Will TarzansKat meet Captain Jack? ~A Pirate's Life for 3 Pre-Trippie~ We're back!

[Lady Lallie]

Oh yes. Your new child must surely be versed in the art of the DIS and all things Disney from a very early age. Start em young I always say!

Of course. I plan to brainwash my child. Disney, No Weddings, Disney, The art of listing, Disney. DIS Boards. (I am joking of course)

Oh, honey, you need to make yourself a G-Rated list of things to do on the cruise. Remember, this is a family board.

You and the winky way is very strong. DF was not impressed when I informed him about doing one last load of laundry on our wedding night before the cruise. We need clothes!
I don't even have the desire to make a list for the cruise, I am meh about it. Okay, who am I kidding, I have a mental list going.

 

[TarzansKat]

DF was not impressed when I informed him about doing one last load of laundry on our wedding night before the cruise. We need clothes!

Okay, I have like fifty different comments about clothing here, but I'm not going there. Like my pre-trip, like the Lapuettes, don't want to lose my privileges on the DIS. Not...going...there.

Okay, who am I kidding, I have a mental list going.

HA! I knew it!

 

[Lady Lallie]

Okay, I have like fifty different comments about clothing here, but I'm not going there. Like my pre-trip, like the Lapuettes, don't want to lose my privileges on the DIS. Not...going...there.



HA! I knew it!

 

[TarzansKat]

I said I wouldn't do it.

I lied.

Pirate.

I looked at menus on allears.net

:::sigh:::

Because I read a really good food trip report that made me drool. And contemplate being able to eat at the Grand Flo with my boys even though I'm not doing tea on this trip thereby missing the whole Grand Flo experience even though I'll be there in December because the ADR I got to pick, I picked Citrico's.

:::sigh:::

Has anyone looked at the menu for the Grand Floridian Cafe?

It looks yummy.

Really, really yummy. And the children's menu is nice, not all carp. There's even steak on it.

:::sigh:::

Yummy looking food.

Said I wouldn't call again.

Yummy looking food.

Not calling.

Yummy looking food, power of the darkside...

DS will wake up from his nap soon, I can't call now.

Somebody help me hash this out.

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Looks like a good start to your binder! Get some ink...you have work to do!

I need to get back to working on mine!

 

[TarzansKat]

Looks like a good start to your binder! Get some ink...you have work to do!

Thanks! It's a bummer, I'm equidistant from two Wal-Marts and they're both out!

May have to head to the good ole office supply store!

 

[willwriteforears]

Okay. I feel like these comments were not worthy enough.

Take Two:

I love the binder!! I have mucho binder envy. I plan to devote much time to it when we get back!

I think your ADR attitude is perfect for your pirates life for 3. I know I feel better about downgrading, less stress = better vacation.

Okay...I feel a little better.

I said I wouldn't do it.

I lied.

Pirate.

I looked at menus on allears.net

:::sigh:::

Because I read a really good food trip report that made me drool. And contemplate being able to eat at the Grand Flo with my boys even though I'm not doing tea on this trip thereby missing the whole Grand Flo experience even though I'll be there in December because the ADR I got to pick, I picked Citrico's.

:::sigh:::

Has anyone looked at the menu for the Grand Floridian Cafe?

It looks yummy.

Really, really yummy. And the children's menu is nice, not all carp. There's even steak on it.

:::sigh:::

Yummy looking food.

Said I wouldn't call again.

Yummy looking food.

Not calling.

Yummy looking food, power of the darkside...

DS will wake up from his nap soon, I can't call now.

Somebody help me hash this out.

Hmm. I'd offer to do a Jedi Mind Trick on you, but of course I'd want the JMT to induce you to do what you really want to do. And once that's figured out, the JMT is kinda superfluous, innit?

 

[TarzansKat]

Hmm. I'd offer to do a Jedi Mind Trick on you, but of course I'd want the JMT to induce you to do what you really want to do. And once that's figured out, the JMT is kinda superfluous, innit?

I think this calls for something unprecedented.

I think it's time...

to make my husband decide for me!!!!

 

[Lady Lallie]

I said I wouldn't do it.

I lied.

Pirate.

I looked at menus on allears.net

:::sigh:::

Because I read a really good food trip report that made me drool. And contemplate being able to eat at the Grand Flo with my boys even though I'm not doing tea on this trip thereby missing the whole Grand Flo experience even though I'll be there in December because the ADR I got to pick, I picked Citrico's.

:::sigh:::

Has anyone looked at the menu for the Grand Floridian Cafe?

It looks yummy.

Really, really yummy. And the children's menu is nice, not all carp. There's even steak on it.

:::sigh:::

Yummy looking food.

Said I wouldn't call again.

Yummy looking food.

Not calling.

Yummy looking food, power of the darkside...

DS will wake up from his nap soon, I can't call now.

Somebody help me hash this out.

I read that review too. Yumm-o!

I think this calls for something unprecedented.

I think it's time...

to make my husband decide for me!!!!

Did he decide for you? What if he decides wrong? DF does that all the time.

 

[TarzansKat]

I read that review too. Yumm-o!

Oooo, LL, thinks it's yummy too.

Did he decide for you?

NO!
When I asked him if he could make a decision about something he really wanted to do on this trip, since I had done ALL the planning he gave me the look.

The look that indicates the debt to be repaid.

Geez, man, get your mind out of the gutter and focus on food!!!!

What if he decides wrong? DF does that all the time.

