Pie That Brownie, Fruitcake! Updated Post #1832 - The End

[kabuki]

Fantabulous reviews B!!!!!! Wish I was laughing with the Surf and Surf right now!
Great pictures of you two but then you both always look wonderful!

 

[praisehisname]

Fabulous review of Flying Fish. Everything looked delicious, especially the cheese plate! Mmmm...

Birthday Drink Tally at 9:30PM:

1 Mimosa
6 small glasses of Moet & Chandon Champagne
3 glasses of champagne ala' Flying Fish
1 shared small cup Spanish red wine
1 shared Happy Lye-chee
3 full glasses of Italian wine
1 glass of Rosa Regale
A whole lotta water!

You're looking pretty relaxed there, Brenda! The picture and the list of drinks go so well together, no?

And I said, "When people realize we're married they're going to think I'm raiding the crobble."



There was this long moment of silence and then I started laughing because what I'd meant to say was "Robbing the cradle."

And while I'm laughing Jay said, "What are you, the Hamburgler? Crobble, crobble!!!"

I get my words mixed up all the time! Thanks for the laugh!

 

[ChelleinNC]

You were so sweet to post this review for my birthday I read it right away and thought I had commented on it but appartently the old age is settling in quickly

Jon sat here looking at the pics & reading the review with me and now thinks FF might be a good choice for our anniversary dinner at the World next summer. All I know, is I want that champagne flight!

Ah! Love the seafood! Do you have a McCormick and Schmick's near you? They have some of the best fried calamari I've had and it's served with 3 different dipping sauces. The menu is changed twice a day depending on the fresh fish they get. It's a huge of fish, and it tells you exactly what the fish is and where it's from. It's definitely high on my list of places to go.

It is excellent! and if it's a special occasion, let them know when you make the reservation. We had personalized menus for our anniversary a few years ago with our names & how many years. They also put us in a private booth with curtains around it

 

[KristinAnne]

It is excellent! and if it's a special occasion, let them know when you make the reservation. We had personalized menus for our anniversary a few years ago with our names & how many years. They also put us in a private booth with curtains around it

I got the same thing for my birthday last year! Loved it!

 

[oybolshoi]

Fantabulous reviews B!!!!!! Wish I was laughing with the Surf and Surf right now!
Great pictures of you two but then you both always look wonderful!

Hiya Chelsi! Thanks for reading and for the kind words ... 6 more weeks!!!

Fabulous review of Flying Fish. Everything looked delicious, especially the cheese plate! Mmmm...

Thanks! The cheese plate at Flying Fish has always been a winner in my book! And dinner there has always been terrific.

You're looking pretty relaxed there, Brenda! The picture and the list of drinks go so well together, no?

I think I was starting to get a little sleepy thanks to the booze and the slow pace of the meal.

I get my words mixed up all the time! Thanks for the laugh!

Glad you got a laugh out of the story - it was pretty funny! Crobble Crobble!!

You were so sweet to post this review for my birthday I read it right away and thought I had commented on it but appartently the old age is settling in quickly

Jon sat here looking at the pics & reading the review with me and now thinks FF might be a good choice for our anniversary dinner at the World next summer. All I know, is I want that champagne flight!

Happy Birthday, have some fish!

I think Flying Fish would be a great anniversary dinner for you two - we did that one year for ours and it was a lovely experience. And the next time we go back I'm getting the champagne flight again - it was great!

It is excellent! and if it's a special occasion, let them know when you make the reservation. We had personalized menus for our anniversary a few years ago with our names & how many years. They also put us in a private booth with curtains around it

I'm jealous ...

I got the same thing for my birthday last year! Loved it!

Please see above sad smiley.

 

[oybolshoi]

Saturday, October 17th - Join us for a DISmeet in the Beach Club Solarium ... Cakey Goodness Provided for All Who Attend!

It really wasn't my intention to host a DISmeet on my birthday ... or any day, actually. The whole thing started out as a handful of people who were going to get together after PFTS and share a drink or two. I then mentioned that since it was my birthday and I'd always wanted a special cake from Disney that Jay and I would supply dessert. Someone else offered to bring booze. As the summer wore on, more and more DISfriends booked trips around the same time in October and as it turned out, most of us were going to be able to meet on the evening of the 17th. I took a headcount, told Jay what I wanted to try to do, and bless his lovey heart he gave me his patented shoulder shrug of approval.

Grimace taught me when I was a wee girl that hosting a party means you should provide party favors for your friendies who are generous enough to give up their time to celebrate with you. So the first order of business was coming up with appropriate gifties that wouldn't break the bank. To that end I hit upon a grab bag idea that would let my friendies choose a gift - I figured if someone didn't like what they'd chosen they could always swap with someone else.

Here's what I put together:

Boozie recipe book!

Pewter wine charms.

Wrapped in Mickey paper!!!

Liquid refreshments.

Jay and Bendy's treasure chest of booze, one night only!

Frozin ... our contribution to the party drinks.

