IT`S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE...COCKTAILS, STEAKS AND CAKES..11 JOLLY HOLIDAY NIGHTS @ RPR-DEC 2019

[angryduck71]

I am reliving my recent trip through you again! Kyle and I have such similar tastes! Chocolate cake and strawberry smoothies -- I could live on them!

 

[NancyLuvsMickey]

And just like that, Kyle's chocolate cake count is 5, 6 and now 7!!! And I'm thinking this is just day two of your trip... That boy really loves his chocolate cake!!!

Ok, how does the chef overcook 3 steaks??? First one was a mistake, 2nd one was his fault, 3rd one is because he's an idiot!!! If anything, that 3rd one should have come out under cooked!!! Glad they didn't charge you for Tom's steak.

 

[jnjusoioa]

along jnjusoioa…….glad to see you here!!

Yes, we do take a load of pics, but I don`t believe we even went into that store this trip for some reason! I know we have done in the past, but this time we missed it. Sorry, I wish we had now......

But, hope you enjoy this one too.......

I am sure I will enjoy it, your pictures and the way you write are always so awesome!!!

 

[schumigirl]

Omg, Carole -- did you see that you made the Dis Daily Updates email?! This thread is one people are encouraged to read! I have to go back and read, but wanted to be sure you knew you are popular and recognized!!
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I didn't actually

I never signed up for the daily emails......I had never noticed there was such a thing!!! I have now though.....lol......

But, how lovely......thanks for letting me know, I`d have had no idea otherwise...….

 

[schumigirl]

Happy New Year Carole, Tom and Kyle!!! I'm sure you have said already, but when will you be visiting in May? My husband, son and I will be staying at RPR May 8th-May13th.

along RoliePolieColie, and a Happy new Year to you too......good to see you again......

Yes, we`ll be there then although we are at Sapphire for our May trip, but we do spend a lot of time over at RP.....we`ll have to say a quick hello at some point......that would be lovely...….

 

[schumigirl]

Happy New Year! I am here and enjoying your report!

Unfortunately, neither my February/March 50th birthday Disney trip with my family nor my June conference tagalong trip with my husband (to include Universal) will happen this year. I was diagnosed with breast cancer last month and will be undergoing treatment this year. So vacations are not in my immediate future! I'm looking ahead to 2021 though and will live vicariously through your great reports! Will you all be returning with Kyle next December?

along Cara..…..

Oh I`m so sorry to read your update! What an awful time you must have been having getting the diagnosis.

I know we and everyone here will wish you well......and yes, kick cancer in the butt!!! Please don`t be a stranger, even by pm.....we`ll be thinking of you and wish you nothing but positivity and health and of course prayers for a healthier future........

Yes, we hope to get back towards the end of the year with Kyle.....looking at last two weeks in November maybe this time......but, we haven`t decided yet exact dates.......

Take care Cara.......

 

[schumigirl]

Best wishes for your treatment...kick cancer's butt!!!!

Just said a little prayer for your speedy recovery!❤
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Absolutely ladies...….

 

[schumigirl]

Yum the food at Confisco Grille all looks so yummy!!
Uhhh okay, what was with the Tots? Tots a hundred ways?

Question about the Christmas Store, we didn't go in when we were there, does it have an aroma of Cinnamon? I usually stay away since I'm allergic but the store looks so special.

Hope you got your Christmas 'lantern' , I have two of them, one with Santa and one with the Christmas Carolers. They are so pretty.

I rode the High Roller in Vegas at night. It was spectacular.

Such a shame about Tom's steak! I have the exact opposite problem, I can never get mine cooked enough!
That dessert looks so decadent.....I think I've lost track of Kyle's chocolate cake count.

Looks like you all had a blast so far. Kyle looks so happy and of course you and especially Tom always look happy.

Confisco really is amazing.....can`t recommend it highly enough!! Yes, Tots everywhere......lol.....not a fan of them particularly with toppings after getting a dreadful meal at Toothsome with them...….yuk.......

Yes, it does have cinnamon in the scent, and it`s quite noticeable and seems to be the prominent scent to me. The other Christmas store in the Studios has the same aroma when you go in. I do remember you mention the allergy before......yes, the store is lovely, but with such an allergy, not worth a visit.

We did get the decoration!!! Never been to Vegas......it`s kind of in the plans, but not yet, maybe one day!

