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What a great TR, Congratulations on your engagement!!!!!! Looks like you two are really taking in all WDW has to offer, parks, rides, resorts, restaurants and of course my favorite shopping.
Thank you so much! And for sure we are, we're Disney-lovin' fools!

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What a great day at Epcot and DTD! And what a night!
It was amazing, a dream come true even!

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So much fun at both Epcot and DTD! But the best was the engagement! Congrats!
It sure was, Thank you!

For our 6th day at the World, we had an early morning ADR set up for 8:35 at Animal Kingdom’s Tusker House Restaurant, but considering the amount of excitement that took place the night before, we were in no way, shape or form to wake for a reservation that early in the morning! We decided we were going to just skip Tusker House and grab a quick bite at Captain Cook’s. We got to catch a bit of scenery on the way in (those little ducks were cute as a button!):



We were down by 9 and munching a hot breakfast. Not bad for what it was! Doug had a breakfast croissant with a side of breakfast potatoes and OJ, and he ordered a deluxe breakfast platter for me, which consisted of scrambled eggs, sausage, breakfast potatoes and a biscuit, also with an OJ. He got us each a water to go, so we filled up and set out on a new adventure to Animal Kingdom!

Our original plan was to cut out AK completely, but I’m SO happy we decided otherwise. We had the greatest time! We parked (paying very close attention this time to our surroundings!), and headed inside. I forgot how beautiful the foliage was, it totally reeks of animals/animal poop, but the views are plenty enough to take your mind off all that. The sounds of the birds could be heard, as well as a couple of really nutsy monkeys up ahead. Speaking of poop, jeesh they were doing a lot of that. We watched them a bit and then hurried out just in case they started chucking their undesirables at us. We took the queue to Kilimanjaro Safari and were able to see I believe all but one animal.

We were thinking of doing Expedition Everest so we grabbed a fastpass for it. We never got around to hopping on but next time we’ll be checking it out for sure. We tried going on DINOSAUR too, but for some reason there were issues with the ride. We were all given re-entry passes but never went back. Though it sounds like we hadn’t gotten much done, we were famished at this point and ready to eat. We wanted to see the Finding Nemo musical but had a 12:15 ressie for World Showcase’s Rose & Crown. We came across Yak and Yeti and decided to try our luck. We got in, and it’s a good thing we did because this place was outstanding! We were seated near a window, it was nice being able to people-watch. The inside of this place was so cool. It looked like it had been there for decades and decades! The floors and walls looked disheveled which added a great touch to the theming. And the artifacts everywhere were so much fun to look at. Adriana, our waiter was really very nice. She took our drink orders, both iced teas. Next up were our appetizers. Doug had the pork eggrolls with plum chili dipping sauce (SO delicious!), and I had the wok-fried green beans served with a sweet Thai chili dipping sauce (also extremely yummy!). Adriana brought us our entrees of (Doug’s) Sweet and Sour Chicken - tempura chicken, ginger, garlic, bell peppers, and pineapple served with rice and (mine) Crispy Honey Chicken - tempura chicken, broccoli, carrots, served in a honey sauce with rice. It was fun digging into each other’s plates. It was dessert time and we both ended up trying the Fried wontons - Skewers of fresh pineapple and cream cheese wontons, vanilla ice cream, honey vanilla drizzle. One of the most delicious desserts I’ve ever had. The sweet cream cheese inside of the wontons was warm and creamy, the pineapple went perfectly with the vanilla and honey flavors. I can’t wait to have it again!

After dinner we made our way over to the Nemo musical. We were a teensy teensy bit late, the show had already begun but we didn’t miss anything big. I sang Big Blue World the rest of the trip, just ask Doug. It was truly an adorable show though.



We made our way outside the gates and took the tram to our specific lot where our rental was waiting. We had a few things left to do in Future World before WS. We grabbed a fastpass for Test Track, saw Soarin’ was still pretty nutsy on waiting times so we set out for Club Cool.

