Mommy...Why does Crush talk like you? Final thoughts and summary 10/15

[jordanyosh]

First.....that's one of my only complaints about WL that there's only one pool. There's the VWL pool, but really there should be a quiet pool as well....
So as a result, crowded pool almost constantly.

I wish you could've started a shower of white pool towels screaming at the top of your lungs "Come and get your towels because we're taking ONE extra lounger....

Kids are not easily removed from the pool.

HHBG seems to have picked out his side of the bed......

 

[imp&pixie]

Ouch. Sorry. Spencer sucks his thumb and has screwed his jaw up pretty well, so we are already anticipating the thousands of dollars in orthodontic work for him.

My 7.5 yr old DS never sucked his thumb or used a pacifier and we just had to spend $5K on orthodontics to correct his class 3 crossbite. So, don't beat yourself up over the thumb sucking (or pacifiers for the other mom), it can happen to anyone.

 

[camelotcats]

Chapter 4: An Auspicious start to our Dining Experiences....

First, let me preface my chapter by whining that I am EXHAUSTED! The lack of rest on the trip has really caught up to me today. I absolutely have to go grocery shopping today, too. (I put it off during the rain, but we are out of frozen meals) All I want to do is to crawl back into bed. Maybe I over did it yesterday trying to get things done.

ANYWAY!!

When we last left you, everyone BUT ME was asleep. I finished unpacking, pulled out the rest of Spencer’s clothes for the night (under that blanket, he was only wearing undies), stashed the suitcases, and set up my cargo pockets for the next day. By then, it was tim to head down to the Whispering Canyon Café for our dinner ADR.

I got the kids up, and woke up HHBG. Both kids rolled over and went back to sleep.

‘COME ON GUYS! GET UP!!”

Nothin’

Finally, I force-dressed Spencer, and HHBG carried the little boy and I carried the little girl down to the restaurant. It was Mobbed. I guess WCC is a popular first day restaurant. I went to the podium to check in, and was informed that they were running about 30 minutes behind schedule. I said that was fine, got my BUZZER THINGIE which HHBG did NOT put into his front pocket, and went to find HHBG. He was with a now-awake Spencer who was playing with the lincoln logs by the front entrance.

I carried the sleeping girl to the nearest empty chair and sat down. HHBG and Spencer sat on a nearby couch. HHBG snapped these pics while we waited:

Pardon the dumb expression on my face..I was exhausted and trying to stay awake.

Awake, but barely.

Oh, and these are probably the best pictures that night of the outfits I made....

Finally, 45 minutes after our ADR, the buzzer thingie went off. We went over to get seated, and got Brianna awake. Our waitress came and introduced herself, and we ordered drinks. I got a coke (My usual when dining with my children), HHBG got a strawberry bottomless shake, Spencer got a bubblegum shake, and Brianna got apple juice, thn quickly changed her mind to wanting a bubblegum shake, too. (Blech)

Then we checked out the menu...

the kids “didn’t care”, so we got the skillet for the table, knowing that there was something on there for everyone.....kind of.

All around us, all sorts of hijinks were going on. (Does anyone still use that word?). People screaming for ketchup, huge glasses being delivered, waiters and waitresses whooping it up with their tables, etc. We, on the other hand were being ignored. I couldn’t even get a refill on my coke, and ended up swiping Brianna’s undrunk apple juice.

Someone (not our waitress) brought us our food. We asked him to send our waitress over so we could get drink refills, and we dug in. Brianna was all about the mashed potatoes, so we gave her a BUNCH of those, knowing we could always get more....if the waitress ever remembered that we existed. HHBG was done with his shake, but again, no waitress to be found. She was literally walking by us and not looking at us. Is this part of the skit?? If it is, it sucks.

Spencer really liked the corn bread. He’s not a dinner eater, so I was just happy he was eating something. I had a bunch of beans, as they were really great, too. The salad (which came at the same time as everything else???) Was pretty good, too.

THE MEAT, on the other hand......was HORRIBLE.

