So funny, I kept trying to get the group to go to Garden Grill and it never worked out. So I am totally down for that! I LOVED French Market so would be up for a counter service meal there again too...though perhaps I should branch out.
Honestly, while I say I want to go to Garden Grill... I too kinda feel like I should branch out and try somewhere new. So... really I am up for whatever works for you. I would think playing it by ear and going wherever sounds appealing at the time will be a great plan.
I can honestly say, I only had one snack the entire trip that I can think of. Which is pretty normal, I always think I will but it never happens.
Again... I don't need to make definite plans for snacks... just have in mind a couple that I would really like.
I'm pretty flexible. I do have to admit though honestly we struggled a few times on the counter service side but we had some things complicate our days and it meant some rework which may account for some of it. And what really became clear is that I cared a lot more about where we ate, than my folks did. They just wanted food. Now. And didn't care so much if it had decent reviews or not. Combine that with making sure it had vegetarian options and....
I apologize... I wasn't aware that one of you was a vegetarian. Who?
I DO need beignets though. Possibly more than once.
beignets are always a good snack option.
BTMRR is amazing!!!!!!!!!!! They did an incredible job on the refurb. It has changed and all in good ways.
SO excited to see!
I can live without ToT, not that big of a deal (and I KNOW I will be on it a few times with Mary Ellen next week lol plus the WDW version is much better)
Is it better in WDW because it is more intense? If so maybe I could handle the one in DCA.
I am really ok if I never go on Mickey's not so fun wheel again. I took one for the team (aka Eric) as I knew I would and really...I'm good with not going again. Although we did have kind of a magical moment that would not have happened had we not gone on it....so it was worth it but I have my quota.
Ok, so now I am curious. What magical moment? I realize the view from up there is amazing. I just get a bit terrified being up that high and if the ride car is a moving one... forget it.
Honestly I'm good with about anything. There is an amazing amount I actually didn't get on, despite being there for 5 days and very few I got on more than once.
I am sorry you missed a bunch. Hopefully we can catch some of the things you missed.
It is, and 8.5 isn't all that long. But it's about miles, not speed over 6 I think.
Well bear in mind that I will drop down after that. I hope to run 1x in Florida. 2 would be nice but I am not counting on it. Then the 8K. So that will be a low miles week. Then 2 shorter runs and the 15K.
I still am impressed you are getting those miles in!
Not to mention I've dropped down since that first 15K. I would really like to simply improve my time on the 15K if even a little. However, it does have a few hills so we will see I guess. On the 8K I am unsure how that will go. Eric is doing it too (as is K and her best friend). I'd love to run go all out. However I don't want to leave him solo. We are with a team of about 80 so he will have tons of friends there, whether any are at his pace is another story so I'll have to play that one by ear. I am hoping they (his track/XC buddies) run a bit as a pack but kids are competitive and I could see him being left in the dust.
Sounds like it will be a fun family run! I hope that he finds kids to run with... but if not, it is nice that the two of you can run together.
It was silly, but a tough call! I was grateful for the Brooks one last night for sure, my upper arms were the wettest and really the rest wasn't so bad. Considering the deluge for the last mile (after mist for a solid 3) I think that's ok. The nice thing was I tested the hood on. SOOOOO much better than the other jacket (the one being replaced). I may or may not ever try running in the replacement, it may be reserved for soccer, hiking, parks....LOL!
Sounds like it is going to be a great jacket!
One week from today, I will be basking in the Florida Sun (preferably not liquid sunshine mind you), strolling my favorite place in the world, the World Showcase!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is so exciting!!!
Customized yet another magic band. Ah, it will be very interesting to see what band works, if any, for DME, park entry and room key. I will have 4 for this stay.
1. Room key band for first 3 nights
2. Room key band for last 3 nights
3. Annual Pass band
4. Premium Annual Pass Band.
When I upgraded my annual pass in California, it seems to have (unsurprisingly) confused the system. I tried to be proactive and add it in, on my own, but the system wouldnt recognize it. I called. They, like the system tried to tell me it was already tied to an account.
Yeah. Mine.
I gave up on that CM and called back.
This time, though I was on hold a long time, they did get it entered.
Currently
MDE thinks I have 2 active annual passes. A WDW PAP that expires 12/29/14 and a Premium CA/FL Pass that expires 4/20/15 . The last band showed up for customization about a day after Id gotten the upgraded ticket linked. Since I wasn't sure what would work and what wouldn't (and am paranoid of nature) I went ahead and customized it and had it sent to OKW for pickup.
I hope for you it works out the way it should. In theory..the thought is that the bands are just like "ipods" they pull down information from "the cloud" and so all information that is available regarding you will show on all active bands. Now... where it gets complicated is how many "clouds" there are about you. So for me... there is AnnMarie and Ann. Ann is a
dvc member not AnnMarie but I guess AnnMarie is an AP holder. The system looks at it like two different people.
I've also done a little shopping. I found what I am currently calling my "red eye pants". They are basically cargo style yoga pants, that convert to capris. So warm, cozy and comfy on the plane...pull some strings (literally) and you have cute capri's that look like its a planned ruching detail. I also picked up a couple of new tops. I am SO sick of my summer tops, I swear in every vacation picture for the last several years, its the same tops. I needed to mix it up, if only a little. I also ordered some new flip flops. I may or may not keep them but I was in the mood for some new colors, and perhaps greater arch support. Those should arrive today.
