Okay so where was I?
Right, we had all gone to bed with smiles on our faces after an amazing day at MGM, and our dinner & fireworks cruise at the GF.
For all the things we would do and see, a lot of my best memories revolve around simple things like the girls giggling & whispering in bed after the lights went out. I'm sure all of us will remember Noel's 'This old man, he played one" rendition that she sang to us when she couldn't sleep
and the night she had gas!
The next day was my 42nd Birthday and I had a few things planned. I had let Louise in on them because we were going to be splitting up for the first time this trip and I needed to give her the heads up.
I had also booked breakfast at Chef Mickey's for the ungodly hour of 7:05am so we all had to be up and out front for a taxi by 6:40am
Lying in my bed I started having second thoughts about Chef Mickey's, I was tired and the thought sleeping later than 6:00am was very appealing. I whispered in the dark across to Louise...
Me: 'Pssst... Louise, would you mind not eating with the mouse in the morning?'
Louise: Practically YELLING
'Not eat with the mouse? are you CRAZY?, We're going!"
and that was that.
Day 6 - December 18th
Happy Birthday to me
Happy Birthday to me
Happy Birthday, Dear Cassie
Happy Birthday to me
The wake up call comes at 6:00am
and I'm feeling a little rough after the two big Nargaritas I consumed last night at Narcoosees.
As I try to stay awake and gather the energy to rise, I sense some movement in the room, someone is flitting about and singing cheerfully.
It's Louise!
At 6:10am she is already up, showered, dressed (in a cute Mickey Mouse Tee) and ready for breakfast with her man.
I ask her if she might just reconsider and just go to Boma in 2 hours...
'not a chance', she replies then adds 'Happy Birthday, now get moving'
No respect for the birthday girl.
So I struggle up and we wake the girls who are also dead to the world. Don't ask me how we did it, but we all managed to get up, dressed and out front of AKL by 6:40am, a miracle if you ask me.
The bellman called a cab for us and it was there in a moment, we were underway to the Contemporary and I was starting to feel better and more awake.
We arrived just before 7:00am and took the escalators to Chef Mickey's. Wow the CR is so quiet in the morning, no monorail, no guests, just 2 CMs at the front desk, vewy vewy quiet.
Only one family is at Chef Mickey's at the podium, so we join them and every few minutes more yawning, red eyed folks with sleepy, grumpy toddlers arrive.
I have on my Birthday Button and I get several Happy Birthdays from guests and CM's alike. Every time I heard it I felt startled. I kept forgetting that it really was my BD.
We were checked in at the podium and taken through an empty restaurant to our table. Our server comes by with a pot of coffee, bless her heart and some orange juice. We go up to the buffet and we are the only ones up there getting food.
I am used to being at Chef Mickey's at dinner time and beating off people for the last slice of roast beef. This is a new one on me, all this open space and full platters of fresh food
So I see Minnie's breakfast pizza at the kids buffet area and take a slice. Yummy, yum yum, I go back for more, it's very tasty and I mention that to her when she comes by. I think she was flattered.
So even if you do not retain anything else from my trip report, remember this - Minnie's breakfast pizza is the bomb and give it a try next time you are at Chef Mickey's
We have visits from Goofy and Pluto
and even Donald!
Everyone is in good spirits and the characters keep noticing my birthday button and giving me the high fives and thumbs up.
Finally Louise's man comes by
Just as we are finishing our breakfast & coffees the napkin twirling song begins
I had forgotten about this song and Megan and Louise were twirling along, Chef Mickey's is fun.
Next up, the separation
- first, I booked concierge at AKL (last June - and it was AWESOME!) - now I'm bookmarking the VIP link . .
