Happily Ever After...Honeymoon TR August 31 - September 6 2015

[mlegerto]

Day 4
September 3 2015 - Lay in, poolside, breathe and take it in, eat

We didn't set an alarm for ourselves today, which is ridiculously uncommon for us on a Disney vacation! We naturally woke up around 8:30 AM, which may seem early, but it actually quite a lay in for us - at home we are up at 5:45 AM every morning. I sware, even when you don't sleep in super late, waking up on your own and not to an alarm clock is such a satisfying feeling. Anyone else feel like that?

We made some coffee and sat on our balcony and took in the sights, sounds and hustle of those rushing towards the TTC to get their day started. We also snacked on some fruit while we decided what to do today. Originally we had planned to go to Universal today, but when we ditched that plan last night we didn't come up with a new one and thought we'd just see where the day takes us.

A late morning and early afternoon in the pool seemed like the perfect plan so we packed out beach bag, put on our swimsuits and covered ourselves in sunscreen.

We claimed our seats for the day - of course under an umbrella to escape the sun when we wanted to.



Jumped in the pool to cool down.





Went down the slide a few times. We were glad that most people decided to head out to the parks and weren't there to crowd "our" pool haha. How tempting is this water!



We went ahead and grabbed a few drinks from the Barefoot poolside bar and laid in the sun reading and listening to music for a little while. I would take this view over my office any day of the year.





Pina CoLAVA - Bacardi Black Razz Rum blended with Pina Colada Mix and Raspberry Puree $9.25

Around 2:00 PM we decided to head back to the room to get showered and changed.

I have a love for mini golf so we thought this easy going afternoon would be a perfect time to get in a round or two. Typically we go to the Fantasia course, but today we decided to head towards the Winter Summerland course at Blizzard Beach.

Jumped in the car and we arrived very quickly.



We first played the Winter course - ugh, Ryan won. Then decided to play the Summer course - we tied, of course haha. Usually I kick butt at mini golf, but I guess today wasn't my day haha.

After golf, we went back to the room and I ended up falling asleep for just under 30 minutes, I guess the sun had taken a lot more out of me than I thought. When I woke up, we still had some time so I decided to draw a bubble bath with one of the bath bombs I grabbed at Downtown Disney earlier in the week. I guess this is one of the perks of taking in slow on your honeymoon

We the showered and got dressed for dinner.

Stay tuned for Part 2 to see where we decided to go for dinner!
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[mlegerto]

Part 2

At 6:20 PM we left our room and headed down to the car to drive to dinner.

We shortly arrived at Kidani Village at Animal Kingdom for our 7:05PM reservation at Saana.



We were still a bit early so we decided to head to the bar and grab a drink. I had a Pimms Punch - Pimm's No. 1 Liqueur, Hendrick's, Odwalla Lemonade and wild strawberry. It was REALLY good. I can't recall what Ryan got, but I believe it was a whisky based drink. He didn't enjoy it very much though.



Almost immediately after getting our drinks we were called to our table. We decided to start with the Bread Service with all 9 dips. http://allears.net/dining/images/menu_item_image_586.jpg
Choice of 3 breads and 3 accompaniments (get all 9 accompaniments for $11.99)
Breads - Naan, Garlic Ginger Naan, Spiced Naan, Onion Kulcha, Papadum
Accompaniments - Red Chile Sambal, Cucumber Raita, Coriander Chutney, Mango Chutney, Coconut Chutney, Garlic Pickle, Spicy Jalapeno-lime pickle, Roasted Red Bell Pepper Hummus, Tamarind Chutney



Ryan liked all of the dips - he really does like everything haha, but me not so much. I really only liked to hummus and Raita. But hey, this was a great way to sample different items that we typically don't eat at home.

Now, my best friend being Indian, I knew that I liked Raita. So when we went to order the bread service, I asked our server Jim if we could substitute one of the sauces with another serving of the Raita. He told me that it wasn't necessary, he would bring me out an extra serving so we could still sample all of the different accompanies. Sadly, this extra serving never arrived and our server was not very attentive at all so we were never able to ask for it.

When we ordered the bread service, we also ordered our meals because we had quite a bit of time to view the menu before our server came to greet us - see above the comment about him not being very attentive.

After we finished our apps, we had quite a bit of time sitting there waiting for our mains - our server never even came back between dropping the app off and the mains. So we took photos to pass the time haha.





Eventually our mains came out.

