aprincess72
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- Feb 17, 2007
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Part 1:
I usually hang out on the wedding board since I just got married at WDW 2 months ago. This is my first TR on the TR board!!
DH and I are AP holders and we usually hit WDW at least twice a month since we only live a couple of hours away. This trip was probably our last for the summer though since we try to avoid the heat and the crowds.
Let me begin on Sunday I prepared a big dinner for Fathers Day and for my birthday so we had my parents and my brother over. At some point one of my darling dog children, Chance, ended up with a gash in his side. I dont know what he did but hes a maniac whippet and they have thin skin so its not unusual to tear their skin. It didnt look to bad so I figured we would see what it looked like the next morning . The morning we are supposed to leave early to go to WDW .
Heres my little stinker:
For my birthday, my mom gave me this:
Monday morning we are up at 6:30 ready to go. When I look at poor Chances wound I realize he probably needs stitches so I take him to the vet at 7:30. We were going to leave at 8 but I cant just leave my baby! So we stuck around until 9 and the vet decided he needed to be there until 5. I would just have to leave him and let my mom pick him up. We have 2 whippets and a cockatiel who were headed to grandmas anyway!
$300 later we are finally on our way! We arrived around noon and headed straight for the Grand Floridian. I wanted to rent a boat and cruise around the Seven Seas Lagoon and Bay Lake. DH missed the turn to GF so we went to the Contemporary instead.
We stopped for a photo op on our way to the marina:
It was a very hot day and I was surprised there were not too many people out on the water. We rented a Boston Whaler which I neglected to take a picture of in all my excitement! Here are a few pics we shot from the lake:
We didnt get married here (married at SBP) but I had to get a picture of this:
I remember going to Discovery Island as a kid so we took a few spins around it. I cannot believe the amount of birds hanging out on this island! Im a bit of a bird nerd so I was very excited to see just how many varieties were there!
Heres just a few shots:
I really enjoyed the boat ride!
After we docked I was hungry! I thought the bar at the Contemporary served appetizers but we were too early for that. We went down to the little counter service place inside and I had a bacon cheese and chicken sandwich and DH had a beer. It was quite yummy actually:
After our boat ride we decided to go to the hotel and check in. I travel for my job so I am a Hilton Honors points queen! When we stay over night we typically stay at the Hilton in DTD since I always have the points to do it for free. Free is good!
We arrive at the Hilton and they tell us our room is not ready yet. It's after 3:00 pm at this point! So the guy tells me he has a fabulous upgrade for me and he will see if he can hurry it up. We head over to DTD to kill some time and wait for the room. We get back to the hotel around 4:45 and the room is still not ready! UGH! DH is dying for a nap and I want to get ready for our dinner at Boma! The desk manager goes to the room personally to see what the deal was and comes back to tell us it won't be ready until 9:00 PM! He says it's a huge VIP suite and totally worth waiting for. There was still someone in it though with a late check out. I knew this would not work for DH so I gave up my suite upgrade for a plain 'ole room!
A little while later this arrived:
It was a white cake with strawberry or rasberry filling. Very good but very sweet!
I didn't want to ruin my appetite for Boma so I only had a few bites!
Up next.... dinner!
FINALLY!!! 
