It totally made our afternoon, and revived our heat-worn selves. With a new bounce in our steps (a little Tigger-harassment will do that for you), we headed back to the BWI to relax and get ready for dinner.
Ostensibly, we strolled around the World Showcase. But it was HOT. Not August hot, but unseasonably warm for May; in the 90s, definitely. So in truth we just hopped from shop to shop (a.k.a., from air conditioning to air conditioning). We did manage, however, to appreciate some of the awesome F&G topiaries along the way. My mom gardens a lot, and she was amazed by the massive quantities of truly gorgeous flowers all over the place—Epcot’s beautiful all the time, but during F&G, it really blows me away!
How romantic!
Our plant prince looks a little less romantic close up, doesn’t he? Something about the nose…
Aladdin’s outfit lends itself well to shrubbery.
Not plants. Obviously. Air conditioning. Actually, this photo creeps me out a little.
Pluto will protect us from the creepy Hello Kittys!
Again, not plants. Patriotism.
Gardening helps Minnie stay in such good shape.
These two may have been my favorites.
They’re just so darn cute.
The Chinese gardens displayed a plant-version of each of their calendar animals. I’ve always been happy to have been born in a Year of the Dragon—cuz what could be cooler than that?
And speaking of dragons…
Something soothing, to calm you down after the dragon attack:
My blurry attempt at artistry.
Not too shabby looking, for a Viking. He needs a haircut, though.
This guy tried to drink his way around the World. He’s paying for it now.
In Mexico, I bought a little Oaxacan rooster for my sister. I also bought a T-shirt in Japan and a F&G pin somewhere or other. Typically, I’d post pictures of these things, but I’m feeling lazy. Sorry.
We really wanted to do more, but we were just too hot. So we decided to head back to our room (for wine, naturally).
Even just walking to the International Gateway seemed exhausting, between the sun and the sweat and the humidity and the fact that we’d done a lot of walking already that day. So we made one last AC stop, in the UK toy store.
And thank goodness we did, because who should we run into but Tigger and Pooh!
Now, there’s something you need to understand: we are not character people. You’ll never catch us standing in line for an autograph or a photo. So when we encountered them in the back room of the store, our first impulse was to turn around and leave. What if they were busy? What if there were children—who care about them so much more than we do—waiting to see them?
But there was no one there. No one in the entire store, for that matter! So their handlers insisted we stay.
This resulted in (drumroll please): Our first character pictures in the past twenty years (at least)!
In each of these photos, my red eyes indicate I’ve been possessed by a demon or something.
A Disney-loving demon, obviously.
I think Pooh’s coming on a bit strong in this one.
Tigger accidentally knocked my shirt & bra straps off of my shoulder! How naughty! Of course I had to give him a hard time about it; he “blushed” and looked appropriately contrite. Pooh was shocked when he found out!
I forgave Tigger—we all know he’s a troublemaker, after all, he really can’t help it—and we were all friends again.
Seeing them was such a fun surprise! It totally made our afternoon, and revived our heat-worn selves. With a new bounce in our steps (a little Tigger-harassment will do that for you), we headed back to the BWI to relax and get ready for dinner.
Time for a little "Pooh lovin'" looks like.
great picture commentary!! My personal favorite was of the Viking ship.
), but on one trip when Henry was still tiny we encountered Pooh and Tigger back there with no line - and the same thing happened, the CMs insisted we stay! It was such a fun meet.
I wonder what the photographer was thinking?
Seems like it's changing by the hour now!
My days are in the clear right now, but that'll probably change so here's what I'm reminding myself: It's not like it rains all day in FL usually -- it'll probably just rain for a few hours here and there, right? And photos often turn out better in cloudy skies than bright sunshine...
Seems like Pooh and Tigger behave very differently when no one is there to watch 
Congrats! I am a bit green with envy now. I have to take the dog to the vet tomorrow. Somehow, it just isn't quite as exciting. Now if the vet installed a monorail, then we'd have something.
