We are up early again. It seemed easy though, because we are not setting our alarms at all. We were just getting to bed early enough, and sleeping really well, so we just woke up pretty early. We got up and decided not to take showers (we were just going to get wet anyway). Instead we did some chores around the room. It was a little bit messy, and they were going to be there today to give us more towels etc. We threw a load of laundry into the machine. It was at this moment that I realized why they call these resorts home away from home. Yes, I enjoyed the full kitchen and the living room space was really nice for the afternoons that we spent in the room, but the washing machine was the most amazing feature. I washed several loads of clothes, and it was so nice that all of my clothes were fresh all of the time. The room we were in really did have all of the comforts of home. Except
. I dont have granite countertops at home, I dont have a whirlpool tub, and I have to climb down into my dingy basement to do laundry at my house. This place, in some ways, was a lot nicer than my home! We really appreciated our room.
Once it was time to head out we slathered ourselves with sunscreen and were off While Matt didnt share my passion for getting to the parks as soon as they opened, he was open to getting there early. I know he felt like I was pushing him to go really fast though. Oh well. On our way to the bus we realized we hadnt yet decided which park we were going to. We didnt even really talk about it, it just seemed like Blizzard Beach was the answer. I had never been there, and Matt had always enjoyed it when he went with his family. We didnt have to wait long for the bus at all. There were a few other groups of people going to the park, and they were all wearing their suits and towels. I had been a little self conscious about wearing my suit under my clothes, but these people made me feel better about that decision.
I was so excited. I love water parks, and never get to go to them. I am way too self conscious to go to one at home. In Florida it is a different story. I feel like there is little to no chance of running into someone I know in WDW (which is silly, because I did run into a kid from high school when I went with Matts family during my senior year).
Anyway! This is the most excited I have been for the entire trip. The only downside was that we had to walk around all day in our bathing suits. Oh well, such is life. Everyone is in their bathing suit at a water park, so everyone looks pretty much the same right? Right! It wasnt an issue at all. I may have felt silly wearing my bathing suit, but once we got into the park it was worth it. I did not need to waste time changing, going to the bathroom, etc. We went straight to the chairs and set up our little camp for the day. We decided that it would be alright to leave our stuff by the chairs while we were enjoying the attractions. Matt was able to put our room keys in a plastic bag in a pocket in his trunks. I didnt pack anything in my bag that day that I would be sad if I lost, so I felt okay about leaving our items unattended.
We wasted no time getting settled. I set off to rush towards Summit Plummet, and Matt informed me that he would wait for me. I was amazed and angry
and befuddled. He had kept saying that he wasnt going to go on any body slides at the water parks, but come on! I didnt want to go by myself! Well, he did refuse, and so I went on Summit Plummet all by myself, and was terrified, all by myself! He had described it as painful, I disagree, but I doubt Ill do that one again. The ride was not worth the nine million stairs you must climb.
After I went on a couple rides by myself we tackled the tube rides and non-body slide rides. We had a blast! A few of the slides we were afraid we might die on, and we spent the morning going from one slide to the next. We had gotten there pretty early in the day and so we didnt have much of a wait for most of the rides. After we had tried all of the slides we decided to give the lazy river a try. I thought this would be a very relaxing experience, but I was mistaken. The lazy river was packed! There were people everywhere. We had to basically take people out to even get our tubes, and then it was a real spectacle to watch the two of us try and get into those stupid things. It was so much easier when we were kids! In addition to the thousands of people ruining my relaxing ride there were also various cold streams of water flowing off of various things, so even if I could relax I would have been snapped out of the moment by the cold water falling on me. You would think that when the heat index is over 100 degrees this wouldnt bother you, but it did get to me. The lazy river surely appeals to some, but I am not one of them.
We were basically done with this park by 11:00 am and decided that since we were so close we might as well hit the Winter Summerland Golf Course. We both love mini-golf! That was fun. It took us a long time to get settled though, it seemed like they were trying to delay us from starting too soon after the group in front of us. I actually appreciate that, I hate waiting at mini-golf. We golfed the winterland part of the course, because at that point I was sick of anything and everything summer! We did of course end up being behind a very large group of eight or so. We caught up with them around the eighth hole. We followed them for three holes before we realized that they were not going to offer to let us play through. There was no one behind us so we just got a couple sodas and sat on a bench while they played a couple more holes in front of us. We took our time and let them always be at least one hole ahead of us. It worked out well, and we were able to really enjoy golfing. Matt works in MI government for a trade association. He spends his summers, springs, and falls taking legislators golfing, or attending golf outings that are fundraisers. He is one of the lucky ones and during the summer no fewer than two days during the week consist of him golfing. This is why it is amazing that I was beating him; which he did not like. He intentionally lost our scorecard, so I dont know how badly I beat him, but I know that it didnt go well for him. Then it was back to the resort for some frozen pizza, leftover alfredo from Italy, and Oreos with milk. Yum.
For the rest of the afternoon we just stuck around the hotel. We swam, I took a bath. We both napped. I watched TV in the living room while Matt watched in the bedroom. Matt went swimming again by himself. I called various loved ones. All in all it was a VERY relaxing afternoon. Then around 4:30 we headed out to DTD for our viewing of La Nouba. Since we were hours early I wanted to look around a little. We went to the x-mas store where we (I) went nuts! I bought us a special wedding bulb and had them personalize it, and I bought a bunch of ornaments for our tree, and also for gifts for family. We spent a ton of money here, and since it was only day four we were able to send then items right back to our rooms! We went to get ice cream, and look around DTD. I have to say that I was not impressed with the ice cream I got, I was disappointed because I had heard so much about it. The World of
Disney Store was so packed that I quickly lost interest, and so we meandered around the West Side for awhile. We were both kicking ourselves for leaving so early, because I think we would have both rather been hanging out in our room than being bored and waiting for our show.
Just as we were walking to the theatre we felt something we had not felt in since we got to Florida; rain! It was just a light sprinkle. By the time we got into the theatre it was an all out down pour. People were rushing inside drenched, and unhappy. Thankfully we were safely inside before the rain got too bad. We were seated for the show in perfect seats. We were close enough to see everything, but not so close that we missed stuff. We both really loved the show. Matt was actually far more interested in it than I was. He says that it was the best thing we have done at Disney. We have since seen Ka and Zoomanity in Las Vegas, and he wants to go back to Vegas to see O. He is hooked on Cirque! I am not upset at all with this obsession, because I love it too.
After the show we hopped back on the buses and set out for our dinner in Epcot. We were trying to decide where to eat, and I suggested China. I was met with moans and groans, but it was the only place we could get last minute ADR, so I won that fight. I ended up liking Matts meal much more than I liked mine, but the atmosphere was nice, and the food was alright. I thought that the won ton soup was some of the best I have ever eaten. We had hoped to maybe be able to catch Illuminations again while in Epcot, but it was going on during our meal and we could only hear the fireworks. We decided to catch the 11:00 Fantasmic, but on our way we wimped out and decided to head in and just go to bed.
