Y'all are a bunch of addicts!
I love it!
My countdown clock will be down to less than 8 months soon! That's freaking forever! But this trip requires a lot of planning, so I'm glad I have time (I keep saying I feel like I'm pregnant with this trip, since it's 9 months of planning and waiting!)
But back to the trip that we're actually discussing here!
I swung by Splash Mtn to see how the refurb was coming along- this is one day that I really wish it had been open! A nice splashdown would have felt GOOD about now!
Poor empty boats!
Im sure it will never happen, but I started thinking- how many of us would pay good money for the chance to walk through Splash while it was closed for refurb? Disney is missing out on a money-making opportunity here!
BTMRR had a 40 minute wait this morning- Im surprised it wasnt longer since Splash wasnt open to soak up (or just soak) half the crowd!
I decided to catch the train in Frontierland- I havent ridden it in forever, and it would give me a chance to sit down for a while, and hopefully stop feeling so icky!
Theres that wooden leg named Smith!
I took the train around to the Main St. station- I was sad that I hadnt done much on my list of things to do today, but I knew I needed to take a break, or I would end up too sick to do anything the rest of the day!
Todays bus entertainment was a conversation between a dad and a child across from me on the way back to BCV.
Child: Magic Kingdom doesnt have a bunch of educational rides like Epcot, just two.
Parent: Which two?
Child: Hall of Presidents And Carousel of Progress
Parent: Well, its a small world is, kind of, it has different flags and cultures
Child: (exasperated) It shows dancing dogs!
A break at the BCV was exactly what I needed. I ate, I took a 15 minute nap, and read for a while, and felt MUCH better. Its hard to give up two hours of your day when its your LAST day and you have a list of things a mile long that you want to do, but I think that giving up a couple of hours to rest saved me from getting really sick, so it was worth it!
One of the other major things on my to-do list today was a stop by the Ghiradelli store at Downtown Disney. My sister LOVES that stuff, and while Id picked up some stuff at World of Disney for her daughters, I hadnt picked anything up for her yet!
The window display in the pet stuff shop. I may or may not have spent $9 on a little jar of cat treats here. I would never admit to doing it, so you'll have to speculate!
(But how cute is it that Figaro, the cat on all of the disney pet stuff, looks a lot like my Tallulah?)
So THIS is where Stitch has been hanging out this whole trip! Humph!
I stopped back by the BCV after my DD trip to drop my stuff off and hang out for a little while- I had plans to meet up with some DISers for Illuminations at 8pm tonight, and it was 5:30, so I considered going over to MGM for a little while, but decided Id rather just spend some time at BCV instead of only having an hour to spend at MGM.
I stopped in the Marketplace to get a gelato (they still didnt have the pistachio Id been wanting!), and tried to make up my mind between the chocolate and the almond. I finally decided on almond, and ordered a scoop. The woman working behind the counter kind of looked at me, and said Almond? She had an accent, so I thought that maybe she hadnt understood, so I repeated it, and pointed to the almond gelato.
You like almond? she asked.
Um, yes, the almond please.
Have you had it before?
Nope, not this flavor.
You like almond?
(in my head) Just give me my flippin gelato, lady!
Um, yes, I like almonds
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Would you like a sample?
Where was the offering of a sample when I was standing here trying to pick a flavor? Oh well, sure! She scooped a little up with one of the funky gelato spoons, stuck it in a bowl, and handed it to me. I felt a little like a bug under a magnifying glass as she watched me eat it. It was pretty good- I liked it a lot better than the raspberry Id had earlier in the week, so I told her that it was indeed what I wanted. She gave me a scoop, and as if she couldnt resist, she had to ask again.
You really like it?
Yeah, its good. Um, lady, I just sampled it! If I didnt like it, would I be ordering it?
Really?
Um, did you just drop the entire batch on the floor or something?
Yeeeeessss
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I cant stand the almond! Just thinking about it makes my skin crawl!
Oh
um
I like it.
Okay, kids, lesson #1 about working in food service- after a customer has ordered something, its not a great idea to talk about how it disgusts you! Was this ladys family attacked and tortured by almonds when she was a child or something? Crazy!
I was tempted to sit right there in front of her and eat it slowly, making yummy noises, but it was way too pretty outside, so I just grabbed a small bottle of water. When I got to the register to pay, the woman said that you could only get the small water with the kids meal. Wait, what? Ive bought small bottles of water other places this week with no problem, why is it different here? Was this woman just crazy in the head? Is
DDP going to take over the universe, and youll no longer be able to buy anything without it being part of a meal? I was very confused, but I just shrugged and got the large water instead. Im still not entirely convinced that they werent both a little bit craaazy in the head! Was it crazy day at the BC Marketplace?
Armed with my gelato that had the power to bring normal people to the brink of insanity, I settled into a chair at one of the tables outside, and enjoyed just being somewhere warm in the middle of January. Eventually, a mother and little girl that looked about 4 sat at the table near me, each with a gelato of their own. (Although neither had almond- I bet Crazy Gelato Phobia Lady was happier about this order!) The little girl (cutest kid EVER) was excited, because she somehow remembered getting gelato with her mom and talking the last time they were at the resort, which from what I could tell by eavesdropping, had been at least a year ago (an eternity to remember something when youre 4!)
After my gelato, I decided to take one last stroll around the Boardwalk- I really love this area!
I may try to stay at the Boardwalk Villas next time- Man, I really should have bought that DVC memebership!
Up next, an evening with some DIS people! (And guess who I get to see again?
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hellllllllooooooo!?!
