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What a great start to the birthday day I love that she was chatting away and didn't even notice they didn't understand her. My son could talk the ears off a brass monkey so I totally get it
You'll always be invited for Yak Attacks, Jill! Learning thst they a really good on a hot day is a good thing, though I will share that I had brain freeze the last time I had one. But it was worth it.
Sounds like a great start for MD's Birthday. I haven't eaten at Tusker House since they ruin... er, since they made it over into a Character Buffet. It may finally be time.
As planned, after our ride on KRR, we decided to move on to DHS. We waited at the bus stop about 15 minutes before a bus arrived and took us right to the studios (it was so nice not to make that obligatory BB stop ).
Once through the gates, we immediately grabbed FP’s for RnRC. The FP’s were for pretty late, so we knew this would be the last ride of the evening. ToT was showing a 30-minute wait, but we decided to go for it anyway and ended up walking right on and rode it twice in a row.
After our second ride, Mary Devall wanted to stop in the ToT gift shop and look for another vinylmation. This would be her third for the day since she had already purchased two at AK earlier in the day. There were two college intern CM’s at the counter and they were so sweet. Mary Devall already had the one that she bought, but they gave her unlimited chances to trade until she finally found a vinylmation that made her happy. Those two seemed to enjoy the entire thing as much as she did.
Although we were a little early for our ADR, we headed over to PTC and didn’t wait long at all before we were seated beside a nice family from Utah. We thoroughly enjoyed this meal since the food was outstanding and the waiter was nice and snarky. I started with Dad’s Electronic Lemonade which was so refreshing after a hot day and decided to go all out with A Sampling of Mom's Favorite Recipes (Crispy-fried Chicken, Fork Tender Pot Roast, and Traditional Meatloaf with all the fixings). For someone who likes to eat a little bit of everything, this was an absolutely perfect choice for me and I will definitely be ordering it again. It was a massive amount of food, but the cost of $20 was a downright bargain by Disney standards.
For her birthday dinner, Mary Devall went with chicken noodle soup and macaroni and cheese. She had chosen this restaurant for the fun and the macaroni and cheese option, so she was very happy with her choice.
I do not leave PTC without smores, but I also decided to have a white chocolate martini to go with it. The smores were delicious, but I have to give the upper hand to the martini. It came out looking like a glass of milk, so it was the perfect accompaniment for my smores. It had just enough kick to it to keep me from downing it in one big slurp.
When our server asked if Mary Devall wanted the sundae that came with her meal, I was a little embarrassed to have to say “Um . . . actually . . . she would just like her birthday cupcake.”
At least, I didn’t have to ask him to sing Happy Birthday to her. He was a good guy - - just a little frazzled. When he arrived with the cupcake, everyone in our little room gave her a rousing rendition of so we both left very happy.
On Thursday, the CM’s at The Writer’s Stop had told us that The Muppet Store might possibly have the comic books that Mary Devall wanted. We headed in that direction, but noticed that Phineaus and Ferb were out with a relatively short line. While I hopped in line, Mary Devall ran to check on the comic books in The Muppet Store, but came back empty handed.
The CM who was manning the line was absolutely hilarious. She cut up with us and three teenage girls in front of us the entire time, so the 30-minute wait passed quickly. We also called Thom and Maddie and my parents so that they could all wish Mary Devall a Happy Birthday. We were soon meeting Phineaus and Ferb who were most certainly worth the wait. Before we left the area, we got a picture with Mary Devall and the fantastic CM who had entertained us. She was tickled that we put her right up there with Phineaus and Ferb!
While we were in line, Meg had sent a text that she and the girls were in the park and riding TSMM. By the time, we finished with Phineaus and Ferb, she sent another text that they were off and that the girls wanted to drop a time or two. We headed right over to meet them and met their newest addition, Caleigh. It took no time at all for the three of them to pick off where Mary Devall and Angel had left the night before.
Which leads us to yet another . . . Mary Devall’s Top Ten Reasons (to Celebrate Turning at Disney): Making friends
Thus began our ToT adventure! We all went through the line the first time, but Meg and Jasmine left us when we boarded the elevator. The three girls had an absolute blast and wanted to go again as soon as it was over. Of course, I had no problem going again and Meg gave the okay as soon as they all looked at her with their puppy dog faces and said “please, please, please.”
To make for easier reading, you can just repeat the last paragraph about three more times. Our rapid riding stopped only long enough to drag Meg along with us when we came out and discovered that Jasmine had gone back to the room. Meg had been afraid that the drop would hurt her neck and, sure enough, it did so that was Meg’s only ride of the evening. The girls were still pleading to ride again, so we continued making the loop. I honestly cannot remember how many times we rode, but Mary Devall insists that it was nine.
This is how I know that . . . . Mary Devall’s Top Ten Reasons (to Celebrate Turning at Disney): Screamin’ on ToT 9 times in a row
One of my many attempts to capture those wild and crazy girls:
You can see Mary Devall and Caleigh on the front right. Angel is beside them and I'm on the other side of Angel, but we're glowing so you can't really make the two of us out.
At some point, Meg and I gave a “last ride” warning since Mary Devall and I needed to get in line at RnRC before park closing and Meg needed to get some tired girls back to the hotel. When our marathon had come to completion, we all exchanged and promises that we would do it all again next year for Mary Devall and Angel’s birthdays. And you can believe that both of those girls are going to hold Meg and me to it!
After one last wave , Mary Devall and I took off for the FP line at RnRC and went up and down and all around one more ride. The park was just about to close after our ride, so we grabbed water and frozen lemonade at Anaheim Produce and enjoyed them on our walk to the bus stop. Before long, we were back in our room with a much earlier bed time than the night before! My birthday girl had definitely made the most of every moment of her big day because we were worn out!
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Angel said 9 times as well...guess the girls know best. And Angel has definitely not forgotten their birthday celebration, every time I mention putting plans together for next year her response is "well did you talk to Jill?"
Mary Devall has definitely taken some lessons from Princess Sharon. 9 times!!! Wow! Dinner sounded delicious too. Sounded like a great end to a birthday day!
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Thanks for taking us along on MD's 10th birthday celebration!
Can't wait to read more!
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I love that she was chatting away and didn't even notice they didn't understand her. My son could talk the ears off a brass monkey so I totally get it 
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I started with Dad’s Electronic Lemonade which was so refreshing after a hot day 
and decided to go all out with A Sampling of Mom's Favorite Recipes (Crispy-fried Chicken, Fork Tender Pot Roast, and Traditional Meatloaf with all the fixings). For someone who likes to eat a little bit of everything, this was an absolutely perfect choice for me and I will definitely be ordering it again. 
It was a massive amount of food, but the cost of $20 was a downright bargain by Disney standards. 
He was a good guy - - just a little frazzled. 
Mary Devall’s Top Ten Reasons (to Celebrate Turning at Disney): Making friends
The girls were still pleading to ride again, so we continued making the loop. I honestly cannot remember how many times we rode, but Mary Devall insists that it was nine. 
and promises that we would do it all again next year for Mary Devall and Angel’s birthdays. And you can believe that both of those girls are going to hold Meg and me to it! 
, Mary Devall and I took off for the FP line at RnRC and went up and down and all around one more ride. The park was just about to close after our ride, so we grabbed water and frozen lemonade at Anaheim Produce and enjoyed them on our walk to the bus stop. Before long, we were back in our room with a much earlier bed time than the night before! My birthday girl had definitely made the most of every moment of her big day because we were worn out! 
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