My Take on the Girls Only DL Trip

[Stacerita]

Now where did I leave off?

Oh yeah, we had just freshened up a bit and we were heading on over to DTD to have dinner. So we left the room and started the walk over with Lorealle using the shortcut. Lorealle is really a cute little thing. She was making the big walk over in a cute dress and heels. And here we all were in our most comfy shoes (which didn't feel all that comfy) and comfy clothes that were only slightly damp still, and our hair looking all crazy like. And yes, we did freshen up.

The walk wasn't that long, but boy were we glad when we got there. We noticed someone sitting out in front of the Jazz Kitchen alone, but they looked sorta familar, so we asked if she was a DIS lady, and sure enough it was. We just met 21Yankees, Steph. Talk about a sweet lady. Not a minute later, Cristabel shows up as well. Yeah, my final roomie has arrived. Well, not like I wait till the last minute or anything, but I needed to head down to the bookstore to pick up a gift for DBF. So a few of us head over there while some stay behind to greet the others as they arrive.

I was a little bummed when we got back and I head how there was at least one of the ladies who was not all that nice to everyone. Im not going to name names or toss anyone under the bus. But when doing a meet like this, you are bound to not know everyone, and some people going solo might find it hard to show up. So when someone introduces them self, if you aren't sure who it is, or don't recognize the name, don't just say, "I don't know you" and walk away, thats rude and not nice. Ok, back to the report.

We all get seated at the Jazz Kitchen and it was nice. I really enjoyed meeting and getting to know some of the ladies there.

Steph and Jenn

Amy and Cheryl

Lorealle and Michelle

As you can see we had a great time together. The food was good but pricey. I'm not sure if I would go back again. I might to just give it another try, but I wasn't overly impressed with it. I know we were a large group, and the bill at the end was difficult, but goodness, it took forever to get out of there.

There were a bunch of us itching to get back to the parks. We had been collecting fast passes during the day and were dying to use them. I usually don't name name, but this time I will. Amy was ready to pimp slap someone if she didn't get into the park ASAP! Finally the park gods heard our snippyness and we paid the check and ran. We were now on our way back to DL.

The easy way back to the park would have been to take the monorail in, but nooooo, we didn't think about that. We walked all the way to the security check to get back in. Thats when it happened. My bag dumped over and my phone fell out. It looked fine at the time, but it wasn't. Wouldn't find out till later that it broke inside and I could no longer charge it. My phone was dying a slow death and I didn't even know.

So we get back into DL head over to Indy to use our passes. Lucky we have enough passes to go around for everyone. So we ride Indy and then move every so slowly over to Space Mountain. Thats the one problem when going with a group, it seems you move more slowly per each person you add. If you don't believe me, ask Amy. But we made it eventually. By the time we finished the ride it was getting late and the park was going to close. So we all headed off back to our rooms/home/cars.

While Amy, Michelle and I headed to the room, Cristabel headed to her car so she was going to meet us there. We get to the room and start getting our stuff in order. After a day of sweating, sunscreen, and Splash water, we were all in need of a shower. We all worked it out and it went smoothly.

I was sleeping on the roll a way bed. I was a bit nervous since I went to sat on it and it was not comfortable at all.

My roll a way bed
Surprisingly though, laying on it was great. Something about the way it sunk it and where the bar was craddled me in my sleep. Granted, I didn't sleep straight through the night, but insomnia is with me even on vacation. Everyone else sounded like they were sleeping wonderfully though. Once again I won't name names, but more than one of them were snoring something fierce.

Once it looked about time to get up, I decided to jump into the shower and get my day going.

 

[grumpyvet]

My TR is your TR.

Awwwww, how sweet!! But you are right, my report would be repetitive!!!

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There were a bunch of us itching to get back to the parks. We had been collecting fast passes during the day and were dying to use them. I usually don't name name, but this time I will. Amy was ready to pimp slap someone if she didn't get into the park ASAP!

Naming names, tut tut tut!! I was a bit fired up about getting out of there. And I agree, the food was fine, but not extra special enough for the price. And truly, I have a child's taste, so the food was a bit too "fancy" for me. I am more a , well, now that I have finally tried one, a corndog kind of gal!!!

Yeah, probably was me snoring. I do that sorry!!!

Your report makes me laugh since I get to relive the fun...I really do LOL!!!!

