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Lunch. Where better than more snacking around the world showcase?! We headed back to the Boardwalk hotel and walked to Epcot from our parking lot headed straight for France and Escargot in Brioche. Whatever you may think, escargot are like all things that live in shells: vehicles for butter and garlic. And these were no exception to the rule, three buttery little messes in three tiny brioche, mmmm. I also got the chance to talk with a couple who had run the Wine and Dine Half Marathon on Saturday night and it made me so jealous!! The race started at 10PM and ended in Epcot at an after party in World Showcase. They food booths were open and more importantly, the booze booths were open. They told me all about the yummy frozen drinks.
Can I do this race next year? We’ll see, its 7 months+ after my due date and I can do the distance, and Mom and Dad already offered to be beanie watchers so we can go to FWF again (aren't they awesome? and don't you all know its just so Bacca and Grammie can hog one whole grandchild for the weekend?)
Next stop was Belgium, again (we were here yesterday and dropped our waffle) for mussels in garlic cream. Then there was Australia and baramundi, South Africa and tenderloin with sweet potatoes, the Norway pavilion Maelstrom ride and movie, Mexico’s boat ride, a very serious restroom stop for one lactose intolerate man named Jake (this was 5 flush review for me, I got to sit on a bench in the shade for 15 minutes and watch kids find the Kim Possible Norway thingy), some coconut shrimp thing for Jake (cause that's what I would eat if I'd just lost my innards) and pair of cranky pants for me.
It doesn’t seem like much time to do all that, but it was about 3:30 and we’d been going since 8 and,oh, I’m pregnant. Jake has been reading pregnancy books (thank goodness someone is reading them, I’m not!) and declared that I needed sugar. I think a nap was more like it, but he bought me a mango smoothy that actually perked me up for a while. Maybe there is something to those books…
There was more food; a charcuterie plate, some cheese soup and god help me, I managed to fit a mickey bar on top of all of that. We dragged our asses back to the hotel and I took a little nap by the pool in preparation for part 3, The Main Street Electrical Parade and California Grill (AKA I must be stupid to think I have this kind of energy).
And in other non-disney news, we had our gender ultrasound on friday. Jake once said that he hoped it was a boy, because with a boy you only have to worry about one penis, but with a girl you have to worry about ALL the penises. He got his wish!! Beanie is a boy!
Okay where to start: I too love garlic and butter and will eat anything ensconsed as such including snails (the escargot at Triton's on the wonder is to die for IMAO).
Of course you can do the race next year, what an awesome plan! Grandparents rock as beanie sitters.
Mango smoothie and nap are the best perker uppers I know.
AND: Congrats on the boy, that is sooooooo cool. As a mom of a girl I really appreciate boy moms that raise their sons to be wonderful and respectly little boys. Lily's best friends have always been boys. . .(should I worry?). So
I've been absent, sorry. We had this little wedding thing to take care of in Mexico...
Anyway, Part 3 of the neverending day...
After the nap at the nap at the pool we dressed for dinner at California Grill, you know, a suit, dress, heels, and headed to the Contemporary in our fancy car. Our reservation was for 9:30.
Back when doing my planning I discovered that The MSEP would still be going on during our trip and I wanted to see it more than I wanted oxygen. I love love love it and have always disliked Spectro (those creep horn blowing masks just bug me). I want to see the spinning ladybug and Cinderella in her carriage and Pete's Dragon, not crazy horror movie masked figures playing trombones. During our trip the parade was on only twice-while we were at V&A and tonight. It was one of those things that looked great on paper, tour all day, short nap, MSEP, dinner at CG. No problem.
We parked at the hotel, easy to do with the dinner ressie, at 8PM and walked over to MK. I'd wisely brought sandals with me, so I didn't do this part in heels, but we were very very overdressed for MK and were given the once over by pretty much everyone. We went straight in and stood in front of the train station on Main Street and waited. The day was catching up to us and the 30+ minutes we were going to be waiting was making us cranky. Popcorn to the rescue (yes, we have hour before dinner!). We people watched, ate our popcorn, answered the question "where are you going?" 1000 times, and did our good deed for the day.
