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[pamouselover]

Melissa I do too! You should have called me, I would have want with you. MY DD all the sudden is SO NOT into them anymore. She is so 12 now!
Love the picture of the palm tree and castle.

 

[xoktenox]

Awwww Melissa I can't believe you got so sick I'm so sorry! But, of course, you didn't let it keep you down. I hope it didn't come back to haunt you later though!

 

[mickeysmyboy]

Your a trooper, even the plague won't stop you from visiting the parks. I was laughing when I read this report .....was thinking what a detailed trip report, we even get bathroom breaks! Hoping in your next report your "uneasiness" quickly passed! I can't wait to go to CP. We have a lunch and dinner reservation there. My son loves Pooh.

LOL!!! I tired not to give too much info on my tummy issue I didn't want to make anyone else sick The Crystal Palace is a lot of fun! The character interaction is usually good and the variety of food is good and yummy!

Hey Melissa!! It has taken me about a week but I have read all of your PTR and now your TR and I have to say you are a fantastic writer and I have enjoyed every minute of reliving your trip with you and your family!!

I'm excited to read all about your trip with your hubby that is also coming up!!!

I'm sorry you got sick at MK, hope you started to feel better on the way EPCOT!

Can't wait for more!

Thanks Jen and welcome!! There's still lots more coming up and then the next trip!

More to come soon!

Melissa I do too! You should have called me, I would have want with you. MY DD all the sudden is SO NOT into them anymore. She is so 12 now!
Love the picture of the palm tree and castle.

LOL!! Glad I'm not the only one! The movie was cute! It was a lot of the concert and a some of their life and what not. There were A LOT of screaming girls though! OMG! At one point they show them go off the stage to change and Joe takes his shirt off, HOLY COW I'm suprised I'm not deaf!

Awwww Melissa I can't believe you got so sick I'm so sorry! But, of course, you didn't let it keep you down. I hope it didn't come back to haunt you later though!

I wasn't going to let anything stop me and I surely wasn't going to let it spoil the kids time either!

More to come soon!

 

[mickeysmyboy]

Day 7 part 3!

So off on the monorail we went venturing toward epcot. Of course we had to take the monorail to ttc and change.

Along the way I got that feeling again! I thought OMG this is NOT happening!! I will NOT throw up on the monorail!!! I prayed, hard. Please god let me not get sick cause this just isn't funny!!! This is probably TMI but you know how when you throw up your mouth waters beforehand? Well that was happening. UGHH!!! I grabbed my bottle of water and drank trying to get it to stop! There was no way I was going to get sick! I know people have gotten sick on the monorail before, I'm sure a lot have. I'm also sure a lot more will. But it wasn't going to be me! That's just not something something I can even think of and deal with!

Luckily I was able to kind of talk myself out of it!

I just really wanted off that monorail and into some fresh air! Guess what happened next? Really, guess what happened!!!




If you guessed the freakin monorail brokedown you win the prize

No, I'm not joking!!

DH knew I wasn't feeling it at that moment and kind of had this deer in the headlights/paniced look! I can only imagine what was going through his mind at that moment! Poor guy!

We sat on the stretch of track near the Seas for at least 10 minutes! I swear the thought "can I pry the doors open and jump out?!" even crossed my mind before realizing not only would I get hurt but I'd get kicked out of Disney World forever!

So I sat and waited. Very impatiently!

The monorail finally started moving again! Thank god!!!

When we got off I was so relieved!!!

I have to mention my memory of the rest of the day is a bit sketchy at best and I didn't take too many pictures! I was just not feeling it and trying very hard to stay together!

We ventured in to the park and headed toward the Seas! I was said that my seagulls weren't saying "mine, mine, mine!"

We went in and weaved our way around the queue. There wasn't a lot of people on line. But, there was a group of Brazilians behind us! Please forgive me for this I'm not one to judge or comment on people. But our experience with the large tours of Brazilians over our stay were that they were loud and rude. Usually rude to people other then us but this was one exception to that.

