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Oh wow, this trip already sounds amazing - I can't wait to drool over all your food pics, because you will be taking lots, right?
Ohhhhh, yeah. Have iPhone, will pic take.
The one you can really start drooling over is V&A's Chef's Table--all 10 courses. Well, I take that back--only 9 while we're there--you will get to see those fabulous handmade chocolates in the to-go box. We're always so stuffed by the friandise course that we get them boxed and make them last a good long while.
Well, I'd better get some zzzzzzz's. We're leaving at 5:00 in the morning.
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We are colder than you. Not that this is something to be happy about. We are currently sitting at -7 with fresh snow. It was a very rude awakening for us last Sunday. The day before we were in the 60's and woke up to 30's, rain and snow before the day was over. We have had multiple days below zero this week and more snow. YUCK!!
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Waiting for our next adventure after enjoying our Alaska cruise. Jenn
Yup, that would be me, wide awake since 11:30. Might as well regale you with the tale of our last-minute pre-trip UN-fun.
It began at around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night when the smoke alarm inside our bedroom started doing that infernal low-battery chirp. Woke me up with a start. Amazingly, DH Drew didn't stir since usually the slightest noise will wake him. The blasted thing did it six times and then stopped. Yes, I was counting. Wasn't a low battery, then. I was certain that was unlikely since we'd had them all replaced just two months ago to prevent being awakened like this. Figgers.
But now, I was wide awake. Got up and took my Kindle to the living room to try to wear myself out and maybe get back to sleep. Forty-five minutes later, here the bleepin' thing goes again. Still didn't wake Drew leaving me wondering if he was dead. I dunno how many times it chirped, more than eight, and then quit.
Why is there a smoke alarm INSIDE our bedroom, I gotta wonder, when there's one directly OUTSIDE the door. Ya got me other than it's an apartment, and policy dictates there must be one inside each bedroom in case people sleep with door closed.
So, I wait around awhile after series two and then hope that's all for the night. Turns out it was, and I finally got a few hours more sleep.
To shorten the story, the maintenance request I submitted got lost in cyberspace; I ended up calling the emergency line so we might get any sleep Thursday night. A guy came right over, took the alarm out, said they'd bring us a new one in the morning.
Friday morning, I'm puttering around sorting some trip things to get ready to pack. Seems unusually chilly. Yup, you guessed it--our furnace was out.
Thankfully, maintenance got that fixed quickly. And it could have been much too exciting as they found a burnt wire with a larger capacity circuit breaker than the furnace should have. Recipe for disaster that thankfully was discovered and corrected. I heave a hugely relieved sigh, finish up laundry, and then start packing.
There was one more thrill in store, however. When I got the mail that afternoon, there was a cancellation warning on the insurance for one of our cars. Not my car, of course, but the minivan which we were taking to WDW and then on to my in-laws for Thanksgiving. I had foolishly laid the bill aside unpaid after carefully removing the new card and putting it in the car. If that notice hadn't arrived when it did, we'd have been oblivious to the fact that the policy had been canceled right before Thanksgiving, three days before returning home.
So, we had some bad luck resolved by very good luck.
Now, I need Lady Luck to give me a decent night's sleep!
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Sorry you had a mostly sleepless night. That chirping from the alarms makes me crazy! It's really a good thing you live in an apartment, though. If it were a house, you couldn't just pick up the phone and have maintenance come to take care of it. One of the things I'm very grateful for as an apartment-dweller!
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Looking forward to your upcoming whirlwind of dining at WDW! Being a foodie myself, this TR has my name all over it!
Hope all goes well on your trip. Sorry, to hear you were not able to sleep much!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
1. Afternoon Tea was a sheer delight. Got photos of everything. I'm much more fond of Princess Kate and her tea than I dreamed of being--the Princess Kate Tea with Veuve Cliquot champagne, that is. Drew had the Buckingham with some excellent tea sandwiches and delectable pastries to finish. Details upon our return home.
Forgot to add that instead of the plain white china we saw people using last year, the Royal Albert Old Country Roses pattern is back, perhaps the result of the refurbishment? I was so pleased as that pattern was a childhood favorite and like an old friend re-encountered.
2. Christmas Party weather fantastic! Totally made up for last year's drizzle. So warm--low 60's--it seemed miraculous. Holiday Wishes's aerial show has really been cut to nothing much. Last year's was far better. This one was about what regular Wishes was last year.
3. Am buying the new Haunted Mansion purple handbag tomorrow. Price indicated online was $99.95. Nope. Marked at $70.00. At that price, yup, gotta have one. Gorgeous!
:::::: yawns hugely ::::: Nighty-nite time
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Being a foodie myself, this TR has my name all over it! 
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