It was a good night. Got a little frustrating at times with lines and with our dear children who don't mind waiting for the things they like but want to leave as soon as they get what they wantIf you saw a family having words about kids being selfish on Sunset Blvd, it wasn't us
DD is still recovering and needs her sleep and DS needs to sleep to recover from all of these late nights. We were paired up with a Dad & son (shame DD didn't come today, he was 15 and cute) As always, some of the golf was good and some was not quite as magical 
We finally heard from the kids around 1pm, they were on the bus headed to Epcot. I forgot my cell in the room that morning so DH was the one that kept getting the text messages & pics -guess where we are now-in line for TT-got Soarin FP's-- and so on. It was much quieter when they were sleeping This was our first time playing Osprey Ridge and I have to say I really liked it. Beautiful course! On one whole we were all walking up to the green when 3 deer (looked like Mommy Daddy & baby) came running out. They stopped and looked at us (kind of like 'what the heck are you doing here?') and then ran off. Here's a pic from DH's blackberry:
We headed in and parked the cart in the "garage". Dad & son partners left, we decided to wait and see if it would pass. We grabbed a snack and some drinks at the Sand Trap and waited for the storm to pass. BTW, they have really good onion rings, but be warned that is one huge basket for an appetizer! The clubhouse wouldn't let anyone on the course until the weather cleared. It took over an hour before we finaly got to finish our round. The kids called and said it was trying to rain at Epcot but that was about it. A cab came and picked us up and dropped us off right in front of our villa. After showering and changing, we headed to Epcot to meet up with the kids and have dinner with the princesses 
DH was happy to have the different types of herring. DD had a salad 
and DS skipped the cold bar. DH ordered the traditional Norwegian dinner (basically meat loaf) DD had the pork (which fell right off the bone), I had the salmon (for those counting, yes that's 3 nights in a row) and DS had the kids cheese pizza 
Our server did say that he could get another one if he was still hungry. --short rant to say that I hate paying Adult price for the 11yr old eating a kids pizza. I have no problem paying the Adult price if he ate the adult meal, but c'mon $40 for a cheese pizza and a coke?
--Rant over We finally made it out of there, with full tummies but disappointed. This meal cost more than our wonderful dinner the night before at Brown Derby 
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We strolled around for a little while longer and waited for the kids to meet back up with us. We decided that we weren't going to stay for EMH, we were too tired. We had hoped to leave before Illuminations was over, but the kids didn't catch up with us (by SE) until afterward Then DS wants to go on Spaceship Earth. He never wants to go on there! Well ok why not 
Then we finally head out to catch a bus. We did get on, but I was really about these line cutters, I just don't understand why people can't behave like civilized adults. These weren't kids, they were women in their mid 20's. I feel bad for the people that didn't get on the bus because them. )
Dinner is at 6:30pm, maybe we should push that back to later so we'll have time to go to TL
No problem, called and changed our ADR to 8pm. DS finally got up after 10am and wasn't really ready to get moving. We finally decided that it's unlikely we would get enough time to enjoy TL and that we would save it (and the money )for the next trip. Unfortunately, TL is always closed for refurb when we come down in December, so it might need to wait till next June. The one thing that we have decided is that it will be scheduled for the first day (or so) of the trip and not the last, so we won't be too tired We all changed and headed to DTD to do some shopping before going to dinner. Good thing we moved our dinner ADR to 8 
We walk up to Yachtsman and tell them our little story, the girl looks at us and then gives us a pager. DD notices that she writes "long story" next to our name on the reservation book they were huge, cooked perfectly! They came on a frisee & Shtake mushroom salad with a warm bacon vinagrette. I could have licked the plate it was so good I don't remember which cheeses were on the cheese plate, but they were very good. The bread came out about the same time as the appy's. I love good bread and it came with a little dish of incredible whole cloves of roasted garlic. Ohhhh, yum! A little butter and a clove of garlic spread on the bread 
