No cats to herd this time! It's just the two of us!UPDATED 11/24-DIS Meet & Departure
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mommytothreeboys
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Hi Sara! Still here and caught up on your latest updates!
So sorry about Shawn's feet. UGH! I made the mistake of wearing flip-flops one day in Vegas and boy was I sorry! Hurting feet are no fun!
The F&G pics are absolutely gorgeous. Kudos to the photographer!
Good for Shawn for being a sport and trying Beverly!
I just love the WS and your pics of Mexico take me back. Aahh....*sigh*.
OH..and I totally agree about the birds. ICK!!
So sorry about Shawn's feet. UGH! I made the mistake of wearing flip-flops one day in Vegas and boy was I sorry! Hurting feet are no fun!
The F&G pics are absolutely gorgeous. Kudos to the photographer!
Good for Shawn for being a sport and trying Beverly!
I just love the WS and your pics of Mexico take me back. Aahh....*sigh*.
OH..and I totally agree about the birds. ICK!!
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I'm still with you too Sara! 
I hope to have an update up sometime in the next day! 
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And......I might have something to tell everyone about....maybe, just maybe....
Sara
Is that extended free dining haunting you?
Is that extended free dining haunting you?
Well, that would be nice....but I'll have to wait and see....we're thinking of FEBRUARY!!! I do hope they will come out with some kind of 4/3 thing like they did last year though....that would be super duper nice!
I'll explain more about it later....there's a "catch"!
Sara
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And......I might have something to tell everyone about....maybe, just maybe....
Sara
Oh you tease you! LOL
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BUMP!
he he he, I know the secret.....
Just coming on to see if you had a ticker...
he he he, I know the secret.....
Just coming on to see if you had a ticker...
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mommytothreeboys
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oooooh! A surprise with a "catch"! Can't wait to hear it!
HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS, FOLKS
..SHES DOING AN UPDATE
..
So....remember me???? Yeah, I know it's been more than a month and a half since I last updated...YIKES! So where was I? Ok, to sum up ..Shawn and I took a couples only trip in May and stayed at the Poly. Our first night after arriving we went to AK for EMH and then dinner at Boma. Our next day started with Shawn having some feet trouble and us heading to Epcot after buying him some new shoes ..we had enjoyed our morning at Future World, re-bandaged Shawn's feet at First Aid, and made it to Mexico.
So far we have had two margaritas....ok, on with the show....
After making it through the jungles of Mexico, our next stop around the World was (obviously) Norway - the land of my ancestors!!
Did you know (I learned this from watching the Stacy show) that they have people who come clip the grass on top of the building in Norway with scissors or clippers .in the real Norway, they have goats for that! LOL!
We saw the lovely and towering Stave Chapel, and thought about stopping and riding Maelstrom, but we still had our margaritas, so that was a no-go! In fact, the fact that we had the margaritas in our hands made us just want to sit down on a bench and enjoy the scenery instead of continuing to walk. So even though we didn't take a nap (like Nicole predicted), we did sit down and watch the world go by. It was such a nice day and we snuggled on a bench under a tree and sipped away on our Mexican margaritas in the Norweigan countryside!
And with no jet lag either!
(It was a beautiful and sunny day....SO FAR......)
After a while a CM came up to us and asked us to take a survey....well, okey dokey then...we obliged.
It seems we always try to avoid these people because we are on the move to another ride/character/meal/something and dont want to take the time out to help these people do their jobs! It took a whopping 3 minutes!
When we finished with the survey, we decided to carry on to China.
WHAT???
No visit to the giant troll in the Norweigan giftshop?
Nope.
No goofy pictures of us in Viking hats?
Nope.
No snack in the Kringla Bakeri?
Nope.
We figured we would hit it on Satuday when we came back to Epcot.
I thought Shawn would want to go give that troll a talking-to after my girls trip in December, when I got a little up close and personal with the troll!
(Please note that I did NOT actually put my mouth on that nasty thing....I just got really close. You may also note that I am holding a margarita in THIS picture as well....
