Turning 30?!?! Of course we're going to Disney!!! Update 6/26

[jlocmac]

IT'S STILL MY BDAY!!!

We didn't have as much relaxing time as we would've liked before our reservation at Crystal Palace, but we didn't expect to stay in Animal Kingdom as long as we did. We were able to lay around for a bit and wash away the FL sweat!! It doesn't take me long to get ready. With that said, I have a tendency to Facebook or read while I'm getting ready. This is usually what holds me up. This night was no different.. even though I knew I had a very important date with Pooh!!

We left the room around 7:30 or so. This was really pushing it, since our reservation was at 8:35pm. Thank the heavens we were driving our own car and not taking the bus!! We normally park at The Grand Floridian when we go to the Magic Kingdom. I know this is wrong, but we do it anyway. Charley wasn't paying attention, and he missed the turn. UGH! We went on to the Transportation & Ticket Center. We had to take the tram, and that took forever! We decided to hop on the monorail, because the ferry was just pulling out. I was obsessively checking the time. We were on the monorail, and it was 8:20pm. AHHHH!!! I HATE RUSHING!!! I was huffing and puffing... ruining my own birthday. lol They kept stopping us to let traffic through. HELLO?!?! Don't you monorail peeps know I have a bday dinner with Winnie the freakin Pooh!?!?!

FINALLY, we made it to Magic Kingdom! If you can't tell by the pics, I'm MUCH smaller than Charley. I'm 4'10.5", and he's 6'2". My size helps me to zip through crowds VERY easily. Charley...not so much! LOL I was practically dragging him down the ramp and into the park! We didn't have time to wait for people taking pics and trying to be cute in front of the castle. I had to get to Eeyore. He was waiting for me! We cut through the Emporium.. all the way through to Casey's. I could see the Crystal Palace! We were getting close! I ran onto the porch to check in. We got there at exactly 8:35pm!! I know I shouldn't freak, but I didn't want my credit card to be charged!!! lol They handed us our buzzer, and we stepped away from the crowd to take a breather!! Well, I had to go to the bathroom first... but that's nothing normal!

Our buzzer went off shortly after checking in. We were led into the restaurant and to the right. We had one of the smaller half bench tables. I forgot to take a pic, but they put Mickey confetti on our table!! I know it's just sparkly paper, but it makes me happy!

I don't remember out server's name, but she was super sweet!!! She told me happy birthday and took our drink order. I love it when we get a good server. She told us to go ahead and hit the buffet! I love a good buffet! I'm so picky about what I eat. I like having a variety to choose from.

Of course, I didn't remember to take food pics. Sorry!! We had plenty of time to eat though. The characters were on the other side of the room, and they took several breaks before they made it to us.

First up... TIGGER!! He looks mighty friendly there!!

Then it was Eeyore's turn. I love Eeyore!! I'm dedicating today's post to him, because it's just so dreary outside!

And Piglet!! (as you can tell, Charley wasn't giving up eating just for pics!)

AND POOH!!!

By this time, we had been finished eating for about 30 mins. I refused to leave until I had pics with everyone!! lol! The place was clearing out fast. While we were settling the check, the characters were still roaming around. I say roaming, because the few tables that had people at them would just look at them like "leave me alone! I'm eating!" haha NOT ME!

Hello again Piglet!

Piglet had a crush on my husband. That's all I can figure out from this sequence of pics...

You tell me!!

Our server brought our receipt back, and we made our way out of The Crystal Palace. We knew before going in the park that night that we would be leaving immediately following dinner. I thought I was going to explode!! We both ate entirely too much. Which people normally tend to do at buffets. Isn't that the reason we go there?!

It was almost time for the fireworks to start. We didn't even stay! I just wanted to leave.. which surprised even me! We slowly walked back up Main Street. Everyone was piled around waiting "patiently" for the fireworks to start. We got out and made it to the front. I always want to stop for pics, but there are ALWAYS a million and one people also trying to get pics. There wasn't a soul out there, so Charley brought up taking them while we were there. I complained, as I do.. but we took them anyway.

Then I proceeded to tell Charley that the pics I take of him always look better than the ones he takes of me!! LOL

I was glad we were leaving before the fireworks, and the ridiculous running for the monorails and ferry afterwards. I don't remember how made it back to T&T center. I think we might have taken the monorail?? Either way you look at it, we made it back to our car. Then we successfully made it back to Pop.