Oh, and sucks about your phone!!! That kind of stuff sure happens and stinks when it does!! That kind of thing is NOT "all good".

Amy

 

[MamaKate]

Stacie~ I'm really enjoying your TR . It's actually very entertaining .

I look forward to hearing the rest .

 

[wendylady36]

I was a little bummed when we got back and I head how there was at least one of the ladies who was not all that nice to everyone. Im not going to name names or toss anyone under the bus. But when doing a meet like this, you are bound to not know everyone, and some people going solo might find it hard to show up. So when someone introduces them self, if you aren't sure who it is, or don't recognize the name, don't just say, "I don't know you" and walk away, thats rude and not nice.

That makes me sad and a little worried

Oh well, I guess you can't win them all.

I love love love your trip report so far! It sounds like you all had a blast, and I love that you don't leave any details out, it makes it all the more funny!

 

[disney-inspired]

There were a bunch of us itching to get back to the parks. We had been collecting fast passes during the day and were dying to use them. I usually don't name name, but this time I will. Amy was ready to pimp slap someone if she didn't get into the park ASAP! Finally the park gods heard our snippyness and we paid the check and ran. We were now on our way back to DL.

So we get back into DL head over to Indy to use our passes. Lucky we have enough passes to go around for everyone. So we ride Indy and then move every so slowly over to Space Mountain. Thats the one problem when going with a group, it seems you move more slowly per each person you add. If you don't believe me, ask Amy. But we made it eventually. By the time we finished the ride it was getting late and the park was going to close. So we all headed off back to our rooms/home/cars.

While Amy, Michelle and I headed to the room, Cristabel headed to her car so she was going to meet us there. We get to the room and start getting our stuff in order. After a day of sweating, sunscreen, and Splash water, we were all in need of a shower. We all worked it out and it went smoothly.

Everyone else sounded like they were sleeping wonderfully though. Once again I won't name names, but more than one of them were snoring something fierce.

It totally took forever to calculate costs, but I won't name names either but certain people (not our side) really wanted the Disney Visa discount.

Oh and I believe you about the whole adding on time when you add on people. Next time it will be you, me, Amy and Steph (if she can make it) we're all pretty fast walkers and don't dilly dally

I know what you mean about sleeping well, I heard it too

 

[mommaU4]

That makes me sad and a little worried

Oh well, I guess you can't win them all.

I love love love your trip report so far! It sounds like you all had a blast, and I love that you don't leave any details out, it makes it all the more funny!

It makes me sad too. And to be honest I am shocked to hear that.

I suppose when you have a group of over 35 ladies getting together it's bound to happen, BUT to ease your mind, I will tell you that everyone I met on that Saturday there could NOT have been nicer or more welcoming.

Another nice thing about such a large group is there will definitely be someone or several someones you will connect with.

And if all else fails, I'm nice to everyone, come hang with me! Or I try to be. I might say "I don't know you, who the heck are you??" but I won't walk away.

 

[wendylady36]

And if all else fails, I'm nice to everyone, come hang with me! Or I try to be. I might say "I don't know you, who the heck are you??" but I won't walk away.

Will you recognize me if I'm wearing hooker shoes and carry a bottle of wine in one hand and a margarita in the other and have hooker red nail polish on?

I'll admit, I am a bit worried about fitting in, but if all else fails, I'll be in Disneyland so I wont be able to complain!

 

[grumpyvet]

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Oh and I believe you about the whole adding on time when you add on people. Next time it will be you, me, Amy and Steph (if she can make it) we're all pretty fast walkers and don't dilly dally

I know what you mean about sleeping well, I heard it too

Okay, so I am not totally commando when I do DL, but in defense of myself..

I HAD FASTPASSES in my hot little hand!!!!


Oh, so now we ALL know that I was the one snoring. I think that I warned my roomies that it was inevitable...when you sleep in a clown car, you might get elephants trumpeting too!!!



Amy

 

[grumpyvet]

I'll admit, I am a bit worried about fitting in, but if all else fails, I'll be in Disneyland so I wont be able to complain!

Wendy I am sure you will find someone or more to spend the time with. I am not much for major group activities, more into being silly in the parks and socializing in line. Others were more into hanging by the pool and getting to know one another over a couple glasses of wine. All worked, all happened and IT WAS ALL GOOD.

