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Another great day for you girls!
Your meal at CRT looked yummy! The dessert party looked great as well!
Some day I hope to talk jeff into doing that again. We did it once, a few years ago but since then the price has gone up substantially, and it's hard to justify paying that much for desserts...3/4 of which I can't eat. BUT, i know the view can't be beat, so one of these days I'm going to insist that we do it! Maybe next year for my 60th birthday! Sounds like a plan, doesn't it?
It was a wonderful day, Donna!! Honestly, I didn’t eat that much of the dessert either. What I tasted was delicious but I would do it again just for that view!!
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Looks like an amazing time in the MK. I can't believe the line to HM and never seen it that long. Glad you had a good meal at CRT. I've never ate here as I felt it's overpriced and heard mixed reviews about the food here. The dessert party looked like fun with a great view for HEA.
It was a perfect day, Dave! Our meal at the Castle was really good and the dessert party was phenomenal!!
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It does sound like a magical day, even with those long waits for a couple of things, but it sounds as if you made the best of it.
Ok, so there are macarons at the Happily Ever After dessert party? Oh my goodness, how did I not know that? I suspect it's all sold out now for our dates in January, but I may just have to have a look now...
Boy, the Magic Kingdom was really crowded this day, but glad to see that you three still had a magical day. Both dinner at CRT and the dessert party looked scrumptious.
Wait, did you have a costume change or is it a magic Haunted Mansion shirt that changes along the way!?
Dessert looked yummy! And that was a good view. We had a similar view from where we sat.
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Boy, the Magic Kingdom was really crowded this day, but glad to see that you three still had a magical day. Both dinner at CRT and the dessert party looked scrumptious.
It was a wonderful day despite being mobbed!!
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Wait, did you have a costume change or is it a magic Haunted Mansion shirt that changes along the way!?
Dessert looked yummy! And that was a good view. We had a similar view from where we sat.
You have an excellent eye, Colleen!! I got a snag in my HM top and I just could not walk around with it so I bought a new one!! . The view was amazing as I’m sure yours was!! I loved that show!!!!
This morning started out a little rough. I woke up at my usual 6:00 AM and went for a jog. Meg and I were going to start our day at the Garden Grill with an 8:50 AM ADR. Soooooooooooo..........
When I got back to the Springhill Suites, I grabbed some coffee in the lobby and ran into Katie. I asked if Megan was up and Katie said that she was. I told Katie to have Megan text me when she was ready and went up to get a shower. It was around 8:00 at this point and I still hadn’t heard from Megan, so I texted her. She didn’t answer me back and Katie and Muffin had already left for the show. I knocked on their door and Megan was still getting ready! I told her to meet me downstairs and she finally came down at 8:30 AM. So, remember when I said that the girls were not morning people?
Megan especially has no sense of urgency when it comes to time. When Meg got downstairs, I was in a panic about our ADR and she just didn’t understand the system at WDW. I tried so hard to bite my tongue, but I just couldn’t do it and I blurted out, “If we don’t make our breakfast reservation, we are going to be charged for not being there.” Megan felt terrible and immediately offered to give me 20 bucks. Of course I declined and told her that I was just making a point but then I felt terrible too. . Then I gave her a big hug and said that I was sorry and that if we didn’t make it, we didn’t make it. We started talking about other things and it took a few minutes, but all was well by the time our Lyft arrived.
Well, after all of that, it turned out that we were fine. We arrived at the Garden Grill around 9:20 AM and the hostess told us it would not be a problem! We were seated almost immediately and this turned out to be such a fun breakfast!
Our waitress immediately wished Megan a happy birthday and had all of the tables around us sing to her!! She was quite embarrassed but also happy!! . We got to see al of the characters and although breakfast isn’t the greatest here, the cinnamon rolls rock, we had great interactions and the service was phenomenal!!
As most of you know, breakfast is served family style. We were given juice and coffee, fruit and the cinnamon rolls right away and then a big skillet of bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs and biscuits.
When the waitress presented the bill, she enclosed two FP’s for Turtle Talk with Crush and a birthday card signed by Mickey, Pluto, Chip and Dale!! She also brought Megan a slice of cake with a candle. Meg was overwhelmed and it was so sweet!!
We had a FP for Soarin’ and it was perfect timing when we finished breakfast, so we headed downstairs. We both loved this ride and I honestly would be happy to ride it multiple times but when we got off, the standby line was already up to 90 minutes!!
After hang gliding around the World, it was just about time to meet up with Colleen and I was so excited to do so!! We made our way over to the Pixar Short Film Festival area and shortly after, Colleen, Mike and Kelsey showed up. Hugs and introductions were exchanged and we all headed into the theater.
I love this attraction and I was so happy to see two shorts that I hadn’t previously. Megan and I thoroughly enjoyed spending this time with Colleen, Mike and Kelsey and for allowing us in the special seats, Colleen!! It was a pleasure to meet you all!!
Coming up: The Food and Wine Festival and Boyz 2 Men!
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Glad you were able to make it to the GG for breakfast. Looked like a good breakfast. Good time on Soarin' and even some PP meets!
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Wow, I had no idea your day started off so rocky! Glad it improved. I was so excited about getting to meet up with you in person! As with many PP, I felt like I already knew you, but it was so great to REALLY meet you!