)
Apparently, Shawn is very secure and the troll was not a threat in his eyes!
Out of all the beautiful topiaries that were out for the Flower & Garden Festival, this one didn't quite evoke the same ooohhhh and aaahhhh from me.....although he did remind me of those old troll dolls we used to collect for "good luck"!
So, on to China....
Ni hao (Hello!)
(Apparently, these are not just fun for the kids....)
I was very excited to actually be going into the China pavillion on this trip. We are usually on our way somewhere else and breeze right on past it, but this time I was GOING IN!!!
We entered the Pavillion through the very beautiful and ornate ceremonial gate that is patterned after the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, and then made our way over the bridge to the amazing Topiary Dragon...truly spectacular!!!
....Continued......
Sara
So....remember me???? Yeah, I know it's been more than a month and a half since I last updated...YIKES! So where was I? Ok, to sum up ..Shawn and I took a couples only trip in May and stayed at the Poly. Our first night after arriving we went to AK for EMH and then dinner at Boma. Our next day started with Shawn having some feet trouble and us heading to Epcot after buying him some new shoes ..we had enjoyed our morning at Future World, re-bandaged Shawn's feet at First Aid, and made it to Mexico.
So far we have had two margaritas....ok, on with the show....
After making it through the jungles of Mexico, our next stop around the World was (obviously) Norway - the land of my ancestors!!
Did you know (I learned this from watching the Stacy show) that they have people who come clip the grass on top of the building in Norway with scissors or clippers .in the real Norway, they have goats for that! LOL!
We saw the lovely and towering Stave Chapel, and thought about stopping and riding Maelstrom, but we still had our margaritas, so that was a no-go! In fact, the fact that we had the margaritas in our hands made us just want to sit down on a bench and enjoy the scenery instead of continuing to walk. So even though we didn't take a nap (like Nicole predicted), we did sit down and watch the world go by. It was such a nice day and we snuggled on a bench under a tree and sipped away on our Mexican margaritas in the Norweigan countryside!
And with no jet lag either!
(It was a beautiful and sunny day....SO FAR......
)After a while a CM came up to us and asked us to take a survey....well, okey dokey then...we obliged.
It seems we always try to avoid these people because we are on the move to another ride/character/meal/something and dont want to take the time out to help these people do their jobs! It took a whopping 3 minutes!
When we finished with the survey, we decided to carry on to China.
WHAT???
No visit to the giant troll in the Norweigan giftshop?
Nope.
No goofy pictures of us in Viking hats?
Nope.
No snack in the Kringla Bakeri?
Nope.
We figured we would hit it on Satuday when we came back to Epcot.
I thought Shawn would want to go give that troll a talking-to after my girls trip in December, when I got a little up close and personal with the troll!
(Please note that I did NOT actually put my mouth on that nasty thing....I just got really close. You may also note that I am holding a margarita in THIS picture as well....
)Apparently, Shawn is very secure and the troll was not a threat in his eyes!
Out of all the beautiful topiaries that were out for the Flower & Garden Festival, this one didn't quite evoke the same ooohhhh and aaahhhh from me.....although he did remind me of those old troll dolls we used to collect for "good luck"!
So, on to China....
Ni hao (Hello!)
(Apparently, these are not just fun for the kids....)
I was very excited to actually be going into the China pavillion on this trip. We are usually on our way somewhere else and breeze right on past it, but this time I was GOING IN!!!
We entered the Pavillion through the very beautiful and ornate ceremonial gate that is patterned after the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, and then made our way over the bridge to the amazing Topiary Dragon...truly spectacular!!!
....Continued......
Sara
....Continued.....
We stood and admired all of the beautiful scenery around us the footbridges, the bamboo, the waterfalls, the ponds ..just gorgeous.
After a while we decided to head into the stunningly beautiful building, or the "Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest" to see the Reflections of China film for the first time.
After about 5 minutes of waiting, we were let into the Circle Vision 360 degree theater for the movie. It was a beautiful movie about Chinas history, landscapes, and culture! (Well, the good parts that is...no mention of child labor, human rights, binding the feet of little girls, etc, etc .but I digress....)