I am the one who got "slighted" at the Jazz Kitchen. I was in no way offended or hurt. I just thought, okay dokay..let's move on with our day!! I only shared the story as I found it a hoot and to give others a "heads up".

So, no worrying...unless we do turn out to be creepy internet stalkers!!!

 

[wendylady36]

I am the one who got "slighted" at the Jazz Kitchen. I was in no way offended or hurt. I jsut thought, okay dokay..let's move on with our day!! I only shared the story as I found it a hoot and to give others a "heads up".

So, no worrying...unless we do turn out to be creepy internet stalkers!!!

Sorry that had to happen to you It makes me sad when stuff like that happens. I'm one of those people that tries to get along with everyone.

And who knows, maybe I'm a creepy internet stalker, we can all stalk together

Oh, and the snoring cracks me up! I usually end up sharing a bed with my mom and she sounds like a freaking helicopter, but I find the sound comforting, and once I stop laughing my butt off I sleep really well

 

[mommaU4]

Will you recognize me if I'm wearing hooker shoes and carry a bottle of wine in one hand and a margarita in the other and have hooker red nail polish on?

I'll admit, I am a bit worried about fitting in, but if all else fails, I'll be in Disneyland so I wont be able to complain!

If you show up like that, you'll be sure to get lots of attention. Mainly from security guards escorting you off the premises, but still.

Wendy I am sure you will find someone or more to spend th e time with. I am not much for major group activities, more into being silly in the parks and socializing in line. Others were more into haninging by the pool and getting to know one another over a couple glasses of wine. All worked, all happened and IT WAS ALL GOOD.

I am the one who got "slighted" at the Jazz Kitchen. I was in no way offended or hurt. I just thought, okay dokay..let's move on with our day!! I only shared the story as I found it a hoot and to give others a "heads up".

So, no worrying...unless we do turn out to be creepy internet stalkers!!!

I'm sorry that happened but I'm glad you were able to brush it off and still have a great time. So great you've caved and are going again!

I'm on the go so much when I'm there with my kids, that for me I'd like to keep a more mellow pace, do some shopping, some eating, some socializing, etc. Maybe not the whole time, I do want to hit some rides! But at least for part of it.
That is what's so great about a big group, you can almost always find someone who's willing to hang out with you and do whatever you're into at the moment.

 

[wendylady36]

If you show up like that, you'll be sure to get lots of attention. Mainly from security guards escorting you off the premises, but still.

They'll have to catch me first! ...but with my shoes it shouldn't be too hard, I'll probably end up tripping and falling into a fountain.

 

[Stacerita]

Oh, so now we ALL know that I was the one snoring. I think that I warned my roomies that it was inevitable...when you sleep in a clown car, you might get elephants trumpeting too!!!
Amy

 

[Stacerita]

Oh, so now we ALL know that I was the one snoring. I think that I warned my roomies that it was inevitable...when you sleep in a clown car, you might get elephants trumpeting too!!!

Amy

OK ok, I should confess.....I'm a snorer too. Its just that when I am awake, I notice everyone else snoring as well. If you guys woke up, you would have heard me. I in no way was trying to toss anyone under the bus. But truth be told, the snoring was loud.

 

[grumpyvet]

But truth be told, the snoring was loud.

Well, anything worth doing is worth doing right!!!! yep, that's what my grandma used to say.


Amy

 

[lisadoll93]

Well, anything worth doing is worth doing right!!!! yep, that's what my grandma used to say.


Amy

 

[Stacerita]

Ugh, Im slacking. I was hoping to have more of the report done by now. Hopefully I will get more of it posted later tonight.

 

[grumpyvet]

And the story continues...........

 

[Stacerita]

I am just going to skip right over the LPF (especially since it only happened in
DBF's imagination). So up we get early on Friday morning. I was up first. Not because of anyone's snoring. Just because I have a hard time sleeping in general and my body knew it was time to get up. So I quickly hopped in the shower (I was careful not to slip) and got myself all clean. It was great that there was another sink outside the bathroom so we all were able to get ready without having to wait for each other too much.

I just have to say that I loved our view from our balcony. What a way to wake up in the morning.

Cristabel got ready much faster than the rest of us and was just itchin to get
going and make it to rope drop. Since she was driving her car over there, she headed out to get to the parking structure and tram it over to the front of the line. I know she ran into Steph and they ended up being the first ones on Peter Pan. Part of me is jealous for that, but I chose to blow dry my hair. And those who roomed with me know what a feat that is.

