Not ready yet???!!! A February trip report! Update 10/25 Day 9

[tinacaplan]

Yay for finding the picture! We all look great and a big thanks to Max - a Million for picking the perfect location to have our picture taken! Way to go Max!

I am so sorry Tom was not feeling well at the end of your trip, nothing is worse than being sick but to be sick at WDW is horrible! I sure hope he feels better and tell him not to do that on the next trip

Oh my, tons and tons of photopass pictures, wow are we all going to be in for a huge treat!

The mint sundae you had is right up my alley, I might try that after our Fultons dinner in May...although it is so hard to pass up my favorite peanut butter sundae...whats a girl to do? AHA..get Todd to order one and I order the other and we share...problem solved

You, my dear, have a purse addiction! I have yet to score one but maybe for our Oct trip I can buy my b-day present with Todd's money Look what you bought me babe, a new purse!

His reaction? Well it would go like this "You mean a trip to Disney isnt enough of a gift?"

Aww...Max says hi and thank you! He talks about meeting all of you just like he talks about meeting the characters.

And we have to try Ghiradelli's, as we never have...

I looked at the D&B stuff, as there were a couple I thought were cute, but I kept wishing the reasonably priced wristlet was more like a wallet inside. No dice. Oh well.

 

[MickeyNicki]

Well Tina, Max is right...we are a couple of characters

 

[tinacaplan]

Well Tina, Max is right...we are a couple of characters

 

[jenseib]

You always have the best looking treats! I am hoping to get over to Beaches and Cream this trip if all works out right

 

[MaryAz]

Your sundae looks wonderful!!! On the list for April!!

 

[IheartDDuck]

Man, that's a lot of photos! Definitely makes the photopass cd worth it though.

Man, your Ghirardelli pictures make me want to go there so bad right now!

 

[Queenofallthings]

Nothing better than a stop at Ghirardelli's...we always get the Gold Rush Sundae....oh I can just taste it now!

 

[aug16]

Great trip report so far, can't wait to read more!!!

 

[KatMark]

Day 2, February 20

Friends, treats, a DREAM and finally a hotel room - Part 3

We changed our plans and decided against going to Epcot and instead drive to Downtown Disney.

It was only past 10am and when I had done online check-in I had noted that we would check in around midday.
Maybe our room would already be ready. Happily to have met such nice friends we walked back to the car and drove to Downtown Disney.
We found a spot right behind the Once Upon A Toy Store and started our exploration right there.

Walked through the store and were amazed on quite a lot of new merchandise. We then slowly made our way towards the World of Disney, where we checked for new merchandise too and found PLENTY of it.

I had a look at the Dooney and Burkes and there were several that looked interesting.

On the way back to the car we walked into the Ghirardelli Store, tried a milk chocolate caramel square and decided why not have an ice-cream sundae.

So we placed our order and picked up a bottle of cold water.

Tom ordered a Quake Shake - A chocolate bar infused milkshake. He chose Milk Chocolate and Peanut Butter with Vanilla Ice Cream,

while I ordered the Mint Bliss - one scoop of mint chip ice cream, one scoop of chocolate ice cream, dark chocolate hot fudge sauce, whipped cream and a square of Mint Bliss Intense Dark chocolate.
We were handed a stand with a number on it and went into the little ice-cream parlour to find a table. As soon as we had sat down at a table a couple came up and started taking photos of the picture on the wall.
We offered to get up, so we would not be in the photo should they decide to take a photo of the whole wall. By then the woman asked if we knew what a Hidden Mickey was and when we told her that yes, indeed we knew, she showed us a Hidden Mickey on it. We had sat close to this wall and the cable car a lot of times, but we had never noticed the Hidden Mickey and we quickly got up to take photos ourselves.

Shortly later our treats were delivered. They were delicious and huge and we both were defeated by them. By then it was past 12pm and we decided to push our luck and try to check in at the Coronado Springs Resort.

Those sundaes look really good. Would you believe we've only been in there once! And that was last year to pick up the Disney Queen of Food Porn some special candy that she requested.

Well Tina, Max is right...we are a couple of characters

You said it, I didn't.

 

[MickeyNicki]

Those sundaes look really good. Would you believe we've only been in there once! And that was last year to pick up the Disney Queen of Food Porn some special candy that she requested.



You said it, I didn't.

But you offered to get them for me

And you KNOW you were thinking it, I just said it first

 

[KatMark]

But you offered to get them for me

And you KNOW you were thinking it, I just said it first

Yes, dear...I know. And I'll offer when we go in September even though you'll be there in May AND October.

And yes, I was thinking it.

