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<b>Sunday, May 18th 2003</b>
Ring!!! Ring!!! Ring!!! Time to get up!!!, yells Mickey.
Sorry, Mickey, were hanging up on you.
The radio comes on. Wham! I hear T give that alarm clock a can of whoop-bottom it deserves! The radio comes on again. Wham! Ah the wonders of the snooze button
Oh my God, its 1:45pm, we have to GET UP!
I slowly bring myself to consciousness and process the words I have just heard. ITS 1:45 PM. Oh no, our MGM day! Ruined! And its only our second day! Oh no! Our Prime Time Café PS at noon! Shoot! I stumble out of bed, muttering to myself, all the while thinking that I had way too much sleep!
T, it sure doesnt feel like we slept for that long.
We must have been really tired! Oh well, its not so bad, its only 10:45am our time back home.
Oh yeah, that makes me feel MUCH better. What are we supposed to do now? We missed our lunch PS, and we have a dinner PS at the California Grill at 5:30pm tonight. So, we are basically just getting out of bed, and then heading out to dinner. What a waste of a day! I cant believe we slept in so late! It was only supposed to be for a few minutes!
We figure we may as well hang out around our resort (WL, remember?) until its time to go to dinner. That wont be so bad. Maybe we can catch one of those watermice that Ive always wanted to try. We get ready to head downstairs. I cant help it, I cant stop thinking about how we just wasted an entire day, ruined our MGM plans, especially on Star Wars Weekend! <url>
</url> I think of the money I just wasted. No! I force myself to think nice thoughts. Dinner will be so nice. Maybe we can do Downtown Disney afterwards. Have a leisurely stroll along the Boardwalk. Theres still plenty of time left today! Yeah, its not so bad! But I wont let this happen again!
I figure I wont eat anything until dinner. I have had this vision of stuffing myself full of gourmet cuisine at the CG for months. No way was I going to ruin my appetite beforehand. But T is hungry now, he must have something, anything. Roaring Fork to the rescue! He orders a club sandwich and we get two waters. Cost: $11.50 tax included.
Are you sure you dont want anything?
Im sure, Ill just have a couple bite of yours.
T always makes fun of me when I say this. He thinks it always ends up being more than just a couple of bites. More like half the sandwich. Not this time. I really only take two bites. Really.
We open the doors to the pool area. Whoa, it is HOT
today! Where are my sunglasses? 
We walk by a squished cockroach (or palmetto bug), ick! Im glad Im not one of these pool-goers running around shoeless! The pool is gorgeous! We walk by the boat rental hut to check on prices. The lady there tells us we would each have to get our own watermice since T is so big. Just what I need, to spend double the money! We decide to come back later. We walk back towards the pool area as the geyser is going off. Ok, this is kind of cute. Nothing like the real Old Faithful though!
We head back inside. I really want to stop at the pin cart. I dont have a pin collection. I want one. Everyone has one. T wont let me. For good reason. He says I will end up spending hundreds of dollars on pins this trip alone. Hes right. Id rather use that money for another trip back here! I walk by the cart and wont even look at it. We walk by the DVC desk and a nice CM starts shootin the breeze with us. We tell her everything there is to know about us. She tells us everything there is to know about WDW. We tell her we are going to dinner at the CG this evening and will probably do a bit of shopping on Main Street beforehand. She thinks its a great idea, looks back down at her computer screen that is set into the desk, punches a few keys, looks up and says we should try to catch the afternoon Share a Dream Come True parade that is at 3:00pm today. Im as confused as ever, and T obviously is too. We look at each other as if the lady had just landed from Mars. T immediate asks the nice CM what time it is. She says its almost 2:00pm. That cant be right, is your watch working correctly? Check your computer, what does your computer say? 1:55pm. T and I look at each other in bewilderment. How can this possibly be? We slept in until 1:45pm, and it took us an hour to get ready. It should be around 4:00pm.
T has an epiphany right there in the lobby.