My birthday was over! I was 30.. nothing I could do about it! This was the best birthday ever!! It was finally time to get in bed and snuggle up. I think we watched tv for a while?? (Charley probably fell asleep 2 mins after we got in bed, and I was probably on the kindle for an hour.)

Up next: Hollywood Studios, Epcot, and wedding stalking?!?!

 

[DoomBuggy0922]

Comments on Comments:

-Everything is ALWAYS animal porn with you, Jennifer.
-No, I don’t want Tigger to massage me! I would take a hug from Eeyore though.

Now, onto the TR:
-Seee if you left your phone in Wisconsin like I did, you wouldn’t be held up.
-I don’t feel like parking at the GF is AS wrong for you guys because you have APs and aren’t skirting the parking fee. If you want my two cents.
-Are you really shorter than 5 feet?! You didn’t seem it!
-The half bench? They put you in the half booth things? I hate those gosh darn tables.
-Tigger is so cute with you guys!
-Eeyore and Charley MATCH!!!!!
-Yeah, Piglet has a crush!!! Awww.
-Charley needs some zoom work…
-HAPPY END OF BIRTHDAY!!!

 

[jlocmac]

5-6-12

The alarm went off bright and early, waking us immediately. We showered and dressed quickly, so we could refill our mugs and get to Hollywood Studios.

We parked at the Boardwalk Resort, because we wanted to go in between HS and Epcot.

We took the boat to Hollywood Studios, and it took FOREVER!!! It could be that I'm just impatient. We arrived right after opening. I know a lot of people run for Toy Story Mania, but we're Tower of Terror and Rock N Roller Coaster fans!

We went back and forth between those two rides for a few hours!! We didn't really venture to other side of the park. Our main goals were to ride ToT and RnR coaster over and over, and we had accomplished that. We wanted to get over to Epcot to check out the Flower & Garden Festival. We never made it the night before like I had originally planned.

Back to the slow boat we went. As we were nearing the dock, we noticed the boat was getting ready to take off. There were a few people heading that way with us, so we all started to jog a little. The CM on the boat, not the captain, yelled that it wouldn't do any good to run.. the boat would still leave without us! What?! I was very VERY irritated. Once we were seated, he kept going on and on about running to the dock and tripping and falling...ramming into the side of the boat. I don't really know. I was already pissed and hot by this point. All he had to say was the boat leaves at a certain time EVERY time. It doesn't matter if you run or not. He was making it sound like they would just leave everyone anyway. lol UGH! Don't be rude about it. Just explain the situation and people would understand better.

We decided to get off the boat at the Yacht and Beach Club dock, because I was still fuming! (I tend to hold a grudge over the smallest things) We made it to Epcot before the boat did anyway!!

My husband and I aren't drinkers or adventurous eaters. We like going to Epcot, because it's pretty there. Other than that, all that appeals to others... not so much to us. Did I mention that it was extremely hot!?! We decided we were going to walk around to check out the "flowers", and then we would go back to Pop to rest for a while.

I'll post Belle and the Beast... but her face, or lack thereof, was really creeping me out!!!

I think these are the most amazing and creative people to make this stuff!!

Am I the only one that thinks Chip has Owen Wilson's lips?????

And of course I have to take one of Charley.. because he loves my snap shots!

And just because I love fountains... even though my pics always suck of them.

And I thought the little DIY section had the coolest ideas. I really hate that I can't commit to making stuff like that!

And the different Bonsai trees. The hubby had one of these a long time ago. It was really pretty when we bought it. Not so much when we got rid of it.

I'm on pic overload.. have to continue in another post!

 

[jlocmac]

Buzz & Woody

That's Lotso flowers there!! (see what I did there?!)

And because I love running at cameras

And probably one of the best Disney movies of all time!

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs were really cute!

And the pandas!

After all of this walking around, we realized we hadn't eaten anything. I think we had cookies and donuts in the room? Can't really remember that far back. Since we don't like strange foods, we went to the US!

We went to Liberty Inn Restaurant, because I knew I could find something there to eat! I got the BBQ sandwich with fries and apple pie. Charley had the giant cheeseburger and a cookie or something. It was your typical Disney bbq and burger, but we were satisfied!