I wasn't too hungry and as I've mentioned I am not very adventurous with food (I booked this reservation mainly for Ryan since we typically don't try other cuisines because I don't like them so I thought this would be nice for Ryan), so I decided to go with the Soup of the Day which was Tomato with cheese $6.99 (I can't remember the name of the cheese cubes).



Ryan decided to order the Braaivleis - South African Braai Sampler Plate Boerewor, Lamb Chop, and Pork Tenderloin with Seasonal Accompaniments $25.99



My soup was really good, Ryan thought his meal was okay. He felt that some of the meat was a bit dry.

Jim never came back to check up on us, which was starting to annoy me. We were here on our honeymoon and were kind of hoping for a bit of pixie dust - I know it's wrong to assume you'll get something so I didn't expect it, just hoped for it after reading other trip review, and being left unattended for such a long period of time annoyed me.

Again, Jim never came back to our table so we ended up asking another server for our bill. The other server (not our server) is the one who brought the bill to us. Total was around $70. Overall, we weren't very impressed, but I was glad Ryan had the chance to sample a different type of cuisine.

We got back to our room and discussed what to do tonight - remember, we had no plans! After being in our room for no more than 20 minutes, we decided the night was young and we should head out to get some dessert.

On our way out, we stopped by the Poly beach and watched wishes with the music piped in. We then hopped into the car and headed towards the Beach Club.



Only one place on my mind....



We decided to split a Fudge Mudslide - A gooey, chewy Brownie covered with Hot Fudge, Three Scoops of Vanilla Ice Cream, Oreos, Whipped Cream and a Cherry $8.49



MMMM so good. Not that it's hard to love ice cream haha.

When we were done with our sundae, we took a stroll around the Beach Club and take in the environment. We walked along the beach and hung out there for a bit, just talking about our trip thus far.

Eventually, we made our way back to the car and drove back to the Polynesian. We arrived home just after 1:00 am and decided to crawl into bed and watched a movie together and made our plans for tomorrow morning.

There you have it, Day 4.

Stay tuned to see what we get up to on Day 5. ​

 

[skier_pete]

Boy, you are going through your trip quickly!

That is fantastic that you had a lazy day at the Poly pool. It's nice that you had it to yourself. We found the pool to be extremely crowded the few times we went there. Hopefully that will be address somewhat when they get the other pool opened up again.

We've never done the mini-golf. I tried to get the fam to do it this trip, but DD didn't want to - it was awful hot.

We LOVE Sanaa - I'm sorry you didn't have a great meal. We love the Potjie meal, though its been a few years since we've been there - expect to get back there next trip.
Did you get to go out and see the Animals? It looks like it might've been dark already, but sometimes they are still out wandering around. Always get excited to see someone at our "home". (Our DVC home base.)

Beaches and Cream was soooo yum. It's just Edy's Ice cream, but it's so good. Did you play some songs on the jukebox? I know you were outside, so maybe you didn't notice, but the jukebox was free to pick songs. Of course, they are probably all ancient history songs to you guys. Even for us they are before our time, but remember them from out parents/ our childhood.

This was our transition day. We arrived at the Poly shortly after you left the pool. (I think around 3 PM.) We ended up just hanging at the resort. However, DW and I were ALSO at the Poly Beach to watch the fireworks, so we actually 100% crossed paths, even though we didn't know it. We were sitting on beach towels we had brought from the room, and were sort of down closer to the water. We were most definitely NOT up until 1 AM!

 

[TXMNie]

Only one place on my mind....

We decided to split a Fudge Mudslide - A gooey, chewy Brownie covered with Hot Fudge, Three Scoops of Vanilla Ice Cream, Oreos, Whipped Cream and a Cherry $8.49

MMMM so good. Not that it's hard to love ice cream haha.

When we were done with our sundae, we took a stroll around the Beach Club and take in the environment.

OH MY GOSH. Obsessed. Isn't Beaches and Cream and enjoying the Beach Club environment just the best? I am looking forward to it! Also sorry to hear about your bad experience at Sanaa. Sounds like your server was quite spacey! I have heard good things about Sanaa but we will probably skip it since we live in area with a large African immigrant as well as Indian population, so we get lots of yummy authentic food for cheaper prices a lot at home. But that naan looks delish!

 

[Vernie822]

Sounds like a spectacular "down day" .. I love beaches and cream!

 

[disneydaydreamer33]

I'm loving your TR so far! Congratulations on your wedding and it sounds like you are having the perfect Disneymoon so far!!