The ribs were cooked into submission. They were dry, tough, and tasteless. The chicken was so dry and tough it was inedible. The pulled pork, which is usually my favorite item of BBQ was greasy, full of fat and gristle and almost no meat, and was nasty. You could practically bounce the shrimp off of the floor it was so rubbery.

But, the sides were good, so we ate those, and figured when the waitress came for our refills of food and drinks (if ever), we would just let her know our meat wasn’t so great and could we get a new plate.

Well.

Then they had the “horse races”

Then we waited for the waitress...

We finished the sides. Brianna was begging for more mashed potatoes or dessert.

All the drinks were gone.

No waitress.

Still no waitress.

Still no waitress....and the kids were starting to fall asleep at the table....

Finaly, after 20 minutes, I had had enough. I announced to the kids we were going back to the room, and HHBG said he would get our check.

I ended up having to carry the kids to the room, breaking my belt clip for my cell phone in the process. I gave the kids some peanut M&Ms for dessert, and sat down to wait for HHBG....

And Wait....

And wait....

After another 20 minutes HHBG came in. I don’t know if he finally got the waitress or if he had to get a manager to get him his check. It was ridiculous. He was furious.

Overall reviews of WCC Dinner: What kind of BBQ place has lousy meat? We had bad meat and bad service, though the sides were excellent. We felt ignored and overlooked, and were ticked that we didn’t even get decent service. It was a joke, and we talked about cancelling our ADRs for breakfast the day we left....did we?

I let him calm down and get the kids into the bath, while I went and refilled our refillable mugs. We needed carbonated goodness to deal with this....I got myself a Coke and HHBG a Root beer....Then we "vented" a while during the kids' bath.

We got the kids bathed, into pajamas, teeth brushed and into bed. We set the alarm, and got into be ourselves. HHBG and I tried sitting up with the light on while the kids went to sleep, but that didn’t work, so we turned off the light.....we had an early day the next day and needed the kids to get some rest.

Soon, HHBG’s snores filled the room....

I needed to stay up to put out the “toys from Mickey”!!

Come on, go to sleep kids!!

But soon, I too, was out cold asleep....

Would I make it up in time for their gifts?? Would the surprise be ruined?? Tune in next time dear friends......Same Bat time, same Bat channel (Sorry, I just couldn’t resist)

Coming Soon: Is it MGM or DHS? And you’re taking your little ones on WHAT!?!

 

[camelotcats]

Hmm...I am looking at that picture of brianna....maybe the salad did come out first...my notes say things came out on top of each other....maybe I meant the skillet came very quickly after the salad??

 

[Hedy]

I'm sorry your wcc experience was so bad.

 

[camelotcats]

Thanks. I'm looking at a couple of places near the Scarsdale border and on Brandt Terrace. Hopefully, those areas are not scary.

But you're right, that is true of every town/neighborhood in the NYMetro area.

Have fun!

Add me to that list... it just started a few months ago, but he's on it from the time he gets home from work until he falls asleep at the computer. That's why I can't get him to write the next update for our trippie. Guess we'll have to skip his train tour....

Sorry that your vacation wasn't very relaxing, but I usually feel like I need a vacation to recover from my vacation when I return from WDW. Hopefully you can catch up now that the kiddos are back at school, right?

Gotta watch the WINGS play tonight at 10pm too!!!!

Its very addicting. Good luck getting him off of it. It's probably the biggest thing HHBg and I fight about.

10PM start is TOO LATE for me. Glad they won, tho. GO WINGS!!

First.....that's one of my only complaints about WL that there's only one pool. There's the VWL pool, but really there should be a quiet pool as well....
So as a result, crowded pool almost constantly.

I wish you could've started a shower of white pool towels screaming at the top of your lungs "Come and get your towels because we're taking ONE extra lounger....

Kids are not easily removed from the pool.

HHBG seems to have picked out his side of the bed......

I wasn't thrilled withthe pool. One pool is fine, but it could have been bigger to accomodate the number of people. it's a big hotel.

