JerseyJanice
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Just checking in to say that I'm reading and enjoying your reviews. 
Just back--you win some, you lose some
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No problem. I remember looking for information on the waterskiing and tubing a couple of years ago, and it was hard to find. It has been the highlight of the trip for DS17 for the past several years.
Just checking in to say that I'm reading and enjoying your reviews.
Thanks! It has been more fun to write them than I thought it would be--it's a good way to re-live the trip!
We woke up on our last morning to beautiful sunshine--go figure. It's always that way when you have to leave. We slept in a little after our late night at Ohana. In addition, DS13 didn't feel well when he woke up. Gotta love it when you have to travel 1,500 miles with a sick kid. At least we were stopping overnight to visit family in the Atlanta area, so we had a little bit of a break.
DS13 was hungry and said he wanted to have a 'good' breakfast, so I made an ADR that morning at the GRAND FLORIDIAN CAFE for breakfast based on the good reviews it had been getting before we left. They had several openings, so we opted for 8:45 a.m. That last time we were at GF was at 1900 Park Faire for breakfast in 2000, so it was fun to return.
We packed up and headed to GF, where we were seated right away at a nice table in the back by a window. The only complaint I have about the breakfast was the service. As was the general theme this trip, the service was often lacking. No refills on water, she forgot to bring the ketchup
DS17 requested; it took a long time for the food and then the check to come, etc.
DS13 had pancakes and bacon and milk; DS17 had the croissant stuffed with mascarpone cheese and berries, which he loved, and breakfast potatoes. I had the American breakfast with scrambled eggs, toast and breakfast potatoes. DH had eggs benedict, but not the lobster eggs benedict. He is not a big fan of lobster. Last summer in Maine, he neglected to have a lobster roll and had a crab salad roll instead. Who doesn't eat lobster while in Maine? I think he secretly regretted that decision. Like I said earlier, he never orders what I think he should. I guess I can't really talk, because I don't eat lobster either. But still. When lobster eggs benedict is on the menu, one should order it, IMHO.
He was happy with his regular eggs benedict and we also had coffee and orange juice. It was a nice way to end the trip--relaxing and good breakfast food. Just not great service. It was hard not to be jealous of the people who were obviously heading into the parks. I always have this last minute 'let's add another day to our vacation' thought and then DH brings me crashing back to reality by refusing to consider it.
On the way out, we stopped in the GF shop to pick up chewable Tylenol for DS13. Among his many quirks is the fact that he won't (or can't) swallow pills. Therefore, because he is 13 and weighs 125 lbs., he has to chew six tablets for every dosage. This drives DH and DS17 nuts because they think he should 'man up' and just swallow pills like a normal person. They also think that about his eating habits, his fear of roller coasters, his refusal to waterski, etc., but that's another story.
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DS13 was hungry and said he wanted to have a 'good' breakfast, so I made an ADR that morning at the GRAND FLORIDIAN CAFE for breakfast based on the good reviews it had been getting before we left. They had several openings, so we opted for 8:45 a.m. That last time we were at GF was at 1900 Park Faire for breakfast in 2000, so it was fun to return.
We packed up and headed to GF, where we were seated right away at a nice table in the back by a window. The only complaint I have about the breakfast was the service. As was the general theme this trip, the service was often lacking. No refills on water, she forgot to bring the ketchup
DS17 requested; it took a long time for the food and then the check to come, etc.
DS13 had pancakes and bacon and milk; DS17 had the croissant stuffed with mascarpone cheese and berries, which he loved, and breakfast potatoes. I had the American breakfast with scrambled eggs, toast and breakfast potatoes. DH had eggs benedict, but not the lobster eggs benedict. He is not a big fan of lobster. Last summer in Maine, he neglected to have a lobster roll and had a crab salad roll instead. Who doesn't eat lobster while in Maine? I think he secretly regretted that decision. Like I said earlier, he never orders what I think he should. I guess I can't really talk, because I don't eat lobster either. But still. When lobster eggs benedict is on the menu, one should order it, IMHO.
He was happy with his regular eggs benedict and we also had coffee and orange juice. It was a nice way to end the trip--relaxing and good breakfast food. Just not great service. It was hard not to be jealous of the people who were obviously heading into the parks. I always have this last minute 'let's add another day to our vacation' thought and then DH brings me crashing back to reality by refusing to consider it.
On the way out, we stopped in the GF shop to pick up chewable Tylenol for DS13. Among his many quirks is the fact that he won't (or can't) swallow pills. Therefore, because he is 13 and weighs 125 lbs., he has to chew six tablets for every dosage. This drives DH and DS17 nuts because they think he should 'man up' and just swallow pills like a normal person. They also think that about his eating habits, his fear of roller coasters, his refusal to waterski, etc., but that's another story.
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