Hungry Are The Damned! 10/15/07-10/25/07 - COMPLETED W/LOTS OF PICS!!!

[disgrits]

Get on with it, sistah!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Brenda, we are buffet folks cause my husband eats so much that is the only way I can get him filled up for less than a mortgage payment. He eats enough to make up for the fact that I do not eat nearly as much. I am a strict no carb diet usually so it works for me to be able to pick and choose what I put on my plate. When I have a hungry day I grab a big chunk of cheese and thinly slice off pieces and enjoy. As long as I do not mix protein with any carbs it works for me. While dh eats his way through the entire roomful of food I take pictures for the families who are visiting with the characters. I was rewarded with some special pins for doing such 'arduous' work this last trip.

I have pictures of Casey's ducks if you want any for your collection. I even made a movie for my animal loving grandson.

With 4 grandsons I am very knowledgeable of 'butt' jokes. It is the key to a young man's heart and sense of humor. Older fellows too!

SG/Linda

 

[tyandskyesmom]

I loved lurking around your last food review so I am looking forward to the rest of this one...you write wonderfully!

 

[WDW Fan]

Great update Brenda! Your pics with Pooh are just adorable. I haven't been to The Crystal Palace since about 1985 when it was more like a cafeteria style breakfast place with no characters but you use to have real birds flying around overhead while you were eating. It really was such a lovely place to eat.

 

[mommy2jays]

I am thoroughly enjoying your dining reviews. Thank you very much!

 

[ktjl92]

Brenda,

Love your reviews and your running commentary. THANKS to sharing about Kajmir - I went out and got myself some and it is most yummy!!

 

[Timon]

OMG, it DOES look like he's about to slap you one!!

yay an opportunity to use my fave smilie!!

Ok, those eggs (if that's what you want to call them ) look like something that came from the bottom of the ocean!!!

 

[cc1075]

But, but - Brenda is soooooooo worth waiting for and besides if she finishes this to quickly what will we have to look forward to?????

 

[Briarmom]

How did I not know this was here?!??!?!?

I was at WDW the week after you. I thought of you whilst skipping off the monorail with a friend, singing the F.U.N. song.

Loving the report so far. I still have some pages to catch up on.

 

[cntkg1]

Were waiting...

Ditto!

 

[oybolshoi]

***Pokes head in***

Errr... sorry for the absence. Busy couple of days and I had to recharge my muse...that means I haven't had any booze since last weekend.

Anyhoo ... hope to post some responses during my lunch hour and then will work on an update tonight. Thanks as always for reading and posting - always glad to hear from everyone.

 

[disneyquilter]

Ohhh-I can't wait! After the week I've had I need a few good laughs

Looking forward to an update!

 

[angelmav]

Another great recview! We are debating a final bfast at CP, still weighing the pros/cons of getting everybody up that last day! Looks like a fun place though!

 

[maxiesmom]

Hope the continued silence does not mean a bad day at work. here is a anyhow. Now get cracking girl!!! Your public awaits!!!

Well, maybe some others are waiting. I have been up sense 530am, so it is off to bed for me. Hopefully I will awake to a new post!

 

[oybolshoi]

Wednesday, October 17th - Third Time's a Charm Thanks to Birthday Karma

**As an aside, do you guys know how hard it is to type when you have the pizza/beer hiccoughs?**

This has nothing to do with food, but I wanted to share it anyway. Thanks for letting me.

We left the Translucent Toilet and our pooh-py friends right around 9AM. It was a gorgeous hot morning and what more could an achy crohn ask for on her birthday? The more hot the weather the less my joints hurt. I was practically skipping around the MK when I suddenly pulled up short and nearly impaled myself on a lamp post.

"What?"

"Shhhhhhhh!" I responded, pointing to a group of blue-clad, vest-wearing CMs. "That's the dream team walking towards the left side of the park. No one ever goes left ... let's follow them and see what they're up to."

I know what you're all thinking: Brenda, you just can't stalk the Dream Team and win a prize because everything is random and besides, they hate it when people do that; especially needy, over-eager DINKS.

But we played it cool... didn't even talk to them or about them. We just wandered towards Liberty Square, trailing behind the Dream Team, when I suddenly remembered that the Haunted Mansion had recently been re-habbed. Jay and I decided that this was where we would part ways with the Dream Team. Although we were sure we wouldn't be on the receiving end of any pixie dust from them, it was still exciting to know that they were in the park and that some lucky guests were going to win a prize. I just hoped we'd get a chance to see it happen.