 

[mlegerto]

We've never done the mini-golf. I tried to get the fam to do it this trip, but DD didn't want to - it was awful hot.

We always try to go because I absolutely love it and there aren't any cool outdoor mini golfing options here at home - just the glow in the dark ones, but those are outdated and inside, etc. This is actually one of the first times we've gone during the day. We've done it once or twice before and it was just way to hot. We typically tend to go in the evening (like between 8:30 - 11:00 pm) which is why we are always at the Fantasia course rather than the BB one. Hopefully if you try to evening idea your DD will be interested next time you suggest it!

This was our transition day. We arrived at the Poly shortly after you left the pool. (I think around 3 PM.) We ended up just hanging at the resort. However, DW and I were ALSO at the Poly Beach to watch the fireworks, so we actually 100% crossed paths, even though we didn't know it. We were sitting on beach towels we had brought from the room, and were sort of down closer to the water. We were most definitely NOT up until 1 AM!

Amazing! Funny how that happens haha.

OH MY GOSH. Obsessed. Isn't Beaches and Cream and enjoying the Beach Club environment just the best? I am looking forward to it! Also sorry to hear about your bad experience at Sanaa. Sounds like your server was quite spacey! I have heard good things about Sanaa but we will probably skip it since we live in area with a large African immigrant as well as Indian population, so we get lots of yummy authentic food for cheaper prices a lot at home. But that naan looks delish

I love the Beach Club. We were originally supposed to stay at the Beach Club for this trip (which I was more than happy with) until by magic the Poly opened up! The bread service was really good - even though I only liked 2 of the dips..I was expecting to like very little at this restaurant. I try not to have a bad impression on a restaurant from a single visit (everyone has their off days). We may give it a try again in the future if hubby wishes to do so.

Sounds like a spectacular "down day" .. I love beaches and cream!

It was a nice and relaxing day! So different for us to have no plans and just hang around - we typically just visit the pools and such on a break from the parks. mmmm beaches and cream, wish I was there right now!

I'm loving your TR so far! Congratulations on your wedding and it sounds like you are having the perfect Disneymoon so far!!

Thank you do much! We had a great trip!

 

[mlegerto]

Day 5
September 4 2015 - Morning of Magic, Emergency Break and "I lost my Fiancee" moments

After a nice and relaxing day yesterday, we were ready to get back to the parks!

We set the alarm for 8 am and hopped out of bed to great ready to enter the most magical park in the entire world. We had our GPS locked on the Magic Kingdom for this morning. We got dressed, suncreened ourselves and walked over the to TTC to catch the monorail over to the Magic Kingdom.



We arrived and it wasn't too busy at the front entrance. We had missed the Good Morning show, but that's okay we've seen it a bunch of times.

The first thing on Ryan's mind was coffee so into Starbucks we went.


Thanks for carrying my bag!

All happy and content with his morning coffee, we headed into Fantasyland because I wanted to get on Peter Pan before the lines got too long (we didn't have fastpasses for MK today).

It was only 9:15 am and the line was already 25 minutes so we decided to hop in line before it got any longer.


When we were done here, we headed towards Tomorrowland.

Space Mountain only had a 5 minute wait so this is where we headed next.



Since we were in the area, we also visited Buzz Lightyear - YEAH I WON AND WAS A GALACTIC HERO AGAIN...Ryan, not so much haha, and Carousal of Progress - I really enjoy this ride even though it is outdated. This was Ryan's first time on CoP and he thought it was cool to get to ride something that Walt had a hand in actually developing.

After a couple of rides....I was hungry because we had skipped breakfast. Being in Tomorrowland, there was only one snack on my mind.


cream cheese stuffed pretzel


One happy girl over here!

While we were enjoying our pretzel...."someone" informed me that they HAD to go back to the room...it was an emergency! WHAT ?? This person (who was NOT me) had been battling an upset stomach in silence all morning and at this very moment in time, needed to get back to the room to take care of some things...

Ugh. I guess back to the room we go.

We hopped back on the monorail and were back in our room in no time - thankfully we were staying at a monorail hotel!

Ryan spent the next 15 minutes or so in the washroom so I decided it was time for a drink while I waited - it was 5 pm somewhere and I'm on vacation right?

When everything was taken care of in our room, we made the daja vu trip back to the TTC and on the monorail back to MK. We had a very important lunch reservation to make!

