Run Now! It’s Wine 0’Clock in WDW…Cupcakes Gone W&D16

[Dis_Yoda]

So my husband is now thinking of running the Wine & Dine. Guess I need to book the weekend once RunDisney opens their packages so we can stay at Beach Club again!

 

[momabaarjo]

I'll have a little bubbly Dom Perignon...so very affordable lol.

No, that Grand Cocktail does sound pretty good.

That is going to be a lot of surveys you have to answer for that drink!

So the Bartender at Mizner's knows me well. Apparently I'm a regular there.

I love my Salted Caramel Manhattan from there!

HMMM what do I say to that! I like where you are hanging out at!

Oh this looks so fancy. kind of like you have whisper when you talk fancy!! It is quite lovely and I think I will be the foodie here and get the warm chocolate- banana torte. How many days to the mad dash race registration time?

Fancy quiet talk...did I mention that you are staying with us there for marathon 2016...it was pretty funny to see the cupcakes trounce through the lobby and back again last year.

Kafi, "whisper when you talk fancy" made me laugh!!! Surely they dont expect us to be quiet in a bar lol. I can only imagine a group of us trying to be proper & whisper during afternoon tea lol. I can't wait to meet you in "non flat" form in Nov!!

Nope we will never be allowed to have tea with the queen!

I don't know how many days until registration, but I am hoping to get mine done early with AP registration this year. So...like 7-ish weeks until AP registration, 8-ish weeks until regular registration. Hopefully lots of people are going to sit this one out now since Osborne lights are done (I know that WON'T be the case, but still hoping it doesn't sell out in 20 minutes)

March 15? I am so thankful that you can AP it early and then be able to sign me up on the day! I was a little stressed to realize that I would be on a bus somewhere in California with I am sure no service!

So my husband is now thinking of running the Wine & Dine. Guess I need to book the weekend once RunDisney opens their packages so we can stay at Beach Club again!

YAY....then we have foodie Melissa to direct us! I like the way that guy thinks!

 

[debrapagliasotti]

That is going to be a lot of surveys you have to answer for that drink!

Yep, a LOT of surveys!!! Lately it's all I can do to qualify for one...so, no Dom for me I guess.


March 15? I am so thankful that you can AP it early and then be able to sign me up on the day! I was a little stressed to realize that I would be on a bus somewhere in California with I am sure no service!

I will most definitely register you that day if you need me to!

 

[SarahDisney]

So ... apparently I don't spend enough time at the Grand Floridian. Because I've never heard of Mizner's before.

That Grand Cocktail sounds really good. Although I did see something on the menu that says Godiva ... and for me Godiva is always the first choice. And second choice. But I might go with the Grand Cocktail for my third choice, because I do like pomegranate and cranberry juice.

 

[momabaarjo]

Sunday Stats: Tammie
January 17-23​

Run the Edge 2016 Miles in 2016
Goal 2,016 Personal Miles with the FitBit​

Personal Weekly Mileage: 56.58 miles
Personal YTD Mileage: 174.9 miles(only 1841.1 miles to go)

Beach Club or Bust
Goal 1459.4 Intentional Workout Miles Using MyMission App​

Personal Weekly Mileage: 38 miles
Personal YTD Mileage: 116 miles (only 1343 miles left to go)


Great walking week! In fact, I think I missed last week where I went over both 100 miles using the Fitbit along with intentional workout miles.

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Monday I had no school and my own kiddos who attend a neighboring school district did, so I took total advantage of the ME time and found a new place to walk…the MALL. I would have never guessed, usually I stay totally away from there but I decided to collect some shopkicks for my Disney penny collection and saw a bunch of people walking, so I could not resist jumping in and did 7 intentional miles around the mall! FitBit continues to motivate me (along with my sister and Kafi) and push me to new levels each day! I hope the “newness” never wears off.

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Friday I had a meeting which ended early and it was so beautiful I stopped at a park on the way home and logged in 5 miles! Saturday was supposed to be my long day but I decided to stop at 7 miles due to time and other commitments. Sunday it is so hard to rest, 3 miles intentional is all I allowed.

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Each day I strive to get in 20,000 miles and most days I make it and then some…Kafi has the bright idea of 21,000 each day this week. OH MY!!!

Found myself walking through Childress, Texas on my virtual journey to the Beach Club!

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[MaMa3Princess]

LOL!! Tammie, was speed walking the mall last week and I think hit us with 25K before lunch! So, I know she is being Modest. Tammie and Barbara are some seriously competitive steppers. So by Friday I will be because you and Barbara will surely have your battle!
Those picture by the lake are super beautiful and looks very peaceful. You know I keep saying to myself if I keep up this with you guys I just may entertain this marathon because stepping with you guys we put in some serious miles. There is no telling were we will be in a year!

100 miles already!! That is fantastic!!

 

[momabaarjo]

LOL!! Tammie, was speed walking the mall last week and I think hit us with 25K before lunch! So, I know she is being Modest. Tammie and Barbara are some seriously competitive steppers. So by Friday I will be because you and Barbara will surely have your battle!
Those picture by the lake are super beautiful and looks very peaceful. You know I keep saying to myself if I keep up this with you guys I just may entertain this marathon because stepping with you guys we put in some serious miles. There is no telling were we will be in a year!

100 miles already!! That is fantastic!!

Excuse me but it was not me who set the bar at 105,000 steps this week...I believe it was you that threw that gauntlet down!

