Sssh....don't tell anyone...we're cheating on CSR -- Contest -- Days 6 & 7--#3516

[englishrose47]

Just checking in Kathy!!!I leave in 2 days and 11hours !! for Lake George !!!

 

[Minnie&Nana]

Washing and drying - that's what I do!
May I add that at OKW I might even get lost on the way back from the bathroom to the bedroom.
Remember they have 1 bedrooms that have two doors into the bathroom!

SSR has two doors to the bathroom as well!!! You do laundry too!! Okay, since you do laundry on vacation too, we can still be friends even though you don't like my delicious beignets!!

Kathy, hope you had a good holiday weekend!

 

[KatMark]

Just checking in Kathy!!!I leave in 2 days and 11hours !! for Lake George !!!

Boy that Lake George trip came up quick.

SSR has two doors to the bathroom as well!!! You do laundry too!! Okay, since you do laundry on vacation too, we can still be friends even though you don't like my delicious beignets!!

Kathy, hope you had a good holiday weekend!

The weekend was nice. Saturday I did all the laundry and my computer died (don't even want to talk about it). Yesterday, it stormed ALL day. Today it was 90 degrees and very hot; Mark is still umpping...he had five games today.

 

[3prettyprincesses]

The weekend was nice. Saturday I did all the laundry and my computer died (don't even want to talk about it). Yesterday, it stormed ALL day. Today it was 90 degrees and very hot; Mark is still umpping...he had five games today.

Ok, Kathy, I'm impressed by how much laundry and cleaning you always manage to do on the weekends! Seriously! I think you need to come to my house so I can put ya to work. I have loads to do.

 

[KatMark]

So we are up to our second full day of going to Disney parks and it is Monday, September 26

I will be up early -- 6 a.m. and will get showered and dressed and then wake Mark up. While he is showering, I will walk to the Pepper Market (if raining, I'll drive the car over) and get my cappucino and Mark's coffee. We'll have some cereal in the room for Mark since he has to eat something with his medication.

Once we're done with Mark's breakfast and we are ready to go, we will drive over to the Animal Kingdom for Extra Magic Hours. Our plans now are to eat at Yak & Yeti for lunch at 11:30 before heading over to Epcot. I'm still toying with this one. We really enjoyed Yak & Yeti when we went back in 2008 and we've been wanting to go back since. But we have more table service restaurant meals than we have credits, so I'm thinking we might cancel this one and just eat at Flame Tree which was closed when we were there last year and an all-time favorite of ours. We probably won't decide until we get there and cancel it the day before.

So we'll head to Epcot and try to fet a Fast Pass for Soarin' and then do a few attractions before we have our 5:45 dinner at Via Napoli. This is one I do not want to cancel and we are both really looking forward to it. After dinner, we will tour as many countries as we can until the park closes.

The next day, Tuesday, September 27, I'll be up at 6:30 a.m. and we'll do the same routine as yesterday morning, although Mark won't be getting breakfast. We'll heave over to Epcot for their EMH's in the a.m. First, we'll get Fast Passes for Soarin' and then ride it right away. After we ride Soarin', we will have breakfast at Sunshine Seasons. We will then tour Epcot until around 12:30 and then head back to the resort for a swim/nap and get into our costumes (if we do costumes) for the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party at the MK.

Prior to heading over to the MK for the party, we will be meeting MaryAZ and her family, including Cayley and Avery, for dinner at the Captain's Grille at The Yacht Club. We've been wanting to try this for years and I mentioned it to Mary and she didn't have any "nicer" meals planned with Grandma and Grandpa, so we thought this would be a good one and then we'd all be together before we head to the party since we planned on doing the party with the two Princess girls! Hopefully, Grumpy/Romeo and I can make it to the end of the party.

 

[MaryAz]

Oh goody, more updated plans. We Yak&Yeti-so yummy!!! I can see your point about to many TS and to many ressies We have an ADR at Biergarten that day. I am excited about our dinner ADR. The girls are going to dress up for sure. Since there are eight of us I thought it would be cute for us to be SW and the 7 but there would be drama over who was SW.....

 

[annmarieda]

I think wanting more ts meals than having credits is a common thing, eh? I know I will end up either having to trim mine down or pay oop. Yak and Yeti is on my list...but it was an add in, so it took my total up too high too. My dd loved it though when she was there recently and said we HAVE to go. I hope you keep yours.. selfishly, I do... maybe that will help me decide if I need to drop it.

