Hello everyone. Nothing much going on here. I heard that Disney is going to drop the mask requirement for vaccinated guests, so that makes me happy.
Welcome to my life. I rarely sleep through the night.
Last night I dreamed that we were going to buy a new condo that was somehow both close to the university where dh works and walking distance from Citywalk. I was happy about having new restaurant options.
It is such good news they`re finally getting rid of the masks......
I cannot imagine being like that for more than the odd night here or there.....I know people who do struggle to sleep and it must be a nightmare. I`m very lucky to be able to sleep so soundly every night and certainly appreciate it.
Unbelievably high room costs listed for now
I have been looking at what rates are today and have not pulled up anything enticing
I have my room booked for my fall trip but keep checking for when rates will fall down
Most past times of my fall trips, I do not book until some time in mid May
I had been watching room rates early January and thought… Loews has to be kidding.
Assume that is my highlight of the day is food..
i did see a rate drop about 1:00 am in the morning mid January so booked it and thought I will watch how the rates run
so far, they have not dropped
And the room type I booked is not showing up anymore as available
Assume rates will fall down later this year and I will adjust my reservation then for rates.
Who am I kidding….. even if rates stay high, my trip plans will still be on
i don’t like it but will live with it
Going to fix dinner now
Bought two pork steaks yesterday and get so excited just thinking about how much we enjoy that meat.
What is for dinner at your house?
Apparently rooms are still getting booked up quickly which is good, but don`t think our quiet Septembers will ever be seen again.
Honey mustard chicken with parmentier potatoes and roast carrots for us.......plates were cleared even though I could taste I had made it a little too mustardy for our tastes. Adding extra honey sometimes helps, but not this time.......clear sinuses all night long......lol.......
Love pork!! Another meat you can do so many things with......although I don`t like cider (alcoholic version) pork in a cream cider sauce is delicious....some add prunes......yuk, but it`s fine on it`s own!
Greeting from Orlando sans fam! Belated Happy Valentines Day to you-and-youse guys & gals!
We have been going like gangsters here since late last week…first at USO (Sapphire Falls was BEAUTIMUS!) Crowds were pretty decent except for Saturday-Dianna Ross concert! She was really good…sometimes even great. I staked out a primo spot 2 rows from the “front row” at 5:15 pm…for a 8:30 concert! Had a really good vantage point!
AND…Velocicoaster is STILL incredible!
At Beach Club Villas right now and enjoying the “Secret” EZ access to the
Festival of the Arts food booths/kiosks! Most of the work of the many artists is really good…I even bought a Jason Ratner print. (Not an original, but still cool!) Hope to get it home safe!
Le Cellier was delicious-as always.



Eating at Cape May later tonight (Unlimited Crab Legs are back starting tonight!)



Don’t wanna leave, but Gage has a convention this weekend in Dallas/Fort Worth that I unwittingly agreed to ferry him to,

…plus I am about out of Disney GCs!
We are booked for another DVC TRIP for Spring Break but I’m trying to reschedule…little to no luck so far.



DVC bookings have been a mess lately.
Hope y’all are all “healthy and we’ll fed”-my daughter used to tell people they looked “healthy and well fed”


Robert
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Glad you had such a wonderful trip and so close to Ms Ross was fabulous! She can still do a turn and hold the stage for sure......good to see you drop in and hope you enjoyed those crab legs!!
Quick late night stop in!!!
I was hoping to stop in sooner, but time seems to be going quickly. Half day of work tomorrow, testing at 1:30 then hopefully on the road by 2:00 to spend some time with the kids in the big city before heading to the airport! I was messaging my manager and told him, if I test positive -heads will roll

So far we feel fine.
Suitcases and carry-ons are packed up. I'm just downloading a new book onto my e-reader and will download another one I haven't read in a while. I have alot of books, and had to reset my reader to clear everything out. All the ones I own are saved in my cloud. I am one to reread the books I love.
There is a small change in returning requirements for us. It won't apply to us - unless we test positive with our test. Then we can retest with just a regular cheaper rapid test at a Walgreen's or CVS. It is a small step in the right direction. Restrictions are lifting in our province. No more masks once we get back, and no capacity limits on anything any more. Small steps are happening.
Welcome back Sue