My 7.5 yr old DS never sucked his thumb or used a pacifier and we just had to spend $5K on orthodontics to correct his class 3 crossbite. So, don't beat yourself up over the thumb sucking (or pacifiers for the other mom), it can happen to anyone.

Thanks. I am currently undergoing major dental work to fix a serious overbite that was causing arthritis, so I know they might have needed it ANYWAY, but he has now guaranteed it.

 

[ncsjodi]

Wow! And I thought our WCC experience was bad...

Were you seated in the front room or did you get delegated to the back like we did? We never saw any of the hijinx at all since we were seated all by ourselves. Our waitress threw straws at us and gave DD6 a really long straw, but that's about it. Luckily we did hear the announcement about the pony rides or else we would have missed that as well.

I agree about the food. The meat was pretty bad, although I think our ribs were decent. The salad was good, as were the potatoes. Luckily our server was better than yours, so we did get refills and dessert.

I hope your next day was better!

 

[camelotcats]

I'm sorry your wcc experience was so bad.

Me too. Like I said, I don't know if it was just that the waitress was so bad and we just didn't get a good skillet, or if that's usual for them.

The rest of the trippie gets better! The first day was stinky!

(Otherwise I would have just called this, "the super downer of a whiney trippie...read at your own risk!!")

 

[camelotcats]

Wow! And I thought our WCC experience was bad...

Were you seated in the front room or did you get delegated to the back like we did? We never saw any of the hijinx at all since we were seated all by ourselves. Our waitress threw straws at us and gave DD6 a really long straw, but that's about it. Luckily we did hear the announcement about the pony rides or else we would have missed that as well.

I agree about the food. The meat was pretty bad, although I think our ribs were decent. The salad was good, as were the potatoes. Luckily our server was better than yours, so we did get refills and dessert.

I hope your next day was better!

It got a lot better.

We were dead center in the front room. That's why it was so weird. People around us were all in the middle of a rousting good time, and we were sitting there like the kid who puked everywhere at the last party, and no one wants to get too close this time.

How's THAT for an early morning image.

 

[ncsjodi]

Its very addicting. Good luck getting him off of it. It's probably the biggest thing HHBg and I fight about.

10PM start is TOO LATE for me. Glad they won, tho. GO WINGS!!

I stayed up for the game and I'm paying for it now. DD6 is in the first grade musical at school and has to be there an hour early for the next two weeks. So, I have to get up early! This morning came way too early for me!

GO WINGS!

Did you see the Rangers score?? Buzz must be so mad!

Thanks. I am currently undergoing major dental work to fix a serious overbite that was causing arthritis, so I know they might have needed it ANYWAY, but he has now guaranteed it.

DD4 is a thumb sucker and there are no signs of her stopping anytime soon. So, we'll probably need to plan for orthodontics there too. Plus, DD6 has an extremely small mouth, so that's two...

 

[ncsjodi]

It got a lot better.

We were dead center in the front room. That's why it was so weird. People around us were all in the middle of a rousting good time, and we were sitting there like the kid who puked everywhere at the last party, and no one wants to get too close this time.

How's THAT for an early morning image.

Glad it gets better!

Thanks for the mental image...

 

[jcc0621]

Sorry that you WCC experience so was so bad. I keep saying we should really try this place, but I keep getting put off, DS does not do well with noise....SOunds like I wouldn't be missing much

 

[Native NYer]

Sorry about your experience at WCC. Bad service is the worst. How can a server be that oblivious and miss an entire table? That's what happened to us at O'hana in January.

And bad meat at a BBQ place is shocking! At least the sides were good.

 

[carrieannie]

WOW Dude!! Another update!! I`ll check it out after I brush my teeth!

 

[Jrabbit910]

What a horrible sounding experience. Its so upseting when you expect something to be so good and it turns out so bad... I hope future dining experiences are much better for u guys...

 

[The Moonk's Mom]

Dang...that sucks! You really had to be asking yourself at this point how the rest of the week was going to go! I hope a good night sleep helps out!