If you liked well done steak, those were the ones for you! No excuses.....it`s one thing with food we are fussy about.....well, there`s more than one thing I guess....lol.....yes, his cake count is getting up there so far...….yes, we were having such a lovely time......

 

[schumigirl]

I hope she did as I titled it to catch readers eyes for it

I didn`t!! I just mentioned in a previous post, I had no idea there was such a thing......I had seen you mention Daily Dis Update when the SAN thread was mentioned, but guessed it was something I just hadn't seen on the page......guess I should have asked!!!

 

[schumigirl]

I've said this before, but putting Confisco on the list for sure!
Sorry about Longhorn. We prefer Outback. While $25 is not much for a steak out, it is too much to be cooked well wrong!

I think you`d enjoy it.....plenty of choices for most tastes......

Yes, that was a shame about the steak, we`ll go back there though as hopefully it`s a one of. Yes, price shouldn't matter.....you just expect a decent meal.

We used to go to several Outback`s many moons ago, but one or two less than perfect steaks and poor service moved us to Longhorn. Although we do tell everyone not to go to the one on I Drive.....far too touristy!!

 

[schumigirl]

I am reliving my recent trip through you again! Kyle and I have such similar tastes! Chocolate cake and strawberry smoothies -- I could live on them!

lol......he certainly made the most he could of cake and smoothies!! I wish I liked chocolate cake.....although I think Kyle is secretly glad I`m not a fan!!!

 

[schumigirl]

And just like that, Kyle's chocolate cake count is 5, 6 and now 7!!! And I'm thinking this is just day two of your trip... That boy really loves his chocolate cake!!!

Ok, how does the chef overcook 3 steaks??? First one was a mistake, 2nd one was his fault, 3rd one is because he's an idiot!!! If anything, that 3rd one should have come out under cooked!!! Glad they didn't charge you for Tom's steak.

lol......is it really!!!! Yes, he is a massive chocolate cake fan!! Big chocolate fan too.......

Yes, how one gets steak wrong so many times is beyond me!!! He did expect the last one to be far too rare to eat......lol.....we love cooking steak at home and we do cook it well, but we do love enjoying good steak that's been cooked for us.....but not tonight for Tom! Well, I guess we had a good run there.......we`ll still go back though and try it again though...….although once more is the limit!!

 

[schumigirl]

I am sure I will enjoy it, your pictures and the way you write are always so awesome!!!

Thank you so much!!!

I`ll give Tom the credit for the majority of the pictures......lol......

 

[schumigirl]

MONDAY DECEMBER 2ND​

I think we all slept amazingly well last night. I had got up for the bathroom around 2am and Kyle said he never heard me come through....so I guess he was out for the count. I hadn't heard him move around when I woke up this morning, so guessed he`d still be sleeping, and we had no rush to get up this morning as we weren't doing a park today and planned to take it easy and chill a little.

When I did go through, Kyle didn't look great!!! Now, those who have read over the years know that around the 3rd or 4th day Kyle kind of has a day where he doesn't feel brilliant......and today it seemed would be that day. It was just a headache…...and spoilers.....he was fine next day.

We got showered and Kyle took some painkillers and he went back to sleep while we went up for breakfast. I said we`d bring him some food back and would take our time so he could sleep a little longer. He really wanted to go to the Mall at Millenia today as he planned to buy himself a present. But, we could rearrange if he wasn't feeling better.

Breakfast was nice, we chatted away to a few folks and some of the staff, really to pass some time. We took Kyle some food and he had showered and got dressed in the time we`d been goone. He didn`t look his usual healthy slef, but did feel better, certainly ok to go to the Mall.

We took the plates back up to the lounge and grabbed some water, then when we were ready, we went down to the front desk area where we saw some familiar faces too from front desk. Daniel who if he`s ever checked you in you`d remember him......he is very vivacious and so friendly. He was the man who serenaded me on my birthday.....so we said hello to a few folks and introduced Kyle to the ones who hadn`t met him before and had a chat to Kayla too which was lovely.....then we wanted to have a look in Tuk Tuk which did look good. It is an excellent addition to the hotel and a fabulous option for grab and go which had been lacking here.

We had a quick look at the new Orchids which does divide opinion. We really like it, and once the chandelier is in place, it`ll look even better.

And as thankfully there were no smokers outside, we had a wander out to look at the elephants and noticed it was still quite warm today....it had been forecast to change today and become much cooler. But, it didn't feel too bad.