We left Liberty Inn and were stopped before we were able to get very far. Some man kept yelling "Miss.. Miss.." (mind you, I was still wearing my bday pin. You're bday last the whole time your in Disney for that kind of trip!) "You have a very important phone call!" I'm looking around like this dude has flipped out! I've completely forgotten about the bday pin I'm wearing and start wondering who would be calling me at Epcot.. and why didn't they just call the cell?!?! LOL! Anyway... He led me right inside The American Adventure. He told me to walk to the far wall to where the table was. There would be a box with a phone inside. He gave me an extension to call. I don't know why, but my hands were shaking.. and I was starting to get all jittery, like I do when a panic attack is coming on. I knew nothing bad was going to happen. I figured out this was a good phone call the second I walked in the door. Finally, someone picked up. IT WAS GOOFY!!! AHHHHH!! He started to sing "Happy Birthday"!! I was dying!!! My
face was about to split open.. my eyes were tearing up.. I know I looked like a hot mess!!

Charley was waiting for me outside. I probably had the most ridiculous grin on my face!! I was beyond excited. I had to tell him all about it. (I may have sang the happy bday song.. in Goofy's voice..) I thought it was the cutest thing ever!! He laughed at me the rest of trip, because anytime it would get quiet.. I would start singing Goofy's rendition of "Happy Birthday"!

We made our way out of Epcot and back to the Boardwalk. We had to stop by Sea Breeze Point, since we were married there!

Memories...

And back to the parking lot we were! We made it back to Pop to rest for a while. We had plans to stalk a wedding later!!

 

[jlocmac]

Comments on Comments:

-Everything is ALWAYS animal porn with you, Jennifer.
-No, I don’t want Tigger to massage me! I would take a hug from Eeyore though.

Now, onto the TR:
-Seee if you left your phone in Wisconsin like I did, you wouldn’t be held up.
-I don’t feel like parking at the GF is AS wrong for you guys because you have APs and aren’t skirting the parking fee. If you want my two cents.
-Are you really shorter than 5 feet?! You didn’t seem it!
-The half bench? They put you in the half booth things? I hate those gosh darn tables.
-Tigger is so cute with you guys!
-Eeyore and Charley MATCH!!!!!
-Yeah, Piglet has a crush!!! Awww.
-Charley needs some zoom work…
-HAPPY END OF BIRTHDAY!!!

-I always find the animals!! No matter what!
-Don't judge me! I have to stay connected!! BTW it's not really leaving it behind if you use Chris'!!!
-I do see your point there. Plus we were staying on property. We had free parking anyway! lol I just like going to The Grand.. cause it's so grand! (that was funny, huh?)
-Yes I am that short. If you didn't realize it, maybe you're shorter than you thought! LOL
-I don't understand why we can't always have a big table. Don't discriminate against me, because I don't have kids or a huge family!
-I told Charley to practice with the camera. He just wouldn't listen!!!

 

[saintstickets]

Just found your TR. Happy belated birthday! 30 years old...I can't remember back that far! Great TR. Lots of great pics too. Subbing in and looking forward to more.

 

[DoomBuggy0922]

-That boat to DHS is soooo slow.
-Ohhh look at you and your fancy camera at TOT!
-Ugh, I hate it when CMs are snippy. I know they’re human too, but… come on, people. Did you almost get violent?
-The princess topiaries are so pretty.
-OMG I SEE OWEN WILSON’S LIPS!!!! BAHAHAH
-I’m surprised you didn’t just jump into the fountain to cool off.
-Those little flower doggies are sooo cute. You should make me one.
-There’s also Lotso Jennifer there! (See what I did there?)
-We actually end up in Americaland most of the time too. I like trying new things… Chris, not so much.
-Seriously, the nerve of Goofy. WHY DIDN’T GOOFY JUST CALL YOUR CELL?!?!
-And SBP. Sigh.

 

[jlocmac]

Just found your TR. Happy belated birthday! 30 years old...I can't remember back that far! Great TR. Lots of great pics too. Subbing in and looking forward to more.

Welcome to my long-winded, sometimes not even pertaining to the trip, TR!! LOL Turning 30 made me sooo sad! My wonderful husband tried to make it better with the gifts and trip to Disney. I think he did a pretty good job!!

I'm proud of lots of my pics.. even though I was just snapping! So thanks!! I'm glad people are reading along. I think I have 4 people now!! That's about as many as I had on my wedding PJ/TR, so it just feels right now!

-That boat to DHS is soooo slow.
-Ohhh look at you and your fancy camera at TOT!
-Ugh, I hate it when CMs are snippy. I know they’re human too, but… come on, people. Did you almost get violent?
-The princess topiaries are so pretty.
-OMG I SEE OWEN WILSON’S LIPS!!!! BAHAHAH
-I’m surprised you didn’t just jump into the fountain to cool off.
-Those little flower doggies are sooo cute. You should make me one.
-There’s also Lotso Jennifer there! (See what I did there?)
-We actually end up in Americaland most of the time too. I like trying new things… Chris, not so much.
-Seriously, the nerve of Goofy. WHY DIDN’T GOOFY JUST CALL YOUR CELL?!?!
-And SBP. Sigh.

