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Great update and photos! how your sense of humor shines through! to hear someone ran off with your umbrella Sounds like a wonderful time at MNSSHP! Looking forward to more
I've been reading your reports since your wedding one was mentioned in the PP email (I've also downloaded and read the e-book, even though I'm already married...obsessed much?! ). Now I've finally caught up to 'real-time' so I just wanted to post to say how enjoyable they are...as other people have already said, your writing style and dry sense of humour are awesome - it's like I'm right there with you and I have literally kept laughing out loud! Hubby thinks I'm mad...
I agree about the feeling obliged to eat desserts because they're free...if something is included in a price then I will ALWAYS try and stuff it in (either in myself or in my bag) in because I feel entitled to it! If I had the choice of whether or not to have it, but if I did I'd have to pay for it, then 9 times out of 10 I probably just wouldn't bother. I just hate feeling that I've missed out on an opportunity.
Good choice of table in the Columbia Harbour House by the way...if it's the one I think it is then it's the one we always sit at to escape the masses from downstairs...
Looking forward to the next instalment...
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Just read the whole thread from the start and boy Carrie, you have me in a fit of giggles!
YESSSS! Mission accomplished!
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to hear someone ran off with your umbrella
I can only hope that they will somehow read about it in my trip report and feel very, very guilty....
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Originally Posted by rhinohunter
Love the TR. Your pix are really quite creative. Bring on some more.
Coming right up!
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Lovin this TR! Tony's is on the list of places I haven't eaten yet . . . I think I know why its still on the list!
Yeah, I don't think you're missing much....
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I've been reading your reports since your wedding one was mentioned in the PP email (I've also downloaded and read the e-book, even though I'm already married...obsessed much?! ).
I love it! Ever thought about doing a vow renewal? Now's a really good time, too - I just learned Disney is giving discounts for weddings (and vow renewals) booked after March 25 and held before Dec. 18!
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I agree about the feeling obliged to eat desserts because they're free...if something is included in a price then I will ALWAYS try and stuff it in (either in myself or in my bag) in because I feel entitled to it! If I had the choice of whether or not to have it, but if I did I'd have to pay for it, then 9 times out of 10 I probably just wouldn't bother. I just hate feeling that I've missed out on an opportunity.
Exactly!
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What a great TR. Can't wait for more!
Thanks for reading! More to come....
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You take such wonderful photos. I especially love the hidden Mickey out of bread loaves at Tony's!
I'll tell DH! He's becoming quite the shutterbug...
This day was the opposite of the previous day – we have hardly any pictures. But that’s because we were hanging out with our wedding photographers and new pals Nathan & Jensey, so we pretty much left the picture-taking to them.
We had so much fun with them at our wedding that we made a date to go to breakfast later on in our honeymoon. But then they both got sick and we never got to meet up. So finally, on this trip, we got a chance to spend some quality time getting to know them without the distraction of trying to look fabulous every time they looked our way. Well, mostly not trying….
Just some insurance!
In the morning we met Nathan & Jensey at the Polynesian, our future home and, we almost forgot, Jennifaerie & Rob’s present home - we ran into them at the monorail station. They had just taken “Just Married” pictures with the Roots the day before, so it was like old home week at the Polynesian.
We six rode the monorail to the Magic Kingdom and got to see a sneak peek of their amazing photos. Here’s what we saw:
[Swoooon!]
Jennifaerie and Rob bid us adieu at the end of the line, but it wouldn’t be the last time we saw them….
So Nathan & Jensey & DH & I got to spend the morning riding rides and goofing off.
Lunch was a decent but not terribly exciting hot dog at… Cosmic Ray’s? The restaurant in Tomorrowland that has three separate food stations, each one greasier than the last. We thought it would be HIGH-larious to ask professional photographers to take pictures of our hot dogs and fries….
Shortly after lunch we achieved our goal of completely wearing Nathan & Jensey out, so they had to go home and recover for a bit. We went back to Pop and collapsed in a heap for a few hours until the maid pounded on our door for no reason. The plan was to meet up again for dinner at Whispering Canyon that night.