OMG...I am going save this post and remind you that you are drinking the koolaide...we can totally do a full marathon!

You are helping me each day more than you will ever know!

 

[Dis_Yoda]

Good job getting all that walking in! After the Star Wars Half, I only did 1 mile on Thursday and 1 hour yoga on Saturday. I probably shouldn't have been that lazy but it felt good!

 

[SarahDisney]

Great job with the walking!
My mall actually opens early for people to walk, which is pretty cool. I've gotten there a few times before it officially opens and I always see people walking around. It's a really good way to get in steps even if you can't walk outside!

 

[debrapagliasotti]

Great job on your mileage this month!! I am totally slacking & need to find my motivation...quick!!

 

[rteetz]

Great job! I need to get back into a set routine now that marathon weekend is over.

 

[momabaarjo]

Whet Your Appetite Wednesday:
Best Dining View​

Trying to find ways to pass the next 280 days, so Wednesday is going to be officially called “Whet Your Appetite Wednesday” because Cupcakes like eating and most of this trip will be focused around Food & Wine (and yes running Wine & Dine). Since the menus for F&W are not available for 2016 until the midSpring, I figured we could pass the time away with some of our favorite dining experiences and/or foods from around WDW!

This week we are finding ourselves hopping the monorail from the Grand Floridian to the Contemporary Resort and then making our way to the roof for my favorite dining view! Each trip I try to have a special dinner where we dress up and go all fancy. My first trip ever to WDW, I picked the California Grill just for the view…

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I loved being outside on the observation deck watching Wishes with a glass of Moscato in my hand. What a perfect ending to that first trip we had! And the food was not bad either...

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Yes, I got to celebrate my birthday there on my very first trip to WDW back in 2010!

What’s your favorite dining view?

 

[rteetz]

Favorite dining view is hard because I've never really eaten at a signature restaurant or anything that has a view. I guess the best one would be crystal palace because you can see the castle.

 

[momabaarjo]

Good job getting all that walking in! After the Star Wars Half, I only did 1 mile on Thursday and 1 hour yoga on Saturday. I probably shouldn't have been that lazy but it felt good!

Sometimes you deserve to be lazy especially with all that walking and running you did at DL!

Great job with the walking!
My mall actually opens early for people to walk, which is pretty cool. I've gotten there a few times before it officially opens and I always see people walking around. It's a really good way to get in steps even if you can't walk outside!

I need to check in to see if the mall opens early for walkers. It really was a nice place to get some steps and miles in! I wonder how they would feel about interval training....

Great job on your mileage this month!! I am totally slacking & need to find my motivation...quick!!

Thanks...I blame it on the FitBit Peer Pressure caused by Kafi and my sister...and oh yes my stubborn streak!

Great job! I need to get back into a set routine now that marathon weekend is over.

Its hard to get back in a routine when you know you don't have any big races coming up...I have to get started back running...UGH

Favorite dining view is hard because I've never really eaten at a signature restaurant or anything that has a view. I guess the best one would be crystal palace because you can see the castle.

I love signature...but to be honest by other favorite view is 8:30 pm at Rose & Crown...I love sitting out on the patio enjoying my fish and chips along with no crowds watching Illuminations!

 

[Dis_Yoda]

One of my favorite views:

The Hanger

The BOat house has a good one too!

 

[SarahDisney]

I would love to eat at California Grill one day ... we'll see if it ever happens.
I don't know that I've ever eaten anywhere with a special view. Well, minus the castle, but we didn't really have a view because we were in the center and not near the windows.

 

[Dis_Yoda]

Ok we decided on our dates officially!

November 3rd (coming in late) until November 9th. We will be staying at Beach Club - hopefully with a discount - if not, I'll just swing the money somehow.

I'm hoping there will be a Wine Dinner either Sunday or Tuesday during the trip!

 

[momabaarjo]

It’s 5 O’clock Friday
(Only 40 More Friday’s)
at the California Grill
in the POLY Resort​

In order to pass the time away, instead of Cupcake Friday’s we are going to take a look at cocktails around the world…since we are partly fueled by cocktails. Maybe we can find them a little more readily then the cupcake disappointment we experienced on our PHM Cupcake Crawl!

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So this week we found our Cupcake Food Fest high atop the Contemporary Resort at the California Grill so why not look at the drink menu there because no celebration is complete without dinging of glass!

Link to the MENU​

So bartender…


Pour me somethin' tall an' strong,
Make it a Santa Monica Cider
It's only half-past twelve but I don't care.
It's five o'clock somewhere.

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Santa Monica Cider
Rekorderlig Strawberry-Lime Cider, Hendrick’s Gin with Agave Nectar, Lime Juice, and Micro Basil ​

Sounds totally like a strawberry limeade, adult style if you ask me! If they added the Sonic ice, I think this drink just might be perfect!


What are you having?

 

[rteetz]

I will be having one of those non-alcoholic drinks!

 

[debrapagliasotti]

Yikes...I didn't realize there were updates!!

For Wednesday's post, I think my favorite views are either from Cali Grill or a window seat at Ohana. We didn't eat at Cali Grill this past Dec, but we did have a nice view of the castle on Christmas Eve at Ohana.

The drink for 5 o'clock Friday would be a Monte Ray...the rum & pineapple juice sound right up my alley!!

This reminds me that we haven't officially decided on a fancy dinner yet for our girls trip...