-I won't lie... I was pretending like I was a pro!
-Yes they are humans, but don't act like that. Just explain yourself!! (I was thisclose to pushing him out of the boat!!!
-Thank you for using the word "topiaries"! For some reason my mind totally blanked on what they were called!!
-Are you trying to say I'm large!?! Like Lotso?!?!
-AMERICALAND!!
-Maybe because I forgot to give him my #!!!!

 

[yourgypsy]

Lots of updates! And I realized I never commented after previous readings. Oopsy!

These'll be totally out of order, as I go back and forth between posts and what not.

-I will never look at Chip in the same way again! Once seen, cannot unsee!
-Eeyore's my favorite, too. As a kid, I always aligned with him for some reason (despite having a completely normal childhood )
-I think Tigger has the hots for Charlie more than Piglet does. He's getting awfully friendly rather quickly
-Do you get the Groupon emails? They've sent me the getaway ones before, and there've been African safari ones... which included airfare. (Though maybe a shorter flight would be good for the first time )
-(I started this like an hour ago, but dammit, Dr. Who keeps distracting me!)
-I love that blue bird. I wanted to bring him home.
-We heard the macaws talk! If you can tell me how to upload video, there's one that was totally impersonating Stevie Wonder (and you can hear my dorky voice commentating that, too )
-Okay, now it's another half hour after that first hour. *sigh* It's all David Tennant's fault!
-So, you've made a ton of updates. This means I'm way behind, doesn't it?

 

[belle2211]

I'm heeeere! I love all of your pictures! They're so great! Esp the animal ones. And that rhino? Scary but cool all at the same time! Crystal Palace is yummy! And we always park at the Wedding Pavillion when we go to MK!

 

[LuvLuvLuv]

Lots of updates!! Well I'm not judging on your parking--really I don't blame you. If we were keeping score... I'd have a confession or two myself!

I can't believe you were in the park so much!! It was sooooo hot that I wanted to be under water the whole time.

I love Lady and the Tramp too!!

I was anxious reading your Crystal Palace story.... I get really nervous when I think I'm late.

I agree... Goofy should have called your cell--you visit enough--he should have it on speed dial!

Dave and I are a foot apart.... I zip thru crowds better than him too. He gets kind of aggrevated since I'm a crowd ninja.

And a side note.... Baxter is passed out in the Xmas blanky right now on the couch next to me. Yeah... it's June, but we like it too much to put it away

 

[jlocmac]

Lots of updates! And I realized I never commented after previous readings. Oopsy!

These'll be totally out of order, as I go back and forth between posts and what not.

-I will never look at Chip in the same way again! Once seen, cannot unsee!
-Eeyore's my favorite, too. As a kid, I always aligned with him for some reason (despite having a completely normal childhood )
-I think Tigger has the hots for Charlie more than Piglet does. He's getting awfully friendly rather quickly
-Do you get the Groupon emails? They've sent me the getaway ones before, and there've been African safari ones... which included airfare. (Though maybe a shorter flight would be good for the first time )
-(I started this like an hour ago, but dammit, Dr. Who keeps distracting me!)
-I love that blue bird. I wanted to bring him home.
-We heard the macaws talk! If you can tell me how to upload video, there's one that was totally impersonating Stevie Wonder (and you can hear my dorky voice commentating that, too )
-Okay, now it's another half hour after that first hour. *sigh* It's all David Tennant's fault!
-So, you've made a ton of updates. This means I'm way behind, doesn't it?

-Don't feel bad. I NEVER remember to comment, but I automatically assume that everyone knows my opinions on what I read!
-Ok..so just posting about Chip/Owen made me start constantly asking Charley AGAIN.. "did you really see it?!?!"
-The characters were trying to hook up. I'm totally convinced of this.
-I get Groupons for everything else... no safari trips!
-Again, don't feel bad. I'm easily distracted as well. That's why you should never put links to other sites in you TR. I will forget where I started at. Once I've clicked out of your world, I don't find my way back for A LONG TIME!!
-Thanks for knowing what the parrots were! As you can tell, I know all the technical names for them.
-I'm always behind. I'm behind on this TR. That's why I'm posting so many updates. My birthday trip and the Memorial weekend trip are running together. I'm going by pics to tell my story!

