On our way out of MGM, we see that Min & Bills is open and we have snack points burning a hole in our room keys. We stop and get a light snack. We have dinner reservations for Narccoossees at 840 so well need something to hold us over. Two chocolate milkshakes and an apple-filled pretzel should do the trick. At last, we have our pretzel and I took a picture of it at the bus stop. I didnt mean to get Chloe in the picture but if you can see her, that was how we felt about our much anticipated snack.
We get in line for the bus to Pop and wait. The wait for the bus gave us time to digest our snacks but it also gave us time to stand in front of what we decided was the worst behaved child at Disney World. We already had the good fortune to have stood in the Toy Story queue with little miss sunshine. What good luck for us to get to stand in front of her twice in one day! Little Emily was not happy to be leaving MGM. Then, little Emily was not happy to have to wait for the bus. Then, little Emily wanted to climb on the chains that divide concrete into a line. Then, little Emily wanted something at the bottom of the backpack. Then, little Emily wanted a snack. Then, little Emily wanted to color. To each demand, little Emilys parents said no but Emilys been around awhile. She knows to ask again and again and again and eventually, no becomes Well, wait a minute.
Chloe and I pronounce (to each other) that little Emily is the worst behaved child at Walt Disney World but well keep our eyes open for the rest of the week, trying to find someone to out-naughty her. After the parents pulled their little monkey off the bus stop chains a few times, Emilys parents told her that they were not getting her new toy from the bottom of the backpack but then they did. Getting the toy from the bottom of the bag made Emily hungry so she asked her parents for a snack. Said snack delivered, Emily was ready to color and those parents, anticipating the bus any second, said no and then no then no then wait a minute. Whats that, little Emily? You cant color with just those two colors? It went on and on until, thank merciful heavens, we had a bus. We sat in the front and fortunately for us, little Emily wanted her parents to go all the way to the back. No. Sit right here. No, were not going to sit in the back. No, Emily, right here. Emily! Well, wait a minute!
Fast forward to poolside at
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I am sitting in the second row of lounge chairs reading my book. Chloe sits on the edge of the pool with just her feet in. All the better to show off the
WalMart goods.
By the way, my book is really, really good. Its called Nineteen Minutes (on sale at a Walmart near you). I was hoping to have made some progress in it this afternoon but I soon found something else to keep me entertained.
I glance up after a few pages and see Chloe sitting where she has been for the past few minutes. Whats new is that there is now a young man sitting at a 90 degree angle from where she is. I guess hes around her age, maybe a little younger, and trying to look at her but not be obvious. Hes looking at the water, then glancing her way, water, Chloe, water, toss the hair, look at Chloe. This goes on for awhile and I think, this should be interesting. At first, I was not happy that I had to settle for 2nd row loungers and cursed the towel and random flipflop leavers. Now Im tickled with my 2nd row location as HE doesnt see ME watching HIM getting up the courage to go talk to HER.
He stands up to look at something in the pool and then sits back down. From my spying chair, I can clearly see that, when he sat back down, he moved closer to her by a few feet. Ok, here we go. Game on. I watch them with facination. Its comical and innocent and charming at the same time. Hes clearly interested and shes oblivious (or so I thought at the time). He has siblings swimming in the pool and they have decided that Chloe makes a good target and start to splash her. I think he might have bribed them because this gives him the opening that he needed to swoop in and save the damsel in distress from the dangerous drops of water splashing her. I see them talking and then, he finally got brave enough to get up and sit beside her. It was so cute. I wanted to run back to the room to get the camera but I thought that I would blow my cover.or embarrass Chloe. I also didnt want to let her out of my sight in case the love birds decided to run off somewhere together (like Vegas).
So instead of taking her picture, I watched. They spent HOURS talking.
Somewhere in the middle of the afternoon, the flip flop leavers returned to their chase loungers and popped the back of their chairs up, blocking my view! They must have reserved their lounge chairs and hopped over to the liquor store because they returned to the pool with a Styrofoam cooler of beer to consume poolside. I start thinking that these people might be HIS parents. Chloe. Away from that boy!!! You cant marry him. His parents dont wear shoes and drink canned beer out of Styrofoam coolers!
Fortunately for Chloe, they were not HIS parents and left after a few (beers). I hopped up and put the chair backs down so that I could resume my spying straight on instead of peeking around the beer drinkers. Im glad Chloe had her back to me the entire afternoon. She would have died if she knew that I was behind her, peeking out from around the chairs every few seconds.
Finally, I had to come out of hiding and gave her a 15 minute warning because we had fancy dinner plans. At long last, they said goodbye and I asked her what his name was. I asked her if they exchanged info and she said no and I said why dont you get his My Space? Before you think that Im one of those modern kind of moms, the only reason that I suggested it was to appease her girlfriends back home. They had told her to get pictures of cute boys while she was gone and since I was without a camera, this would provide some element of proof for the girls.
She found him sitting with his siblings and he told her how to find him online AND THEN, are you ready for this? Prince Charming gave her a HUG and a KISS on the cheek. I thought that was little forward for just having met her but perhaps Im old fashioned? Does Prince Charming kiss Cinderella on their first date?
She chatted the whole way back to the room about him. She told him that we were checking out tomorrow and moving to the Wilderness Lodge. He had stayed there before and told her that it was nice. His family was leaving in two days. They had been staying at the Pop for a MONTH! Apparently, Prince Charming is home schooled. Somehow, the parents have jobs that take them around the country and they stay at Disneyworld twice a year while they work nearby. Im dying to know what they do but all that comes to mind is the Gornicke family from Robin Williams movie RV.
I am hoping that Chloe can get this young man out of her system and enjoy an evening of lobster and Wishes with her boring, old Mom.
Next Up: They call it Bella Notte.
Though I don't tell her everything (I will admit to not telling her someone hit my car with their car in a parking lot causing no damage till she was half asleep) we still are as tight as you and your daughter sound. 
wahhhhhhh!
Does your husband KILL you for encouraging it
good for chloe 
a few minutes later i got the goosebumps as i realized that someone was watching me. i casually looked around and noticed this very tan, shaggy blonde-haired boy staring me down as i try to enjoy my afternoon. i continued to watch him from my peripheral view as he leaned back so the sun could shine on him from every angle. 
his siblings kept coming up to us and asking zane why he wasn't playing with them anymore-he told them he was talking to a girl and sent them on 'missions' such as swimming around the entire pool (that took ten minutes to complete) and touching every red lifeguard umbrella and waiting ten seconds to swim to the next one (there were about 15 red umbrellas).
It is so great to hear your version of this!! That must have been sooooo exciting for you! I sure hope the two of you have kept in touch since Disney! I just wanted to let you know that I think that you and your mom have an amazing relationship! 