The people behind us were 3 people probably mid-twenties and a lady in probably her 60 who was in a wheelchair being pushed on one of the younger people. They kept getting a little to close to us even though the line was moving along and we weren't stopping to wait. I made sure the kids were all in front of me cause I wasn't sure the group was paying attention! Good thing I did!

I got hit, hard, on the back of my ankles with the wheelchair!!! Not only that but they laughed!!! LAUGHED!! OMG it took everything I had not to hall off and smack them!

We got to ride and the lady in the wheelchair got up an ran, yes ran to the car! UGH!

We had our underwater adventure with Nemo and Friends and got off. We saw the group with the wheelchair collecting the chair before they left. Now one of the younger people was sitting in it!! Man, I was ticked!!!

We then went and explored around inside. We really love all the stuff there is to see in there!!! We spent a good hour wondering around and then went to see crush! He was great and funny as usual!

When we finished in the seas we talked about going over to the Land and riding Soarin but I just couldn't

I could, however, use some sugar in my system! My stomach had settled a lot but I felt icky! So we got a few snacks and sat on a wall and ate them! I had an Itzakdoozy (not sure I spelled that right) which really hit the spot!!

I started to feel a bit better and we headed for WS!!!​

 

[xoktenox]

OMG I can't believe the monorail broke down on you!! You poor thing, at least you didn't get sick on it.

I would have been FUMING and definitely said something to those Brazilians. Kudos to you for keeping your cool in front of the kiddos.

 

[mickeysmyboy]

OMG I can't believe the monorail broke down on you!! You poor thing, at least you didn't get sick on it.

I would have been FUMING and definitely said something to those Brazilians. Kudos to you for keeping your cool in front of the kiddos.

I couldn't believe it either!! Very, very bad timing!

I was soooo mad when I got hit and it made it so much worse that they laughed!

I hope your enjoying a nice relaxing snow day at home today!!! Holy snow! we got the call that the kids don't have school today at 7:15 last night! I have to take some snow pictures an post them later!

 

[mickeysmyboy]

3 weeks from this very moment DH and I will be in the air going to FL!!!!



I'm so excited!! I'm try hard to contain it because I don't want the kids to feel badly that they aren't going this time. But it's very hard!!!

All this snow makes it even harder!! We got 10 inches over night with more to come! YIKES!

I'm sooooo ready for FL warmth and sun!!

Hopefully I'll be back later with another update or 2! I feel rather icky today. I'm hoping it's not the dreaded F word (Flu) but that's kinda how it feels!

 

[xoktenox]

I can't believe how much snow we got! 13 inches out here! My college didn't close until this morning and I was getting nervous that they weren't going to close! (Not that I was going to go anyway) Your kids were probably so excited to not have school today, I know I was

BF is still out being the cable guy though, as we speak. Can you believe people actually expect the cable people to drive in this!?

 

[mickeysmyboy]

I can't believe how much snow we got! 13 inches out here! My college didn't close until this morning and I was getting nervous that they weren't going to close! (Not that I was going to go anyway) Your kids were probably so excited to not have school today, I know I was

BF is still out being the cable guy though, as we speak. Can you believe people actually expect the cable people to drive in this!?

The snow was crazy!! I'm sooooo ready for it to warm up! I can't believe that your DBF had to be out driving around! Someones cable ain't that important!

 

[mickeysmyboy]

I can't believe there has been no posts for 3 days!

Life got the better of me! We've been very busy the past few days with different activities and meetings etc! I'll be back in a bit with an update!

 

[JPFamilyMom]

I've been anxiously awaiting updates from you and now found that I missed two updates. LOL, I always wait for the title to change, hehe.

OMG, so sorry you got so sick. And then the monorail stopping, that would've been awful. Man you are a trooper. So was it the food? Can't wait for another update

We've all been sick here too, double ear infections on my two kiddos and then we've all just been fighting colds. My DS started pre-k three weeks ago and has been bringing home all the nasty germs of winter. blah. The pediatrician said today that this is the worse winter sickness that she has seen in the five years she has been here. Hope you don't have the flu, 18 days until your trip with DH

OH yeah and ot again, since I know you watched the bachelor. How disappointed were you with the ending? I'm was so angry.