Thanks for reading along!

I'm heeeere! I love all of your pictures! They're so great! Esp the animal ones. And that rhino? Scary but cool all at the same time! Crystal Palace is yummy! And we always park at the Wedding Pavillion when we go to MK!

Thanks!! I love taking pics! AND I LOVE THE ANIMALS!

Thanks for joining this small, intimate party! Is it sad that I'm ridiculously excited for you anniversary shoot tonight!! I'm praying you have awesome weather, so you get that perfect sunset pic!!!

Lots of updates!! Well I'm not judging on your parking--really I don't blame you. If we were keeping score... I'd have a confession or two myself!

I can't believe you were in the park so much!! It was sooooo hot that I wanted to be under water the whole time.

I love Lady and the Tramp too!!

I was anxious reading your Crystal Palace story.... I get really nervous when I think I'm late.

I agree... Goofy should have called your cell--you visit enough--he should have it on speed dial!

Dave and I are a foot apart.... I zip thru crowds better than him too. He gets kind of aggrevated since I'm a crowd ninja.

And a side note.... Baxter is passed out in the Xmas blanky right now on the couch next to me. Yeah... it's June, but we like it too much to put it away

-We wanted to hang in the pool, but I hate getting in if there are lots of people in there. So that means we've never been in a Disney pool! So sad. I take like 3 bathing suits each time, and they never even come out of the bag.
-Charley was getting the evil eye the entire time we were on the way the Crystal Palace...even though our tardiness was my fault!
-Being small does have it's advantages!
-Don't feel bad.. I'm using my Christmas blanky as I type!

Thanks for being here! I hope your trip is successful!!!

 

[jlocmac]

5-5-12 (cont)

We lounged around the room for a while. Napping, watching tv, Kindling..lol! We argued about what time we were going to get up and get ready.. as we usually do! ha I finally just bit the bullet and jumped in the shower. After all, I was the one that wanted to stalk a fellow Disbride's Shipwreck Beach wedding. Oh.. and we had dinner reservations at Coral Reef. We ate here on our honeymoon, and DH really liked it.

All showered and dressed, we loaded the car. Again, we parked at the Boardwalk. Now I don't feel bad about doing it. We wouldn't be paying for parking anywhere we went, so what did it matter? This time we were actually going to an event near the Boardwalk...sort of!

As soon as we made it to Crescent Lake, I could see the set-up for Tricia's wedding!! I was nervous and excited for her.. and a little jealous! I'm very nostalgic for my own wedding. It's a very sick obsession, that has slowly gotten better!

I thought everything would be under way once we got there, since her wedding was supposed to begin at 5pm. After reading her wedding TR, the late start was explained. Bad for her, good for me. I was able to get around and see everything happen!!! Charley thought I was seriously insane for basically running down the Boardwalk, so I could get pics of everyone walking out of the Beach Club.

I took a pic of her Cocktail Hour sign as we ran by Sea Breeze Point, and I was once again jealous. This was my wedding location! LOL BUT I was soooo excited for Tricia and Josh. Charley and I never thought we would have such an amazing day ourselves, and we were very happy that someone else was about to experience the same thing.

The set-up from afar

The lovely bride and her father

The ceremony

And a look back at Sea Breeze Point where her guests gathered for cocktails

That's all the pics I'm going to post of someone else's wedding. Let's just say we were there for the entire ceremony and a little bit of time after. Unfortunately I didn't get to talk to Tricia. That made me sad. I didn't want to interrupt her on her special day!!!

By this time, Charley had planted himself on one of the benches. I got him up, and we made our way to Epcot. I really like going in through the International Gateway. It's so much faster than the main entrance. The only thing about this.. it doesn't force us to go through the front, so we didn't walk that way. We missed all of the topiaries (Thanks Jackie!) they had up there. I saw pics.. and it was Fantasia Mickey. That made me so sad..

I took a few pics of the topiaries as we passed them.

Because I love Pooh

Pluto was so cute!

Who doesn't love Donald & Daisy?!

Mickey & Minnie

Peter Pan, Capt Hook, and Tick-Tock

We didn't really feel like walking around, but our reservation wasn't until like 7:30pm. We weren't in the mood to ride any rides. Well, the reason we didn't want to walk around or ride any rides.. I wore the most uncomfortable shoes imaginable. I should've known better. I wore them on our honeymoon for lots of walking around at Downtown Disney and ended up with huge blisters. This was definitely a repeat, and I could already see and feel the blisters. I was fussing, because my feet were KILLING me!! I don't know how you ladies do it. This weren't even high heels!!!