I must have hit the wrong button each time the alarm went off. I must have hit the hour button instead of the snooze button twice then, so we actually woke up at 11:45am!
Oh ok, we still wouldnt have made it for our noon lunch PS anyway. I feel horrible about not making that PS and not calling to cancel.
Wow, we just gained 2 hours! We thank the CM profusely, and run up to our rooms to get our fanny packs so we can head out to MK for some shopping! I think about how I almost was going to put on my watch this morning, but decided it would be too hot and sweaty. I didnt want to be uncomfortable. AHH!
We boat it over to MK just as the parade is starting. Perfecting timing, they are just going around the courtyard in front of the train station! Wave to Mickey! Theres the Snow White float! I dont know how Mary Poppins got stuck on the Aladdin float, but oh well. I love this parade, its adorable! But now its time to do some serious shopping. I want a Mickey watch. A good one, with brown leather straps and a silver face plate. I want all of those giant character statues. No, I just want a Minnie one to match the Mickey one I have at home. Ohhhh I remember this self-portrait Mickey statue I wanted 5 years ago. I wonder if they still have it. Im going to get it this time if they do. No more hemming and hawing, Im just going to get it! First stop, Uptown Jewelers. I spend about 10 minutes with a very kind CM, looking for my watch. No luck. She suggests I try the store at DD. They may have more variety. T, who doesnt like to shop at all, naturally, manages to find a cute sorcerers hat Italian charm for his Aunt back home. I dont have a charm bracelet, maybe I should get one and start a collection? I really do like these Lady and the Tramp ones. What?! They are sixty dollars? Ok, forget it. I cant believe T bought something and I didnt. The Universe may be about to collapse! We head over to the candy shop. I want to buy everything in there, but dont. I figure I dont want to carry the candy around and have it melt. I dont want to ship it to my room in case I would want some tonight. So we go to the hat shop next door. T really likes this light-up Mickeys sorcerer hat. He keeps picking it up and putting it back down, so I just buy it for him. We also buy our personalized Mickey ears. The CM who does the embroidering is fast and impressive. I want to learn how to do that! We head over to the Emporium. Back at home I saw a car with this really cute goofy stuck on the antenna, like hes blowing away sideways with the wind. I was too stupid and didnt ask her where she found it. The Emporium must have it for sure! We ask a CM at the counter about it. She knows just what we are talking about, but they arent sold anywhere except through mail order! Darnit! We thank her anyway and ask her if they sell cotton candy here. Nope, well have to backtrack across Main Street to that candy shop. She tells us to get the blue one, its the best. So Ts happy with his bag of blue cotton candy. We walk by this cinema store and decide to go in. They are selling Pal Mickeys there. We talk to another nice CM about it, and T thinks its the best invention ever (can you hear the Disneyholic meter going up?). Hm, should we rent or buy? Heck, lets just buy him. T immediately clips Mickey onto his belt. Hes also still eating out of his bag of cotton candy. Another CM walks by and tells him he looks just like a big kid, you know, with his Pal Mickey and cotton candy. Aw if only he would put on those Mickey ears too! <url>
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We head towards the castle just in time to catch Cinderellas Surprise Celebration. What a surprisingly good show!
Its almost time for dinner. We hop on the monorail to the Contemporary. This hotel doesnt really appeal to me. Theres really nothing Disney about it. We head up to the 15th floor and check-in at the podium. We request a window seat and get the usual spiel from the hostess. Being 15 minutes early, we sat in the lounge with our usual buzzing square thingy and order a strawberry daiquiri. It is the best I have had! Soon after, our plastic square starts to rattle and we are seated at an awesome window table with a great view! It might have helped being one of the first customers to be seated for that evening. Ron is our waiter and is very friendly and easygoing. Hes chatty, but not intrusive at all. We order the salmon flatbread, sushi sampler, asparagus soup, goat cheese ravioli, yellowfin tuna, and rib eye steak (now you see why I was saving room?). Oh, and two glasses of chardonnay that Ron picks out for us. It is very expensive by the glass, but he gives us a discount because hes got a bottle that is opened and 20 minutes old or something silly like that. He says their wine bottles arent served if theyve been opened for more than 2 hours or something. Very interesting. T also orders a pinot to go with his entrée. When we finish our appetizers, Ron comes over and tells us its going to be about 10 more minutes before our entrees are ready. He suggests we go outside to get a good panoramic view of everything. He takes us up there, points out all the different places for us, and takes our picture (unfortunately, the camera didnt actually take the photo!) Its just awesome up there! He tells us about the observation deck that we would normally use, but there is a private party that evening, so we didnt get to see it. Next time!