 

[mickeysmyboy]

I've been anxiously awaiting updates from you and now found that I missed two updates. LOL, I always wait for the title to change, hehe.

OMG, so sorry you got so sick. And then the monorail stopping, that would've been awful. Man you are a trooper. So was it the food? Can't wait for another update

We've all been sick here too, double ear infections on my two kiddos and then we've all just been fighting colds. My DS started pre-k three weeks ago and has been bringing home all the nasty germs of winter. blah. The pediatrician said today that this is the worse winter sickness that she has seen in the five years she has been here. Hope you don't have the flu, 18 days until your trip with DH

OH yeah and ot again, since I know you watched the bachelor. How disappointed were you with the ending? I'm was so angry.

Ya know, the stupid thing is I thought I did change the title! Opps!

I think it must have been the fact that I don't eat breakfast like that! My body kinda said NO WAY!

I'm so sorry your kids have been so sick! When they start school they always bring home awful germs and not being used to it makes it terrible! Johnny went to a preschool that was also a daycare. So there were alway sicks kid there. YUCK!

OMG! The end of the bachelor was terrible! I told DH it was like watching a train wreak! Hard to watch but hard to look away! UGH! I wonder how much hate mail he's getting now!

 

[mickeysmyboy]

WOOO HOOO!!! YIPPEEE!! my ticker says 17 days!!!

I'm still awaiting the arrival of my final paperwork! I wanna hold that little booklet in my hot little hands! I check the mail everyday hoping for it! No such luck yet!

I got another pin code the other day! 40% off select dates through 09! I'm exploring the option of a December trip but the with the economy the way it is I'm apprehensive! My TA has a room at Pop on hold for us and I have to decide by the 11th if we want it and put down the $200 deposit. We'll see, right now I'm leaning toward not doing it.

We have a busy weekend ahead of us!! Tomorrow DD has religion in the morning, then we have Girl Scout International Day and then it's off to a birthday party. Sunday we're taking the kids to NYC to the Museum of Natural History. DD decided she wanted to go there when I gave the option of having a b-day party(her birthday is Monday!) or doing something special!! Only my DD would pick to do something educational!! LOL!!

Now onto an update, finally...

Day 7 part 4!! (sorry not to many pictures of the day!)

I left off with us headed toward WS!

We strolled along slowly, slowy.

We ventured through Canada, I love that pavilion! The waterfall and gardens are so pretty and peaceful! We skipped the movie because I didn’t think I could handle circle vision at that moment.

We went onto the UK. I did a little browsing. I was hoping to find something nice for MIL and FIL but had no luck at all. I almost bought a trinity knot necklace (a trinity knot will be my tattoo when I finally get it) but changed my mind. I may head that way in a few weeks and re-think that purchase.

Then we headed toward the International Gateway!

Our plan for the day was to take a break and head to Yacht and Beach Club to go to Beaches and Cream. We’ve never been over by the International Gateway or any of the Epcot resorts for that matter. It seemed so peaceful!! The boat dock and gateway is kind of hidden away from all the hustle bustle. I think it would be a great area to take a break!


France for the International Gateway


We waited a few minutes for a boat and then we were off!




Truthfully, I don’t remember what order we went when we stopped at the different resorts. I do remember that the boat ride was rather long but very relaxing!


Silly Johnny on the boat

We got to Yacht and Beach Club and wandered around exploring and looking for Beaches and Cream. Johnny LOVED the Pirate Ship at Stormalong Bay even though it was under refurb and we couldn’t really get the full effect. He insists we stay there in the future! LOL!!

We had to ask a CM where the heck Beaches and Cream was! I thought there would be sign or something! He pointed us in the right direction and we headed off.

We got there and checked in. The kid and that podium seemed rather annoyed that we would need a highchair. Ok! He said something about needing to keep it out of the way of the servers. OK, whatever. Please, really we just want to eat and have some ice cream.

We had to wait a bit because we couldn't be seat in the wrong location that the highchair would be the way. No joke! His words not mine!