Then it was time to order our entrees. DS had known for months that he was having the filet (we ordered it with the winesauce on the side) DD decided to try the NY Strip served with peppercorn brandy sauce and potato gratin with Diamond white cheddar. DH decided to go with the Ribeye served with Horseradish Mashed Potatoes and Red Wine Butter and I couldn't make up my mind I love ribeyes, but that's what I always order when we go out for steak, so I decided to have the filet mignon with mashed potatoes and a red wine sauce. All were fantastic! DD loved hers, and the potato gratin was very very good She ate every last bite and then helped her brother finish his mashed potatos DH seemed to enjoy his meal, all I know for sure is his plate was pretty clean DS & I both enjoyed our filets. The redwine sauce was very good, but a good thing that we ordered it on the side for DS since it was a little too strong for his taste. DH & I ordered coffee after dinner while we decided what we wanted for dessert. Nothing on the dessert menu was really hitting us since we were so full Gotta say, love DDE! This was a very good, but pricey meal My only complaint was that our server just wasn't very attentive. I don't like my drink to go empty at Applebee's, I certainly expect more service at a restaurant like Yachtsman. Fantastic meal and I'm sure we'll go back 
Again, those plans don't always go the way you think. DH decided we should just go ahead and get the kitchen sink 
The kids have wanted to try this for a long time, and really it's cheaper than ordering 4 sundaes For the unintiated, here is the description of the Kitchen Sink:When they say every topping, they mean EVERY TOPPING! When they bring it out, they turn on these flashing lights and announce that a family is about to take on the Kitchen Sink, describes it to all and then delivers it to the table.
Tomorrows plan is to pack and load the truck up. Maybe play some mini golf and get on the road late afternoon. We're not planning to get home until Sunday.
we are bowing to the kitchen sink god!!!!
Sounds like you guys had a wonderful time!!!! The Kitchen Sink is so good. We finally got one on our trip last October!!! Don't know if we would ever do it again, but it is something that every family must try!!!
) I can't wait to go back and try the Crush'n Gusher, that looks like fun. Then I want to be one of the "lazy people in the lazy river" Thanks! I'm sure you'll have a great time on your trip, just remember to spend some time at the resort and enjoy it
My truck didn't start He called the front desk (I know, he really talked to someone in Oklahoma ) they sent someone over to jumpstart it. Not a great way to start the day. He then ran over to the clubhouse, and nope, no golf clubs 
A very nice lady at the pro shop said she would hunt them down and drop them off at our villa. DH came back, locked the truck with it running and (thank goodness for free internet) looked up where to get a new battery. He ended up going to the Car Care center on property. The car care center is running a diagnostic on my truck, the golf clubs are still missing and it's now 10am, and we're supposed to be out of the villa at 11! 
All she asked was that I call when we did leave the room. Thank you!!! I really couldn't have asked for anything more and was very grateful Things were starting to look up DH called and said they were installing a new battery and he was happy that he was not being overcharged He made it back and we loaded up and were in the truck at 11am 
I also loved the " Green is the New Black " shirt -
just saw the Wicked Production last weekend - loved it !
Thankfully some Pixie Dust must have been thrown our way and it all turned out just fine. The Manager at SSR that gave us the extra time in the room was great (even though we didn't end up needing it). DH was really sure that the prices at the Car Care Center would be ridiculous, but it was under $160 for everything. He said he couldn't have done much better at home. 
When we got home, it was from the pro-shop at Osprey Ridge telling us that they couldn't send our clubs to the pro-shop at LBV so they sent them to bell services at SSR. 2 lessons learned: If our first & last name had been on the bag tags, they probably would've been easier to locate & always use your cell phone # as the contact #, so they can get ahold of you while you're on vacation and is busy planning our December trip 
Funny story about the "missing" golf clubs, the morning we checked out I checked my email before packing up my laptop and saw that I had a voicmail at home from a (407) number --but I never remember how to check my home voicemail
Guess I'd better get on that.)
