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I'm trying to catch up here. Just finished your TL day. Crush n gusher was awesome. Wish I would've gotten to ride more than once. Love all of you waterpark pics. We were only able to find a few photopass photographers at TL. Your meatloaf looks incredible. I'll have to remember that for our next trip. Sorry about your meltdown. There was quite a few of those on our trip with 8 of us touring together, but funny enough I only remember one or two. Can't wait to read about your AK day.
I'm all caught up now. I wonder what happened to the tracks at EE? I've never tried Flametree, but that's really expensive food. Sounds like you had a very nice time at MK and were able to surprise the boys with the dessert party. We've done a couple of times and really enjoyed it. The last time was in 2012, but that time it seemed like they weren't refilling the desserts. Did you notice that?
Great updates! It is awesome when your favorite ride has no wait... glad you got to ride EE twice in a row! That is an expensive meal at Flametree. We save a few bucks by drinking our water bottles instead of ordering drinks at lunch, but still we spend $45-$50 on each QS meal for a family of four.
The dessert party looks like fun... and yummy! We have yet to try it, though we decided we should after walking by the event last month and noticing all of the amazing treats!
Glad the boys enjoyed the Dessert Party. I like that you made plans to include some things that you would like (Enchanted Tales). Moms have to have fun too! You got some nice photo pass pics with the family.
A real fun night at the MK! Glad you enjoyed the dessert party and view Wishes from there, without having to stake out a place an hour or so before! I always went to the Rose Garden usually when I could for a good view of Wishes and not too crowded.
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
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Sounds like a fun day at AK! I'm not all that thrilled with any of the counter service meals in that park but $88 seems like a lot for lunch! That's one of the reasons why we choose the regular meal plan or counter service meal plan because we don't want to think about how much the food is costing us while we're on vacation. Glad you enjoyed your evening at MK and that the boys liked the Wishes Dessert Party! Looking forward to hearing about your lunch in the Castle!
Whew I had fallen quite a bit behind! TL and DQ are both highly stimulating places - both in one day I'm surprised your whole family didn't have a meltdown! It can be a lot to be in WDW What a great surprise for the family with the dessert party! Looked like a lot of fun
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Great evening at MK! Glad you all enjoyed the sweets and view from the dessert party!
Thanks!
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Sounds like a nice evening at MK. Sorry you weren't impressed with the Mine Train. The dessert party sounds like it was a big hit. Great pictures for the fireworks!!
As I said, it was a cute ride but nothing like I was expecting. I think as I keep riding it, I'll like it more.
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I'm trying to catch up here. Just finished your TL day. Crush n gusher was awesome. Wish I would've gotten to ride more than once. Love all of you waterpark pics. We were only able to find a few photopass photographers at TL. Your meatloaf looks incredible. I'll have to remember that for our next trip. Sorry about your meltdown. There was quite a few of those on our trip with 8 of us touring together, but funny enough I only remember one or two. Can't wait to read about your AK day.
Oh my word, that meatloaf... I think about it and my mouth just waters. It was so good. I highly recommend the place.
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I'm all caught up now. I wonder what happened to the tracks at EE? I've never tried Flametree, but that's really expensive food. Sounds like you had a very nice time at MK and were able to surprise the boys with the dessert party. We've done a couple of times and really enjoyed it. The last time was in 2012, but that time it seemed like they weren't refilling the desserts. Did you notice that?
We still talk about the most expensive CS meal ever.
The desserts were refilled often. But I was expecting more variety of desserts. They had quite a few, but some were more of the same.
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Great updates! It is awesome when your favorite ride has no wait... glad you got to ride EE twice in a row! That is an expensive meal at Flametree. We save a few bucks by drinking our water bottles instead of ordering drinks at lunch, but still we spend $45-$50 on each QS meal for a family of four.
The dessert party looks like fun... and yummy! We have yet to try it, though we decided we should after walking by the event last month and noticing all of the amazing treats!
If I'm not mistaken, I think I only bought 3 sodas. Arben and I drank from our water bottles.
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Great night at MK! Glad the boys enjoyed the surprise! Love the pics!
Thanks!
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Glad the boys enjoyed the Dessert Party. I like that you made plans to include some things that you would like (Enchanted Tales). Moms have to have fun too! You got some nice photo pass pics with the family.
Yes, this time I planned some things for me too. After all, I did make this trip happen.
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You are certainly in the minority with all those boys! But they will just have to be patient so that Mom can do some of the things she wants!
This trip there were quite a few things for momma. The boys just had to go with it.
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A real fun night at the MK! Glad you enjoyed the dessert party and view Wishes from there, without having to stake out a place an hour or so before! I always went to the Rose Garden usually when I could for a good view of Wishes and not too crowded.
I've never watched from the Rose Garden. It's nice to watch the fireworks from different places, you get to see a different perspective.
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Sounds like a fun day at AK! I'm not all that thrilled with any of the counter service meals in that park but $88 seems like a lot for lunch! That's one of the reasons why we choose the regular meal plan or counter service meal plan because we don't want to think about how much the food is costing us while we're on vacation. Glad you enjoyed your evening at MK and that the boys liked the Wishes Dessert Party! Looking forward to hearing about your lunch in the Castle!
Yes, I came to regret the decision of not getting the dining plan. I was constantly thinking about prices and budget. Not the best thing to be doing while on vacation.
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Whew I had fallen quite a bit behind! TL and DQ are both highly stimulating places - both in one day I'm surprised your whole family didn't have a meltdown! It can be a lot to be in WDW What a great surprise for the family with the dessert party! Looked like a lot of fun
Yeah, I'm kind of surprised it was me that had the meltdown. I was totally expecting Adriel to have one, as sometimes he can act like babyish.
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Sounds like a great night at MK!!! Glad everyone enjoyed the dessert party! Your photos brought back memories of my birthday! Sigh.....
It was a great night. Arben was so shocked that I had pulled this off.
Sounded like a great evening at MK! I though about doing the Dessert party. I just have read mixed reviews, so decided against it. I don't even know if they are doing while we are there in October, to think about it.
I am loving all you PP pics. Making me excited to get as many as possible when we are there. They all look great!
Sounded like a great evening at MK! I though about doing the Dessert party. I just have read mixed reviews, so decided against it. I don't even know if they are doing while we are there in October, to think about it.
I am loving all you PP pics. Making me excited to get as many as possible when we are there. They all look great!
I had told my family that I was determined to get my money's worth with the MM. I think it's really great for longer trips like mine.
Worst trip reporter EVER! But in my defense, this past month has been tough.
Adriel has been giving me some trouble in school. He's having a hard time with exams and quizzes. What he studies at home isn't translating well at the time of taking the exam. I'm reaching the end of the road here and I don't know what else to do. It's sad to see your son's grades going down. I'm considering getting some tests done on him to see if there are any factors that are contributing to this.
Also, there's been lots of stress at home because of finances. This has led to some tense situations with Arben.
I'm trying to stay positive and see the light at the end of the tunnel, but sometimes it's very hard. I know there are people out there that have it worse than me, so that's what keeps me pushing forward.
I promise I'll have an update up this week. Thanks for sticking around.
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