So we sat at a table outside waiting for our pager to go off. The problem was it was getting rather warm and I was getting rather cranky. Shocking I know! I yelled at DH for ignoring the fact that Ryan was getting fussy and let me handle it

We finally got inside and discovered that Beached and Cream is TINY! OMG! I’m not sure what I expected but it was itty bitty tiny!

We ordered and relaxed as much as we could in a tiny restaurant at a tiny table!

While we waited a group of girls ordered the Kitchen Sink and the lights flashed etc. The kiddos thought that was great! LOL!! They also thought the Kitchen Sink was a sight to behold!

We ate our lunch, I had a cheeseburger, which I only ate part of but it was good. I’m not sure what everyone else had! I didn’t write any notes that day and my memory of that day is fuzzy!

Then it was time for some ice cream!! We all enjoyed that a great deal!! Yummy!

Then it was time to settle the bill and be on our way again!

DH was in need for finding a computer that he could access the internet from. Before we left home I asked him several times, probably more than several, if we should take my laptop. He said no, no! I questioned the fact that he may need to do something for work. He promised me no way, if something work related came up his dad, his business partner, could handle it. Okey Dokey!

What he wasn’t expecting was something related to his sailing club coming up and he needed to handle it himself.

He had spoken to the concierge at WL about finding a computer and she told him a list of hotels that had computers he could use.

The Beach Club was one of them! Lucky him!

We went into the lobby & DH asked where to go. I have to say, I wasn’t very impressed with the lobby of Beach Club! I’m not sure if it’s because the lobby of WL is so grand but lobby at Beach Club seemed just a touch nicer then a Holiday Inn! I could have just been me and it could have just been the day but I thought it was a bit lacking in the theming.

Anyway, DH came back and said we had to head over to the convention center area to find the computers.

The thing about the convention center, I was much, much more impressed with that area. It was really beautiful!

We wandered a bit and found the business center office that had several computers!! DH paid, I think it was like $10 for 6 minutes!!! Yikes!!! Note to self, take the freakin’ laptop!

After DH was done we discussed what to do next. We talked about going back to Epcot and wandering about WS some more but I really wasn’t feeling it. The kiddos were more than OK with going back to WL to hit the pool!

So we headed toward the bus stop!

The first bus that came was for AK so we hopped on! It was a very short ride over to AK! When we got there the bus for WL was waiting! Sweet!! Another hop on and off we went!!

We got back to WL and the kiddos and DH quickly changed and headed for the pool! Ryan and I stayed back in the room for some downtime!

Daddy and the kiddos stayed at the pool for a good 1 ½ or 2 hours and came back hungry! I gave the kiddos a quick bath and we headed for Roaring Forks!

We ate a nice, quiet dinner at Roaring Forks. DH and I both had salad because we were still full from lunch and the kiddos had chicken nuggets, again. At this point I was feeling A LOT better and figuring that the sickness was from eating a huge breakfast of stuff I wouldn't normally eat. Especially Pooh French Toast

I felt so much better that I decided to take a few moments to take some pictures!














Then it was back to the room for EWP from the balcony and WISHES!!!

This time I took pictures!!!


















Night shot of our view toward WL lobby!


After Wishes it was off to bed! ​

 

[JPFamilyMom]

yippee an update Just the thing to make me feel better today. Good to know about the Beaches and Cream restaurant, I think that will not be on our list for awhile then. I've seen pictures of the kitchen sink in other TR's, I think that would make me feel ill. Can't wait to read more, sounds like you have a busy weekend ahead of you. Here is some to make it a smooth weekend for you.

 

[faerieprincess]

omgosh Melissa your fireworks photos are great!

i'm so sorry you were sick at Disney - but i have to say, the Monorail wouldn't bother me half as much as the boat to Beaches N Cream! Just thinking about that makes me queasy!

 

[DISDANCEMOM]

We are officially booked on an 11:35 am flight to MCO that should land around 2:25 on 1/3. Figuring we have to collect our luggage (we fly Southwest) and head to ME I’m hoping to be checking into WL by 4:30ish.

Hi...I just found your TR and am loving it so far!