Anyway, we were both dying of thirsts from standing out by the beach watching Tricia's wedding. We decided to hit Club Cool, since neither of us wanted anything major before dinner. Then we were off to Coral Reef. We walked inside and saw people sitting around. I just knew we were going to have to wait the 30 mins until our reservation time. I checked us in, and the hostess said we would probably have to wait. We figured. Charley took the buzzer, so I could once again go to the restroom. I didn't want to get up and go during the meal. lol I was in there a total of 3 mins, at the most. Charley's standing there with our blinking buzzer. Heck yeah!! This made me very happy. I was so hungry and really tired. I didn't want to wait forever.

We were led to the front section of the restaurant. I was starting to get exciting. The last time we were there, we sat on the second tier. This time we were the second set of tables from the tank. Of course it was a small two seater table. Which sucks, because there's no room at all!!! I was wished a Happy Birthday, with promises of someone arriving to take drink orders.

I tried to take pics of the tanks, but I don't really know how to use the fancy camera as well as I should.

Both of us waiting on SOMEONE to ask about drinks. It was a billion degrees outside!

Let's just say these were the only pics taken at the restaurant.

Finally, someone came to take our drink order. We both ordered the pomegranate lemonade. We were also ready to order, since we had been seating for so long. We both ordered the New York Strip with french fries. We don't really venture out and order anything else if there's a steak on the menu! Our drinks arrived, along with the complimentary rolls and butter. We enjoyed all and watched the tanks. It just seems really noisy in there. We didn't really have to wait long for our entrees to come out. It was delicious! Everything we remembered it being. I pretty much finished my entire plate. The server wasn't very good at bringing refills, but whatever.

We were both about to explode, but we had to decide on dessert.. dining plan. I ordered The Wave, even though I knew I wouldn't be able to eat the whole thing. Charley ordered the Bailey's & Jack Daniel's Mousse. We sat chatting about what we were going to do after dinner. I definitely knew my feet didn't want to walk around Epcot in those sandals! Our desserts came. I tapped into mine, and the chocolate oozed out. It was deliciously rich, as I knew it would be. I took a few bites and ate the raspberries. I tried Charley's and didn't like it at all. He ate some of of mine, but he couldn't finish it. We settled the check, which seemed to take forever. All in all, we were only in the restaurant a little over an hour. I tend to overexaggerate the amount of time we spend somewhere. lol

I'm going to stop here. My husband just got home from softball practice, and he wants to know why I don't want to spend time with him! LOL!

 

[librarygeek]

So first of all, happy birthday!!

* I love to take pictures at the AK - your photos are absolutely gorgeous!! What kind of camera do you have?
* Your Crystal Palace pics are so cute!
* Ugh, what an annoying guy on that boat, I hate it when CMs are rude like that. We had that happen waiting in line for Star Tours one time, it was pouring buckets of rain and the outside waiting area was mostly covered, but there were a few stretches that were not and people were leaving a gap so they didn't have to stand around in the rain. The CMs were so pissed about that, they couldn't even say it nicely they just kept yelling!
* I love the flower and garden pics! I've never been during that time of year but I'm going next year and can't wait to see it!
* lol love that you stalked Tricia's wedding!
* We ate at Coral Reef on our honeymoon, it's a fun place! Your pics of the tank came out way better than the ones I took with my cheap-o camera.
* What an adorable story about the phone call from Goofy! I didn't know they did that, how fun!

 

[belle2211]

~Thanks for being excited about my anniversary shoot. The weather was PERFECT!! We went to Flying Fish for dinner after...the shoot took about 2 hours (yay!) so we went in about 8:10 and got our appetizers at 8:30ish and noticed it was POURING. There was a huge storm with crazy lightening. We had missed it by 20 minutes, than goodness!
~I loved that you stalked Tricia's wedding..so fun!
~Pretty topiaries!
~Coral Reef was fun...we ate there a couple of years ago (fun fact: DH's twin proposed to his now-ex fiance there...he had a diver hold up a sign!)
I wanted my rehearsal dinner there, but DH said no.
~More please!

 

[DoomBuggy0922]

-Gah! You updated again and didn’t tell me.
-And NO I am not saying you’re large. It would be funny if I was though… because you’re so tiny!
-And I giggled when you forgot the word topiary. I hate brain farts.