We arrived with just a few minutes to spare for our 12:45 pm lunch reservation at Be Our Guest!



We had selected our meals using the online ordering system earlier this morning while still in bed (what an amazing concept!) so all we had to do was pay for the items when we arrived (I didn't want to use my credit card as we had exchanged cash). The paying process was quite painless and within a few minutes, we were walking into the restaurant to choose our dining area.

Where did we choose to sit?
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[mlegerto]

Part 2

Once we had paid for our pre-ordered meals, we walked into the restaurant and were able to pick a seat in one of the areas. Of course, I wanted to sit in the ballroom!







While we waited for our meals to arrive, I sent Ryan up to fill our drinks. We were both drinking soda tonight and after it being so hot and humid out, this was so welcomed! It did take a bit of time for our meals to arrive...I'd say close to 15 minutes, but that was okay. We were just talking and taking in our surroundings. This really is a beautiful restaurant




We decided to share the french onion soup to start because I really wanted to try it (I LOVE french onion soup) and I knew there would be no way for me to finish it on my own plus my meal plus dessert (of course we HAD to have dessert here).




O...M...G.
This soup was actually SO good. There was so much cheese and it was so incredibly flavorful. Word of the wise....try the soup.

For mains...Ryan went with the Carved Prime Chuck Roast Beef Sandwich - served on a warm baguette with horseradish sour cream and pomme frites.



Ryan did like this sandwhich, but he liked mine better!

I decided to get the Carved Turkey Sandwhich- served on a warm baguette with Dijonmayonnaise and pomme Frites.



Mine was SO good. The turkey was moist, the baguette was warm and fresh and the fries were hot and salty. Perfect!

These meals were huge. We easily could have split a single meal - especially because I wanted to have the soup and dessert. We actually ended up getting a take home container and each taking home 1/2 of our fries and 1/2 of each of our sandwiches...so we pretty much left with a full meal.

Now it was dessert time...mmmmm.

We decided to each get a cupcake and split them so we could each try both. We decided on the Masters Cupcake - chocolate sponge cake topped with Lumiere's special grey stuff and the Lemon Meringue Cupcake - vanilla sponge cake, lemon custard filling with flamed meringue icing.



Both were good, but the Masters Cupcake was the clear winner. I love lemon meringue pie, but I felt like this cupcake sort of missed the mark - it was a bit to tart for me and the meringue wasn't sweet enough. Don't get me wrong...it was still good, just the Masters Cupcake was delicious!

We were now done our meal so we filled up our drinks up and made our way around the restaurant to check out some of the other areas. It's great that you are encouraged to check out the other areas, but it's a bit weird with everyone sitting there eating - sometimes it felt like people were giving us weird stares as we were just there to see the room and take photos. Oh well! While we are walking around, Ryan tells me that he doesn't feel great - he said his nose and head felt a bit congested and his throat had a tingle. I suggested that we go get him a tea once we leave and he agrees. I hope it doesn't get any worse!!!

Before we leave, we take a few photos.


Put some pants on that guy!



I told Ryan to copy this statue......weird photo!







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[mlegerto]

Part 3

We decide that now is a great time to move over the EPCOT as we have Fastpass's and dining reservations there this evening - already thinking about dinner right? Ah, we were already so full, but today was the only day we could get a lunch reservation for BOG so we took it!

We walked out of MK and jumped on the monorail to the TTC and then onto the EPCOT monorail.

I had my camera draped over my arm while we were on the monorail and it ever so slightly tapped the handrail (I was standing) when the monorail came to a stop. I didn't think anything of it at all because as I said...it literally TAPPED the handrail. No biggie (right?)

Anwyways...the trip over took very little time we we had quite a bit of time to kill before our first Fasstpass. We decided we had enough time to ride Ellen's Universe of Energy - it had been quite a while since I had last been on this ride and I don't think Ryan had ever been on it.



This ride is long, but it also got us out of the sun and into some AC for a while which was fine in my books. I really enjoy Ellen's humor. Granted it is a bit outdated and there are some questionable facts, but we had fun and we had relief from the humidity. Stupid Judy!

It was around now that we decided we needed a drink - I mean come on...Ryan hadn't had a drink yet today and it had been a few hours since I had a drink while waiting for someones bathroom break to be over haha. Kidding...we aren't alcoholics - however I am Irish and Ryan is Italian, we just enjoy indulging haha.