BTW my DH snores LOUDLY and always falls asleep before me. Drives me insane when I am trying to do something like the "mickey gifts" because then I have a hard time falling asleep.

Have fun grocery shoppping!

 

[disneyhockeymad]

aww I'm sorry for your experience with the food.
Thank goodness for re-fillable mugs though!!
Hope your days in the parks make up for the 'lost' server!

 

[camelotcats]

I stayed up for the game and I'm paying for it now. DD6 is in the first grade musical at school and has to be there an hour early for the next two weeks. So, I have to get up early! This morning came way too early for me!

GO WINGS!

Did you see the Rangers score?? Buzz must be so mad!

DD4 is a thumb sucker and there are no signs of her stopping anytime soon. So, we'll probably need to plan for orthodontics there too. Plus, DD6 has an extremely small mouth, so that's two...

OOf. I get too little sleep as it is. I have actually been on medication for insomnia, but it just makes it harder for me to wake up int he morining. I'm used to dealing with little sleep, but I really felt like I was getting NONE last week.

Glad it gets better!

Thanks for the mental image...

You're welcome!

Sorry that you WCC experience so was so bad. I keep saying we should really try this place, but I keep getting put off, DS does not do well with noise....SOunds like I wouldn't be missing much

It was certainly loud. I know many people have had great experiences there, just like the great experience we had in a restaurant later in the trip where others have had the worst meals of their trips. The service more than the food pointed to a larger problem to me....

Sorry about your experience at WCC. Bad service is the worst. How can a server be that oblivious and miss an entire table? That's what happened to us at O'hana in January.

And bad meat at a BBQ place is shocking! At least the sides were good.

I have no idea how it happened.

I am spoiled. HHBG lets me get BBQ whenever we go down south....and there's a pretty good place at 42nd and 7th. Virgil's.

WOW Dude!! Another update!! I`ll check it out after I brush my teeth!

I'm sorry you're sick! No fuzzy teeth!

What a horrible sounding experience. Its so upseting when you expect something to be so good and it turns out so bad... I hope future dining experiences are much better for u guys...

Most were. Some were downright awesome.

Dang...that sucks! You really had to be asking yourself at this point how the rest of the week was going to go! I hope a good night sleep helps out!

BTW my DH snores LOUDLY and always falls asleep before me. Drives me insane when I am trying to do something like the "mickey gifts" because then I have a hard time falling asleep.

Have fun grocery shoppping!

Yes, at that point I was a bit worried, but things got better quickly the next day.

HHBG didn't snore except when he had a cold when I met him...well at least when I first would have noticed. though he ALWAYS fell asleep first, but I am used to that. Then we both put on some weight when I was pregnant with Spencer, and he started to snore nightly. This past year, we both have lost about 20 lbs, and he doesn't snore as often anymore, but ALWAYS when we are on vacation. When he STOPPED snoring, I had problems sleeping...I kept checking to be sure he was still breathing! He's my own personal white-noise machine. As long as he doesn't have a sinus thing going on, then he has that scary snoring I can't sleep through.

I HATE Costco. If the prices weren't so much better there, I would never go. I skipped the regular grocery store, I'll go tomorrow. I got breakfast cereal, juice boxes, school snacks, COKE, and frozen fish. I have frozen veggies and rice already....thawed dinner tonight. lol.

aww I'm sorry for your experience with the food.
Thank goodness for re-fillable mugs though!!
Hope your days in the parks make up for the 'lost' server!

Refillable mugs...best thing EVER. Well, mabe not, but they were awesome.

The parks had their ups and downs, but the first day had an unforseen awesome start that kind of made my trip.....

 

[camelotcats]

HUGE soccer game on in 30 minutes....must park self in front of TV....

GO LIVERPOOL!!

 

[KatGarcia]

Man that sucks about WCC! We had a great time there...and we were stuck in the back and i thought we'd get ignored. I guess it comes down to the server, we had an awesome one. I would have gone to the manager when you never saw the waitress for drink refills! Did you guys do the DDP, I can't remember...if you did...I bet you didn't tip!