Okay, TR time.
-I’m glad I’ve helped clear your conscience about the parking issue. Some Disney purists would disagree, but you would just punch them in the face anyway.
-Gahhhh I am jealous of SBP too. ☹ ☹ ☹
-I’ve seen these pictures, but they’re still soooo pretty.
-I LOVE that picture of POOH! I LOVE IT!
-Why did you wear uncomfortable shoes?! Aren’t comfortable shoes, like, the number one rule of Disney?
-Disney has such good pomegranate lemonade. Although, you kind of have the punching face going on.
-I’m glad dinner was good. I’ve never been to Coral Reef because I’ve heard it was just SO noisy, and I hate noise. But maybe I’ll try it soon-ish!

 

[saintstickets]

We were both about to explode, but we had to decide on dessert.. dining plan.

We have never eaten at Coral Reef but it is on our bucket list. I know what you mean about the DP and desserts. We felt obligated to order them since it was already paid for with the DP. The last time we used the DP, I gained 7 pounds the week we were there! Now we use TIW so we don't feel obligated to order dessert or DW and I will split one. The last two trips we used TIW I gained only 6 pounds each trip! See how much better that is?

 

[jlocmac]

So first of all, happy birthday!!

* I love to take pictures at the AK - your photos are absolutely gorgeous!! What kind of camera do you have?
* Your Crystal Palace pics are so cute!
* Ugh, what an annoying guy on that boat, I hate it when CMs are rude like that. We had that happen waiting in line for Star Tours one time, it was pouring buckets of rain and the outside waiting area was mostly covered, but there were a few stretches that were not and people were leaving a gap so they didn't have to stand around in the rain. The CMs were so pissed about that, they couldn't even say it nicely they just kept yelling!
* I love the flower and garden pics! I've never been during that time of year but I'm going next year and can't wait to see it!
* lol love that you stalked Tricia's wedding!
* We ate at Coral Reef on our honeymoon, it's a fun place! Your pics of the tank came out way better than the ones I took with my cheap-o camera.
* What an adorable story about the phone call from Goofy! I didn't know they did that, how fun!

Thanks Becky!!

-I love taking pics at AK too!! It doesn't matter that it's the same pics you already have. You have to take current ones. Things change.. plants grow! The hubby bought me a Canon Rebel T3i. I love it, even though I don't exactly know how to use it!! LOL!!
-UGH! I would've skipped that big area too. Why not?!?! It's raining.
-We thought the topiaries were really pretty. I sure wish I was a crafty person. I get all kinds of stuff, and it just sits in the spare room.
-The camera we had on our honeymoon wouldn't take good pics in Coral Reel either. It really made me mad!! haha

Thank you for reading along!!!

~Thanks for being excited about my anniversary shoot. The weather was PERFECT!! We went to Flying Fish for dinner after...the shoot took about 2 hours (yay!) so we went in about 8:10 and got our appetizers at 8:30ish and noticed it was POURING. There was a huge storm with crazy lightening. We had missed it by 20 minutes, than goodness!
~I loved that you stalked Tricia's wedding..so fun!
~Pretty topiaries!
~Coral Reef was fun...we ate there a couple of years ago (fun fact: DH's twin proposed to his now-ex fiance there...he had a diver hold up a sign!)
I wanted my rehearsal dinner there, but DH said no.
~More please!

I'm so glad the weather waited until yall were done! I kept telling Charley that you were going to be so upset if it rained! lol It got really nasty here around that time too. I can't wait to see your pics!!! Yall looked great! Kory's shirt matched your dress perfectly!!
-I really think I could be a wedding crasher. It's so easy. You get over the awkwardness after a few mins!!! LOL
-Funny fun fact! Did he say no because of his bro's proposal?? Or for another reason? I'm just nosy sometimes...

I'm soooo bad at updating. I end up forgetting half of the stuff I'm going to write about. I need to take my own advice and write everything down each night. Thanks for reading!

-Gah! You updated again and didn’t tell me.
-And NO I am not saying you’re large. It would be funny if I was though… because you’re so tiny!
-And I giggled when you forgot the word topiary. I hate brain farts.

Okay, TR time.
-I’m glad I’ve helped clear your conscience about the parking issue. Some Disney purists would disagree, but you would just punch them in the face anyway.
-Gahhhh I am jealous of SBP too. ☹ ☹ ☹
-I’ve seen these pictures, but they’re still soooo pretty.
-I LOVE that picture of POOH! I LOVE IT!
-Why did you wear uncomfortable shoes?! Aren’t comfortable shoes, like, the number one rule of Disney?
-Disney has such good pomegranate lemonade. Although, you kind of have the punching face going on.
-I’m glad dinner was good. I’ve never been to Coral Reef because I’ve heard it was just SO noisy, and I hate noise. But maybe I’ll try it soon-ish!