Everything is delicious! We finish the meal off with the triple crème brulee dessert. Its either that or the warm banana pudding, but I just love crème brulee and cant resist! We finally finish dinner around 8:30pm. Cost: $175.00 including tip. Before we leave Ron gives us his card so we can call him directly if we ever want to come back to CG, and hed make the PS for us. How cool is that? We take the bus back that to WL that night. I dont remember why we didnt take the ferry, but there must have been a reason. I have to take a picture of T in his new sorcerers hat <url>
</url>before we go inside. We stop by Roaring Fork for some water and a Mickey rice krispy treat bar. Cost: $7.26 tax included. We get back to find a sea turtle in our room! Im loving it!
Tomorrow is Epcot Day! My favorite park!
0. The Making of a Disneyholic - Pre-Trip Report
1. The Making of a Disneyholic - Day 1 - "I have a bad feeling about this..."
2. The Making of a Disneyholic - Day 2 - "Oh my, is Chip really proposing?!" - Photos
3. The Making of a Disneyholic - Day 3 - "OMG, it's 1:45pm, we have to GET UP!" - Photos
4. The Making of a Disneyholic - Day 4 - "T disses Michael Jackson." - Photos
5. The Making of a Disneyholic - Day 5 - "Dolphins and Discovery Cove." - Photos
6. The Making of a Disneyholic - Day 6 - "Did I mention that I hate ToT?" - Photos
7. The Making of a Disneyholic - Day 7 - "That snowglobe will be mine!"(AK & DQ) - Photos
Ring!!! Ring!!! Ring!!! Time to get up!!!, yells Mickey.
Sorry, Mickey, were hanging up on you.
The radio comes on. Wham! I hear T give that alarm clock a can of whoop-bottom it deserves! The radio comes on again. Wham! Ah the wonders of the snooze button
Oh my God, its 1:45pm, we have to GET UP!
I slowly bring myself to consciousness and process the words I have just heard. ITS 1:45 PM. Oh no, our MGM day! Ruined! And its only our second day! Oh no! Our Prime Time Café PS at noon! Shoot! I stumble out of bed, muttering to myself, all the while thinking that I had way too much sleep!
T, it sure doesnt feel like we slept for that long.
We must have been really tired! Oh well, its not so bad, its only 10:45am our time back home.
Oh yeah, that makes me feel MUCH better. What are we supposed to do now? We missed our lunch PS, and we have a dinner PS at the California Grill at 5:30pm tonight. So, we are basically just getting out of bed, and then heading out to dinner. What a waste of a day! I cant believe we slept in so late! It was only supposed to be for a few minutes!
We figure we may as well hang out around our resort (WL, remember?) until its time to go to dinner. That wont be so bad. Maybe we can catch one of those watermice that Ive always wanted to try. We get ready to head downstairs. I cant help it, I cant stop thinking about how we just wasted an entire day, ruined our MGM plans, especially on Star Wars Weekend! <url>
I figure I wont eat anything until dinner. I have had this vision of stuffing myself full of gourmet cuisine at the CG for months. No way was I going to ruin my appetite beforehand. But T is hungry now, he must have something, anything. Roaring Fork to the rescue! He orders a club sandwich and we get two waters. Cost: $11.50 tax included.
Are you sure you dont want anything?
Im sure, Ill just have a couple bite of yours.
T always makes fun of me when I say this. He thinks it always ends up being more than just a couple of bites. More like half the sandwich. Not this time. I really only take two bites. Really.