Beverly = tremendously cruel to the tastebuds. *wrinkles nose*

We entered World Showcase, started in Canada and went counter clock-wise. We didn’t drink a whole lot and I didn’t get candy from every country, but I did get some Turkish delight (my little sister describes it as chocolate-covered gumminess) and a Cadbury Flake bar (crumbly, flaky milk chocolate) in the UK. We stopped at La Mode Francaise shop and bought even more sweets; a french caramel lollipop and a single Valrhona french chocolate truffle called a Noisette Noir. *sigh* I loves me some chocolate, y’all. We saw a french wine kiosk that was serving up the Grey Goose Citron and Grand Marnier Orange slushes we’d heard so much about. We bought two of the orange slushes and lemme tell you now, YUM. It was like a creamsicle. You could taste the alcohol in it which normally I wouldn’t like, but it wasn’t strong. It was freezing cold, so trying to gulp down a slushee is tough. Our late lunch reservation for Biergarten was nearing and we had 4 countries to push through! I drank as much as I could and tossed the rest. ..So getting another one of those sometime… Once we reached Biergarten, the ADR line was so long it was ridiculous. We decided on grabbing some nachos and margaritas in Mexico. We found a table that we ended up sharing with a lady from the east coast. She and Doug talked about different shows they’d seen/would like to see and she said her goodbyes. I was battling jalapenos. I think I won, too! Doug was warning me but I couldn’t let the hotness defeat me! The nachos were greasy, cheesy and yummy. The strawberry margarita was delicious of course. We tossed our garbage and continued backwards to Norway. Doug’s favorite! ..*hides* We rode Maelstrom which seriously, it wasn’t that terrible. The queue was a blast though because we flirted the whole time, . Afterwards we stopped by the Puffins Roost and I bought some Norwegian candy called Stratos (porous milk chocolate bar). The German shops were definitely a blast!

We had a while left before IllumiNations, and after all those sweet splurges you’d think we’d be sick to death of sweets! Pfffft.. Yeah right. It was time for some Beaches & Cream! We walked to the International Gateway to board the boat that would take us to the boardwalk and walked for what felt like forever to find this place! Finally though, Doug got us there and I swear to you, once we entered I heard angels singing. I was about to have one of the most delicious sundaes man (or woman in this case) could possibly create. We found a place right up at the counter and watched the ladies create these extravagant ice cream masterpieces. First up, we ordered two cherry cokes and a plate of onion rings. I wanna say as far as rings go sci fi>b&c, but they were both really great and I’d have either any day of the week. Next up though.. oh man, are you sure you’re ready for this? Okay, you’re going to have to wait a minute because I’m not so sure if I am.

The No Way Jose, people. We’re talking about a mountain of peanut butter and hot fudge with chocolate and vanilla ice cream, peanut butter and chocolate morsels and whipped cream all topped off with a cherry. ..I gotta tell you, I was smitten… Doug said I looked at this thing like I’d never looked at him before (not truuuue)!



We walked with full tummies back to the boating area (is that what you call it? haha) and waited. ..and waited. and waited until we decided to just go around to the opposite side of the boardwalk and catch the boat there. We finally boarded and snuggled the entire way back to Epcot.

We rushed to get to WS so we could maybe find a decent place to watch IllumiNations. We eventually found a place to get, wasn’t the most magnificent place to view the fireworks but it was sweet. He even said I could stand on his feet so that I would be able to see. What I could see though was absolutely breathtaking, and he made it perfect.

After the show, we made our way over to my most favorite shop of all of WS: Mitsukoshi in Japan. I went hog wiiiiiild! I bought my little sister 2 small lantern candle holders, a few packets of incense and LOTS of treats from the candy/food room. I wanted to take things back home with me to use as stocking stuffers. The most unique thing I bought there though was a type of candy in a small pink package. It looked like separate puffs of cotton candy in different colors, it was very sour and once it hit your tongue it reacted like poprocks. It was yummy stuff.

We finished up and headed back to our car very slowly, enjoying seeing the park emptying and the walks being less crowded so we didn’t have to force our way through. Our feet were pretty exhausted at that point, so the thought of getting back to our warm room was more than comforting.

I know one thing’s for sure, we slept wonderfully.

Oh! Here's a pic of our little Christmas tree that we had at the Poly:

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You all crammed a lot into this day with time at both AK and Epcot!
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It sure was, we had a terrific day! We decorated our tree with the leis we were given and ornaments we found at the little resort and park shops!