You're so funny!
-Yes, I've heard of people getting very angry about parking at resorts. In my defense, we're usually doing something at that resort... Usually..
-I think we should just marry each other at SBP. Just sayin! Or take the picnic there in Feb, like I said before. And I mean picnic as in getting something from the bakery.
-I wore uncomfortable shoes, because I'm an idiot!! I knew they were. I had already experienced it before. I just wasn't thinking about all of the walking. Honestly, I didn't expect to spend almost an hour taking pics of Tricia!!
-That face is there because I'm waiting on the lemonade! It was ridiculous! It took FOREVER for him to come. BUT he was soooo nice when he got there, that I couldn't be mad at him.
-Like I said on The Facebook!, Via Napoli is noisy to me. Coral Reef is.. but not as bad. IMO!

We have never eaten at Coral Reef but it is on our bucket list. I know what you mean about the DP and desserts. We felt obligated to order them since it was already paid for with the DP. The last time we used the DP, I gained 7 pounds the week we were there! Now we use TIW so we don't feel obligated to order dessert or DW and I will split one. The last two trips we used TIW I gained only 6 pounds each trip! See how much better that is?

The steak is good, but we like steak. We've done the DP twice. I'm just not a big eater when we're on the go like that. I just want something that's going to hold me over until the next meal.

I DO see how much better that is. How could I not?!?!! Any difference, is a difference in my book!

 

[jlocmac]

5-5-12 (cont)

After we finished eating, we made our to the exit. This means you have to weave through the crowds, tables, trays of food flying all over the place. This seems to be the norm with any of the restaurants at Disney. It doesn't matter if it's TS or QS.

We were both beyond full. I didn't even feel like walking... oh yeah, that's because I had on the most uncomfortable shoes in the world. I was practically duck walking around Epcot. I decided I couldn't handle it anymore.

I didn't care what kind of unimaginable foot fungus I was getting just by walking around. I do know from taking bridal pics there, that they wash and hose everything down. So I put the shoes in the camera bag, and I tried desperately to get a pic of that SuperMoon!!

As I've stated before, I don't really know all of the in's and out's of the fancy camera. I've read the book, and I read stuff online. I've been practicing. I'm just not a pro!

I think that's one of the most decent ones I was able to get. I snapped a few more pics, and then we got out of the park. We were just too full and too tired to walk around.

As you exit at the International Gateway, there is the huge flower beds. I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about. Anyway, there was an older couple that was taking clippings off the plants! I told DH that it was ridiculous that even adults couldn't act right!

I went back to trying to get the perfect pic of the SuperMoon. Unfortunately, you've already seen the best one! It really was amazing. It was HUGE!!!! (that's what she said!) We ran into a couple on the bridge to the Boardwalk that had their camera set up taking pics. We stopped to chat with them for a sec about cameras. I kept trying to take pics of the pretty moon, but it just wasn't working out the way I wanted. He was trying to tell me what to do, and I didn't really have a clue what he was talking about! LOL I finally told him that the camera had only been in my possession for a few weeks before the trip. We told them goodnight and kept moving on.

I had to take a pic of Sea Breeze Point as we passed by.

And my hubby

And the Boardwalk! Hopefully our future "home"

And this fountain spray of water

It wasn't terribly late once we made it back to our resort. We actually had time to stop at Everything Pop to refill our mugs. Once back in the room, we lounged around and watched some tv. We had to be up early again the next day for breakfast.

Up next: Tigger followed us to breakfast.. I knew he was in love with my husband!

 

[belle2211]

I'm so glad the weather waited until yall were done! I kept telling Charley that you were going to be so upset if it rained! lol It got really nasty here around that time too. I can't wait to see your pics!!! Yall looked great! Kory's shirt matched your dress perfectly!!
-I really think I could be a wedding crasher. It's so easy. You get over the awkwardness after a few mins!!! LOL
-Funny fun fact! Did he say no because of his bro's proposal?? Or for another reason? I'm just nosy sometimes...

We noticed that Kory's shirt was a little more blue than my dress, my dress was greener, but in the picture you can't really tell. I can't wait to see more. Ooh...wedding crasher...I like it! He said no because he didn't want a rehearsal on property and that it was too expensive for his parents. But Bahama Breeze didn't turn out to be any cheaper and I wanted everything to be Disney..boo!