Kaycee
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Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Helen was flying home this morning, leaving me with two solo days. This was going to be my first solo time at WDW, and I was really looking forward to it. We were up at 7am, and I hung around the room talking with Helen while she packed. She went down to the lobby to catch her ride to the airport at 8:15, and I headed to the Swan health club to work out. The Swan has a nice health club. There arent a lot of machines, but everything is clean and in good condition, and its enough to keep you from feeling like a slug if youre used to working out. I usually work out 6 days a week, and I only worked out 3 times during my week at the Swan, but I was on vacation so I didnt feel too bad about it.
After my workout I stopped by the coffee bar in the Swan lobby to get some coffee and fruit, then went back to the room to have breakfast and get dressed. I lounged around the room for a while because it was supposed to warm up today, and I had had enough of walking around freezing! I walked over to Epcot at 12:15, and it was turning out be a gorgeous day woo hoo!
I had a pretzel and Dt. Coke for lunch from the stand in Germany hey, its my solo day, Ill have a pretzel for lunch if I want to! I sat on a bench near Germany overlooking the lagoon so that I could people watch while I ate my pretzel. When it was close to 1pm, I walked over to Canada to see Off Kilters first show of the day tell me youre surprised to hear that. After the show, I walked to Mexico and Norway to see the performers and the holiday storytellers there. Then it was back to Canada for the 2:30 Off Kilter show. Are you sensing a theme here? I decided that my solo days would be spent doing something Ive always wanted to do but was never able to with family and friends along watching all the different performers in Epcot. And thats exactly what I did. The rest of this day was spent watching holiday storytellers, Mo Rockin, and, of course, Off Kilter.
After Off Kilters last show of the day at 6, I had Nachos (without beef of course) in Mexico for dinner then went back to the Swan to call my family and get ready for the evening. I had been reading so much about Jellyrolls from my friends on the DIS (especially my friend Karen) and so my plan was to go there for the evening and check it out. I had waited until this evening to go because Karens friend Scotty would be playing.
I walked over to the Boardwalk and Jellyrolls at 8:30. I was planning to go early and just stay for Scotty and Rays first set. I had never been to a bar by myself before, and I figured I wouldnt want to stick around too long (it turned out that I was wrong about that!) There were only about 10 people there that early. Jason and Tommy were playing when I got there. I sat at a table on the front row by Jasons piano. After they finished the song they were doing, Jason went around the room asking people where they were from and if they had been there before. I told him my name and that it was my first time there. For the rest of the evening, both Jason and Tommy chatted with me off and on during their sets since I was alone and it was my first visit. It was very sweet of them and made me feel much more comfortable than I would have otherwise.
Scotty and Ray came on at 9. Scotty was at the piano in front of me. Shortly after he started playing, I put a request on his piano and signed it: Karen from Kentucky Karen from Boston sent me. As soon as he read it, he nodded and grinned, and my request was the next song he played.
Tuesday night is CM night at Jellyrolls, so the crowd started pouring in during Scotty and Rays first set and the place was absolutely crazy by the end of the night. I was having a lot of fun watching the piano players and talking to some of the people at the tables around me. There were two really sweet CMs at the table next to mine, Jen and Liz. I talked to them quite a bit during the evening, so I didnt feel alone at all.
Toward the end of the night, my server came over and said that Jason wanted to buy me a drink. She said he told her to tell me thanks for sticking around, and that I was a lot of fun. What a sweet guy!
Scotty came over to talk to Jen, Liz and me at the end of the night. I was talking to him about Karen, and he was saying how much fun it is when shes there. He turned to Jen and Liz and said: You two should be here sometime when Karen is here. Shes great.
I asked Scotty if Jason was still around because I wanted to thank him for the drink. Scotty took me to the back and got Jason so I could say thanks. After I thanked Jason, I walked back to the Swan (right around the corner). What a fun evening! I highly recommend that everyone visit Jellyrolls if you get the chance. And tell Jason and Tommy that Karen from Kentucky says hi!