My hair was not the only thing that kept us from going warp speed that morning. We all had to do what became known as "creative stretching" of our martini glass shirts. I guess I really should have paid more attention to the sizing. It was pretty obvious that I ordered a kiddie size and not a woman size. When I looked at Amy and Michelle, I could see I was not alone in that. So with the creative stretching and team work we all were able to get out shirts to fit us and look only semi obscene. Granted we all looked like Hooters rejects, but we wore our shirts proudly.

Side note.....thanks to Michelle for bringing muffins to share. They were
yummy.

Amy, Michelle and I got to the front gates just as they were doing rope drop, so we were only a few minutes behind. The first thing we decided to do was jump on the double decker bus and head down Main St. As we were traveling along, guess who we spot standing there?......our good friend Tom from the day before. Unfortunately we couldn't get his attention so we didn't get to chat with him again. We took our pic at at Ariel's shell.

After that, I can't remember exactly what order we started doing everything, but we did start stocking up on fast passes as soon as we could. I remember we also hit a bunch of rides....Space Mountain, Alice in Wonderland, Buzz, the Carousel, Big Thunder and a bunch more.

By this time it was time for us to meet up for our lunch at Blue Bayou.
Michelle and I were doing the lunch and Amy was going to take the time to do some exploring on her own. Since she isn't doing her own trip report, I will
let you know what she did during her solo time. She hopped on over to DCA and road ToT a bunch of times.

She had a pretzel which she said was delish. Then she needed a bit of AC so she stopped into Animation. While there, she copped a squat on the floor and took a nice nap. When she woke from her nap, she high tailed it over to the meeting place for the VIP Tour.

Back to Blue Bayou. Now why do I have Linda Ronstadt going through my mind??? It was great finally meeting more of our group. There was a little confusion getting us all in to the place and seated since some used a different entrance for the scooters and some of us went through the front. But once inside it was all good.

I will say that it was really dark in there. I love the lanterns hanging over
head, but they don't give off nearly enough light to suit my fancy. I believe
there were a total of 15 of us at the lunch. We were seated at a long table so you were only able to chat with those one or two away from you on either side and right across from you. We were not on the water, but its nice no matter where you are seated. Except right by the kitchen I guess. Lucky for us we were close to the restrooms. But not so close that it was icky.

The food was good. Pricey yes, but I am paying for everything, not just my food when eating there. So was it worth it? I would say so. Not something I do all the time, so it was a nice treat. I had the prime rib which was really good. Others had the ribs, monte cristo and the mushroom dish. All had good things to say about their food. The rolls that they give out at the start were delish. And at the end of the meal they passed out mints which were good. The only thing that I had a problem with was drinks not getting refilled. We did have a large party, but boy, was I thirsty.

I really had fun getting to know everyone and acting silly at the meal. We must have been quite a distraction though. We were loud and with our shirts we just stood out. Back fat and all. The checks went much more smoothly this time than the night before. Don't know why, it just did. So I was thankful for that.

Once done with our meal and our chit chat we knew we had to get moving to make it to meet everyone else for the VIP tour. So we left Blue Bayou and headed out. The meeting place was out by the "C" of California. We must have looked like a school trip gone bad with our matching shirts all hustling in a line zig zagging through the crowds. But we all made it out to the meeting place. Seeing all of us out there was something.

I guess I didn't realize how many of us there were until I actually saw us all
out there. Thankfully, there were trees out there to stand under. Because this was quite a hot day. So not only did we put up with cabbage patch kids shirt sizes and back fat, we also had to worry about pit stains from sweat. Nice bunch of ladies huh?

Amy finally made it and meet back up with us. She quickly told us of her
wonderful adventures and of her nap. We filled her in on lunch and all.

Lesley was great. She had everything organized and let us know what was going on. She was also the person who brought Barbie Beth so she could go on the tour with us.

Now that was great planning. I don't think we could thank Lesley enough for organizing the VIP tour for us. Its not easy to get that many women to do something. But she did.

So now is the time we were just waiting around waiting for our tour guides and for the VIP tour to start.

Next up....the VIP Tour, Ryan, his backside and preferred seating.

 

[wendylady36]

Oh my goodness, you had me laughing so hard! Looks like a lot of fun, back fat and all! I hate my back fat!