 

[Wicket's Mom]

I love the D&B purses, you made some great choices. I always wanted a D&B purse, so I got one for my birthday a couple of years ago. I used only a month or so, because it is too heavy for me to carry. I loved it, but it hurts my neck. I do have a few Vera Bradley purses & will be using one at WDW when we go in Sept.

 

[YukiPhnx]

Hey Karin! I got the postcard you sent me during your trip and let me tell you, IT MADE MY DAY!!!

I've been sick for a while and getting that postcard.....it just touched my heart. Thank you SO MUCH for thinking of me during your trip and sending me this card! You are truly wonderful.

LOVE your new D&B bag! Still trying to figure out if there's a way for me to get a 40th anniversary bag without actually being there...

Mmmm, the Mint Bliss sounds like MY kind of milkshake. I LOVE mint chip!

What a fantastic dismeet! And those scarves look so nice too. I put the pin you gave me at our dismeet on one of my school bags and it just makes me smile every time I look down at it at school. Just turns my day around when I think about you.

 

[englishrose47]

Those ocecream treats looked delish!!! I am impressed with your total PP pix !!Can't wait to see them!!!

 

[Stefy]

Yummy treats from Ghiradelli's, your mint sundae looks divine

More D&B's?!? Someone defo has a D&B addiction V cute choices though

 

[Linda67]

Love, love, love the striped D&B purse

Oooh and love, love, love the ice cream as well

 

[podsnel]

Wow, Karin, that's going to be a LOT of photos on that CD!!! Can't wait to see them.... hope Tom is feeling better! By the way, I just LOVE his ears!!

 

[englishrose47]

Hope Tom is feeling better !!!

 

[dizneeat]

Yay for finding the picture! We all look great and a big thanks to Max - a Million for picking the perfect location to have our picture taken! Way to go Max!

I am so sorry Tom was not feeling well at the end of your trip, nothing is worse than being sick but to be sick at WDW is horrible! I sure hope he feels better and tell him not to do that on the next trip

Oh my, tons and tons of photopass pictures, wow are we all going to be in for a huge treat!

The mint sundae you had is right up my alley, I might try that after our Fultons dinner in May...although it is so hard to pass up my favorite peanut butter sundae...whats a girl to do? AHA..get Todd to order one and I order the other and we share...problem solved

You, my dear, have a purse addiction! I have yet to score one but maybe for our Oct trip I can buy my b-day present with Todd's money Look what you bought me babe, a new purse!

His reaction? Well it would go like this "You mean a trip to Disney isnt enough of a gift?"

Tom is feeling way better, thank you! He did better than I did the year before - I was down and out for a day at WDW!

I am a master of multiplying my photopass photos. The CD is not cheap, so you really need to make the most of it!

I LOVE mint chocolate chip icecream! And that sundae is sooooo good!

Hey, that's the purse I bought at the end of our trip! A girl needs to have some kind of addiction, hasn't she?
Oh, and I am sure, Todd would be happy to buy you more than one of these bags!

Aww...Max says hi and thank you! He talks about meeting all of you just like he talks about meeting the characters.

And we have to try Ghiradelli's, as we never have...

I looked at the D&B stuff, as there were a couple I thought were cute, but I kept wishing the reasonably priced wristlet was more like a wallet inside. No dice. Oh well.

Oh, give the little man a huge hug from Tom and me! He is the cutest!

You have never been to Ghirardelli's???? You need to get there - pronto! They give out free chocolate samples - mostly caramel chocolate!

Oh, they do have wallets too! Unfortunately the one I got in the end was more expensive than the purse!

Well Tina, Max is right...we are a couple of characters

I second that!

You always have the best looking treats! I am hoping to get over to Beaches and Cream this trip if all works out right

We went to Beaches and Cream too, that treat was from Ghirardelli's! Try a kitchen sink! They are great - literally!
You are getting so close! Can you still stand the excitement? Can't wait for your TR - this should be so fun!

 

[dizneeat]

Your sundae looks wonderful!!! On the list for April!!

Yeah for putting the sundae on your list! It was yum yummy!!

Man, that's a lot of photos! Definitely makes the photopass cd worth it though.

Man, your Ghirardelli pictures make me want to go there so bad right now!

Lots of FREE photos - even better!
I could use a Ghirardelli sundae myself now too!

Nothing better than a stop at Ghirardelli's...we always get the Gold Rush Sundae....oh I can just taste it now!

Yes, stopping at Ghirardelli is always a treat! If only for a free sample!
Mmmh, I remember the Gold Rush too! But I just love me some mint chocolate chip ice-cream!

Great trip report so far, can't wait to read more!!!

Thank you! So nice to have you on board, we have only just started, we had a week filled with lots of fun!