What a disaster!!

[Jagdcarcajou]

I hope you are better soon! Claratin D is the only thing that helps my allergies. But be sure and get the "D" - it is over the counter, but you have to ask the pharmacist for it - it is not out with the regular Claratin.

Seconded. Claritin is the only med that helps me. It takes a couple of days to fully get into your system as well, so give it a couple days if you try it.

 

[joleen76]

I have finally caught back up! I am still loving your pictures.

Safe travels home and I hope you feel better.

 

[annie1995]

Feel better soon!!! Allergies are the worst

 

[tiggrbaby]

Yuck-o! See your doctor as they can usually give you something that works well. I do a combo of pills and nasal spray.

 

[mecllap]

TD-- you're killing us here!!!! Did you get your wallet back?
(You can give us this bit, and still keep your TR in order, please, please, please).



(I, too go with a combo of morning claritin/loratidine, evening singulair, occasional nasonex, and OTC antihistames
-- year-round hay fever gets even worse now).

Whoever has TD's wallet -- give it back to him!!!!!

 

[disneynuts777]

Top Dog ......I have read your entire TR this evening!!!!!
I am totally hooked and waiting for you to finish

Hope that you can get your allergies under control. I hate the beginning of the season when my eyes are all puffy and hideous looking

 

[topdog]

Hi everyone. Thank you for all the well wishes.

I sank like the Titanic for the past few day. I managed to finish my training and teach one class as well. It was tough. I was taking Allegra-D for a while. However, after about a week on med, my heart starts pounding real hard and I can feel my blood pressure went up a little. That never happen to me in the past. So I stop taking my med for a few days. Then as soon as I am off med, I felt a lot better. But then my eyes swell up and I was coughing up a storm. I thought my lung was about to cough right out.

Anyway, I felt much better today. I just have to cut down on my talking. As soon as I open my mouth, I start coughing and wheezing. My eyes still feel a little itchy but not too bad. I was able to do a little yard work today to take advantage of the nice weather without any breathing problem. Temperature was in the 60s, my kind of weather. Hopefully, the allergy season is coming to the end.

I will start my TR again soon. Thank you everyone for your patience.

 

[topdog]

TD-- you're killing us here!!!! Did you get your wallet back?
(You can give us this bit, and still keep your TR in order, please, please, please).



(I, too go with a combo of morning claritin/loratidine, evening singulair, occasional nasonex, and OTC antihistames
-- year-round hay fever gets even worse now).

Whoever has TD's wallet -- give it back to him!!!!!

Don't worry mecllap, I will update real soon. I won't leave you hanging too long. Just stay tune.

That's a lot of med you are taking there.

Top Dog ......I have read your entire TR this evening!!!!!
I am totally hooked and waiting for you to finish

Wow! You are a fast reader. You can read all this in one evening. Welcome to join us for the ride.

 

[KathyRN137]

That's a lot of med you are taking there.

Hope you feel better soon!

Kathy

 

[mejkjj97]

Hope you feel better real soon! i can completely understand where you are coming from. This is one of the worst springs I have had in a while also. I was actually excited for rain today- hoping it would wash everything away.

Cant wait to hear the rest of story! and see more pictures

 

[MICKEY4EVER!]

Poor, TD. I'm feeling for ya!

I LOL'd at you coughing your lung right out. You sure have a way with words! I get like that sometimes, too, when I can't even open my mouth because I start coughing.

I had a cough like that due to allergies not too long ago and I couldn't even sing to my son before he went to bed - he likes for me to sing! You should have heard me trying to sing Jesus Loves Me - my voice cracking and coughing every other word. (He hasn't asked me to sing anymore after a couple times of listening to that )

Poor baby, he probably had nightmares.

Get well, soon. We're here for ya!

 

[terri59]

I have been loving your TR and hope you feel better soon! My DH and DS have allergies too and they are just starting to kick in.

 

[topdog]

Hope you feel better soon!

Kathy

Hope you feel better real soon! i can completely understand where you are coming from. This is one of the worst springs I have had in a while also. I was actually excited for rain today- hoping it would wash everything away.

Cant wait to hear the rest of story! and see more pictures

Poor, TD. I'm feeling for ya!

I LOL'd at you coughing your lung right out. You sure have a way with words! I get like that sometimes, too, when I can't even open my mouth because I start coughing.

I had a cough like that due to allergies not too long ago and I couldn't even sing to my son before he went to bed - he likes for me to sing! You should have heard me trying to sing Jesus Loves Me - my voice cracking and coughing every other word. (He hasn't asked me to sing anymore after a couple times of listening to that )

Poor baby, he probably had nightmares.

Get well, soon. We're here for ya!

I have been loving your TR and hope you feel better soon! My DH and DS have allergies too and they are just starting to kick in.

Thank you everyone. I am feeling much better now. The rain definitely washed a lot of the pollen away. I still have a little bit of cough but not as bad as last week. Even my eyes were not quite itchy any more. Hopefully, the allergy season is coming to an end soon.

 

[topdog]

Let's continue with the TR shall we??

Day #6 (Friday) Part 3

It was hot outside the restaurant. Fortunately, we were able to get seated by 1:30pm, 10 minutes before our reservation. I wasn't sure what to expect because this is my first time to eat at Coral Reef. Once I walked into the main dining room, my jaw just dropped to the floor. I did saw some photos on the web to see how the restaurant look but seeing it in real person is a whole different perspective.