Just a lovely film about a beautiful country.
After emerging from the movie we decided it was time for another snack! Lotus Blossom Cafe here we come! Next up on our snacks and drinks list was an order of egg rolls and a very thrilling Diet Coke! Yeah, we were living on the edge! The egg rolls were very tasty and left us wanting more, but we didn't want to overdo it since we had our ADR in Japan that night!
We headed back out into the sun, walked back to Norway to use the restrooms, and then back to China to venture into the gift shops for a while.
(Shawn thought this guy bore a striking resemblance to himself.....)
I think the Chinese and Japanese gift shops are my favorite in all of Epcot. Such amazing pieces in both of those gift shops. The Chinese shop is HUGE and has such beautiful items the silk clothing, the teapots, the jade, the Chinese lanterns, oriental carpets, and the pandas ..LOVE the pandas!
We debated getting our girls the little silk robe sets, but thought we would just think about it and if we still wanted to, we could get it on Saturday when we came back to Epcot. I really enjoyed getting to walk through this gift shop without worrying about any little hands reaching up and pulling some ornate crystal sculpture and having it go crashing to the ground.
Well, I did have to worry about Shawn, but at least with him I can walk away like I dont know him, right? A kid would make it really clear, really fast, and to my total embarrassment, just who exactly was their mom!!
(I loved how these little flowers lit up .)
(Kind of reminds me of Shawn .LOL)
Next up was a visit to see the Terracotta Tomb Warriors another first for us.
Shawn was amazed at how each one of those soldiers had a different face no two faces were alike. We took our sweet time walking through here and looked at everything.
(This one cracks me up)
As we exited, we took the long way out of China by going around by some of the water features.
(Shawn thought that was kind of a tiny outhouse .)
(Downside of not having any kids with you .WE had to get in some of the pictures .)
We saw a young mom helping her son with the KP mission .so cute! She looked a little frustrated with it herself, and I said something about it looking fun, and she said, referring to her son, maybe for him!
Way to go, Mom! I hope she found some fun in it eventually ..for his sake!
And with that, we left China ..zài jiàn (bye bye)
and were off to the next stop .
Up next .Shawn gets tied up in knots!
We stood and admired all of the beautiful scenery around us the footbridges, the bamboo, the waterfalls, the ponds ..just gorgeous.
After a while we decided to head into the stunningly beautiful building, or the "Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest" to see the Reflections of China film for the first time.
After about 5 minutes of waiting, we were let into the Circle Vision 360 degree theater for the movie. It was a beautiful movie about Chinas history, landscapes, and culture! (Well, the good parts that is...no mention of child labor, human rights, binding the feet of little girls, etc, etc .but I digress....)
Just a lovely film about a beautiful country.
After emerging from the movie we decided it was time for another snack! Lotus Blossom Cafe here we come! Next up on our snacks and drinks list was an order of egg rolls and a very thrilling Diet Coke! Yeah, we were living on the edge! The egg rolls were very tasty and left us wanting more, but we didn't want to overdo it since we had our ADR in Japan that night!
We headed back out into the sun, walked back to Norway to use the restrooms, and then back to China to venture into the gift shops for a while.
(Shawn thought this guy bore a striking resemblance to himself.....)
I think the Chinese and Japanese gift shops are my favorite in all of Epcot. Such amazing pieces in both of those gift shops. The Chinese shop is HUGE and has such beautiful items the silk clothing, the teapots, the jade, the Chinese lanterns, oriental carpets, and the pandas ..LOVE the pandas!
We debated getting our girls the little silk robe sets, but thought we would just think about it and if we still wanted to, we could get it on Saturday when we came back to Epcot. I really enjoyed getting to walk through this gift shop without worrying about any little hands reaching up and pulling some ornate crystal sculpture and having it go crashing to the ground.
Well, I did have to worry about Shawn, but at least with him I can walk away like I dont know him, right? A kid would make it really clear, really fast, and to my total embarrassment, just who exactly was their mom!!