We went over to France and grabbed a Grand Marnie Orange slushie and took a seat by the water to people watch.



SO good and refreshing!

While we were sitting there, we decided to look over some of our photos so I pulled out our camera only to realize that it wont turn on. WHAT? This is terrible! Here we are...in Disney....on our honeymoon and our camera doesn't turn on all of a sudden! We both hope that the battery died and we just didn't notice, but I'm usually pretty good about checking these things before we leave the room. Guess we will find out tonight when we get back to the room and charge the camera. Here's hoping.

All of a sudden - no really, like literally out of no where, it starts to pour. Welcome to Florida.

We run over to a covering and hope that it ends shortly.


*not my photo, but this is what it looked like*

What are we going to do now? It doesn't look like it' going to let up anytime soon and we JUST got here.

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[skier_pete]

Sorry to hear about hubby not feeling well. Hope it didn't last too long.

Looks like our paths must've nearly crossed again - because we had a 12:30 PM time booked for BOG on the same day - so we were in the restaurant at the same time probably. We actually got a table in the Portrait/Music Box room. I kept glaring at this weird couple that was lurking around taking pictures, but they wouldn't leave us alone .....JK!

DW got the French Onion soup and I agree with your assessment that it was excellent. We also couldn't all finish our meals, but didn't bother taking leftovers. I also thought the Master's Cupcake was fantastic - but I've had the "Grey Stuff" there at dinner before so knew what to expect.

And EEK! on the camera!

 

[skier_pete]

Here's a couple of photos of that same downpour from our room at the Poly - that was the hardest it rained the entire trip I thought - it was a SERIOUS downpour!!

 

[scrpbookr]

What a lovely honeymoon so far! Enjoying following along.....

 

[mlegerto]

Sorry to hear about hubby not feeling well. Hope it didn't last too long.

Looks like our paths must've nearly crossed again - because we had a 12:30 PM time booked for BOG on the same day - so we were in the restaurant at the same time probably. We actually got a table in the Portrait/Music Box room. I kept glaring at this weird couple that was lurking around taking pictures, but they wouldn't leave us alone .....JK!

DW got the French Onion soup and I agree with your assessment that it was excellent. We also couldn't all finish our meals, but didn't bother taking leftovers. I also thought the Master's Cupcake was fantastic - but I've had the "Grey Stuff" there at dinner before so knew what to expect.

And EEK! on the camera!

Ahh,....wait to hear more about hubby's health! It's coming!

Stop stalking me on my Disney trip Pete lol. We totally were that couple trying to check everything out, but we really were trying to be respectful and out of others ways. Id hate for someone to be lurking over my food. Next time I'll try to stay out of your way . Mmmmmm I've been craving french onion soup the last few days and WISH I could just waltz over to BOG for some.

What a lovely honeymoon so far! Enjoying following along.....

Thanks for joining in!

 

[skier_pete]

Stop stalking me on my Disney trip Pete lol.

Hey - you were totally stalking US!

Mmmmmm I've been craving french onion soup the last few days and WISH I could just waltz over to BOG for some.

Oh @mlegerto You can't tell me there's no good French Onion Soup in the GTA?

 

[Our 2 Princesses]

Love your trip report and your wedding photos! You were a beautiful bride!!

 

[mlegerto]

Part 4

Ahh...where were we when we last left off? Oh yah, getting POURED on! Booo...but hey, we're still in Disney after all and there is no better rain than Disney rain.

After hanging out under cover for roughly 10 minutes, we decided that it wasn't going to stop raining anytime soon and we needed to find something to do rather than wasting our time here at EPCOT. I had the perfect idea.....let's head to Italy and do some wine tasting to kill the time. Why not!



As we ran over, the rain died down a bit, but it was still raining so we continued on with our initial plan.

We were afraid that others may have had the same idea - you always notice people dashing to restaurant when it starts to rain, so we headed over to Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar with hopes they could squeeze us in.

Luckily when we arrived we were seated right away. Glad we made the decision to head there when we did because no more than 5 minutes later there was a mob of people trying to get in.

We sat down and decided on just having some wine flights/samples since we had dinner plans later this evening.



I decided to go with the Champagne Tasting Flight, All Bubbles All the Time which consisted of Prosecco Dry, Prosecco Private Cuvee Brut and Corbinello.



Ryan went with a Red Wine Tasting Flight, Powerhouse Reds which consisted of Chianti Classico, Refossco and Primitivo.



