Today, our second to the last day in the world, was a sleep in day. We planned for a day at DTD, so it was mousekeeping that woke us. It was almost 10:30am. You'd think I would feel good after such a long sleep, but I felt even more tired then when I first went to bed the night before, we lay there passing the shower off on everyone else when days before we would fight to be first.
Me: Jim you go, it takes you the least time to shower.
Jim: I don't need a shower.
Reese: trust me brother, you need a shower in the worst way.
Jim: sure it's not your breath blowing back in your face?
Reese: your B.O makes my breath smell like roses.
Me: Kent you go.
Kent: no, you go.
this went on for a bit, finally I went. A shower did not help the way I felt.
We left the room at 11:30am and stopped down at the concierge desk to see if we could get a reservation for Sci-fi that night, Kent wanted to go back there so bad, they were able to get us one for 8:00pm.
not that it's a hard place to get into, but it made Kent happy.
It was almost noon when we ended up at the DTD bus stop. I was starting to perk up a bit. the thought of shopping always helps, especially shopping for scrapbook stuff. I had bought some stuff here and there but was saving the big bucks for the Wonderful World of Memories store. We were coming up with a game plan on the way there.
Originally we were going to stay together for the day, but we decided to let the kids go ahead of us to DisneyQuest and Kent and I would meet them there after our shopping was done.
We all got off at the first stop, I wasn't paying attention and didn't hear that there was a second stop. I wanted to go to the store I had been dreaming about first, so we looked on the map and that is when we realized DisneyQuest was on the other side, I told the kids to stay together, don't go into the parking lot and call us when they got to DQ. and off they went.
I wanted to run to my store but my feet would not allow, they were blistered and swollen and only flip flops would cover them and they added to the pain of it all. I seriously contemplated renting a wheel chair, but took my flips off instead, it helped a little.
I normally would not post pics of my feet, but I had a blister to brag about
(I had to scan that from my album)
anyway, we walked from one end to the next and I never saw my store, so Kent went and asked a cm and he told us it was next to the first bus stop. Now how could I have missed that? I was ready to cry, I did not want to walk all the way back, I sat down on a bench and told Kent I didn't care anymore. He knew it was the pain talking. He left (I thought he was mad at me) but he came back with a candly apple from Candy Cauldron. He loves me afterall.
this was the best candy apple of my life, I kid you not!!!!! I meant to take a picture of it, but I ate it too fast.
We decided to go into DQ and play a few games with the kids before heading out again to try and find my store.
I stink at video games, and I yell when I play them.
"left, left, go left, now shoot it! c'mon, i said shoot it, what? I'm dead? how'd I die? so I try another game.
"go up, go up, up up up up up up, there you got it Ty, oh look out, damn!, this game is stupid."
I try another game. "which guy am I, what does this control? how do I shoot? I died? I just started!!!"
So I gave up and settled into one of the big comfy chairs while Kent brought me a drink (he's my Cinderfella) I called a few people on my cell, tried to take a nap. (just resting with my eyes closed)
I started missing home for the first time this trip. I missed my dogs everday, but now I was just missing home altogether, at that time I would have done anything to climb up into my huge comfy bed. (it's nose bleed high off the ground) one of my favorite things to do at home is pull the blinds, turn on the fan (gotta have white noise) and take a nap. I even started feeling sorry for myself. Kent told me it was time to get moving again. I called Jims cell, no answer but a minute later Reese called from her cell, apperently Jim was too into a game and told Reese to talk to me instead. I just told her that they were to stay put and Dad and I would come back for them in a while.
We got back out into the hot sun and exhaustion took me again, I could not walk at a normal pace to save my life, Kent had to keep stopping for me, at one point a Mom pushing a stroller passed me up and the kid in it (age4?) was just screaming, "let me out I want to walk" I said "pipe down kid, you don't know just how good you got it." I guess it came out louder then I thought, the Mom turned and gave me a mean look, all I could do was shrug.
At times the thought of laying flat on the ground and just rolling down the street seemed like the best idea, I also prayed that God would grant me the ability to fly, or even just hover, anything to get me off my feet, then with each step came the groan.
step "oooh" step "aaah" step "glajaha" step "i want my mommy" Kent came back to walk next to me, by then I was just going from bench to bench, he finally stopped infront of me.
"get on my back"
"no way, I'd crush you."
"you will not! get on my back now"
"huh uh, cause then you will know how much I really weigh."
"I honestly don't care"
"yeah, until your having surgery for the slipped disc and hernia I caused you."
"so what do you want to do?"
"just leave me here to die."
"c'mon, let's try and make it to McDonalds, you can rest and fuel up some."
"O.K. I can make it to the Golden arches."
so then with every step I was saying, "I'm almost there."
and next thing I knew, I was there. I secured us a nice table in the shade, there was even a little breeze. A nice cold soda would make my world much better right now. Then out of the mist came Kent carrying a tray with my soda and burger, music was playing in my head "bow chica bow bow" and he was moving in slow motion... then I woke up. I am telling you, you have got to be sickly tired to fall asleep and dream in a matter of minutes.
