Tuesday May 13th, 2008 ~ continued ~ Arrr!
So V strikes again, naps are not welcome to anyone except
Charming. Truthfully I would definitely rather hang out all day until dinner and then go party, BUT, the big BUT
.
No one in my family would make it through dinner.
I started getting ready around 5 and then began prodding and poking the troops. Honestly its worse than waking a bear in hibernation.
Much to my dismay
Charming wore shorts to dinner, again. He was quickly becoming a hero to the men at our table. From the glances and the journal note taking, I am assured that he will be written about somewhere on the DIS
.not in a good light I am sure.
Back in Animators Palate tonight. It was the show dinner. Personally, the show does nothing for me. Sorcerer Mickey parading around, eh, bring me Tarzan any day.
The pictures change colors but truthfully, I think unless you are sitting alone with just your family there is so much going on at your table you cant really enjoy the entire process.
The menus tonight were a black cover with a holographic picture in the middle. Aladdin and Jasmine on the magic carpet adorned mine. There was also Ariel and other princesses.
Themba was around to take drink orders and
Charming has ditched Budweiser for New Castle and I was on to Kendall Jackson Chardonnay. The girls what else? Sprite.
The bread selection was Garlic and Herb Focaccia with roasted Garlic Dip. (no pricing tonight!)
Cocktails:
True Colors
Paint Brush Stroke
Artists Impression
Appetizers:
Seafood and Avocado Wrapper
Wild Mushroom Risotto and Porcini Wafer
Smoked Black Forest Ham and Vegetable Salad Terrine
Roma Tomato and Portabello Mushrooms on polenta Cake
Soups and Salads:
Chilled Gazpacho
Creamy Butternut Squash Soup
Confetti Tomato Salad
Smoked Salmon and Trout with Goat Cheese Salad
The Feature Selection:
Penette Alfredo
Grilled Salmon with Creamy Risotto and a Barolo Wine Sauce
Pan Seared Veal Chop with Medjool Date, Sultana Raisin and Veal Farcis
Lemon Peppered Over baked Stuffed Chicken
Grilled Filet Mignon, Seared Scallops with Port Wine Demi Glaze
Lighter Fare:
Grilled Grain Fed Sirloin Steak
Slow Roasted Breast of Chicken
Oven Baked Fillet of Salmon
Vegetarian Selections:
Vegetable Korma
Farfalle All Ortolana
I started with the Seafood and Avocado Wrapper
.
These were good, nice and light.
Charming had the same, I think, then moved on to the Smoked Salmon and Trout with Goat Cheese Salad
.
And the Creamy Butternut Squash Soup
I enjoyed this but it wasnt hot it was lukewarm.
And the Grilled Filet Mignon
.
This was the best part of the meal tonight but then, I am a beef lover.
The kids menu was not so adventurous.
Appetizers:
Cream of Chicken Soup
Watermelon Slices
Entrees:
Mickeys Mac and Cheese
Minnies Mini Burger
Crusty Cheese Pizza
Golden Fried Chicken Strips with BBQ Sauce
Chefs Entrée Selection of the Day:
Pasta Shells with a Mushroom Cream Sauce
Breaded Fish Nuggets with Tartar Mayonnaise
Roasted Breast of Turkey with Gravy
Do they really deal a lot of soup to kids? I wonder.
The girls were into the nugget gimmick, so they had chicken again. Samantha was pretty good about eating her veggies again but Haley was full on butter until dessert of course.
I dont have a dessert menu from tonight, but so far I have been less than thrilled with the desserts. I dont like chocolate so that puts me at a definite disadvantage on this ship. Gimme a good cheesecake and a glass of wine and I am in dessert heaven.
Tonight there was a White Chocolate Cheesecake with Strawberry Sauce on the kids menu
.that is what I had
.
I carefully swept my fork through the cheesecake and as I lifted it to my mouth, I was full of anticipation. I envisioned a rich and thick creamy bite of bliss.
I was so disenchanted. It was worse then last nights.
So wine would have to do.
Charming had
After twelve potty breaks, two dishes of butter, and four games of ring around the table dinner was over
When Mickey Dreams was the show tonight and yes, we got roped into going
PJ wanted to change and she very bravely (or really crazily, depending on how you look at it)
took all four girls with her.
We stopped in Shutters to look at some pictures, of course we ended up with some so Charming flitted back to the room to drop off our very overly priced 8x10s and the dinner menu.
Bring on the Photopass
DCL!
The rest of us marched over to the Walt Disney Theatre, PJ was there and had gotten in trouble for seat saving. Yes, we wear shorts to dinner, save seats in the theatre stay tuned there will be more I am sure!
The show was Cirque-ish, which is what I had read and also what the buzz was. Kids were given a paper to write what their dreams were and during the show Dream Catchers came and scooped them up. Of course, there was a box out front in case you were missed during the show.
Another potty break
Yes, my Haley thought these were for drying your hair, not your hands.
And everyone went their separate ways we took the kids to the club and then headed to Diversions.
Unfortunately, no NBA games were on. DCL staff gave us several different answers as to why. We had a drink and then on the big screen they were showing Rockin Bar D as they thought there would be an overflow since John Charles was going to perform.
Charming looked at me and said, no way, no cabaret for me. I said, come on, lets go and have one drink.
Had.
To.
Pull.
Teeth.
For.
That.
Rockin Bar D was ROCKIN! We are talking jammed
my kind of scene. We went over to the very end of the bar by the sound booth.
I ordered a wine and Charming had a beer. Trent came out for a spell and then out came John Charles. I was feeling a bit like a Bad Girl, so I hopped up on the bar to sit. As he passed us, we asked him to do Panama by Van Halen.
I have to admit we loved his show he was great fun and could really do anything. Some Enimen, Dave Matthews Band he took suggestions from the audience. Never did our request.
After the show we went and got the girls and headed back to the cabin. We were greeted with
An invitation to the Princess at Sea Party
.and a
Pretty tired were we and we all were in bed though not asleep around midnight.
Thoughts on Day 4
.I love sea days, really love them and even though it seems like there is plenty of time to do things it really isnt the case. I am not sure we have made it to any pictures before dinner. They need a 7:30 V seating. Just. For. Me. We also were already kind of in a routine, even on vacation
.
Try them. If you don't like it you can toss it and get something else. No additional charge! 
and the girls are getting so big and beautiful (as always!)
SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