After these flights we took a peek outside and it was now pouring again so we decided that we still had some time to kill before our dinner reservation so we went ahead and ordered and second around of tasting flights for ourselves.

I went with a White Wine Tasting Flight, Anytime Whites which consisted of Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi, Orvieto and Pecorino.



Ryan went with another Red Wine Tasting Flight, Soft Elegant Reds which consisted of Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Barbera d'Alba and Valpolicella.



After we were done our second flights we talked with our waitress (who obviously was from Italy) about which ones we liked better and both Ryan and I decided we liked our first round of flights better.

If you ever find yourself with some downtime, time to kill or stuck in a rain storm while in EPCOT, go visit Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar. We had a great time and it allowed us some time to just sit, relax, talk and enjoy each others company in a busy theme park!

We check time time and realize it is only 5:35 pm at this time. Our reservation is not until 6:35 pm at Via Napoli - which we are currently located right next to. We decide to head over there and see if there is anyway we can get in earlier than expected - we were expecting to be told no because it was raining and I assumed many people would be waiting to try and get in last minute, but when we arrived and explained to them we were hoping to get in early they told us no problem and we were seated in less than 5 minutes. SCORE!




We decided to continue with our wine drinking adventure and ordered a bottle of Muller Thurgau. This bottle was recommended to us by our server Luca.



It was great. Moderately priced, light, crisp and delicious!

We decided to start with the Mozzarella Caprese vine-ripened tomato, fresh milk mozzarella. The mozzarella was good, but I'd probably skip ordering this next time. It was literally two thick slices of mozzarella and two slices of tomato. Not really sure what I was expecting based on the description, but this wasn't what I was expecting.



We decided to share a large pizza and went with 1/2 Prosciutto e Melone - prosciutto di parma, canteloupe (but Ryan chose to have no melon, so just proscuitto really haha) and 1/2 Margarita.



As always...pizza here was fantastic! It came out thin,but not too thin, warm, gooey, fresh and everything you want in a pizza!

Luca then offered us the dessert menu, but as we hadn't been able to quite finish our pizza (a slice from each side left which we took home for a late night snack), we decided to pass. We asked just to have the bill. It then took a VERY long time - maybe 15 minutes for him to come back with the bill. Not sure if he just got really busy, forgot about us or what happened, but it was okay. We sat and talked about what to do next as it was still raining off and on.





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[mlegerto]

Part 5

Luca eventually brought us our bill which came to $98.00. He also surprised us with a cookie with whip cream to celebrate our marriage and being on our honeymoon.



We really appreciated this gesture - even though we were full as this was the first time we had been brought anything to celebrate our honeymoon. I don't mean to sound like a brat, but I was a bit upset throughout the trip that we didn't really receive any special celebrations at our dining reservations. We were wearing our Happily Ever After pins and I was wearing my bride ears for most of the trip and had noted our honeymoon on all of our dining reservations. I know this sounds awful to complain because you CANNOT go in expecting these things to happen - which is why they are so special!, but it's hard growing up in Disney seeing these celebrations happen and waiting for your turn and then it not happening. RANT DONE....didn't mean to be a rant at all, just thought I'd mention it.

As I mentioned, it was raining off and on throughout this night, but at this time it was nice out and really sunny so we decided to continue walking World Showcase as continue with a few more drinks - remember, Ryan is Italian and I am Irish, so we enjoy indulging in a few drinks! It was at this time that Ryan mentioned that he was feeling even worse than he previously was.

I had wanted to try to catch the last Chinese Acrobat show at 7:30 (it was 7:10 at this point) so we started walking that way.



It was pretty warm out by now and the humidity had picked up again. The ground was starting to dry up and it looked like it was going to be a beautiful night.

I decided to grab a grapefruit beer in Germany as we passed, but Ryan wanted to pass on continuing to drink and grabbed an oolong tea in China from the Joy of Tea.

We waited around China and then at 7:29 PM someone came out and announced that they will be canceling the 7:30 show. Wish someone had come out sooner as we had stood there - along with many other people, waiting for close to 20 minutes. They said that it was simply "too wet" for the performers to remain safe. I completely agree that they need to be kept safe, but at this point the ground was pretty dry. Everyone waiting was surprised and a bit upset with this decision - I think people were more upset that they waiting until the show was scheduled to begin to tell us.

OH WELL.

We missed most of the things we wanted to do at EPCOT - shows and fastpasses, so we decided to do something we hadn't done in ages....ride Journey into Imagination with Figment.