Finally Kent comes out (no music this time) and he is complaining about the service having 2 speeds, slow and even slower. I pretended to care as I ripped into my food and downed my drink. I did feel less tired after that meal.
We set out again to find my store, stopping along the way to pose for pictures.
I told my mother in law that I built this leggo family and she believed me
I love that woman but have you heard the saying the lights are on but nobody is home...
that's my Mil.
I asked Kent why he had to frown in all the pictures? He told me this was an intentional frown, he was wearing his "angry face" his favorite Disney movie is Toy Story2 and he loves the part where Mrs. Potato Head says to the Mr. "I packed your angry face just in case" when Kent goes away on business he always tells me he packed his angry face just in case.
so I love this picture because to me he was feeling some magic there.
I love Cinderella, she's my favorite princess. I took a picture of Kent with her, but it's not a nice Picture
it's in the Disney album, but it's not for the DisBoards.
I thought a family picture here would have been great, but nope, just me, all alone
We went into so many shops, my niece Adalyn's B-day was coming up, and I wanted to get her somthing from Disney, I ended up getting her Snow Whites gown, she looks like snow white, so there was no second guessing the decision, until I got out of the store and it hit me. I just spent $65.00 on a dress for a 2 year old. Kent reminded me that she is our only niece and we need to spoil her (we spoil our 5 nephews too) so for Kent to not sweat the money made my worries go away (Adalyn now has a little sister Camree, she has red hair so Ariel is her Disney princess)
I went into the Christmas store and at one time had 4 ornaments in hand to buy, but I put them back and kick myself everyday for that. I should have at least bought one to commemerate our trip. that rots my socks!!!!!
I came out of the store and lo and behold there with the sun shining like a spotlight on it was the sign
and the trumpets blew while the angels sang, God granted me my prayer and I flew with wings to the door, opened it and...
wa wa waaaaaa
that's it? I have walked to the point of my feet falling off and there being nothing but nubs left for this?
don't get me wrong please, but what kind of Joke is Disney trying to play on me here? I dreamed of this place, I had it so built up in my minds eye. I shopped around though, most of that stuff they sold at Pop Century and other shops. I still managed to spend $90.00 but I budgeted for $200. and now I felt cheated. (I should have felt happy to save money) oh well. Kent had waited outside for me and was surprised I had only been in the store 15 minutes.
"So did you buy it all?"
"yes, I did and you'll be happy to know we won't need to take out a second mortgage to finance it."
"you didn't spend the $200?"
...
"no, I did not, and trust me I am not happy about either"
We gathered our bags, and started the long and dreaded walk back to DQ to get the kids. Then I came up with the best plan ever. I would send Cinderfella to fetch the young'ns. Afterall he still had fully attatched functioning feet, and I would slowly limp or even crawl on hands and knees to wait for them at the bus stop. He agreed! (he had no choice but to
)
Of course, value resort bus stops are the furthest from everything, that's the price you pay, yeah sure the rooms are smaller and you have to walk to BFE to catch the bus, but look at all the money you save to spend at the shops and on scrapbook materials and, ah who am I kidding? you get what you pay for and if you pay less well the perks are less as well.
I was there for a good 10 minutes when the bus showed, but my fam damily was no where to be seen, the bus waited a while, and I said to myself "self" cause that's what I sometimes call myself, so anyway, I said "self, nobody would blame you if you got on this bus with out them." then my self answered back "hey you," cause sometimes when myself talks to me I call me hey you. so, "hey you, that is selfish and you know very well the family would wait for you." so Me myself and hey you sat our butt back down on the bench and watched as the bus drove away. I kept on waiting for the family, some other families showed up, just not mine. another bus came and left, so I said to myself again "self, if they are not here when the next bus comes, I am leaving!!!!" Well they showed up, and I was hysterical happy, mad woman happy cause now I can get back to Pop and try and piece my feet back together.
The bus ride was slow and painful but we made it back, I was cracking and popping as I stood up, When did this happen? when did I get old? Disney is to make you feel like a kid again and here I was a creaking cracking 30ish young woman writing my will in my head
I Ty soandso being of sound mind and broken body do hereby bequeath the following...
As I walked passed all the people it was evident who had just started their vacation and who was close to the end of theirs. The starters all had a little skip in their walk and pep in their speech, the "end is near" people were dragging their feet, their bags and their children as they walked and their speech was slurred.
Now when I see people like that in town I wonder have they had one too many at the Tavern, or did they just come back from a week at Disney?
I was moving at a snails pace, passed my own kids who had gone to the room already got their mugs and was on their way back to get frozen coke and spend time just shootin the sh** as Jim calls it.
I made it to the room, Kent had run a bath for me and had my jammies laying out. (he is so good to me I'm gonna keep that man) I relaxed it felt so good till the water got cold and then when I tried to pull myself out of the tub, I couldn't do it, but then thoughts of the fire dept being called to rescue me was over whelming and I managed to muster up enough strength to get out of the tub.
I was clean and refreshed, Kent had turned the blankets down for me and had my fan (white noise) going full blast. He tucked me in and said he would wake me in 2 hours to get ready for our ADR at Sci-Fi.
I'd probably get a lot more done than trying to cater to 5 people's tastes. 
Hope you like what's to come.