Shopping is always fun!
Obtained key items for the trip
LOL!
5/18. Jeff, Kendall, Ks best friend, Eric and I running an 8K. Its a Juvenile Diabetes benefit and one of Erics teammates from XC and Track has JD. He and his family head up a team. Its pretty cool. I think they are 80 of us and they've raised almost 10K so far!
That is awesome!
5/25. I will do a 15K and Jeff a 10K. Same race, just different distances. Jeff wanted to try and win his bracket so is going for the shorter option. I have zero illusions about winning, or even placing for that matter. For me it's just a training run really, and the hope to beat my previous 15K by a little bit.
This would still be good for POT should it be a better one, right? I don't blame Jeff for choosing the 10k. Aside from other factors, one that made me not do the half last weekend was just that I would likely do "better" in the 8k
6/21. 10K for both of us. And my sister Melissa is going to join us! Shes run, and raced, on and off. Her BF does not. Do either. Or any kind of exercise. Adore him but it hasn't been good for her workout schedule. Then again going back to work and grad school didn't do much for it either. At any rate she wanted to get back in gear and figured being registered would motivate her.
How fun to have your sister there!
I also bought a possible outfit for the DL half. I might test it out next week in FL to see how it does in heat.
I've been struggling with neck pain again (shoulder is pretty good though so YAY!) as well as new IT band stuff so I've ramped up the darn PT and Chrio again. BOO! As a result I've been a little timid on the running but decided to just for it last night and got 8.25 miles in. And, while I felt all of it, it certainly didn't get worse so I've decided to just live with it, unless it does. Resting didn't seem to really make an iota of difference, nor has foam rolling or stretching or PT. So far.
I am sorry. That truly stinks. I hope that the pain while running doesn't get worse.
Other than all that, we had K's LAST EVER club soccer game! Or last official one before graduation anyway. Last one with this team. In the pouring rain complete with horrible calls and all that. It was surreal. Weird. Sad. Bittersweet. The idea that we dont have games scheduled
upcoming tournaments is...weird. She does have a team she will be practicing with over the summer but not sure if she will play with them or if its just conditioning and then who knows what will happen come fall and possible college club soccer. It was the end of an Era.
I imagine that is truly bittersweet.
The finalists were actually sisters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And the younger one, won. They both were really really good! I think I voted for one and Jeff the other.
One pretty cool thing was a new package they showed, which showed former idol contestants that had gotten their golden tickets at DHS and had made it pretty far on the show. Skylar Laine I think was the most recent one.
Ok, so I am going to have to add this to my fall to do list. Sounds like it was a pretty fun thing to see.
After Idol we hooked up with the group, by now it was going on 8:45pm. At this point we were all pretty hungry. We had given up our dinner reservation and had planned that everyone would just fend for themselves. My folks wanted to try their chances at Sci Fi. I don't recall if they got in that night, or a different one but they may have gotten in, or not I honestly don't recall.
The rest of had the World Showcase in mind, nothing at DHS sounded nearly as good. So we headed out and over. We may have walked we may have taken the boat for once but given that I didn't take any pictures (likely because my phone was about dead) I have no idea. Kerri was convinced that she could just walk up somewhere and get in. I dont remember where but she and Eric went off to try. It may have been Rose and Crown, I'm honestly not sure. As for the rest of us, we decided to split up, and then meet to eat. Eric was DYING to go to France. Everyone else wanted Mexico. As we were all starving, we hustled. Which turned out to be a good thing as it was about 9:15 but the time we got through the IG and decided. Hey, wed had tea at 2 and the boys had a late lunch at the villa so its not quite as bad as it sounds. Still, we were hungry!
I think it is kinda fun that you all split up to find what made each of you happy.
great pics of the two of you! You can definitely tell he is your son! He looks just like you.
Pictures do NOT do it justice. It was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good. All of it. I hope to eat the same meal next week. I am at least counting on the cronut and rita for sure! I love the sandwich but with all the F&G kiosks, it might not make the cut.
I may have to try the cronut again. I tried it in January and it ended up in the garbage. It was so heavy with grease if I pressed it flat grease dripped from it. I know people rave about it though..so I figure I just got a bad one.
As we sat, Illuminations started! Turns out the park had gone back to a 10pm WS close and Illuminations start. Did not expect that on January 1 that's for sure. We have had trips where our timing has been so off, we've not seen a single firework show. This would be our 3rd time seeing Illuminations in 4 nights (for some of us anyway). Crazy!!!!!!!
And Crazy Cool.
That is crazy cool indeed!
However, this turned out to be a problem for Kerri and Eric. They tried to get seated a few places (and I never said I told you so later) had no luck as no one was still seating and then by the time they tried to get counter service from somewhere, stuff was closed! They headed back and got something in the room as well that they werent happy with although I cant recall what.
Unreal.
That kinda stinks for them. But... sorry to say it doesn't exactly surprise me. I mean.. with crowds and near closing... I would have been surprised if they had found a place that would seat them.
We had some fun last night and can't wait for you to get here and join us! 
Maybe not AK. Ok, so now I am really curious. I can't wait to see what you found.
And I'm glad to see that you got better service at the bar waiting out the rain. A few margaritas can make everything better. Temporarily at least. 