Oh my...yes, that's why we normally skip this ride. What kind of drugs do you have to be on to come up with this concept?!

Ryan really was trying to be a trooper, but I could tell that his throat was really bothering him. We had planned on staying to watch Illuminations, but I felt bad for him so I asked if he wanted to start making his way to the front of the park and doing things that we pass if we wanted to. He agreed.

We made a pit stop to ride Spaceship Earth though!





When we got off, it was now dark out. I checked to see if my camera was working and it still wasn't!!! EEEK. Here's hoping its a dead battery.



Iphone 6 would have to do!





Somehow while I was taking these photos, I lost Ryan. Like literally LOST Ryan haha. I felt like a little bit of a fool - and let's be honest, a bit drunk, walking around going "Ryan? Ryan? Ryan?" and didn't know what to do! HAHA at that point a cast member approached me and asked if I lost my child and need help. I laughed and told her "No, I lost my Husband" and we both laughed and she walked away....probably thinking I was crazy!

I felt like I was living that Seinfeld episode "I lost my fiancee", but he was now my husband haha. Everything in life comes back to Seinfeld....right?

Anyways, after looking for like 20 minutes I started walking slowly towards the monorail thinking that maybe Ryan didn't see me stop and he was now looking for me too. No luck! I figured he knew the area well enough that if we was looking for me and couldn't find me he'd know we could eventually meet up at the hotel, so that's where I headed.

Got back to the poly and no Ryan. Meh, I thought. He'd show up soon enough - sounds terrible, but really what did I need to worry about? So I poured myself a glass of wine - I swear I am NOT an alcoholic, I am perfectly functioning haha, and waited on the balcony for wishes to start!

Eventually Ryan appeared just before wishes was to start and we laughed about what happened. He had the same Seinfeld thought I did lol. Ends up that when I stopped to take photos, he told me he had to go to the washroom to blow his nose - which I didn't hear obviously, and when he came back out he couldn't find me.

Oh well....reunited and it feels so good!

I made Ryan another glass of tea in the hopes it would help him sleep and he would feel better tomorrow and plugged my camera battery in.

We watched wishes with our drinks and soon after crawled into bed to watch a movie a fall asleep.

Hopefully Ryan would be feeling better tomorrow!

And that's today!
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[skier_pete]

Now I don't feel so bad for losing my wife at our hotel on the way to the pool! Of course, it's probably harder to do that than to lose someone in the park. Couldn't you have called/texted each other?

We really liked Tutto Italia when we ate there. (NOT the same night as you - it was at least four days earlier.) And those wine flights look like fun. When we were doing the "round the world" wines, that's the first time I noticed how much wine is available in these countries. Definitely have to spend more time drinking next time!

I think as far as the "celebration" thing goes, they used to do that more often. Then a few years back with the "what's will you celebrate" initiative, they made the CMs wish every person wearing a button Happy Birthday / Anniversary and I think once that was over there was a bit of a backlash that they really stopped saying it. My DW still insists on wishing Happy Birthday / Congratulations to everyone wearing a button, so if we saw you, she probably would've said something. As you say, you don't want to be the person saying "where's MY special treatment", but on the other hand, you want special treatment!! I would've thought you would've gotten a few more things like that - especially at the restaurants.

 

[MyGoofy26]

I'm so hungry for pizza right now. Via Napoli is a must do for me each trip. I'm a huge fan of mozzarella caprese anywhere I go that has it but it's always served with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar which IMO really makes it. Lots of balsamic and lots of basil--that's what I need with mine. It doesn't look like there was any balsamic vinegar on yours and one tiny leaf of basil. Good to know--I'll save the order for other restaurants.

I'm glad the server finally acknowledged the celebration. I totally get the disappointment. You don't want to come off as entitled but you go in with a little bit of hope. It stings. I'm trying not to expect anything for our honeymoon but I catch myself. I haven't had any of our dining reservations noted--I don't know if the main reservation information carries over at all or if I'd have to call in to have them individually noted at which point I would feel super awkward asking someone to note my dining reservations too. I do know that our package reservation is noted. When I made the booking the CM was chatting and asking questions about the trip so when I called back in a week ago to make a payment the new CM immediate said, "OH! I see you're celebrating a honeymoon, a birthday AND Zach's first trip!" I've joked with friends and family since that if all of that doesn't get us some sort of upgrade or celebration cupcake then nothing we ever do will.