(I loved how these little flowers lit up .)
(Kind of reminds me of Shawn .LOL)
Next up was a visit to see the Terracotta Tomb Warriors another first for us.
Shawn was amazed at how each one of those soldiers had a different face no two faces were alike. We took our sweet time walking through here and looked at everything.
(This one cracks me up)
As we exited, we took the long way out of China by going around by some of the water features.
(Shawn thought that was kind of a tiny outhouse .)
(Downside of not having any kids with you .WE had to get in some of the pictures .)
We saw a young mom helping her son with the KP mission .so cute! She looked a little frustrated with it herself, and I said something about it looking fun, and she said, referring to her son, maybe for him!
Way to go, Mom! I hope she found some fun in it eventually ..for his sake!
And with that, we left China ..zài jiàn (bye bye)
and were off to the next stop .
Up next .Shawn gets tied up in knots!
mkluvsmickey
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Woo Hoo for an update Sara! 
I just love the pictures you guys took on this trip, so crisp and clear. They are beautiful.
Love the pic of you two on the bench.
LOL on the troll from girls trip! I got to make a cameo in your TR!
Did you buy Shawn the pink flamingo?
I too love the China and Japan gift shops and could spend a long time in there, especially without a child.
You and Shawn should have done a Kim Possible mission! They are really fun, even for adults!
I just love the pictures you guys took on this trip, so crisp and clear. They are beautiful.
Love the pic of you two on the bench.
LOL on the troll from girls trip! I got to make a cameo in your TR!
Did you buy Shawn the pink flamingo?
I too love the China and Japan gift shops and could spend a long time in there, especially without a child.
You and Shawn should have done a Kim Possible mission! They are really fun, even for adults!
mommytothreeboys
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That's how mine was supposed to look! This picture is GORGEOUS! The inside of that building is breathtaking.
(Shawn thought that was kind of a tiny outhouse .)
LOL!! It's a drop-box for the KimPossible Kimmunicators! Nice camouflage, huh?
Great update Sara...well worth waiting for! Your "just us" trip with Shawn just looks heavenly.
Very nice update. Beautiful pictures!
I, too, like the China and Japan shopping, since it is so different from normal shopping.
The whole tomb warriors story is so fascinating. Things like that would make good features for new Disney Travel Channel shows. (Which I hope someone is out there making, because I'm ready for more!)
I, too, like the China and Japan shopping, since it is so different from normal shopping.
The whole tomb warriors story is so fascinating. Things like that would make good features for new Disney Travel Channel shows. (Which I hope someone is out there making, because I'm ready for more!)
Thanks Michelle! That troll pic always cracks me up! THE MARGARITA MADE ME DO IT!!!! I swear we would have done anything Monica asked us to...what is wrong with us??? She isn't in any of the embarrassing pics!!Woo Hoo for an update Sara!
I just love the pictures you guys took on this trip, so crisp and clear. They are beautiful.
Love the pic of you two on the bench.
LOL on the troll from girls trip! I got to make a cameo in your TR!
Did you buy Shawn the pink flamingo?
I too love the China and Japan gift shops and could spend a long time in there, especially without a child.
You and Shawn should have done a Kim Possible mission! They are really fun, even for adults!
No, we didn't get the pink flamingo....maybe next time!
We should have done a KP mission....that would have been funny!!
Thanks Missy!That's how mine was supposed to look! This picture is GORGEOUS! The inside of that building is breathtaking.
LOL!! It's a drop-box for the KimPossible Kimmunicators! Nice camouflage, huh?
Great update Sara...well worth waiting for! Your "just us" trip with Shawn just looks heavenly.
It really was a great trip - I don't know why I'm having such a hard time writing about it!
Just been so busy around here.....but it was nice to look at all the pics and start re-living it again! Thanks for sticking with me! That's a great idea for the Travel Channel shows! I'm ready for more, too! (But I still keep watching any of the old ones when they come on....even if I do know them word for word!
)Sara
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Nice to see an update! Beautiful photos too. Well done.
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