The Mall at Millenia is a ten to fifteen minute drive and as we go the Vineland route, we pass the Porsche showroom where Kyle mentions he`d like a wander in to have a look at what they have one day, we have gone in on a previous visit so we guessed he`d like a mooch too.....I`m sure we`ll manage it sometime.

The Mall parking lot isn`t busy this morning so we get parked fairly close and head inside to see the lovely tree they have on display......

Their decorations are quite understated and very pretty...….and of course tasteful. The ones around Father Christmas are almost modern in feel, but still very colourful.

We go straight to the top of the Mall as Kyle wanted a new battery for one of his watches, then we had a wander around and headed into the Mont Blanc store as Kyle wanted to buy himself a pen from here. He had bought a wallet last December from them and it was a lovely wallet, so a pen was to be his next purchase.

I didn`t like the man who had sold him the wallet last year, nothing wrong with him, but just not my cup of tea.....so I was glad to see it was a very nice young lady this time. He had looked online and did have an idea of which ones he wanted to look at, so he asked to try the various ones he was interested in and had a go to see how they felt writing.

It didn`t take long and he picked the one he wanted. He did plan to have it very delicately engraved, but it was cutting it fine for it to be back before we left as they don't do that engraving instore, so we said we`d bring it back in May and get it done then. So, he happily paid for his new pen and we decided it was time for lunch.

I knew Kyle wasn`t his usual when he decided not to have Linda`s Chocolate Fudge Cake for lunch today...…..very unusual...….so we went up to the food court and we didn't take any pictures but we all had a Firehouse Sub and then I went to Bath and Body Works and stocked up a fair few items for myself and others too......I didn't buy everything today, but it would give me an idea of what I still needed to buy.

As Kyle still had a headache we left to go back home at that point. There was no point wandering around for no reason, especially as he had his purchase.

We were just in the room when the door was knocked and we had an amenity delivered........

It was the movie package and the card had been sent from all our friends at the front desk......how lovely!!! A little tray full of goodies and a voucher to watch a movie free of charge. You hand the voucher over at check out and the cost is removed......we would enjoy that!!! And little touches like that are so appreciated.

Kyle was examining his purchase and I had put all the Bath and Body products straight in the suitcases......but Kyle was very pleased with his gift to himself.

It is a lovely pen and writes beautifully. He does have several nicer pens, but this is one he has looked at for a while.

Kyle wanted to sleep, so we went up to the lounge to sit for a while to give him a decent sleep. We can always pass time easily up there, and there were a few newer members of staff we could chat to today, it`s nice to get to know them, so that's what we did for the rest of the afternoon.

We were eating in Orchids Sushi Bar tonight for dinner, but we did have a look at what was on offer......it was Mexican Night, so pulled pork with a load of accompaniments......there are also tortilla chips and sour cream not pictured.

We sat for a while and chatted to our Australian friends and caught up with what they had been doing which was nice, they asked if we were coming back up later, we said no we were having dinner downstairs then meeting a Dis Friend for drinks, but we`d see them tomorrow. The dessert hour is one we very rarely make.....maybe around three times have we ventured up at that time. But, it is nice sometimes to just sit and chat.

We went down to see how Kyle was eventually, and although he was awake, he said he didn`t feel like coming down to dinner and see Lori with us, so Tom went down to Jake`s and got him a chicken noodle soup. Chicken noodle soup solves all!!!!

Tom wasn`t long with the soup, and the girl in Jake`s knew us and said she hoped he felt better soon......and said if he needed anything else, just let them know and they`d get whatever he wanted.

Kyle was going to watch The Grinch while we were gone and told us to have a good evening with Lori who is J`aime Paris on the boards. I think he`d have liked to have met her, but when you just don`t feel great it`s best to just make yourself comfy.

The Sushi lounge looks much cosier at night than it does during the day I have to say.......it still has that warm feeling and although there are a load of new waiters, the kitchen team are the same with Chef Dan at the helm.

We choose a table and order a bottle of red wine before perusing the menu......it is almost identical with only a couple of new additions. We opt to have some Miso soup first which we both love. This was the first time we`d had it here and it was excellent.

We decided to have the Dynamite Roll and the newer Tropical Roll, which I believe used to be one of their more popular specials, so I was glad to see it was still there.

The food was so good!! I think we could eat here every night and never tire of the food!

