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It was so nice of Dot and Drew to invite you to dinner, I am looking forward to your review.
I appreciated the invite so much! Especially, with the dilemma I was having of securing an ADR for V & A's, which I was having no luck with! I call this divine intervention, which I'm so thankful came through for me!
The meal will have plenty of coverage with photos and a lot of detail. I'm sure you'll enjoy it and will take a few updates to cover.
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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!
Good grief, I can't believe how long it took you to get over to the Grand Floridian - that truly was horrific traffic! Thank goodness you left more than enough time to get there.
I am so looking forward to your review of what I'm sure will be an amazing meal.
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That drenching Lyft ride explains why you arrived looking as though you were about to burst into White Rabbit-style song. (“I’m late! I’m late! For a very important date!”)
Thankfully, you weren’t, although we certainly hadn’t anything more important to do than await your arrival for what we all knew would be a glorious meal.
When Drew told me a few days ago that you were nearly to the V&A’s dinner portion, I began dreaming of that lovely fish dish you and I so enjoyed. But, not to spoil the fun...I’ll pass the and wait for you to tell about it all.
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This is going to be so good --I wish I could do this some day, but my husband can barely sit still for a regular TS dinner, never mind something like this! I am going to enjoy living (dining?) vicariously through this TR....
What a nightmare of a time getting to GF! We always leave early as well, giving ourselves plenty of time to get somewhere. So, most of the time we are VERY early, but just like in your case, every once in a while it pays off when there are unforeseen circumstances.
Glad you arrived on time to your meal with Drew and Dot who were so gracious inviting you. PPers are wonderful people! Sounds like amazing service and the food hasn't even arrived yet.
Good grief, I can't believe how long it took you to get over to the Grand Floridian - that truly was horrific traffic! Thank goodness you left more than enough time to get there.
I am so looking forward to your review of what I'm sure will be an amazing meal.
I just couldn't believe the traffic either and I think it was more due to the rain than rush hour as it subsided once the rain begin to lighten up. That was a good move on my part to give myself plenty of time otherwise I may have made Dot and Drew's list, which wouldn't be a good one!
Plenty of detailed coverage of the meal, which will take a few updates!
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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!
That drenching Lyft ride explains why you arrived looking as though you were about to burst into White Rabbit-style song. (“I’m late! I’m late! For a very important date!”)
Thankfully, you weren’t, although we certainly hadn’t anything more important to do than await your arrival for what we all knew would be a glorious meal.
When Drew told me a few days ago that you were nearly to the V&A’s dinner portion, I began dreaming of that lovely fish dish you and I so enjoyed. But, not to spoil the fun...I’ll pass the and wait for you to tell about it all.
That's an interesting way to put it, but very true! Good to give myself plenty of time as I was looking forward to this experience to share with two PP's that appreciate V & A's as much as I do!
I'm glad we've finally arrived at this portion of the TR as it's so worth the wait! That dish and everything else, well at least for most of us and will fill in about the things we weren't expecting!
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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!
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This is going to be so good --I wish I could do this some day, but my husband can barely sit still for a regular TS dinner, never mind something like this! I am going to enjoy living (dining?) vicariously through this TR....
You'll certainly enjoy it and you can always revisit my TR from 2016 which also included Victoria & Albert's in the meantime if you wish! It's a long meal and good to take a couple of breaks otherwise you can become stiff and/or cramp up.
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What a nightmare of a time getting to GF! We always leave early as well, giving ourselves plenty of time to get somewhere. So, most of the time we are VERY early, but just like in your case, every once in a while it pays off when there are unforeseen circumstances.
That was just crazy and I left over an hour early and got there with just five minutes to spare. Then the Lyft problem with the credit card, which added to it. Even though the latter was easy to correct.
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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!
Glad you arrived on time to your meal with Drew and Dot who were so gracious inviting you. PPers are wonderful people! Sounds like amazing service and the food hasn't even arrived yet.
I was so shocked when Drew had sent me a PM a few months before my trip with the invite! I was overwhelmed and no deciding necessary! We have a great bunch of people here! It will only get better once the courses and festivities begin!
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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!
That dish and everything else, well at least for most of us and will fill in about the things we weren't expecting!
I can’t imagine what you mean by “most of us,” I’m sure.
Seriously, as you and I discussed afterward here on the boards, I think I was feeling the arrival of that horrid cold/flu/whatever it was I came down with as we drove home the next day.
But, I still wouldn’t order that “special” you guys enjoyed so much EVER AGAIN. It was just nasty, I thought. Al was absolutely right about people who like filet mignon usually not enjoying it. < pointing to self >
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I can’t imagine what you mean by “most of us,” I’m sure.
Seriously, as you and I discussed afterward here on the boards, I think I was feeling the arrival of that horrid cold/flu/whatever it was I came down with as we drove home the next day.
But, I still wouldn’t order that “special” you guys enjoyed so much EVER AGAIN. It was just nasty, I thought. Al was absolutely right about people who like filet mignon usually not enjoying it. < pointing to self >
That's what I meant as I know you weren't feeling exactly yourself! ButI was not referring to that dish but another one! With a cold coming on it was tough for you to enjoy certain things of this amazing meal. I also had a cold too and mine was on the way out, but some days it made things tough and had a lot of later starts due to this and of course some long days and nights added to it. More details of these things in the TR as best way to do it as I don't want to give things away regardless. Makes my TR that much better and love the element of surprise! It will be worth the wait!
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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!
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Wow, that traffic seemed like it was a nightmare! I would have been stressing a lot with the thought of not making my ADR in time. Glad it all worked out in the end for you. It sounds like a wonderful beginning from the moment you entered The Grand Floridian lobby.
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Especially, with the dilemma I was having of securing an ADR for V & A's, which I was having no luck with! 
I call this divine intervention, which I'm so thankful came through for me! 
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Thank goodness you left more than enough time to get there. 
and wait for you to tell about it all. 
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Good to give myself plenty of time as I was looking forward to this experience to share with two PP's that appreciate V & A's as much as I do! 
We have a great bunch of people here! 
It will only get better once the courses and festivities begin! 
ButI was not referring to that dish but another one! 
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