I haven't had a chance to read all of the posts but I just wanted to let you know something. You don't need to collect your luggage when you are flying SW. As long as your ME tags are on the bags then Disney will collect them and bring them to your room. It is on the way home that you are not able to check them at the resort...you have to take your luggage to the ME bus and then take it yourself from the ME bus to the SW check in counter.

As I said...I haven't had time to read all the posts so ou may have found this out already...but just incase you didn't and you are flying SW later this month I wanted to share.

Enjoy your adults only trip in a couple of weeks...you got me thinking that I want to do that for my 40th bday which is coming up fast and furious!!!!

 

[xoktenox]

Hey Melissa, hope you have a good weekend! I was a girl scout when I was like 7 and 8 and I remember our international day! My mom was the leader, it was alotttt of work. I even remember our country...Panama Hope it goes good. And you're so lucky that you got that PIN code! I put my name on every possible Disney list and I only got one once and that was in my ex-BF's name! (if you remember that from my PTR)

Sounds like Beaches and Cream was really good and really yummy! Loved your Wishes pictures too, you're so lucky that you got to watch it from the comfort of your resort room!

 

[Khalana]

Hi Melissa,
I'm sorry for having been mia for a while, life just got so busy and I'm trying to cut down on my internet time (my house really pays when I'm too into the computer). And of course we’ve been worrying about Lydia’s health... But I've been catching up on your awesome tr and here are my comments:

I love the pictures of Illuminations! In all my reading I've actually never seen pictures of it. It looks like you had a great spot.

It looked like so much fun to go out just you and dd!! I'd love to do something like that with Lydia too.

I love Philarmagic too! Such a well done show. I was grabbing at the things flying at us just like the kids.

The pictures you took of the castle from down below is really awesome. Such a cool angle!

Your new bag is awesome! And Ryan is adorable!! I love how he mostly sang pooh! with all his might.

Your sweater is so pretty and looks really comfy too. I can't see the hole on the big picture at all.

Yummy breakfast, now you've made me all hungry!

Johnny is such a cutie. He seemed to take becoming a pirate quite seriously.

I really hope and pray that your thyroid is okay...

Oh no! Ketchup everywhere!

Mmmmmm chocolate covered pretzels.... *drool*

I love the great parade pictures, again something I haven’t ever seen!

Yes, those stinky baby boys! We have one here too....

Awesome that you got to open chef Mickey!!! I love that picture of all of you!! Dorothy’s face is priceless when Mickey came out!! Mickey has an autograph book??? Cool!! Talk about magical experience!!!!

Lol, poor Pluto.

TOO FUNNY about drinking a beer and reading the Bible!!!! Remember: Jesus drank wine too.

No internet must have sucked...

Ryan is so cute with his excited-to-see-Pooh face.

Oh no, that sounds horrible! Being sick in a public bathroom... *shudder* And I can’t believe the monorail closed down just then...

You’d think a server a WDW would know highchairs are a given, regardless of the size of the restaurant.

Sounds so wonderful to be standing on your balcony wathching Wishes.

I can’t wait to hear the rest.

 

[vdarrell]

Hi Melissa I'm still reading and enjoying.....but just haven't been up to par feeling under the weather.

 

[mickeysmyboy]

yippee an update Just the thing to make me feel better today. Good to know about the Beaches and Cream restaurant, I think that will not be on our list for awhile then. I've seen pictures of the kitchen sink in other TR's, I think that would make me feel ill. Can't wait to read more, sounds like you have a busy weekend ahead of you. Here is some to make it a smooth weekend for you.

I'm glad I made you feel better!! I'll be back soon with another update!

omgosh Melissa your fireworks photos are great!

i'm so sorry you were sick at Disney - but i have to say, the Monorail wouldn't bother me half as much as the boat to Beaches N Cream! Just thinking about that makes me queasy!

I LOVED seeing Wishes from the balcony! I only wish we could have heard the music. Oh well!

Getting sick that morning was no fun! Especially not knowing if it was going to happen again!

We are officially booked on an 11:35 am flight to MCO that should land around 2:25 on 1/3. Figuring we have to collect our luggage (we fly Southwest) and head to ME I’m hoping to be checking into WL by 4:30ish.