And so the night arrived and I grew more and more nervous ... like hands shaking nervous ... because I was so worried that everyone would have a craptacular time and it would be my fault because the meet had been my idea and I'm actually pretty boring in person. And what if the cake was inedible or didn't turn out the way I'd hoped and what if we couldn't hold our gathering in the Solarium without a reservation or something? It's a public room so I just assumed we could do what we wanted but what if we couldn't? We all know what they say about the word assume.

Jay and I were running late thanks to Flying Fish and when we arrived at the Solarium we found Lori and Catherine already there along with a CM from private dining. A special thanks goes out to the two of them once again for getting the ball rolling in our absence.

And when I saw the cake, I squealed ... I clapped my hands ... I capered. I loved it!!!!

I butcher every cake I try to cut ... it's a curse!

Playing with knives is fun!

One of the things that I didn't realize in advance ... ordering through Private Dining meant that they were going to supply plates, napkins, and cutlery. It just didn't occur to me that that was included in the total price I was quoted, so I actually had paper plates, napkins, and plastic forks and knives.

D'OH!

I also had nametags worked up for everyone so that we would actually know who was who. My dear friend Nancy made them for me. Unfortunately they wouldn't stick to anyone no matter how hard we tried, so we ended up with everyone walking around un-named ... it was more exciting that way!

I really regret not getting everyone together for a group picture or three, but everyone arrived at different times and by the time things were really rolling the idea went right outta my head.

So please enjoy some pictures of the evening ... and friendies, any of you who would like to share your own pictures, please feel free to do so here!

To be continued ...

 

[oybolshoi]

More Pictures ...

You guys want to see some of the amazing birthday bounty I received from all these wonderful people? I didn't expect gifts but I loved every single one of them and can't say thank you enough to everyone for their thoughtfulness.

Wine stoppers

Mickey's cool drinks ... autographed by the artist!

Official 40th birthday wine glass!

Insulated F&W Wine bottle holder

I'm so stupid ... when I first saw this I thought it was an oven mit!!

A wine bottle snuggie that came with a copy of Yellowbeard!

Jay bought this for our collection

From X&Y

Thanks again to everyone who joined us that night at the Beach Club - Jay and I really had a wonderful time meeting everyone and we hope you all did too! You made my 40th birthday a truly memorable, special day that I will never forget. Hugs and much love to all of you - you're great people and dont you ever forget it!!

 

[ChelleinNC]

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Yay!

 

[Briarmom]

Again, I so wish I could have been there. What a great, boozy time.

 

[oybolshoi]

Yay!

Hope you like it!

Again, I so wish I could have been there. What a great, boozy time.

Briarmom, it could have only been better if you'd been with us!

 

[TigerKat]

It was such a fun night!!!!!!

 

[2xcited2sleep]

Wow-- what a great Disney birthday! Looks like so much fun!!

 

[podsnel]

What a great, GREAT way to celebrate your 40th!!! The cake was really AWESOME, I don't think I could have cut into it!

And Brenda, we've never met (although I hope one day we do!) but I can't ever imagine that the word to describe you would be BORING!! You are BY FAR one of the MOST entertaining people on this forum, and just in sheer booze-factor alone, you can NOT be boring!!

 

[onelilspark]

I like the Disney Channel "XD" in the background

The cake is super adorable.

 

[kabuki]

B! It was a great night! Thank you for providing a way for us all to meet up!!!
Everyone was so wonderful and sweet!!!

 

[dizneeat]

What a cake! What a celebration with DISfriends! How wonderful!! WOW!!!

 

[D&R love Disney]

I finally caught up on the reviews!

Great party Brenda, it was so cool being there and meeting everyone. The cake was fantastic as was all the booze

 

[TigerKat]

And Brenda, we've never met (although I hope one day we do!) but I can't ever imagine that the word to describe you would be BORING!! You are BY FAR one of the MOST entertaining people on this forum, and just in sheer booze-factor alone, you can NOT be boring!!

Believe me El, she is far from boring. Having been lucky enough to have met both of you I can say y'all would get along famously!

 

[FirstMagic]

Loved the b-day party pix! So glad the evening worked out well!

DH was walking by the computer as I was looking at them, saw the cake pctures and said "That is a really cool cake!" He usually just says "Is it chocolate?"

 

[BriarRosie]

I like the Disney Channel "XD" in the background

The cake is super adorable.

There's a story behind that Disney XD playing on the TV. When we first arrived, the TV was LOUD. And we couldn't find a way to turn the volume down. So I took a considerable amount of time in the Beach Club lobby trying to find someone with the Power and Authority to either turn down the volume or turn the TV off.

The cast member at the concierge desk said that the Recreation cast members had the key to the console that held the Wand of Power (aka the remote control), and she tried to call them or page them. No luck. But someone managed to turn down the volume a little bit (probably manually) on the TV when I returned.

And about this review...

I can't imagine what I was saying to pose like "I'm a Little Teapot" in one of Brenda's photos.