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The magical express pulled up and at this point I was excited beyond belief …you would have thought I hadn’t seen my family in months but It was actually only three weeks…lol…I was home for Christmas.
We all exchanged hugs and I got the good news that Mallory’s i-phone had survived the plunge into the MCO toilet…yippy!
I gathered the troops at this point it was:
My mom
My dad
My aunt Brenda
Mallory (16) (lil sis)
Kristy Lynn (16) (2nd cousin and Aunt Brenda’s granddaughter)
Everyone was very excited so I lead them inside to check-in…everything went smoothly and everyone was ohhing and ahhing over the resort…for anyone who has not stayed at the CSR it really is beautiful.
Since no one had any luggage b/c the magical express was going to deliver it. ..we all decided to walk over to our rooms which were ready. I had requested to be in the Ranchos on the first floor…and that exactly where we were very close to the main pool. I also requested connecting rooms but they were side by side and that was good enough.
The room situation was as follows:
Room # 1
Mom
Dad
Aunt Brenda
Room #2
Me
Kristi Lynn
Mallory
(and Ben tomorrow…darn law school)
At this point everyone was hungry so I suggested we hit Siesta's Pool Bar and Grill because it was close and it was a easy environment for me to show them how the food plan worked. The pool area was pretty empty because of the cold weather so we had no wait for everyone’s food. I passed on the food b/c I had my beloved Steak and Shake earlier.
This is what everyone ordered:
Dad and Kristi Lynn-hot dog combos. Mom - caesar salad wrap Aunt Brenda -chicken finger combo Mallory- Buffalo Chicken Sandwich Combo
My aunt Brenda bought me a margarita so I had the red white and blue margarita from the pool bar and boy was it yummy…highly recommended as a great FAB!!!
Our peaceful lunch came to an end when a cute little squirrel wanted to be a part of it….Mallory is scared of all animals so she completely freaked grabbed her sandwich and started running.
is this the squirrel who ruined 1,000 lunches…
We all finished up and everyone wanted to head back to the rooms to see if their bags had been delivered….I was doubtful that they would be there but much to my surprise they were. Everyone changed shoes and grabbed scarves and gloves (it was getting cooold). With everyone ready to go I lead them over to the buses a short walk from our rooms.
My plan for the day was a afternoon of EPCOT fun…so we waited for the EPCOT bus to come….and waited and waited…
from left to right: Mallory, Kristi Lynn, Aunt Brenda, my dad, and my mommy Mallory does a little dance while waiting on the bus
It was only 10 minute wait but when you’re excited and ready to go it seems like forever.
But soon enough we were off to EPCOT…and I had a plan in mind for when we got there to make the most of our time and what we wanted to do today.
are we excited yet? yes we are
More to Come …MY EPCOT plan somewhat bombarded but in a good way.
Great update!! Glad to hear Mallory's iphone survived! We CSR and this photo makes me it all the more!! The girls look thrilled but I just those empty buses!! Looking forward to hearing all about your adventures in Epcot
Great update, but we need more!! I had to laugh at the 1/2 Mallory's face in both those pictures. Put them together and you've got her whole face Glad everyone got there and sorry about the squirrel!
Great update, but we need more!! I had to laugh at the 1/2 Mallory's face in both those pictures. Put them together and you've got her whole face Glad everyone got there and sorry about the squirrel!
Thats so funny...I just noticed that...poor lil 1/2 mallory.
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love the squirrel pic hahahahaha.....they torture me in my backyard!!
I too CSR.....i'm so glad you guys were staying there again!
That place looks deserted! how awesome is that?
cant wait to hear about EPCOT!
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