The entire dining room is facing one way, towards this gigantic fish tank. The viewing area of the tank was separated onto 3 sections. The dining room basically has 3 long aisles and each aisle is on different level very much like a movie theater. On the lowest level, there's another row of tables that was right in front of the fish tank. The CM took us to the lowest level aisle which is only a few feet away from the tank. I was very happy with the seating arrangement. If we were sitting right next to the tank, that would've been too close for us. Unfortunately, I was all shock & awe as soon as I walk in, totally forgot to take any pictures of the restaurant. Beside, the restaurant was fairly dark. There were only spot light on top of every table. Very hard to take any pictures. If you use flash, there will be way too much reflection.

In any event, I was very thirsty from sitting under the sun for a while, more so than hungry. As soon as the CM come take our order, I ordered a Lava Smoothie immediately.

I can't quite remember what kind of fruit was in the smoothie (probably Strawberry) but I can assure you it was very good, very berry and very tasty. DW had a Sour Apple Freeze.

For appetizer, I have Seared Sea Scallops - served with a Cauliflower foam and black Truffle Vinaigrette.

DW has the Sea and Land - grilled shrimp with cucumber salad and barbecued beef skewer with creamy polenta.

Both appetizer were very good. While we were eating, I can not kept my eyes off from the tank. Every time when a Sting Ray swam by, I have to stop and took a few pictures.

When the shark swam by, I stopped again and took more pictures.

However, whenever I stop and took pictures, my fork would fell on to the floor. I thought I was just being clumsy. Then DW point out to me the plate was like a boat shape, pointy on both side and curve up. Therefore, every time I put my fork down onto the plate, it slide off from the curve and fell onto my lap then onto the floor. For a second, I thought I was drunk but I swear I didn't even drink. Never even realize the weird shape of the plate until DW pointed that out to me. Duh!!

I was so mesmerize from watching the tank, I could careless about the dirty fork and ask for a clean one. I just wiped it with my napkin and keep on eating. I thought it was so cool to watch the fish, sharks and sting ray swam by until I saw the sea turtle. That thing was "gianormous". As soon as I spotted him swam by, my jaw just dropped onto the floor and he was fast too. It took a few tried to get a picture of the sea turtle and he doesn't swam by my side of the tank that often.

After all the excitement with the sea turtle, the main course was finally here. I had red meat again. Grilled New York Strip Steak served with roasted potatoes, watercress and tomatoes tossed in caramelized. Very nice!!!

DW had the Lobster salad on a toasted baquette with a cup of lobster soup. Ummm...spectacular and very creative.

For dessert, I have the Bailey's and Jack Daniel Mousse topped with a ganache and chocolate cigar. The liquor taste on this one was very strong and the chocolate was very rich as well. I only wish I have room to eat a few more of this. If any one loves chocolate and doesn't mind the whisky taste, then this dessert is a MUST have.

DW has the Chocolate wave served with raspberries. Basically, it's a chocolate cake with raspberries and raspberry sauce. DW was digging this one too. It's not too big but yet satisfying.

I thought the Coral Reef lunch was out of this world and a marvelous experience, IMO. I get to see the fish and the food was fantastic as well. Toward the end of our lunch, I was still trying to take more picture of the tank even thought I know it won't comes out that great. There was a family (mother & father with 2 kids) who sat directly in front of our table which basically is right next to the tank. The father saw me trying to keep taking picture of the tank. He offered me his seat so I can take some close up pictures. That was very nice of him. However, I politely decline his offer because even next to the tank, my equipment just won't able to get good picture of the fish. It was a nice gesture though.

By now, I was about to ask for a scooter to wheel myself out of the restaurant. I think I probably gained more than 10 lbs by now after more than 5 days of TS DxD plus snacks without missing a beat. We belonged to the clean plate club. Not once we did not finish any of our food. So we signed our check and head on out for more ride. We need the walk anyway. However, my left foot pokeyness was feeling a little worse. Nonetheless, I ignored it and continue our way. Next stop...Soarin'

 

[Planning fanatic mom]

Thanks for the review of Coral Reef. We are going there, and I have heard some not nice reviews. We were going anyway because I want to eat with the fish.

I showed DD 13 and DH the pics, and now they are excited too.

The server must have known that you post on the DIS boards because they put a LGMH on DW's dessert.

Still no update on the wallet. The foot is getting worse!

Thanks for posting!!

Will this rain ever end?

 

[topdog]

Thanks for the review of Coral Reef. We are going there, and I have heard some not nice reviews. We were going anyway because I want to eat with the fish.

I showed DD 13 and DH the pics, and now they are excited too.

The server must have known that you post on the DIS boards because they put a LGMH on DW's dessert.

Still no update on the wallet. The foot is getting worse!

Thanks for posting!!

Will this rain ever end?

The fish tank was magnificiant. Food actually was very good.

What's LGMH stands for?

Up at this part of the state. It will rain for the rest of the week except a break on Wed.

 

[WillowBelle]

Great review of the restaurant. I had no idea how the seating was set up. I had a completely different vision in my head. Thanks for clearing that up for me. Soarin' next, huh? That is my favorite EP ride

 

[GreatBiscuit]

Great update TD! Glad to hear you are feeling better. The pics were awesome as usual.

 

[mecllap]

What's LGMH stands for?

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"Lime Green Mickey Head" -- kind of an identifier for many people who are DISsers (don't know how it started). You can get a paint chip at Home Depot that is shaped like a Mickey, in many colors -- lime green is the DIS color of choice!

 

[mkandjpsmom]

Another great update! My daughter has allergies too. She also has treenut and other food allergies.