On our way to the rendezvous we found out what kind of car Jesus drives…
We killed time wandering around Wilderness Lodge, eventually ending up in the Iron Spike Room in the DVC wing.
I had an idea for a funny photo that didn’t really work out…
Snow White?
On the way back to the main lobby, we saw some muck!
… and took a picture for Wazzo of The Duck!
There was kind of a wait for a table at Whispering Canyon, so when Nathan & Jensey arrived, we took them on a tour of our fave spot at Wilderness Lodge….which… I don’t have a picture of... It’s the alcove on the fourth (I think) floor with a fireplace and comfy chairs, right next to the reading area that looks like a college library...
Finally our buzzer buzzed!
I kinda forgot when I invited them to join us at our Whispering Canyon ADR that it is not the kind of place to have a getting-to-know-you double date, what with all the hootin’ and hollerin’… but we still had a lot of fun! Because there were four of us, you get double the food porn this time.
Flavor of the Day Smoothie… I can’t remember which flavor. I’m gonna go with “pink”… and a peanut butter shake (not on the menu – our waitress kindly agreed to try and whip one up!)
Smoked Prime Rib - with mashed potatoes and season vegetables $21.99
Whiskey Maple-Glazed Trout - Served with an arugula-frisee salad $17.99
Western Chicken Pasta - with fresh vegetables tossed with Roasted Garlic Chipotle Cream Sauce $17.99
Roast Chicken - mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables $17.49
I was pleasantly surprised by my trout – not usually something you order at a BBQ joint, but quite moist and flavorful!
After dinner, Nathan & Jensey graciously agreed to come to the Magic Kingdom with us to see Wishes, even though Jensey isn’t crazy about it. I agree – I wish they’d send Walt Disney World a copy of our Disneyland fireworks show… However, this was to be the first time DH and I had ever seen it from inside the park standing on Main Street! On our honeymoon, we saw Wishes from inside Cinderella’s Royal Table, from California Grill, and from our balcony at the Beach Club Villas, but never from the normal viewing spot.
So here’s what we saw… (probably not in order)
…And me blogging about watching Wishes from Main Street….
After the show we four parted ways, but not for long – you won’t believe where we met up with Nathan & Jensey a few days later!
Ever thought about doing a vow renewal? Now's a really good time, too - I just learned Disney is giving discounts for weddings (and vow renewals) booked after March 25 and held before Dec. 18!
So do you know what the discount is? Just curious.
Ever thought about doing a vow renewal? Now's a really good time, too - I just learned Disney is giving discounts for weddings (and vow renewals) booked after March 25 and held before Dec. 18!
Ha ha - I was thinking of vow renewal ideas while we were on our honeymoon!!
Unfortunately the dollar/pound thing has swung out of our favour at the moment so we could never afford it, plus we've only been married just under three years - I think Mr Tinkerboo would want us to get to a more significant milestone before even considering it (it's not really that common a thing to do here). If I start saving now though, I could maybe afford the Magic Kingdom location by the time our 10th/15th/25th anniversary came round..!
PS I love your orange and blue dress that you wore for your day out with the Roots - those colours really suit you!
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Follow my journey from sweaty panting mess to running goddess (I hope!) Out walking with The Boy...
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how your sense of humor shines through! 
to hear someone ran off with your umbrella 
Sounds like a wonderful time at MNSSHP! Looking forward to more
). Now I've finally caught up to 'real-time' so I just wanted to post to say how enjoyable they are...as other people have already said, your writing style and dry sense of humour are awesome - it's like I'm right there with you and I have literally kept laughing out loud! Hubby thinks I'm mad... 
Yeah, I don't think you're missing much....
Ever thought about doing a vow renewal? Now's a really good time, too - I just learned Disney is giving discounts for weddings (and vow renewals) booked after March 25 and held before Dec. 18!
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