Lady Lallie
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Day 5. Part 2. Continued.
The fireworks started and we could barely see them. They were right over our head in the building. Boo Hiss Snarl. I did manage to get pictures but I felt as though we were missing half the show. Maybe we weren't. They were beautiful but I was too preoccupied with getting pictures to fully enjoy them. I ended up giving up on gorillapod for some of the shots and then going back to it.
Then we got tilty with Mr. Gorillapod.
This one is hanging up too. I think this is my favorite Wishes photo.
After the fireworks we slowly moseyed our way out of the park.
I was worried the Boat would have a ginormous wait. The line was almost off the boat landing but the boat pulled up and fit all of us in. Those boats hold A LOT of people.
After we got back to the room, we decided to continue our Pop ritual of a nightly swim. What a world of difference the Wilderness Lodge pool is. So relaxing, so beautiful. Swimming at night was as just gorgeous. Marc even went into the hot tub for a bit. I tried it out with him but I have never been a big fan of hot tubs, they make me feel like my insides are boiling. Not pleasant so I headed to the pool pretty quickly.
My favorite part about the pool was resting my arms on the ledge where Silver Springs "feeds" into the pool. It's beautifully lit up, I rested my arms there, put my chin on my arms and just looked up at the Wilderness Lodge. Just gorgeous. It was so relaxing, calm and peaceful. I felt like I was a million miles away from Disney, I could just completely let go of the itinerary, the plans and our ADR's and just enjoy myself.
I swam there, musing about how just 3 short years ago I was devastated by Ex, one day before my Birthday, 6 short weeks after we had been married that he had been cheating on me for quite some time and wanted a divorce. I was horrified, humiliated and embarrassed. I thought of how I got through those horrible months and with the help of my parents pulled myself out of the despair. I was reflecting on how lucky I was to have found Marc, how he truly treats me like a princess every single day. I had gotten a true life fairy tale happily ever after ending.
So right there at that moment while gazing up at the Wilderness Lodge and feeling the warm Florida air and the Disney Magic surrounding me, I had happy happy tears streaming down my face.
Shortly Marc came over and joined me. We both sat with our arms resting, gazing up at the splendor of the Lodge, musing how completely quiet the pool area was compared to POP, recapping our day and enjoying our time together. These are the moments I think about most when I think about the WL. Being able to spend time with Marc, relaxed and not having to worry about anything. We were able to just "be" and enjoy ourselves. I wish more than anything that I could be back in those moments. Just thinking about them has me teary eyed and thinking that next year's trip is worth it no matter what sacrifices we have to make to get there. Marc and I work hard during the year and we may not always be the smartest with money but moments like the ones we had at Wilderness Lodge and Disney are absolutely priceless.
This picture, just doesn't do the night scenery justice.
We swam against the stream for a bit. That current is quite strong and it moves if you stop swimming at all. We had fun goofing around. Soon, we headed back to our room for a night's sleep. We had big plans for the next day!
Coming up...
Stalking Incident.
A hissy fit that spans two countries.
A trippy voyage with some freakadalic trolls.
The fireworks started and we could barely see them. They were right over our head in the building. Boo Hiss Snarl. I did manage to get pictures but I felt as though we were missing half the show. Maybe we weren't. They were beautiful but I was too preoccupied with getting pictures to fully enjoy them. I ended up giving up on gorillapod for some of the shots and then going back to it.
Then we got tilty with Mr. Gorillapod.
This one is hanging up too. I think this is my favorite Wishes photo.
After the fireworks we slowly moseyed our way out of the park.
I was worried the Boat would have a ginormous wait. The line was almost off the boat landing but the boat pulled up and fit all of us in. Those boats hold A LOT of people.
After we got back to the room, we decided to continue our Pop ritual of a nightly swim. What a world of difference the Wilderness Lodge pool is. So relaxing, so beautiful. Swimming at night was as just gorgeous. Marc even went into the hot tub for a bit. I tried it out with him but I have never been a big fan of hot tubs, they make me feel like my insides are boiling. Not pleasant so I headed to the pool pretty quickly.
My favorite part about the pool was resting my arms on the ledge where Silver Springs "feeds" into the pool. It's beautifully lit up, I rested my arms there, put my chin on my arms and just looked up at the Wilderness Lodge. Just gorgeous. It was so relaxing, calm and peaceful. I felt like I was a million miles away from Disney, I could just completely let go of the itinerary, the plans and our ADR's and just enjoy myself.
I swam there, musing about how just 3 short years ago I was devastated by Ex, one day before my Birthday, 6 short weeks after we had been married that he had been cheating on me for quite some time and wanted a divorce. I was horrified, humiliated and embarrassed. I thought of how I got through those horrible months and with the help of my parents pulled myself out of the despair. I was reflecting on how lucky I was to have found Marc, how he truly treats me like a princess every single day. I had gotten a true life fairy tale happily ever after ending.
So right there at that moment while gazing up at the Wilderness Lodge and feeling the warm Florida air and the Disney Magic surrounding me, I had happy happy tears streaming down my face. Shortly Marc came over and joined me. We both sat with our arms resting, gazing up at the splendor of the Lodge, musing how completely quiet the pool area was compared to POP, recapping our day and enjoying our time together. These are the moments I think about most when I think about the WL. Being able to spend time with Marc, relaxed and not having to worry about anything. We were able to just "be" and enjoy ourselves. I wish more than anything that I could be back in those moments. Just thinking about them has me teary eyed and thinking that next year's trip is worth it no matter what sacrifices we have to make to get there. Marc and I work hard during the year and we may not always be the smartest with money but moments like the ones we had at Wilderness Lodge and Disney are absolutely priceless.
This picture, just doesn't do the night scenery justice.
We swam against the stream for a bit. That current is quite strong and it moves if you stop swimming at all. We had fun goofing around. Soon, we headed back to our room for a night's sleep. We had big plans for the next day!
Coming up...
Stalking Incident.
A hissy fit that spans two countries.
A trippy voyage with some freakadalic trolls.
Your dinner at the Castle sounds just fantastic! Bleh to those making fun of you taking pictures! Bleh, bleh! We are very gracious. 
Your pictures still turned out great though!
(sorry, that's probably mean of me) For future reference, don't try it at Epcot either. There is only one character breakfast and it's literally roped off from the front all the way to Norway.
I am done with fake ADR's! 
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about the boy peeing in the buses -- that is not deluxe behavior. 
So beautiful. We were there for dinner once, but there is SO much more to the resort than what I ever knew even when we booked it. I love the grounds and the architecture of the building, the trees, EVERYTHING!!! 16 days, 16 days for me! Well, 17 until we check in at WL. 
I was feeling a bit evil, but hey she was game. We got to play the captain and the deck hand roles. We wanted to get my brother to do it this past trip (figuring the girls would love to see their dad acting like a goof), but we ran out of time and the backlot tour was ditched in favor of the Indiana Jones show.