Helen was flying home this morning, leaving me with two solo days. This was going to be my first solo time at WDW, and I was really looking forward to it. We were up at 7am, and I hung around the room talking with Helen while she packed. She went down to the lobby to catch her ride to the airport at 8:15, and I headed to the Swan health club to work out. The Swan has a nice health club. There arent a lot of machines, but everything is clean and in good condition, and its enough to keep you from feeling like a slug if youre used to working out. I usually work out 6 days a week, and I only worked out 3 times during my week at the Swan, but I was on vacation so I didnt feel too bad about it.
After my workout I stopped by the coffee bar in the Swan lobby to get some coffee and fruit, then went back to the room to have breakfast and get dressed. I lounged around the room for a while because it was supposed to warm up today, and I had had enough of walking around freezing! I walked over to Epcot at 12:15, and it was turning out be a gorgeous day woo hoo!
I had a pretzel and Dt. Coke for lunch from the stand in Germany hey, its my solo day, Ill have a pretzel for lunch if I want to! I sat on a bench near Germany overlooking the lagoon so that I could people watch while I ate my pretzel. When it was close to 1pm, I walked over to Canada to see Off Kilters first show of the day tell me youre surprised to hear that. After the show, I walked to Mexico and Norway to see the performers and the holiday storytellers there. Then it was back to Canada for the 2:30 Off Kilter show. Are you sensing a theme here? I decided that my solo days would be spent doing something Ive always wanted to do but was never able to with family and friends along watching all the different performers in Epcot. And thats exactly what I did. The rest of this day was spent watching holiday storytellers, Mo Rockin, and, of course, Off Kilter.
After Off Kilters last show of the day at 6, I had Nachos (without beef of course) in Mexico for dinner then went back to the Swan to call my family and get ready for the evening. I had been reading so much about Jellyrolls from my friends on the DIS (especially my friend Karen) and so my plan was to go there for the evening and check it out. I had waited until this evening to go because Karens friend Scotty would be playing.
I walked over to the Boardwalk and Jellyrolls at 8:30. I was planning to go early and just stay for Scotty and Rays first set. I had never been to a bar by myself before, and I figured I wouldnt want to stick around too long (it turned out that I was wrong about that!) There were only about 10 people there that early. Jason and Tommy were playing when I got there. I sat at a table on the front row by Jasons piano. After they finished the song they were doing, Jason went around the room asking people where they were from and if they had been there before. I told him my name and that it was my first time there. For the rest of the evening, both Jason and Tommy chatted with me off and on during their sets since I was alone and it was my first visit. It was very sweet of them and made me feel much more comfortable than I would have otherwise.
Scotty and Ray came on at 9. Scotty was at the piano in front of me. Shortly after he started playing, I put a request on his piano and signed it: Karen from Kentucky Karen from Boston sent me. As soon as he read it, he nodded and grinned, and my request was the next song he played.
Tuesday night is CM night at Jellyrolls, so the crowd started pouring in during Scotty and Rays first set and the place was absolutely crazy by the end of the night. I was having a lot of fun watching the piano players and talking to some of the people at the tables around me. There were two really sweet CMs at the table next to mine, Jen and Liz. I talked to them quite a bit during the evening, so I didnt feel alone at all.
Toward the end of the night, my server came over and said that Jason wanted to buy me a drink. She said he told her to tell me thanks for sticking around, and that I was a lot of fun. What a sweet guy!
Scotty came over to talk to Jen, Liz and me at the end of the night. I was talking to him about Karen, and he was saying how much fun it is when shes there. He turned to Jen and Liz and said: You two should be here sometime when Karen is here. Shes great.
I asked Scotty if Jason was still around because I wanted to thank him for the drink. Scotty took me to the back and got Jason so I could say thanks. After I thanked Jason, I walked back to the Swan (right around the corner). What a fun evening! I highly recommend that everyone visit Jellyrolls if you get the chance. And tell Jason and Tommy that Karen from Kentucky says hi!
And if you go, definitely tell the guys that the Karens sent you!
) And invited out back too, oooh!
Let's just say I was feeling pretty good after that, although my head wasn't feeling so great the next morning. 