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We sure did, this-coming trip we plan on doing the best-ofs on our 2 last days. Hopefully we can fit them all in!
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After a much needed and well-deserved rest (my feet were ouchoachoochin'!), we rose out of bed and got ourselves ready for our 9:15 breakfast reservation at Coronado Springs' Maya Grill. Originally we were trying to replace this ADR with Cat Cora's Kouzzina. Unfortunately (and by unfortunate. I do mean extremely), after trying several times each day prior to our trip to book something with them, we ended up with Maya Grill. Oh well, we figured it was no biggie, we'd roll with it.
We drove to Coronado Springs and I'll admit, it was super nice-looking. The grounds are really pretty (at least, from what I saw in the pictures online) but the service left much to be desired. We checked in and the lady told us we had a bit of waiting to do. Finally we were taken to our table and our waitress shows up. Talk about rude, we were the only table in that area and she acted as if she was finishing a 12 hour shift with one table left. I asked her whether the deluxe plan allowed us to have starters (usually consists of a bowl of fresh fruit or pastries, etc.) and she looked at me like I should have known better and said no. Doug had the Traditional Breakfast that came with eggs, sausage, breakfast potatoes and a biscuit. He was disappointed in the crazy amount of eggs that took over the dish. I don't blame him, it was pretty bad. I had the Steak and Huevos Rancheros (*GAG* the little piece of steak was fine, but the sauce was bitter and the rest was completely bland), We both had OJ and I believe Doug might've had a cup of coffee as well. It was kinda funny seeing our waitress run around like a chicken with its head chopped off when there were only 2 tables to serve. Silly woman! After breakfast (if that's even what you'd like to call it) we left and caught a glimpse of some of the other resorts along the way. We were definitely proud to be staying at the Polynesian. I'll leave it at that!
Today was our relax-and-do-everything-in-a-leisurely-type-of-way day. We stopped by Captain Cook's and got yet another one of the yummy Dole Whips, and toured some of the grounds. It was SO cold, I remember my nose was dripping like a faucet, haha. It was nearing time for our 1 o'clock lunch reservation at T-Rex Cafe! Our hopes were high that we'd get something way better than the stuff we had at Maya Grill (yuck!). We took the rental on over to DTD and parked and went to check in for munchin' time. We were taken to a table seated right next to a huge triceratops animatronic.



We kept petting it, haha. Our waitress, Lidia, who was very attentive and a huge upgrade compared to whatserface at Maya Grill. She took down our drink orders, and told us to feel free to walk around and take pictures so we did. This place was amazing! Doug was crazy about it, he loves dinosaur stuff. We SO have to get a table in the ice cave next time. We finished making our rounds and made it back to our table just in time to see Lidia bringing back our drinks. Doug had a 21 oz. Lava Flow (Pina Colada with strawberry puree all throughout):



and I had the Cosmo Paleo Tini:



She said mine came with a bit of a demonstration. It was a shwazzy martini glass with a big puff of pink cotton candy set inside. She held a martini shaker holding hot pink contents, so I knew I was going to love it. We sipped our own and then eachother's and they were both SO good.
For our meal we ordered the Supersaurus sampler which consisted of Spinach and pepper jack queso with tortilla chips, Brachiosaurus Bruschetta, T-Rexadillas, and onion rings. Then we added a side of ribs for 4.99. Talk about good... and filling! The display was awesome:





The meal was absolutely delicious, but it wasn't over yet! We still had dessert left. We ordered the Meteor Bites; warm chocolate and vanilla donut holes with powdered sugar, served with caramel and chocolate sauces. I couldn't imagine a more perfect dessert to top off our meal. It warmed us right up!