A family stopped behind us and were having a discussion about the parade and waiting and not really understanding why everyone lines up so early etc. I turned to them and said that if you want to see it on Main Street then don't move, but if you don't care, head to Frontierland now, go on Splash and Thunder and then watch the parade as it finishes up over there. It will take 20 minutes to reach you once it starts and you don't need to hold your seat for 30 minutes beforehand. The tweenage daughter in the family looked at me and said I was her new favorite person, that she badly wanted to go on Splash and Thunder and see the parade and no one could figure out how to do it all. Made my night!!
Ladies and Gentlemen, boys in girls, in just a few minutes...
I love it and hate it! The parade starts and I'm so happy we came, its just what I remember (with some new floats); happy and bright and loud and all Disney. And when it was done we immediately walked very very fast back to the parking lot, changed my shoes and headed up to CG to check in.
The fireworks were set fo 10 and we hoped we would have our table by then, but it seemed people were camping out. 10 came and went and we hadn't been seated so we asked if we could take the spots at the chef's bar in front of the sushi chef. Its a great place to sit, but honestly, we were so tired and so full of rich food that even though we loved our dinner, we just wanted it to be over so we could go home.
Terrible of us!! We didn't take pictures of it, I can't even remember what we ate (other than some really good sushi--don't start with me, pregnant women in Japan eat it all the time), just that we were out of there before 11 and never so happy to lay down in our bed.
On the way home we discussed the next day. Jake is a self-described cheap skate, in that he can't stand the thought that he has paid for a day of vacation and isn't making the most of it. I feel that making the most of it is doing what ever you want and if what you want is to sleep in, play mini golf and lay by the pool, then you should do that. He's coming to my side...(you should see him at an all-inclusive--if he's not eating something or drinking something he is convinced he's not getting his money's worth, then he ends up unhappily full and sick to his IBS/lactose intolerate stomach).
Neat that you got to see MSEP! But so sorry you all were too tired to really enjoy CG! Luke and Stefanie have won me over to their side on the necessity for days of relaxation. Glad you all are getting a day of nothing, too.
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I'll write about it on my blog once I finish this!! I can assure you it was 3.5 days of pool, napping, sleeping in, eating, virgin pina coladas, eating, napping, pool, and a short ceremony in which the nicest wedding coordinator in the world got me a bouquet so round it completely hid beanie and I actually looked like a woman who does things in the proper order (you know, get married THEN get pregnant...). And it was all included in our resort package!! I might be swayed to the adult all-inclusive resort band wagon.
Great trip report! Thanks so much for sharing. I just love all your funny comments and observations!
Congrats on having a boy, LOVE having a boy, and Jake's comment is very, very true, the little girls my son's age scare me, talk about growing up too fast!
And congrats on the wedding!
When are you due?
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Congrats on the wedding! I'm going to a destination wedding in less than a month at an all inclusive place and am looking forward to it only my date will be my 3 year old.
I loved seeing the msep and liked it more than spectro too!
I don't know how I missed this, but I am glad I found it.
You are absolutely hilarious. I have been cracking up reading this from beginning to end.
My DH is a big clothes and shoe freak too! He loves fedoras and other hats. We both said if we had more disposable income we would need a separate closet for both of our shoes. He loves suits and ties and has way too many.
Congrats on the little bun in the oven and on it being a boy.
Jake's proposal made me cry! Congrats on the wedding too!
All of the meals sounded wonderful. I don't think I have eaten at any of the ones you went to, especially not V&A. I hope to do AP, CG, FFC, YS for my 40th birthday bash with my DSis.
I hope you get back to your marathons after the little one gets here.
Can't wait for more.
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Just got caught up on this TR! Your enthusiasm is so catching! Congrats on the baby. As a mom of 3 boys I can really say boys are wonderful! It's great you're already very active as boys definitely take a lot of energy! Loved, loved, loved the proposal! Brought me to tears almost. How awesome to get a proposal at V&A! (and since I didn't see it mentioned yet, that ring ooked pretty awesome too!!!) Can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip!
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