We open the doors to the pool area. Whoa, it is HOT
today! Where are my sunglasses? We walk by a squished cockroach (or palmetto bug), ick! Im glad Im not one of these pool-goers running around shoeless! The pool is gorgeous! We walk by the boat rental hut to check on prices. The lady there tells us we would each have to get our own watermice since T is so big. Just what I need, to spend double the money! We decide to come back later. We walk back towards the pool area as the geyser is going off. Ok, this is kind of cute. Nothing like the real Old Faithful though!We head back inside. I really want to stop at the pin cart. I dont have a pin collection. I want one. Everyone has one. T wont let me. For good reason. He says I will end up spending hundreds of dollars on pins this trip alone. Hes right. Id rather use that money for another trip back here! I walk by the cart and wont even look at it. We walk by the DVC desk and a nice CM starts shootin the breeze with us. We tell her everything there is to know about us. She tells us everything there is to know about WDW. We tell her we are going to dinner at the CG this evening and will probably do a bit of shopping on Main Street beforehand. She thinks its a great idea, looks back down at her computer screen that is set into the desk, punches a few keys, looks up and says we should try to catch the afternoon Share a Dream Come True parade that is at 3:00pm today. Im as confused as ever, and T obviously is too. We look at each other as if the lady had just landed from Mars. T immediate asks the nice CM what time it is. She says its almost 2:00pm. That cant be right, is your watch working correctly? Check your computer, what does your computer say? 1:55pm. T and I look at each other in bewilderment. How can this possibly be? We slept in until 1:45pm, and it took us an hour to get ready. It should be around 4:00pm.
T has an epiphany right there in the lobby.
I must have hit the wrong button each time the alarm went off. I must have hit the hour button instead of the snooze button twice then, so we actually woke up at 11:45am!
Oh ok, we still wouldnt have made it for our noon lunch PS anyway. I feel horrible about not making that PS and not calling to cancel.
Wow, we just gained 2 hours! We thank the CM profusely, and run up to our rooms to get our fanny packs so we can head out to MK for some shopping! I think about how I almost was going to put on my watch this morning, but decided it would be too hot and sweaty. I didnt want to be uncomfortable. AHH!
We boat it over to MK just as the parade is starting. Perfecting timing, they are just going around the courtyard in front of the train station! Wave to Mickey! Theres the Snow White float! I dont know how Mary Poppins got stuck on the Aladdin float, but oh well. I love this parade, its adorable! But now its time to do some serious shopping. I want a Mickey watch. A good one, with brown leather straps and a silver face plate. I want all of those giant character statues. No, I just want a Minnie one to match the Mickey one I have at home. Ohhhh I remember this self-portrait Mickey statue I wanted 5 years ago. I wonder if they still have it. Im going to get it this time if they do. No more hemming and hawing, Im just going to get it! First stop, Uptown Jewelers. I spend about 10 minutes with a very kind CM, looking for my watch. No luck. She suggests I try the store at DD. They may have more variety. T, who doesnt like to shop at all, naturally, manages to find a cute sorcerers hat Italian charm for his Aunt back home. I dont have a charm bracelet, maybe I should get one and start a collection? I really do like these Lady and the Tramp ones. What?! They are sixty dollars? Ok, forget it. I cant believe T bought something and I didnt. The Universe may be about to collapse! We head over to the candy shop. I want to buy everything in there, but dont. I figure I dont want to carry the candy around and have it melt. I dont want to ship it to my room in case I would want some tonight. So we go to the hat shop next door. T really likes this light-up Mickeys sorcerer hat. He keeps picking it up and putting it back down, so I just buy it for him. We also buy our personalized Mickey ears. The CM who does the embroidering is fast and impressive. I want to learn how to do that! We head over to the Emporium. Back at home I saw a car with this really cute goofy stuck on the antenna, like hes blowing away sideways with the wind. I was too stupid and didnt ask her where she found it. The Emporium must have it for sure! We ask a CM at the counter about it. She knows just what we are talking about, but they arent sold anywhere except through mail order! Darnit! We thank her anyway and ask her if they sell cotton candy here. Nope, well have to backtrack across Main Street to that candy shop. She tells us to get the blue one, its the best. So Ts happy with his bag of blue cotton candy. We walk by this cinema store and decide to go in. They are selling Pal Mickeys there. We talk to another nice CM about it, and T thinks its the best invention ever (can you hear the Disneyholic meter going up?). Hm, should we rent or buy? Heck, lets just buy him. T immediately clips Mickey onto his belt. Hes also still eating out of his bag of cotton candy. Another CM walks by and tells him he looks just like a big kid, you know, with his Pal Mickey and cotton candy. Aw if only he would put on those Mickey ears too! <url>
We head towards the castle just in time to catch Cinderellas Surprise Celebration. What a surprisingly good show!