The Dream Team was long gone once we exited the Haunted Mansion and decided to wander into Fantasy Land ... we had two choices before us: It's a Small World or Peter Pantsless. Yes, I know it's a terrible nickname for a classic childrens' attraction, but irreverence is something Jay and I do really well. And you Simpsons fans out there will know from whence this came.

Being the birthday girl I was given the choice, and opted for Peter Pantsless, which we didn't get to ride on our last visit. And it really is one of our favorite attractions in Fantasy Land, especially now that Mr. Toad's Wild Ride has been taken over by the lame adventures of Winne the Pooh.

I must confide something to you all, and it is this: I am that person who, when given a 50/50 choice, always chooses wrong.

Always.

You can ask Jay - I have a 50% chance to choose correctly and I will invariably pick the wrong answer. So I'm sure you can all imagine my disbelief when we exited Peter Pantsless and found a vest-wearing CM waiting for us with a big smile and a "Congratulations! You're Winners in the Walt Disney World Year of a Million Dreams Giveaway!"

Squee!!! Squeal!!! Squeegee!!!

We won Dream Fastpasses for the day at the Magic Kingdom! We were totally pumped to have won something - this was our third visit since the YOMD promotion began last year and we had never seen anyone win a prize and had certainly never won anything ourselves. Now we were on the receiving end of some birthday pixie dust and we had a couple of really cool keepsakes from what turned out to be our only visit to the Magic Kingdom during our entire stay.

I could hear Grimace in the back of my head, "Wow Brenda, today must be your lucky day. Too bad you can't buy lottery tickets at WDW."

I make this Dream Fastpass look good!

Fastpass return? I'm not giving this back!

C'mon you wimps, let's ride Space Mountain!

And there you have it. A lovely little gift from Mickey and Company on my birthday in the most magical place you could ever want to be - something Jay and I will never forget that had us grinning from ear to ear for the rest of the morning.

In the next post I guarantee you we will return to food with a report on Casey's and toothsome treats from the Boardwalk Bakery. That will be followed by a DISmeet at Martha's Vinyard and a monster birthday meal at Bistro Paris and then... more dessert!

BTW ... thanks for letting me use the adjective toothsome! For some reason it just cracks me up.

 

[DisneyLaura]

So I'm sure you can all imagine my disbelief when we exited Peter Pantsless and found a vest-wearing CM waiting for us with a big smile and a "Congratulations! You're Winners in the Walt Disney World Year of a Million Dreams Giveaway!"

Squee!!! Squeal!!! Squeegee!!!

We won Dream Fastpasses for the day at the Magic Kingdom! We were totally pumped to have won something - this was our third visit since the YOMD promotion began last year and we had never seen anyone win a prize and had certainly never won anything ourselves. Now we were on the receiving end of some birthday pixie dust and we had a couple of really cool keepsakes from what turned out to be our only visit to the Magic Kingdom during our entire stay.

Yeah for the birthday girl and company. Too cool.

 

[disgrits]

Fastpasses!?! Fastpasses!?! You DID win the lottery.......

Isn't it fun to win something?

I always pick wrong too...always the slowest line at the grocery store.

Entertaining as usual, B!

 

[cc1075]

Come on Brenda - FastPass - - Wooee - - - that has to be better than food - - - well maybe not cheese or chocolate - - but better than vegetables for sure!!!

Good going girl!!

 

[50 years Too!]

Oh Brenda, I'm so happy to hear you won DP for the day.
It couldn't have happened to a better DINK.

You were kidding about riding IASW, right? Jay really is a dream husband if he goes on that with you!

Looking forward to more.

Deb

 

[jakenjess]

What a wonderful birthday surprise, Brenda!! Gotta love those Dream Fastpasses. We won some last February in the MK after exiting Big Thunder . . . on our last day . . . with less than two hours until we had to leave for the airport! We did manage to ride Peter Pantsless (I love it!) and Space Mountain, though, and they're very cool keepsakes!

On our October trip we didn't see the Dream Team, but we did get free popcorn in Epcot!

Looking forward to hearing about that Bistro birthday meal. Sounds yummy!