I have wondered how you are faring. We have had our fair share of grey dreary skies as well. With the temps above normal, I won't complain, but the sun has not been out nearly as much as other winters.
Gosh...that would be awesome if it happened before Saturday

Saturday is our Disney day, and the only place where a mask is required. It would be soooo nice not to have to wear one if we didn't want to. We will probably still wear one if someone is coughing or hacking beside us anywhere we are, but for the most part, we are looking forward to no masks!
Enjoy your park days!!!!!
Well, I should finish my tea, and get to bed.
I'll leave the light on for our early risers...and if anyone has trouble counting sheep.
I always wonder why folks can`t read a good book twice.......some think it`s odd but I love it. I read A Christmas Carol every December without fail, my favourite book of that genre, never get bored by it.
Good luck with the testing today......will keep everything crossed for you, it`ll be fine and soon you`ll be having some Orlando fun!!! And good to see your area is starting to change restrictions too.....it`s a good feeling!
Charade dropping mask requirements probably do nothing for me! I’ll probably still wear one for queues and crowded places. It would suck for me to get Covid there and have to quarantine 10 days in a hotel room. Our govt just made announcement today about changes to testing requirements returning home. I was hoping they’d drop testing for fully vaccinated people. But nope

they just said now the antigen test is acceptable. Maybe by August testing will drop. A friend got Covid in wdw a few weeks ago. Fortunately for him he lives in NY so didn’t have to quarantine in Florida. And he didn’t feel sick until he got home.
Mac looks like we’re all on the hunt for lower rates! $500/night is hard to swallow for a regular non CL room at HR! So for now at SF which I enjoyed very much last time. But only had 2 nights there before moving to HR.
Dinner tonight was curry chicken! We had pork chops Saturday!
buckeev sounds like a great trip! Love BC/YC and Cape May yum! And love SF.
Lynne my neighbour is in his shorts already. But then he wears shorts practically all winter! Funny to see him shovel snow in his shorts.
Thanks for the nightlight for those of us out west

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Charade ooooh that’s a hard decision AKL or GF. I love both! But are wonderful, no bad choices here. Maybe if you have enough time you could do a split. For me GF has the edge. It’s magical seeing the castle from many spots around the resort. Watching the MK fireworks and the electric water parade from the resort. Many dining options at GF, Poly, CR and WL. All within easy walk, monorail or boat. Also transportation with monorail to Epcot and now the walking path to MK.
I buy
travel insurance with Blue Cross. Or CAA (Canadian
AAA).
LeCellier - I could make a meal from their cheddar soup and pretzel bread! Yum.
We had 3 changes in testing requirements while we were away this past Christmas trip. Main one was having to test to leave the USA which friends over there were completely bemused by......they all said don`t worry they`ll let you leave, yes, but will the UK let us in if it`s the wrong test! Horrible situation I wouldn`t wish on anyone.
Slept like a baby again last night, I was vaguely aware of the wind rising up again during the night but slept right through it. And still windy as heck for the next few days.
We have two storms heading our way, or as most of us call it.....winter......but they`ve named them.....Dudley and Eunice......sounds like an old couple in their 90`s! Hardly apt for such high winds.
Lots of rain coming this afternoon and we do have to go out for our postponed meeting and it`ll be wild then, but we won`t melt.
Made the lamb meat sauce for Moussaka last night for tonights dinner, can just sort the aubergines (eggplant) and make the bechamel sauce when I come in whenever that will be. Or if we`re really late, we`ll just head to the village pub for dinner
Still sorting through DVD`s and even older CD collection. Tom bought me a vinyl record player at Christmas so been enjoying them more for a while but we still play CD`s at home too......I can`t get rid of so many of them. DVD`s we`ve been clearing out for a while but think we`ve finally slimmed them down massively and I still think we have far too many.
Books I won`t get rid of of course........lol.......
Tea for now, then breakfast later......toast with home made marmalade....as always not made in my home but at the farm, still homemade though!
Have a wonderful Wednesday