 

[dizneeat]

I am SOOOOOOO jealous, Kathy!!!!!!

a) your days sound like SO much fun and you seem to have everything thought through! Great ADRs too!

b) you are SO far ahead of me - I haven't even begun to get into details with my planning - all I know is when we go, where we will stay and where we'll eat!

Your plans sound wonderful - and I would go with Yak and Yeti, even if you have to pay oop for it - the food is really yummy and they have some FUN drinks too!

 

[KatMark]

Ok, Kathy, I'm impressed by how much laundry and cleaning you always manage to do on the weekends! Seriously! I think you need to come to my house so I can put ya to work. I have loads to do.

With three of us, you would not think I'd have that much. But I also do my mom and brother's laundry on the weekend and Andy changes twice a day sometimes. I sometimes think I should hire myself out and just do it every day of the week.

Oh goody, more updated plans. We Yak&Yeti-so yummy!!! I can see your point about to many TS and to many ressies We have an ADR at Biergarten that day. I am excited about our dinner ADR. The girls are going to dress up for sure. Since there are eight of us I thought it would be cute for us to be SW and the 7 but there would be drama over who was SW.....

Oh, I could just see the drama now if we had gone with that plan (and it would have been a great one too!). Cayley and Avery would want to both be Snow White. I could just see the tears and the tempers. I think Mark and I are just going to get pirate ears or something and maybe a t-shirt (nothing too crazy as he hates dressing up). Dinner is going to be great!

I think wanting more ts meals than having credits is a common thing, eh? I know I will end up either having to trim mine down or pay oop. Yak and Yeti is on my list...but it was an add in, so it took my total up too high too. My dd loved it though when she was there recently and said we HAVE to go. I hope you keep yours.. selfishly, I do... maybe that will help me decide if I need to drop it.

I think we'll probably keep Yak & Yeti since we've been wanting to go back (it really was good the first trip).

I am SOOOOOOO jealous, Kathy!!!!!!

a) your days sound like SO much fun and you seem to have everything thought through! Great ADRs too!

b) you are SO far ahead of me - I haven't even begun to get into details with my planning - all I know is when we go, where we will stay and where we'll eat!

Your plans sound wonderful - and I would go with Yak and Yeti, even if you have to pay oop for it - the food is really yummy and they have some FUN drinks too!

It could be that I'm so far ahead of you because I only have one thing going and you have what 3?????

 

[dizneeat]

It could be that I'm so far ahead of you because I only have one thing going and you have what 3?????

5 active ones, but who counts them anyway?

 

[annmarieda]

5 active ones, but who counts them anyway?

No wonder I keep falling behind on your threads!!!

 

[Nermel9]

Great plans for Days 4 and 5! I can't wait to try Via Napoli also, I know it gets mixed reviews, but I have a feeling I'm going to love it!

Captain's Grille with your friends before MNSSHP sounds like fun! I really liked Captain's Grille, it's not fancy, like Yachtsman, but it's very nice, and the food is soooo good!

 

[tinacaplan]

Now it is your Island? I love it!

Hey, Nicki, if it is indeed YOUR island, can you employ me so I can move there immediately? In fact, we all could!

5 active ones, but who counts them anyway?

No wonder I keep falling behind on your threads!!!

Yup...and I was there for part of some of them...but who can keep them straight anymore?

Kathy, your plans sound great. I really can't wait for Max to be tall enough for Soarin'. And then I'll probably start wishing he was little again. I am so looking forward to World Showcase this year...wonder why?

 

[MEK]

Your plans sound so wonderful. You are going to love AKL, especially the 1BR. It doesn't get any better than that. I love both pools there and I love all the cool displays and the general animal viewing areas. What a fun vacation!
PS Happy belated B day to Markie! Very nice picture of the two of you!

 

[KatMark]

5 active ones, but who counts them anyway?

5?????? Am I subscribed to all of them?

No wonder I keep falling behind on your threads!!!

I hear you on that one, Ann.

Great plans for Days 4 and 5! I can't wait to try Via Napoli also, I know it gets mixed reviews, but I have a feeling I'm going to love it!

Captain's Grille with your friends before MNSSHP sounds like fun! I really liked Captain's Grille, it's not fancy, like Yachtsman, but it's very nice, and the food is soooo good!