Hi...I just found your TR and am loving it so far!

I haven't had a chance to read all of the posts but I just wanted to let you know something. You don't need to collect your luggage when you are flying SW. As long as your ME tags are on the bags then Disney will collect them and bring them to your room. It is on the way home that you are not able to check them at the resort...you have to take your luggage to the ME bus and then take it yourself from the ME bus to the SW check in counter.

As I said...I haven't had time to read all the posts so ou may have found this out already...but just incase you didn't and you are flying SW later this month I wanted to share.

Enjoy your adults only trip in a couple of weeks...you got me thinking that I want to do that for my 40th bday which is coming up fast and furious!!!!

Welcome!! Hope you enjoy!

I figured out that we didn't have to get our bags. I eas a tad bit confused, not unusual for me Luckily a few people, mainly my TA, were able to clear it up for me!

More to come soon!

Hey Melissa, hope you have a good weekend! I was a girl scout when I was like 7 and 8 and I remember our international day! My mom was the leader, it was alotttt of work. I even remember our country...Panama Hope it goes good. And you're so lucky that you got that PIN code! I put my name on every possible Disney list and I only got one once and that was in my ex-BF's name! (if you remember that from my PTR)

Sounds like Beaches and Cream was really good and really yummy! Loved your Wishes pictures too, you're so lucky that you got to watch it from the comfort of your resort room!

We had a lot of fun at International Day! The girls are really cute, most of them at least! We've had a lot of girl scout stuff going on lately and a lot of the other moms aren't very helpful!

I've gotten 3 pins lately! 2 for the parks 1 for a cruise! I've never gotten one before! I was so upset because right after DH registered on the site he got one. He laughed at me! I had to explain to him that it wasn't something everyone got and he should be honored!!

I loved Wishes from the balcony!! It was so beautiful!!!

Hi Melissa,
I'm sorry for having been mia for a while, life just got so busy and I'm trying to cut down on my internet time (my house really pays when I'm too into the computer). And of course we’ve been worrying about Lydia’s health... But I've been catching up on your awesome tr and here are my comments:

I love the pictures of Illuminations! In all my reading I've actually never seen pictures of it. It looks like you had a great spot.

It looked like so much fun to go out just you and dd!! I'd love to do something like that with Lydia too.

I love Philarmagic too! Such a well done show. I was grabbing at the things flying at us just like the kids.

The pictures you took of the castle from down below is really awesome. Such a cool angle!

Your new bag is awesome! And Ryan is adorable!! I love how he mostly sang pooh! with all his might.

Your sweater is so pretty and looks really comfy too. I can't see the hole on the big picture at all.

Yummy breakfast, now you've made me all hungry!

Johnny is such a cutie. He seemed to take becoming a pirate quite seriously.

I really hope and pray that your thyroid is okay...

Oh no! Ketchup everywhere!

Mmmmmm chocolate covered pretzels.... *drool*

I love the great parade pictures, again something I haven’t ever seen!

Yes, those stinky baby boys! We have one here too....

Awesome that you got to open chef Mickey!!! I love that picture of all of you!! Dorothy’s face is priceless when Mickey came out!! Mickey has an autograph book??? Cool!! Talk about magical experience!!!!

Lol, poor Pluto

TOO FUNNY about drinking a beer and reading the Bible!!!! Remember: Jesus drank wine too.

No internet must have sucked...

Ryan is so cute with his excited-to-see-Pooh face.

Oh no, that sounds horrible! Being sick in a public bathroom... *shudder* And I can’t believe the monorail closed down just then...

You’d think a server a WDW would know highchairs are a given, regardless of the size of the restaurant.

Sounds so wonderful to be standing on your balcony wathching Wishes.

I can’t wait to hear the rest.

I know your still here!!! You have a lot going on and a lot to worry about right now!! You know I'm thinking of you guys and praying for you!

Drop by when you can for a little dose of Disney!!

Hi Melissa I'm still reading and enjoying.....but just haven't been up to par feeling under the weather.

I hope your feeling better soon Miss Vickey!!!! I hope all you feel better soon! I can't even imagine how much you hurt