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Ya... I know... I always feel like I'm standing in a hole when I've got Joan or Sharon or Karen with me. I have to say, it's nice to have you and Heather to keep me from feeling like an Oompaloompa amongst the Amazons.
Oh no . . . please tell me this will NOT result in orange face paint and suspenders on a future trip . . . Oompaloopas! I much prefer to be compared to munchkins . . . they have better fashion sense!
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Jill, it was so nice to meet you at Mousefest! We had a blast "stalking" you and your fellow Crazy Ladies. Sounds like you had just about as much fun as we did!
PS. Be thankful that at least your dryer worked (once you got it started, that is!). Ours at the Boardwalk REFUSED to dry!
Up next was the Safari which only had a 20 minute wait. Once again, we filled the downtime with tons of conversation, so waiting was no problem. At one point, I told Bob that I wasn’t used to being at Disney without someone telling me that they were hungry and/or thirsty, so he did a perfect imitation for me and made me feel right at home.
We were soon on our truck and off on our two-week safari. Now with these people, I could actually do a two-week safari!
Because of the cooler weather, it seemed that more animals were out. We actually saw a hippo OUT of the water and the lion was awake for once!
We had been on three rides, so it was time to leave AK (that’s for you, Karen ). Plus our room had been ready for hours and we had yet to see it! We even drug Bob, Larry and Lesley with us to check it out!
We did stop in the lobby first to check out the incredible chocolate carousel. The detail was amazing and we found new things to ooh and aah over every time we stopped by.
While the concierge level was on the fifth floor, our room was on the fourth floor. We walked a good distance and turned several corners before we realized that we were one of the corner rooms. When we opened the door, we actually had a foyer! I was almost scared to turn the corner into the room, but what greeted us was just lovely. It was a ginormous room with two queen beds, two desks and a daybed.
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What really touched me though was when I walked out on the balcony and saw that we had a double balcony. You see . . . this was one of the things that Karen wanted most. She wanted to make sure that we didn’t look like a bunch of frat boys hanging off a teeny tiny balcony.
No way that was going to happen with this balcony. Our room was directly over the quiet pool and in the distance you could see the top of the Eifel Tower. Just beautiful.
We were also greeted with a package from Karen. I do believe that my cold weather gal pals received fuzzy wuzzy warm slipper socks while I received wine infused chocolates and three beautiful wall hangings for my kitchen each bearing a message of “Good Wine” “Good Food” and “Good Friends.” Does Karen have me pegged or what? I noticed that Larry took special interest in them which would be explained to me the following evening - - I think we had a theme for our trip right there!
We called for our luggage (and the same bellman brought up my little black purse - - I squealed with delight when I saw that! ) and sat around chatting for a while before Bob and Larry decided to head back to their room for a while and the ladies headed up to the lounge.
We discovered a bountiful feast including bacon wrapped scallops (OMG!) and a yummy chicken soup. I filled the rest of my plate with cheese, olives, asparagus and hummus. And then I poured myself a nice cold glass of pinot grigio!
Lesley, Eileen, Sharon and I sat there for ages talking about anything and everything. It was such a delight! We stayed there so long that the CM’s eventually began putting away the appetizers and putting out the desserts. So . . . since they were out and everything . . . we helped ourselves to some sweet treats and a little spot of Bailey’s!
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Wowwie, wow, wow... that's some room! And my mouth is totally watering from your description of the concierge spread. (I had leftovers for dinner. )What a treat to chill out in the lounge with endless treats and conversation with friends!
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We were soon on our truck and off on our two-week safari. Now with these people, I could actually do a two-week safari!
Ditto! Especially if it came with a concierge lounge complete with a Magic Coffee Machine and Wine!
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Plus our room had been ready for hours and we had yet to see it! We even drug Bob, Larry and Lesley with us to check it out!
I don't remember a lot of dragging going on. More like hangers on. Your room was GI-NOR-MOUS - as one of the CLT might say. And perfect for the 3 of you. I have to say it was the neatest room I've ever seen with 3 women and all of their stuff.
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I received wine infused chocolates and three beautiful wall hangings for my kitchen each bearing a message of “Good Wine” “Good Food” and “Good Friends.” Does Karen have me pegged or what? I noticed that Larry took special interest in them which would be explained to me the following evening - - I think we had a theme for our trip right there!
I can't think of a better theme!
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We discovered a bountiful feast including bacon wrapped scallops (OMG!) and a yummy chicken soup. I filled the rest of my plate with cheese, olives, asparagus and hummus. And then I poured myself a nice cold glass of pinot grigio!
Lesley, Eileen, Sharon and I sat there for ages talking about anything and everything. It was such a delight! We stayed there so long that the CM’s eventually began putting away the appetizers and putting out the desserts. So . . . since they were out and everything . . . we helped ourselves to some sweet treats and a little spot of Bailey’s!
That Bailey's really did hit the spot! I have to say I was quite impressed with the "appetizer" spread at the Beach Club. You could easily eat dinner there every night. Thanks for letting me tag along.
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I much prefer to be compared to munchkins . . . they have better fashion sense!
). Plus our room had been ready for hours and we had yet to see it! We even drug Bob, Larry and Lesley with us to check it out! 
I was almost scared to turn the corner into the room, but what greeted us was just lovely. It was a ginormous room with two queen beds, two desks and a daybed. 
You see . . . this was one of the things that Karen wanted most. She wanted to make sure that we didn’t look like a bunch of frat boys hanging off a teeny tiny balcony. 
Our room was directly over the quiet pool and in the distance you could see the top of the Eifel Tower. Just beautiful.
and three beautiful wall hangings for my kitchen each bearing a message of “Good Wine” “Good Food” and “Good Friends.” Does Karen have me pegged or what? 
So . . . since they were out and everything . . . we helped ourselves to some sweet treats and a little spot of Bailey’s!
)What a treat to chill out in the lounge with endless treats and conversation with friends!
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