Thanks, Jen. I'm glad to hearyou liked Captain's Grille. I've also read mixed reviews on Via Napoli (Nicki loved it last year but wasn't so happy with it in February). I think I'll just go with the spaghetti.

Hey, Nicki, if it is indeed YOUR island, can you employ me so I can move there immediately? In fact, we all could!

Yes, Nicki, can't you employ us all on YOUR Island? You keep asking me to get my butt down there.

Kathy, your plans sound great. I really can't wait for Max to be tall enough for Soarin'. And then I'll probably start wishing he was little again. I am so looking forward to World Showcase this year...wonder why?

Thanks, Tina. Yes, you want them to "grow" for the rides, but then you are sad when they aren't little anymore. Believe me, I know.

Your plans sound so wonderful. You are going to love AKL, especially the 1BR. It doesn't get any better than that. I love both pools there and I love all the cool displays and the general animal viewing areas. What a fun vacation!
PS Happy belated B day to Markie! Very nice picture of the two of you!

Thank you, Mary Ellen. I can't wait to try out the pools and eat at Boma and Mara (although I'll be passing on the Zebra Domes...was not impressed).

That is my favorite picture of my son and I; now if I could only get the other son to take as nice a picture with me.

 

[onelilspark]

There are lots of good counter service options at animal kingdom. You could even try the counter service yak & yeti if you still feel like Asian. We really like it and it's a ton of food!!

 

[MickeyNicki]

If I could get all my Dis friends a job I would love for you all to move to my Island....but I have a better idea...lets all move to Disney instead!!!

And Kath, you are doing a wonderful job planning your WDW stay but have you given any thoughts to your Marco stay? Do I need to take a day off somewhere?

And real quick, shoot me the 2 dates that you are not doing parks because they just posted room discounts for Sept and if I can get us 2 nights at the AKL for cheap maybe I can get up there

 

[KatMark]

There are lots of good counter service options at animal kingdom. You could even try the counter service yak & yeti if you still feel like Asian. We really like it and it's a ton of food!!

I thought of that, but I really, really missed FTB last year.

If I could get all my Dis friends a job I would love for you all to move to my Island....but I have a better idea...lets all move to Disney instead!!!

And Kath, you are doing a wonderful job planning your WDW stay but have you given any thoughts to your Marco stay? Do I need to take a day off somewhere?

And real quick, shoot me the 2 dates that you are not doing parks because they just posted room discounts for Sept and if I can get us 2 nights at the AKL for cheap maybe I can get up there

Yes, let's all move to Disney and we can "visit" YOUR Island.

Yes, I've given lots of thought to my Marco stay but haven't gotten that far in the PTR yet. Let's see...Friday -- coffee with Nicki, Saturday -- coffee with Nicki, shopping with Nicki, coffee with Nicki, more shopping with Nicki, lunch with Nicki, coffee with Nicki, etc., Sunday -- let Nicki rest from coffee, Monday -- coffee with Nicki, lunch with Nicki, coffee with Nicki....you get the picture. You decide how many nights out of the five that we are there that you and Todd want to have dinner with us and you pick. I just want one of them to definitely be the Japanese Steakhouse.

And, as I told you when I called you on the phone, it is September 22 and 23 that we have "no park" days and are at the AKL. I think you should change "on call" weekends with one of your co-workers and you and Todd join us (you would love Mary and her girls!).

 

[All7OfUs]

Great looking plans for those days, Kathy! How neat you get to party with the girls! They are so cute!

I've only heard great things about the Captains Grille- I hope it treats you well! And you KNOW how I feel about the Y&Y. Stay away from those wontons dessert thingys and you'll be good to go. Unless you get a hankering for the pulled pork at FT! YUM!! I missed going there so much last trip.

I htink you'll make it to the end of the party! Too exciting to leave early, right?

 

[Minnie&Nana]

Kathy, I may sound like a broken record but I just love your PTR's and TR's...every time it makes me feel almost there. I can see it all, almost smell the food - it's wonderful!! Thank you!!

Know what you mean about FTBBQ - I missed it one year too and had to get over there the next trip - it's a definite favorite.

Rosie did not have good luck with the ribs the only time she tried it, but hopefully she will have better luck on our birthday trip.

(uh..the laundry...you could have quite the business going there, if you could charge for your services!!)