We ventured over into the gift shop and Doug was able to find a Raptor (can ya believe we could find one here but not the shop of the JP river adventure?) and I found a funny Thesaurus tee. We got back to the car after calling my bank to reassure ourselves that we still had the money to finish off the trip (we did, of course, but we'd find that out later). We decided it would be a nice time for some rest, so we went back to our room, crawled onto the Poly's comfy bed and we fell asleep together for a while. We didn't have anywhere special to be until later that night so we took full advantage.
The nap was amazing, we woke feeling refreshed and ready to go out on another little stroll. We went out to the beach and walked around on the sand. I love the way that felt. The sun was shining down on us but the sand was nice and cool between my toes. Though we've never stayed in any of the other longhouses, I'll forever prefer Tahiti on account of it's calmness and quietness. I loved being able to take the more 'scenic route' to the great ceremonial house, even if it is a few minutes longer of a walk, it was never too long.
We walked to one of the swings and sat down to watch the water, there was a family off to our far left taking pictures, but other than that it was just the two of us. We saw one of the hammocks was vacant so we walked over and crawled right in together, we totally dozed for a few minutes more right there under the sun! I could've stayed there the rest of the day and enjoyed myself.
We had some gifts to wrap and a bit more time to waste, so once we got back inside, I took Doug's gifts, the tape, scissors, bows and Christmas wrapping paper and locked myself into the bathroom. He kept knocking wanting in but I knew what he was up to.
I got them all wrapped and brought them out to set underneath the tree and noticed that one of the mousekeepers tucked a white towel underneath so it would look like snow (such a cute idea!).



It was Doug's turn to wrap mine, I offered to help, but *sigh* he just wasn't having it.

Once Doug finished wrapping his last gift, it was opening time! We rushed over to the tree and took turns opening gifts!

Doug's gifts: several blu-rays, a game for the x box 360, and Epic Mickey on Wii (which I completely forgot about wrapping until we were getting ready to leave!)!

My gifts: a game for the Wii, Comfy PJ pants (opened early!), a couple of CDs I'd been wanting, and DVD I really had my heart set on! .. Not to mention the gorgeousness on my finger!

It was getting around time for us to start thinking about our dinner reservation for Wilderness lodge's Artist Point. I grabbed one of my ne CDs and we were off. We were pretty stoked for this place, we'd heard lots of really terrific things!
We checked in and were brought to a table near the window. Our waitress, Katie came over to introduce herself and took our drinks down. Doug had this really gnarly Sapphire martini. I don't know how he sipped it the way he did, I barely touched my tongue to the liquid and it just about knocked me over! I had a drink called a Raspberry rapids that was absolutely delicious!





She brought us plenty of bread with sea salted butter while we waited for our apps.
Doug ordered the Smoky Portobello Soup... Oh my gosh this soup was to die for!



Our waitress even gave us the recipe for it! and I had the Pork risotto which was really great as well.



There was a little accident right behind us, a few glasses were dropped but no one was hurt, phew!
We got our main entrees in, both were feelin' for the Grilled Buffalo Striploin with brown rice spring roll, house-made Kimchi, and Blackberry Gastrique. And finally, last but surely not least, we picked our desserts! Doug went with the Artist Point Cobbler served with Seasonal berries and housemade ice cream and I saw a chocolate cake that sounded yummy. Unfortunately I was too full to taste much, but everything was really great, it's place we'd love to come back to for sure. ...Katie even quoted Bond at one point!
I was worried the martini had been too strong, Doug and I were teasing one another about being too tipsy, but the truth was we were both really fine and more than okay to drive back safely!

We could see fireworks as we were walking back to the car, so pretty! Another great meal to end another wonderful night together. =)
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Glad lunch and dinner made up for a not-so-stellar breakfast! The Christmas tree is so pretty!
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Lovin your trip report. You write so well and funny. I look forward to the next installment. Congrats on your official engagement.
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How sweet to be "officially" engaged while at Disney! It sounds as if you had a spectacular night.
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Sorry breakfast was a disappointment, but sounds like lunch and dinner made up for it!
No worries, Disney more than made up for it! I think if we end up going back we'll try the Pepper Market