It really is a step above and the standards are always of the highest calibre. We see Danielle who we knew from Sapphire. Fernando always spoke highly about her and had told us she was here now and to look her up if we went across......but she saw us first and came over to chat immediately......such a lovely girl.

At that Lori appeared and it was so lovely to see her again. We had met up on a previous trip over at Strong water, and we were delighted to find we would be here at the same time again. That was a definite meet up!!!

Lori ordered her drink and when the waiter asked if we wanted dessert we all said yes we would.....Tom and I usually have the deep fried cheesecake, but decided tonight it would be too much, even to share, so I asked for the Key Lime cheesecake in a mason jar, and Lori had a dish that had gingered pear....or something like that with meringue on top. We also ordered Kyle a flourless chocolate cake which Tom took up to the room for him.....he did enjoy it.

Lori`s was lovely......I would order that one again, but mine wasn't the nicest. The key lime part had a strange texture, more like blancmange than cheesecake. I didn`t finish it.

The hours passed so quickly again.......we chatted and laughed the evening away and it was a surprise when we finally saw how late it was! I wondered why they were clearing up around us......lol...…we weren't the last folks in, but almost.

Our evening with Lori had been so much fun and we were glad we could manage another meet up. It`s nice when dates align with folks you want to meet up with.

And of course we had to get a picture of us all together......last time we met, we had forgotten to ask someone to take one of us altogether, and as there was practically no one around.....Tom managed a selfie.

It was nice Lori was staying here, convenient being in the one hotel with no need for cabs to another, so we said our goodnights at that point, and we headed back up to our room.

Kyle was sound asleep when we went in, so we tried to be as quiet as possible as we went to the bathroom as quickly and as quietly as we could before going through to our room and climbing into bed.

It had been a funny day. We hadn`t really done much during the day, but we had enjoyed a lovely evening. The next couple of days were forecast to be cold......quite cold. So, we planned to avoid the parks while it was as cold. We really are wimps when it comes to cold....well mainly me!!!



Tomorrow.......Mario Andretti Driving Experience.

 

[jump00]

Happy New Year Carole!!!! Congratulations on being featured (I didn’t know this existed as well). Well deserved. Having a lovely time reading your trip report. Kyle and his dad look like they are having a fabulous time together. Your pictures and commentary are excellent - I’ve been taking lots of notes for our upcoming trip in August.

 

[schumigirl]

Happy New Year Carole!!!! Congratulations on being featured (I didn’t know this existed as well). Well deserved. Having a lovely time reading your trip report. Kyle and his dad look like they are having a fabulous time together. Your pictures and commentary are fabulous- I’ve been taking lots of notes for our upcoming trip in August.

And a Happy New Year to you too Brenda.......

lol.....Yes, I learned something new today too!!!

Thank you......I`m so glad you`re enjoying reading along, yes, we all had a blast together, but it`s extra nice for Tom to have a man around and do the rides with him as I tend to wimp out after doing the Hulk once or twice, where Kyle and him can keep going around and around...….

I had a blast just watching them

 

[J'aime Paris]

Tom did a great job getting the three of us in the selfie!
It was a wonderful evening that passed too quickly....always a fun time seeing you both!
And I'm glad that Kyle was better the following day.

 

[schumigirl]

Tom did a great job getting the three of us in the selfie!
It was a wonderful evening that passed too quickly....always a fun time seeing you both!
And I'm glad that Kyle was better the following day.

Thanks Lori, he really was back to normal in the morning. I think it takes him a few days for the jet lag to hit him......lol.....delayed reaction!!

It was a lovely night, we really enjoyed it....I think it was around 12.30 am when we said goodnight!!! Time really did fly

 

[Cara]

along Cara..…..

Oh I`m so sorry to read your update! What an awful time you must have been having getting the diagnosis.

I know we and everyone here will wish you well......and yes, kick cancer in the butt!!! Please don`t be a stranger, even by pm.....we`ll be thinking of you and wish you nothing but positivity and health and of course prayers for a healthier future........

Yes, we hope to get back towards the end of the year with Kyle.....looking at last two weeks in November maybe this time......but, we haven`t decided yet exact dates.......

Take care Cara.......

Thank you! I'll be following along and living vicariously through your wonderful trip reports that never fail to make me smile!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

I’m so sorry Kyle was feeling poorly — sometimes you just need that recovery day to tackle the rest of your trip. You know Kyle isn’t himself when he’s passing on

It sounds like you and Lori had such a wonderful evening! Really glad you were able to meet up and spend time together.