jaycns
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The first shot you posted of the fireworks and the castle was amazing! It's worthy of entering into a photo contest or something! Flat out spectacular!! I am glad to hear you were at least able to hop up and hobble a few times and give your rear some rest!
I am still hoping that a speedy recovery helped you get "up" and going for good while you still had some WDW time left!
Thanks for the updates. I enjoyed them.
I am still hoping that a speedy recovery helped you get "up" and going for good while you still had some WDW time left!Thanks for the updates. I enjoyed them.
(I am very excited! Can you tell?!?)
wishes-over-the-castle pictures!
There is supposed to be a photo contest coming up on the DVC boards this year for the Timeshare Store (like the one I was a winner in last year). I do have a number of photos I plan to enter in that contest! I am just waiting for the announcement. 
I was popping Advil at each meal and iced the ankle that night in the room. I THINK that the next installment will be quicker to write, and I hope to get it done within a week. I am anxious, once again, to get it posted.
I guess it was too much candy. Paging Tom Morrow! 
), and if I decided I needed it, he would come back and get it while I sat and waited. I agreed. I had to see how I could do at some point, and it might as well be here, where we wouldnt be walking long distances. We shopped around, hitting the pin station, where we got another bag for pins, our Visa cardholder exclusives, and a few others we wanted, and the Christmas shop. We headed over to Earl of Sandwich for lunch, and I saved a table while DH stood in line. We LOVE Earl of Sandwich and their Hawaiian BBQ sandwich, which is just heavenly! DH had the tomato soup too, which is also wonderful, but I didnt because I was supposed to lay off the tomato-y items because of the heartburn which for which I was taking medication. After lunch, we stopped at the candy store, and I got a white chocolate-raspberry cookie for later. (It was good!
) Then we went to Tails (where we spent an ungodly amount on our furry kids the cashier asked how many dogs and cats we had
Uh, one of each.
), Once Upon a Toy (I needed potato head parts!), and World of Disney. 
! Josh had now gotten 3 hole-in-ones in a row and actually kicked the ball just to see if it would go in, and it did! But no matter what I did, the ball would not go in the hole for me! (Yes, I tried kicking it too.) We decided that hole didnt like me, and DH tried kicking the ball for me. It went in! And we moved on. The course was really easy, but it was soooooo cute. I would love to go back and play the summer one. DH won, we grabbed some sodas (It was getting pretty warm.), and we were on our way again. 
, which I knew would make this difficult. Sure enough, the pictures werent turning out like I would have liked, and DH said it was OK with him if we came back later in the week to get some better shots if we had time. 
Turns out we could book a moderate resort and only had to buy 1 one-day ticket for each person in the party to get the free dining for the length of stay. We decided we needed to do some figuring and come back later. 
We brought the laptop with the smaller hard drive and more pictures stored on it. What were we thinking? We werent thinking, I guess. DH did some calculating while we were in the room, and we discussed the pros and cons of booking the September trip. We realized that we could buy 2 one-day tickets to activate the dining plan for us, and FIL and SMIL could use the tickets since we have APs. Then theyd just need to buy 2 two-day tickets for their other 2 park days. (We would be arriving on Friday, and they would be flying out on Tuesday.) Then we would have their leftover meal credits to use for the rest of the trip. DH figured out what it would cost to book it at POFQ (We havent stayed there yet, and would really like to.), and it was not much more than we normally budget for meals alone! Plus, wed save our DVC points for our May 08 trip! This sounds like a win-win situation all around. 
I ended up in beaded flip flops, which wasnt what I had in mind for Cali Grill, but it would have to do. We were off to the Contemporary again, and this time, when we left the car with the valet, DH STRESSED that we had the dining card and showed it to the valet. That should do it. 
We noticed that there was some rain on the window, but it lightened up as our meal progressed and time for the fireworks approached. We confirmed with our server that we would be seeing Holiday Wishes, not just regular Wishes, and that it would start at 9:30. I intended to take some photos of my food, but it would have required flash, and I just didnt want to mess with the mood of the meal we had going. It was lovely! We were right next to a Christmas tree. I had a glass of wine, and we had sushi as an appetizer. Very yummy, but I think we liked the sushi at the Japan pavilion was better. Still, it was really good. And then came dinner - Seared Day Boat Scallops with Farro Wheat Risotto, Braised Baby Carrots, and Crustacean Butter Sauce for me and Oak-fired Filet of Beef with Gruyere-Potato Pave, broccolini, and Teriyaki Barbecue Sauce for DH. So good! Dessert was "Where Dreams Come True" - Honey Crunch Cake with Chantilly Cream and Oven-roasted Golden Pineapple (OMGosh! 
). And the time was approaching for Wishes as I was finishing dessert. I got out the camera, and prepared to get the best pictures I could through a damp window without a tripod. The photos werent that great, but the Holiday Wishes was wonderful from that vantage point. What an experience! 