Actually, we were fairly distracted by DS whilst discussing this, so we're going to revisit the topic after he goes to bed.

 

[Lady Lallie]

Oooo, LL, thinks it's yummy too.


NO!
When I asked him if he could make a decision about something he really wanted to do on this trip, since I had done ALL the planning he gave me the look.

The look that indicates the debt to be repaid.

Geez, man, get your mind out of the gutter and focus on food!!!!

Men.

 

[TarzansKat]

Guess what I did?



New chapter coming soon!

 

[Lady Lallie]

Guess what I did?



New chapter coming soon!

You called!!

 

[TarzansKat]

You called!!

 

[Lady Lallie]

Oooooh!! TK's BUSTED!!!! ::cop:

 

[TarzansKat]

Oooooh!! TK's BUSTED!!!! ::cop:

 

[Lady Lallie]

Spill TK. Your loyal readers are waiting.

 

[TarzansKat]

Oh yes, my friends.

A touch of destiny that causes me to refute a previously thought irrefutable statement. The non-booking/changing of ADRs and the non-itinerary itinerary. And probably make you wonder why, oh why, am I still reading this.

Oh right! WE'RE ALL MAD HERE!!!!!

Tee hee

So anyway, my dear DIS friends who will understand my desire to change things without even giving it a second thought, I did it.

I've been reading this fantastic food trip report and really, really enjoying it. The author is so sweet, and her reviews are so good, they've seriously made me rethink my plans.

And who knew TK could get so jazzed about a sandwich?

But I can folks. NOMomandDad'sdelitheyhadtoclosesniffsniff

I read about the Grand Floridian Cafe. And that review made me drool all over my keyboard. Those sandwiches looked sooooooo yummy. I seriously debated figuring out how to eat there.

And then I did it. I looked at the menu online. Kiss of death people...kiss of death...or touch of destiny?

Oh, I was in a quandary. Of the entirely fun and distracting sort. Just what I needed after the three year old woke up from his nap and tried every last nerve in my body.

Oh, how I love those moments. I like to wave at them as they pass by. Seriously, I love my DS, but the bipolar three year old totally normal for that stage of development is really, really taxing.

Moving on...to my quandary of an entirely fun and distracting sort, just the sort of distraction I needed.

I consulted DH.

The man was no help.

So I did it. I steered the ship, made a command decision, and shouted off the starboard side.

Actually, I walked over to my purse, pulled out my cell phone, and called Disney Dining.

And after pressing a thousand differents 1s to indicated everything but my blood type, I got through.

Directly.

No hold.

A touch of destiny perhaps?

As a matter of fact, I was so shocked I got right through, I stuttered a bit when I said I wanted to book some dining reservations. Yes, I was that

So I booked the Grand Floridian Cafe.

But I didn't get rid of anything. But I know I will.

Lemme splain.

Okay, I won't do that joke twice in one day. So lemme splain.

Here's the new non-itinerary itinerary.

Sep 14 - Arrival Day
Sep 15 - Coral Reef 530pm
Sep 16 - Chef Mickey's 1120am, MNSSHP
Sep 17 - Grand Floridian Cafe 1230pm - plenty of time to sleep in after MNSSHP and have a nice meal before heading to the park of our choosing
Sep 18 - Boma 1020am
Sep 19 - Brown Derby 1200pm
Artist Point 600pm
Yup. You read that right. Now, my gut instinct is that one of these is going to bite the proverbial dust. If that were the case, we'd actually be at our max table service credits and not have to pay anything oop. Which I'm really leaning toward. And no, I'm not telling which restaurant I'm more likely to pick. It changes with the wind folks...with the wind.
Sep 20 - Crystal Palace 1145am
LapuLapu Fest 08 400pm or 430pm? Tink?
Spectromagic 800pm
Sep 21 - Departure Day

Why am I so excited folks?
1. If we cancel one of those signature dining experiences, we'll not be doing any oop, so if our budget is tight (read airfare is way more than what I hoped to pay), then it's okay.
2. I get to eat in the Grand Floridian. I'm SOOOOOO excited that I get to go here, since I won't be having our traditional ladies tea on this trip. I love the Grand Flo. Hands down, my favorite Disney hotel ever. Stayed here for the first time when I was about 10 and the impression it left, folks. I told my parents on that trip I wanted to go on my honeymoon there. And I did. 'Nuff said.
3. This really opens us up as far as park touring. Previously, going to the Brown Derby meant we had to go to MGM that day. Now we're pretty much wide open. And if we want to be lazy bums who got our Halloween par-tay on the night before, we can sleep late, take a dip in the pool, and then go have some yummy lunch at the Grand Flo. Really I can see no better way to start the day.

But truly, the possibilities are endless for the TK family. Even though I had to reprint what I printed for the trip report binder.

Because apparently we all have a touch of destiny.

 

[Lady Lallie]

I think that is great. Really. You are happy with your non itinerary...for now....because you reserve the right to change your mind.

I giggle like a mad woman everytime I read "Grand Flo" Just doesn't make me think of the hotel.

 

[TarzansKat]

I think that is great. Really. You are happy with your non itinerary...for now....because you reserve the right to change your mind.

I do reserve the right to change my mind but I feel so much better about having Brown Derby and Artist Point on the same day. It will be so much easier to just lose one of those, kwim?

I giggle like a mad woman everytime I read "Grand Flo" Just doesn't make me think of the hotel.

Too funny.