After a bumpy start, this day is taking off quite well. See you with Colleen made me sad again that I missed out on seeing you all the day before.
The day turned out fabulous!!. We missed you too, Cam!! I am grateful for having met you guys later on and there’s always next year!!
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Wow, I had no idea your day started off so rocky! Glad it improved. I was so excited about getting to meet up with you in person! As with many PP, I felt like I already knew you, but it was so great to REALLY meet you!
Right back at ya, Colleen!!
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Just getting caught up! What an amazing time you guys are having, as well as some delicious eats! And the amphicars! Great pictures!!
Thank you so much, Marnie! We were having a ball!!
When we were done, we headed our separate ways, with Meg and I going over to World Showcase for some F&WF!! It was indeed crowded, but we managed to get to a few of the booths that we wanted to without standing in very long lines!
We first went to the Festival center:
There were the most beautiful displays there and all were made of chocolate!!! What kind of crazy talent does it take to do this stuff?!:
We started out in Mexico:
We did some shopping and then went to my favorite margarita spot in WDW!!!
We got an Apple firecracker margarita to split:
It was delicious!!!!!
I absolutely adore Mexico!!! I love the night look. I love the pyramid. I love the Marketplace area. I love La Cava. I love the boat ride. Fabulous pavilion!!!!
Next we went to China where we hooked up with Colleen, Mike and Kelsey again briefly! These guys are awesome peeps and you guys should all try to meet them!!!
Megan and I next went to Spain, where we got:
Traditional Spanish Paella
A wine flight to share consisting of:
Rafael Palacios Bolo Godello, Bodegas y Vinedos Artaza Carnacha Rosado and cas Castillo Monastrell
This was muy delicioso!!!
We also got:
Seafood salad with shrimp, bay scallops and mussels
We shared the dishes here as well and both were a hit!!
Next we stopped at Paris for a Grand Mariner slushee, which was fabulous!
We loved Paris!!!
Next we went to England. Megan is a huge Beatles fan and we had a ball shopping here!!
Then we hit up Canada and split the filet and got a glass of wine to share. We really wanted the ice wine but they were out, so we wound up getting the red wine:
Fielding Estate Red Conception. It was actually perfect with the filet!
Our last booth and probably our favorite was Hawaii!!! We got the Kahlua Pork Slider and the Pineapple wine and we were in heaven!!!!! Our absolute best tasting of the Festival, hands down!!!!:
We still had some time before dinner, so we walked the rest of World Showcase and just went window shopping!! It was so much fun!! We made our way over to Italy and Via Napoli. I was very excited to try this place and we both loved it!!!! It is such a pretty restaurant and the food was melt in your mouth delicious!!!
We were going to each order a veggie and prosciutto pizza but our wonderful waiter told us that we should instead order a large half and half pizza and that worked out beautifully!! I ate the prosciutto half and Megan ate the veggie half.
This was one of our favorite and also cheapest meals of the trip!! I am telling you guys, I have been to Italy and this stuff is the real deal!!
After dinner, we needed to walk off some of this delicious meal so we took another hike all the way around World Showcase before going to the Boyz 2 Men concert.
We arrived back to America and were escorted to our reserved seats for the concert, which were awesome!! We so enjoyed this concert and we face timed Adrienne, who loves this group!
These guys are still amazing and have so much energy!!!
After our long but amazing day, we were absolutely exhausted!!!! Megan’s trip was already coming to an end, all too soon, but I really felt like she had a good taste of WDW and I know she loved Discovery Cove!!
We rode Spaceship Earth on the way out of the Park and then caught a Lyft back to the Springhill Suites and seriously had a hard time keeping our eyes open on the journey back. When we arrived back at the hotel, Megan gave me a huge hug and told me that it was the best birthday she had ever had!
I would not see her tomorrow because I had an early tour and she and Katie had a noonish flight home. I cannot tell you guys how much pleasure I had spending time with the two of those guys!!!!
I was so tired but knew I had to pack up my things because I was getting up bright and early tomorrow as my Sense of Africa tour was at 7 AM at AKL. Muffin was still out with his friends as they had some kind of party for the show vendors tonight. I offered to take his stuff with me in the morning but he said not to worry about it since he didn’t have to check out until noon tomorrow. So I got my stuff all packed and was barely able to brush my teeth and get my jammies on before I fell into bed! Muffin said he got in around 11 PM but I didn’t even hear him because I was fast asleep!!
Steps today: 23,351
Tomorrow: My absolute favorite tour ever!!!!
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I can't believe the line to HM and never seen it that long. 
Glad you had a good meal at CRT. I've never ate here as I felt it's overpriced and heard mixed reviews about the food here. The dessert party looked like fun with a great view for HEA. 
I suspect it's all sold out now for our dates in January, but I may just have to have a look now... 
I just knew you’d spot the macarons!!
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I told her to meet me downstairs and she finally came down at 8:30 AM. So, remember when I said that the girls were not morning people? 
. Then I gave her a big hug and said that I was sorry and that if we didn’t make it, we didn’t make it. We started talking about other things and it took a few minutes, but all was well by the time our Lyft arrived. 
We made our way over to the Pixar Short Film Festival area and shortly after, Colleen, Mike and Kelsey showed up. Hugs and introductions were exchanged and we all headed into the theater.
for allowing us in the special seats, Colleen!! It was a pleasure to meet you all!!
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