I Am NOT a Bad, Bad Baby -- TR final updates 9/12

[annmarieda]

Sounds like you had a similar experiences to what my dd had on our flights in January. On the way there... yeah luggage setting issues. On the way home.. lots of crying babies and young kids kicking the back of her seat. (may have worked well to stave off those grandkid ideas for a while)

I have to ask... when you refer to the road you are on at OKW... what is up with the ****? I know the road made us laugh each time it was said. Is that why?

Great photos! LOVE your balcony.

Olivias is definitely great! I probably would never have gone there had I not stayed at OKW...so I am so glad that we did. I will be eating there again.

 

[LuvEeyore]

Great update!! I am working on trying to get what I want for ressie's for my January trip. The more I read the more I am thinking I want to make my ADR where we are staying.
Cant wait to hear more.

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Great start! I love those wheat thins chips too! Nice to see you girls all together. I think with getting in that late, eating at the resort was a perfect choice, especially if you really liked it!

 

[annie170]

You got some good shots from the plane! Mine never turn out very well.

It's the people who try to put everything in the overheads instead of checking their luggage, that slow down the boarding process. So annoying!

A couple of years ago, I was chatting with a CM who had worked for Disney for over twenty years. I asked him what his favorite restaurant on property was and his reply was "Olivia's." I've always wanted to try it, but haven't as of yet. It seems to get a lot of rave reviews and your meals looked very good.

Your Turtle Krawl looks yummy. Great way to start a trip!

 

[dizneeat]

Great first day so far.
Ah, kids kicking seats on the plane - one thing I really get annoyed by. And yes, I have been known for getting up and saying something. Guess it is the teacher in me.

I LOVE to hear that you now love OKW so much. It is a beautiful resort, isn't it.

And yeah for having dinner at Olivia's. What a hidden gem - couldn't agree with you more. And you always get a seat!!!
Oh, and I nearly forgot to congratulate on your awesome choice of drink.

Can't wait for more.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Glad everyone arrived safe - even if your flight was a little "bumpy"

Sounds like it was nice to start the trip a little low key and at a family favorite

 

[LuvvsMickey]

Oh how OKW pictures make me smile. We absolutely adore this place, and I agree with you - Olivia's is a hidden gem and I can honestly say we had our best meal there our of all of our meals ever eaten at Disney. Those turtle crawls... yummo!! They don't taste the same at home though. Must be the pixie magic they use. Great first day!

 

[pas130]

And we are started!!! Mary your girls are both beautiful and amazing!

To all the ladies... I so very much enjoyed all the pics on FB!!

Kathy The more OKW pics the better!! I am getting a turtle crawl when I get there!!! And I was at the road getting starred out, at first I was confused and then I realized what happened..too funny

 

[jedijill]

Yay! You are there and met up with the girls! I really love Olivia's....I just love OKW...it's such a relaxing place...the Turtle Krawls help.

Jill in CO

 

[Millie12591]

Here!

And all caught up. I should be catching up on my own TR , but I thought I had better get my hiney over here and get with the program. I may be late and I may not always post but I'm always faithful to get here and read.

Ms. Kat, it sounds like you had a not so fun flight, you should have looked over the top of your seat and given that little person a glaring look. He probably would have stopped after that!
I know how you feel about some stranger falling asleep on you. I had a really large woman sitting next to me on a plane who kept falling asleep and then slumping over on my shoulder, she fell asleep so hard at one point that I actually had to sit forward because she was leaning so far over towards me!
So much so, I actually had to lean forward! Her head was where my shoulders should have been if I had been sitting back in my seat. And the funniest part....when she awoke, she didn't even apologize!! She acted like nothing had happened. Some people.

Thank goodness y'all found each other in spite of not having a tree.
I'm sure the tree is in the middle where there sky light is and all the palm trees are, am I right?

The girls are getting to be such beautiful young ladies, Mary.
I can't believe how big they are compared to when I first started reading about them.
Cayley sounds like hoot. Just wait until the hormone related mood swings really do kick in. That's always a fun time. My poor husband doesn't know if he should run or go sail when it comes to the hormones in this household. You and poor Jeff. Two young women in the house who are about to hit the hormone phase.

Awww, y'all are thinking about laying low with the Disney trips for a while. What in the world will we all do without y'all traveling to Disney a few times a year?!? Who will we all live vicariously through?!?

Olivia's looks great by the way, we might have to check it out when we go next year.

 

[MaryAz]

Thanks for all the compliments on the girls. They are pretty great Our arrival at the airport and flight were pretty uneventful. When we first got on the plane part of a family was in our seats. They had spread out across the plane. This is not Southwest-you have to sit where you are supposed to sorry....Girls watched movies, colored etc. Cay even snoozed for a bit. We got on the ME right away. At OKW the girls each had a Magic Band waiting. We already had a set though. The girl checking us in told me that she would check to see if all the bands were active and said they were. So I had her toss the extra bands. Will this come back to haunt us......Olivia's was good-mine was the Shepherd"s Pie-I scraped the cheese off-it was yummy.

 

[vettegirl]

I forgot that SW still gives snacks for free, we fly United and they don't give you a thing! OKW looks so relaxing and the food at Olivia's looks amazing. I love those homemade chips that came with the sandwich, I could just eat those all by themselves. We are staying CL for our December trip and they always put out those chips, I can tell you the diet goes out the window while at Disney for sure

 

[natebenma]

Really nice intros from both you and Mary. I can't remember- how do you and Mary know each other? Is it a Disney friendship or something else?

Yuck- your flight does not sound ideal. A kicker behind and a snorer/wobbler next to you are not great traveling companions.

The décor at Old Key West is so beautiful! I'm glad you switched over to a meal at Olivia's- so much lower key than going to DTD. I hear good things about Olivia's. And even BETTER things about the Turtle Krawl.

 

[mickeystoontown]

Mary, the intro pictures were great! Love seeing those smiling faces!

Kathy, I remember you telling me about the seat kicker.

We ate at Olivia's during our trip and I agree that it's a hidden gem. We will definitely be back there too.

 

[englishrose47]

Great Intros Kathy and Mary!!! I too LOVE Olivia's , only had breakfast there but was impressed . I was sure that was Shepherd's pie Looked almost as good as mine

 

[scottny]

Hi Mary.
Seemed like a great start to the trip.

 

[eandesmom]

I am here, it may be a solid week before I can actually get caught up but I'm here

 

[pas130]

Thanks for all the compliments on the girls. They are pretty great

They really are!!!

. So I had her toss the extra bands. Will this come back to haunt us.......

Uh-oh...

 

[pas130]

Kathy Happy father's Day to Mark! But I know this is so bittersweet for you, and you are still missing your Daddy

 

[jenseib]

I am so glad I am not as behind as I thought I was!
What a wonderful start to your trip....those chips do look really yummy!
Evidently the road you stayed on has a nasty name as it is starred out. Darn the Dis!