2, put the baggy down, step away slowly and put your hands behind your head. Glad you joined our deranged little group here though.
Melinda, no, I am not that funny. what part of " manhattans' don't you understand?
Marita? you are correct. I don't always get along with rules.
Unless I'm the one that makes them, then they are strictly enforced.
And tiggerbell, I'm really sorry. I can't think of a worse time than that to find that out.
You did wake up a couple of brain cells though.
Yes, it was strawberry shortcake,,,,, and now I remember why I didn't try dessert. If I did I would have been scratching harder than a sheepdog at a flea convention. so, there you have it.
I was driving home on thursday from the Big City, and had one thought going through me head.
Why turkey?
Why couldn't our founding fathers have been into lobster instead?
I'd much rather carve up an 18 pound butterball lobster, wouldn't you agree?
In four hours, it's my bday. Yep, turning the decrepit age of 52.
I think.
But you wanna guess what I have eaten on my birthday, pretty much since I was born? Go Ahead, bet you can't guess. Birthday's tomorrow, but she has to work tonight. Tomorrow's sunday, not a partying day. So, I guess it's you, me, and the manhattans.
Boy, this could get ugly.
When we last left our 'agonists, they were still on the boat, headed back to MK.
And still deciding what to do.
You know that thing they have on cable,,, " Dinner and a movie?",,, well, with me that usually translates to " dinner and a pillow."
I can overcome, at times,,,,,like a good karaoke party,,,, HELLO? HELLO? , where'd everyone go?
Anyway, I kept looking at the sky, and as dusk set in, so did the ugly clouds. We got off the boat and paused at the entrance to MK. This was the only night on our trip that evening EMH hours were in effect.
I pictured Big Thunder, shut down, Splash shut down, Jungle Cruise, ,,,, Swiss family treehouse,,,,, ok, gettin carried away, but most of all, I pictured standing there in the rain to see Wishes.
I say we skip it, we still have two more days planned for here, we'll just skip the emh. She agrees, and we head on back to Pop.
By the time we get back it's dark, and just starting to drizzle.
Back in the room, we finish unpacking, but we don't really feel done yet.
Normally, every time we come down here, we stay at a different place.
Only not this time. I'll be honest, that feeling of shock and awe wasn't there at check-in this time. Probably because we just checked out a few months ago. Our routine normally is to make a couple of drinks, and walk the resort on check-in night. But since we had done that in may, now I suggested we go down to the bridge, and watch Illuminations.
Didn't turn out to be the best idea. Our Hot Sex got diluted from rain, ,,,,,,,,it's a drink, honest. Geesh. And while the fireworks can ealily be seen from Epcot, they are at thebeginning of the show, and at the end of the show.
In the meantime, you feel pretty stupid standing there in the rain, trying to picture what is going on in your head.
Back up to the room, and we call it a night.
Sun shining, birds chirping, crickets, cricking,
I am prepared.
I slip out of the room like a ghost. No one sees me, ,,, not do they want to.
I have a mission this morning.
To reconnoiter 2 lounge chairs at the computer pool.
I have studied the layout, I am at the computer pool in a heartbeat.
You see, I always accomplish my mission.
It's what I do.
My name is Steve.
I'm a tourist.
In my business, unexpected angles should always be expected. Today was no different.
The whole pool, and most lawn chairs, are still in shade.
I try to gage from where the sun, the shadows,,,,, and the family of screaming kids that aren't there yet are going to come from.
Nobody said this job is easy.
So I choose a lawnchair next to a garbage can.
And I sit in it.
From tha,,,,,,,,,,, Holy crap! I didn't sit in the garbage can, I meant the lawn chair. I'm not sure, but I think I might have finally just dangled a participle. Knew it would happen sooner or later.
Shoot, I lost the mood. Ok, ignore that last outburst. resume.
As I settled into my surveillance mode, I also considered the entire case, and how it affected me today. It is to spend time at the pool, then head over to MGM, and finish the night with Fantasmic.
I sat. And I watched.
The sun was just hitting my lawnchair. Like I knew it would.
Life is good.
Then I saw her. The long brown hair gave it away.
The way she walked. And legs. Legs that reached all the way down to the ground.
The way all eyes were on her.
The way she tripped on the dandlelion.
Of all the pools in all of Disneyworld, she has to walk into mine.
"Hey sailor, this seat taken?"
This could be the middle of a beautiful relationship.
After we exchanged pleasantries, ( I learned we had the same kids,), we settled back in, and waited for the sun to take our chairs over.
Only it never happened.
You see, while I was running to the food court for a coffee refill, I didn't notice that in the meantime, a cast member had put up the umbrella at the table next to us. So as we are now sitting there, my chair gets sun and then hers is in total darkness, from the umbrella shadow.
I notice it. I see it.
I say nothing.
I'm comfortable.
She, however, eventually notices the sweat running off my body, and says, Steve? What's wrong with this picture?
From the bright sunshine, me, to the 3 feet away in pitch black darkness, I only answer, " Did somebody say something?" It's nothing honey, just a temporary eclipse.
She scooted forward, and we sat in bliss for almost an hour. Then she wanted another cup of TEA! Yes, tell me. How does a coffee drinker end up with a tea drinker?
Twice?
Well, it seemed silly to walk all the way to the food court and back again, so we relocated to the Hippy Dippy pool, that is right next to our room. She got her tea, and we talked again about where we are eating.
This is a major subject on this trip. Talking about where we are eating.
You see we took up two full service credits last night, so today is a NON full service day. Going to eat at MGM, a counter service, then, back at the food court.
While we are talking, I here a lot of kids suddenly start yelling in the pool.
I hear Diane say, Oh, brother.
It had something to do with the "official opening of the pool", by the cast members.
I look at my watch, 10: 51. Ah, of course. That is always the official opening time. But the yelling, and the yelling game that ensued, were to be a bane of my existence for the rest of the trip. If you don't know what I'm talking about, I guess you're going to have to rejoin us soon, hopefully, tomorrow, night kids