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Glad lunch and dinner made up for a not-so-stellar breakfast! The Christmas tree is so pretty!
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How sweet to be "officially" engaged while at Disney! It sounds as if you had a spectacular night.
Oh we had a fantastic night, we're so excited to go back!
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It was the day before our departure and I could definitely feel sadness setting in. I was also feeling a bit yucky here and there through-out the trip but not enough to stop me in my tracks. Just a tickle in my throat here and a slightly runny nose there. Today it was a bit of both and a tad bit worse. I felt like my throat needed to constantly be soothed by something warm or really cold. We didn't have to be up at any specific time for a breakfast reservation, the plan was to grab counter service!
We dressed in our warmest and headed for the ticket and transportation center. I was so excited to ride the boat!
The beach looked great from the water, but that castle moving in closer by the minute was getting more and more beautiful.
We touched land and found our way through the gates to the gorgeousness that is Main Street. This place, I swear it, is straight out of a storybook! Everything looks so beautiful and crisp, the colors are bright and happy and the landscaping is perfectly manicured to a tee. We looked around in a few of the shops and stopped in the bakery to get breakfast. My love ordered a breakfast sandwich with an iced espresso and I had one of their jumbo (and I mean JUMBO, people!) cinnamon rolls with a milk. It was warm, ooey and gooey, sweet and cinnamon-ey and the center of this delicious monstrosity was pure heaven. Let's have an adoring moment of silence for this precious baked good while I show some pictures...

Weeee!





(You can see my little Mickey key necklace that Doug got for me!)



We did Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor first, and it was a major highlight for me! There was even a little girl in the audience who looked exactly like Boo! The second we walked out I wanted to run back inside to catch another show.
Next up was Stitch's Great Escape. I heard really bad reviews about the smells and stuff, but I never smelled anything, haha. My complaint was the expectation of a *ride* and it not being that at all, I think. It was cute, Stitch is adorable in all of his mischievousness, but I needed a little teensy bit more. Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin.... We can skip this one...
..OKAY OKAY. So, I let Doug beat me by like 10 points...
..OKAY OKAY. He beat me real bad, y'all. It's so not my fault though, I couldn't even tell which laser was mine! Hmph... Personally, I think he rigged it while I was sleeping the night before. I believe it was major payback at its best for Toy Story Midway Mania.
Space Mountain was a blast. Gave me a bit of a whiplash but it was for sure thrilling and gave me just the right amount of tickle in my tummy to give it a thumbs up. Especially with the darkness and the lights resembling stars. I liked it a lot!
Doug had heard on the WDW Radio Show podcast, Lou speak highly about the People Mover. He said he'd never really even noticed it before and was really interested, so it was a must! He absolutely loved it, as did I. Very nice and relaxing, and gives you a bit of perspective from the inside of some of the rides (Space Mountain, Space Ranger Spin).
I gotta admit, I didn't think Carousel Of Progress would interest me much but I loved it! Seeing the changes in the settings, everything from the progressions of the oven to the sweaters the animatronics wore, it was totally charming and I really enjoyed it!



It was nearing lunch time and we we're thinkin' about Casey's. We backtracked a bit and I went off to find us a spot to eat while Doug got us some grub. Two hot dogs, two fries, two small bags of cracker jacks and a couple of waters. As simple as it sounds, it tasted great and the cool water was heaven on my throat. We were able to catch a bit of some behind the scenes stuff from one of the stage shows going on. ..I had to try very hard not to feed the big ol birds begging for food nearby. They would've probably taken one of my fingers with them anyway so I'm thinkin' I played it smart by keeping my hands to myself, haha.
Snow White's Scary Adventure was up next. Snow White isn't up there with my favorite Disney fairytales, but I'd heard how much this ride was loved and I could understand why. It was so animated, and captured the story perfectly. Kinda made me want to watch the animated film again. ..Hmm, that will be my homework before our next trip. It's a shame it won't be there after this year. Doug told me it was going to be replaced with a mine cart ride and a meet and greet.
The clouds were rolling up and things were getting dark and gloomy, the wind began blowing like crazy and then it started. Rain! We stopped in one of the shops to buy a couple of panchos... I felt like a walking garbage bag! I know I looked hilarious, but it was a necessity. Any chances of looking cute at that point flew out the window, haha.
We got in line for the Mad Tea Party teacups and we spinned like MAD. It reminded me of a Tilt-o-Whirl, only way more colorful. I can't wait to get back and give it another go, because by then my throat was really starting to become a bother. I shrugged it off because we still had a bear named Pooh to see! I felt like a kid again going through the queue of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. They had Eeyore's hut, the kids were going bananas over the carrots and radishes that acted as drums and horns once you beat on them. My favorite though had to be the honey screens. You run your fingers along the screen and the honey clears way. I know, sounds silly but seriously, you gotta try it! The ride itself was so unbelievably cute, it was well worth the wait.