Its almost time for dinner. We hop on the monorail to the Contemporary. This hotel doesnt really appeal to me. Theres really nothing Disney about it. We head up to the 15th floor and check-in at the podium. We request a window seat and get the usual spiel from the hostess. Being 15 minutes early, we sat in the lounge with our usual buzzing square thingy and order a strawberry daiquiri. It is the best I have had! Soon after, our plastic square starts to rattle and we are seated at an awesome window table with a great view! It might have helped being one of the first customers to be seated for that evening. Ron is our waiter and is very friendly and easygoing. Hes chatty, but not intrusive at all. We order the salmon flatbread, sushi sampler, asparagus soup, goat cheese ravioli, yellowfin tuna, and rib eye steak (now you see why I was saving room?). Oh, and two glasses of chardonnay that Ron picks out for us. It is very expensive by the glass, but he gives us a discount because hes got a bottle that is opened and 20 minutes old or something silly like that. He says their wine bottles arent served if theyve been opened for more than 2 hours or something. Very interesting. T also orders a pinot to go with his entrée. When we finish our appetizers, Ron comes over and tells us its going to be about 10 more minutes before our entrees are ready. He suggests we go outside to get a good panoramic view of everything. He takes us up there, points out all the different places for us, and takes our picture (unfortunately, the camera didnt actually take the photo!) Its just awesome up there! He tells us about the observation deck that we would normally use, but there is a private party that evening, so we didnt get to see it. Next time!
Everything is delicious! We finish the meal off with the triple crème brulee dessert. Its either that or the warm banana pudding, but I just love crème brulee and cant resist! We finally finish dinner around 8:30pm. Cost: $175.00 including tip. Before we leave Ron gives us his card so we can call him directly if we ever want to come back to CG, and hed make the PS for us. How cool is that? We take the bus back that to WL that night. I dont remember why we didnt take the ferry, but there must have been a reason. I have to take a picture of T in his new sorcerers hat <url>
</url>before we go inside. We stop by Roaring Fork for some water and a Mickey rice krispy treat bar. Cost: $7.26 tax included. We get back to find a sea turtle in our room! Im loving it!Tomorrow is Epcot Day! My favorite park!
0. The Making of a Disneyholic - Pre-Trip Report
1. The Making of a Disneyholic - Day 1 - "I have a bad feeling about this..."
2. The Making of a Disneyholic - Day 2 - "Oh my, is Chip really proposing?!" - Photos
3. The Making of a Disneyholic - Day 3 - "OMG, it's 1:45pm, we have to GET UP!" - Photos
4. The Making of a Disneyholic - Day 4 - "T disses Michael Jackson." - Photos
5. The Making of a Disneyholic - Day 5 - "Dolphins and Discovery Cove." - Photos
6. The Making of a Disneyholic - Day 6 - "Did I mention that I hate ToT?" - Photos
7. The Making of a Disneyholic - Day 7 - "That snowglobe will be mine!"(AK & DQ) - Photos
The photos are nice too!!! (wish I could post like that...)
Of course, I took him up on it immediately, and now we have THREE trips planned in the next ten months!
