Glad you guys enjoyed me getting wasted in the middle of the afternoon! I really think it worked, though, because I felt better
Day Nine -- Part Two: Raglan Road
Alrighty, so we got dropped off at Pleasure Island and quickly found the restuarant. Literally two seconds later my parents walked up to meet us. Perfect, it was only 5:30pm but I was hoping that they would seat us soon. For some reason, I had been thinking all along that the Pirate & Princess Party started at 8pm but it really started at 7pm and I didn't want to get there too late.
I checked us in at the podium and all of the cast members wished us a big congratulations. The main CM asked us to step aside and we would be seated shortly. I went to tell my parents, who were looking through the menu.
I knew DH was nervous about eating here because there wasn't much on the menu that he would like. He had told me not to worry about it and he would find something. We were shortly after.
We were on the dining plan and my parents were not, so they split the shrimp appetizer, which they both said was very good:
DH had the drunken chicken:
He said it was ok, but it was just chicken.
I had wanted the Colpuccino soup, but there was bacon in it and the server said that it couldn't be removed. I had the Granny's Soup instead and it was delicious!
We were brought some brown bread and oil for dipping, but none of us liked it. The brown bread we make at home is much sweeter and not quite as dry.
I was the only one to brave trying the oil, and it was ok but I wouldn't eat it again.
For entrees, I had the fish and chips:
There was nothing wrong with it per se, but there was nothing great about it either. I actually think the fish and chips in the UK pavilion counter service is better. This was kind of flavorless, even with a lot of lemon.
My dad had his sheperd's pie and he said it was fantastic:
My mom had the bangers and mash.
DH wasn't sure what to order. He debated between the Posh Pan Chicken and some kind of chicken sausage (banger). He ultimately chose the sausage which turned out to be a HUGE mistake.
You can't really see it in the picture, but it is the pink thing poking out on the left. He took one bite and looked like he might throw it right back up on the table. He ate the potatoes and left the rest. It actually ruined sausage for him for a few days
It just wasn't what he was expecting at all. He finished off some of my fish and chips and figured we could get him something to eat at MK later if he was still hungry. I felt soooo bad, but he was a great sport and told me not to worry about it. The point was to try new restaurants and that's exactly what we were doing.
After we finished our meals, we were brought dessert menus. I told DH that he had to order the Dunbrody's Kiss since he is a huge chocolate fan. My dad had this as well. My mom had the bread pudding and I had the ice cream with strawberries in a champagne sauce. It took FOREVER for our desserts to come.
I tasted this and it was very good, but a little too chocolate-y for me. DH finished it all. My dad thought it was great.
My mom said the bread pudding was very good, but she didn't eat more than a couple bites because she was full.
Mine was ok. I can't remember what kind of ice cream it was, but I know it was supposed to be something fancy and it tasted like vanilla. The strawberries were good, and the sauce didn't taste anything like champagne.
We were finally brought the check, which was divided very weird -- our portion came out to around $70 and my parents' was over $100. We tried to figure it out, but we couldn't and my dad didn't feel like asking the server to explain it. He said he had planned on spending that much anyway so it didn't matter -- if it were me, I would have said something, but I'm cheap like that :cutiepie:
We said our goodbyes and we ran for the bus stop while my parents did some shopping in the gift shop. We figured we would catch a bus to the Contemporary and then walk to MK from there.
DH got a text message from his brother while we were waiting asking what we were doing. He wrote him back and asked why and his brother said because his cousin had come up from Miami to hang out with the family at the pool. Unfortunately we couldn't join them because we had already paid for the party tickets
A bus for the CR finally came, but the driver said it was stopping at Typhoon Lagoon first. This was the meanest driver we had ever had (including the one who cursed) -- he just kept yelling at people to move back. He didn't even pretend to be nice about it. He told us that he wasn't going anywhere until we all moved back because there was still space between us and he neede it filled. We were standing shoulder to shoulder so I'm not sure what he wanted. He eventually closed the doors and we were on our way.
We were wearing our pins and I was carrying our ears for the party. A mom and her two little girls were sitting on the seats right below us and I heard one of the girls, probably 6 or 7 years old, ask her mom what our pins were for. The mom explained that we had just gotten married and I smiled at the little girl. She was in awe and told her sister to sit on mom's lap so that I could sit down! How sweet is that!?
I'm normally not very good with children, but these girls were sooo cute. The one next to me just kept talking to me about all her favorite rides and asked me what I had been on. We chatted for the whole ride to TL and then to the CR. She told me all about the Polynesian and how they had watched Wishes from the beach, and she described Test Track in intimate detail when she found out I had never been on it before. I was sad to leave them, they made the ride so enjoyable.
We jumped off the bus and hurried over to the MK for the party. I was so excited when I originally found out it would be happening during our trip, so I had immediately bought tickets for it. DH wasn't sure what the big deal was -- hello?! A special parade? Special fireworks? Duh! Our mug was still full our special drink, so I hurried up and drank most of it so we could put the mug away in our bag.
Next: Pirates! Princesses! Captain Jack Sparrow waves to me!
It sounds like your wedding day was perfectly wonderful. I'm so happy for you! 
OMG. DH and I just looked at each other and cracked up laughing! Most of the bus was empty and we were the only ones sitting towards the front, but still! Everytime we had a bad driver after that we would whisper that phrase to each other.
DH figured at the very least, it might take my mind off of the pain. I wasn't going to mess around so I went right for the strong stuff: Jack Daniels. I diluted it with a LOT of water and rested on the bed while we watched tv. I actually started to feel a bit better after about an hour, so we started getting ready for dinner. We stopped for some Coke in the food court and then caught the bus to Downtown Disney. 
Keep it coming....you and Summer are my saving grace until I get to leave 