Afterwards we got a funnel cake and some much needed hot chocolate that felt wonderful on my scratchy throat. There weren't any vacant tables so we stood by the exit of the Hall of Presidents and snacked on our cake while I sipped my cocoa. I don't think I've ever had a cup of hot chocolate as good as that.
We finished up and went inside the HOP, we took a few pics of the showcased items and relaxed a bit while waiting for the doors to open for us. Once they did we went inside and sat down together. The show was pretty much what I expected it to be. I respected it for what it was but I enjoyed being able to rest my eyes a bit as the show went on. I felt like such a downer afterwards though, because once I let Doug know how I was feeling he thought it was time we'd better get outta there. We had tickets for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party that night but the chances of us making it were super slim.



We drove back to our room and rested up a bit before our early dinner ressie at the incredibly popular and much loved Le Cellier Steakhouse in Epcot's World Showcase!
We took the monorail to Epcot, and it was almost a sense of pride. We got to Le Cellier and there were people trying to take a chance at getting in without an ADR and failing. It was funny, at one point I said, 'I kinda feel bad for them' and Doug goes, 'I don't!' haha. We checked in and had a bit of waiting time, but one of the waiters kept us company. He was nice! We were taken to our table and our waiter introduced himself as Jared. I hear the people here in Canada talk a lot and they're not kiddin'! It wasn't so much as in a bad way though, he was pretty funny.
We ordered our drinks, both had iced teas. And then came the breadsticks... Whooaaaa mama, the pretzel bread is as every bit of greatness and more that they say it is. Jared came back and wrote down our apps, Doug and I shared a big bowl of the Canadian Cheddar Cheese soup, it was outstanding, amazing, delicious and stupendous all rolled up into one. It's salty, warm and creamy, the pretzel bread bread dipped into this stuff I truly believe could cure cancer, people.
Our waiter was always quick to bring us more breadsticks, and I was very grateful for that. I believe each one holds a special magic within, like a wand or something. Ollivander shmollivander. Hmph. We both also had the Le Cellier Mushroom Filet Mignon. Oh my goodness gravy, this was fabuloussss. The steak was served over the creamiest mushroom risotto in the world. The filet mignon was tender and juicy and cooked to perfection. I was getting so full, but I didn't want to stop. I wanted dessert! Jared came around and did the funniest thing for us. He took a full order of pretzel bread and put it within an aluminum foil "purse"! We cracked up. I think that was our 4th refill of the pretzel bread, so looking back at it it was completely necessary. We had ordered a side of roasted mushrooms and they were delicious. They were brought out late so we got them free of charge. They were hot and sizzling!
For dessert, Doug chose the Seasonal Sorbet which he said was really tasty, and I picked the Blueberry cobbler, which I had a few bites of but could no longer eat anymore. After that you could've stuck a fork in me 'cause I was done.
We left proudly rubbing at our food babies and talking of the deliciousness that was Le Cellier. We can't wait to go back!

We took the monorail back to our resort and we stopped inside one of the shops to get some Nyquil for my yuckies and then we went straight to our room. Doug had me get comfy and crawl into bed. He called his mom and she told him to give me ibuprofen with my cold medicine so he did. He was the greatest doctor ever. I had a pretty high fever, I know this because when I woke a while later, my whole side of the bed and t-shirt was soaked with sweat. He had gone down while I was snoozing and gotten me some orange juice and a cold bottle of water and woken me periodically to make sure I was getting enough liquids in me. He took the most amazing care of me ever. I sweat out that fever, no problem!
He had packed everything up for us so I wouldn't have to worry about it the next morning. How amazing of a catch is he?

Yup, I know. I'm the luckiest girl alive.
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So sorry you ended this day sick! Dinner at Le Cellier sounded very delicious!
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