Sleepy and Grumpy visit Tatooine–A SWW TR! - The End - All done and Link to new TR

[franandaj]

Whaaa?! No TPC?! I was looking forward to seeing what you guys picked up.

Well considering we already have enough stuff to fill more than three houses, Fran started to realize that she was better off letting it go. We kind of had a "too much stuff" meltdown.

The spa sounds sooo nice and relaxing! Can you believe I have a free massage that was given to me at my baby shower....almost exactly 2 years ago, and I still haven't used it! Sad.

Wow! I can't believe you have held on to something like that for so long! I have to go once a month for a massage otherwise I start to get really cranky!

Good call on making the chicken salad for sandwiches

Oh my, the ice cream martini looks phenomenal!

It made the next morning a lot easier! I am definitely repeating that trip again!

What a lovely day! You see this is the bonus of being DVCers and being lucky enough to go many times. We get less frantic about park days and learn to enjoy other qualities such as the spa as we should! How nice re two treatments! A true vacation! Most people's vacations consist of sitting by a pool every day! Whilst that's not for Jo and I it's easy to get caught up in the excitement of Disney and forget to relax! I am so pleased I love being able to just pop in and out of parks now even for an hour or two at a time do you guys?

It also helps that I had another DVC trip booked and I'm rapidly approaching the 180 day ADR mark now. We don't like running around crazy so we try to relax when we can. Sometimes that's just how we visit Disneyland too. Do what we want and then leave.

That ice cream shop in France looks great! I must check this out and hey no rain this time I am pleased you stayed dry. Your lunch looked great and your breakfast too. I wonder where you landed for your dinner!

I was laughing at myself for this update. I thought we had a really full and exciting day and all we did was eat and relax!

Oooh! You relaxed at Senses. Looks fantastic.

Your salads look great.

Nice Icecream Martini.

That treatment was quite wonderful. I think I'm due for another one, the one I had last week seems to have worn off.

I think we need to have that salad again soon. Probably the Ice cream martini too!

But Star Wars stuff isn't just "stuff."

True, but anything we got from Theme Park Connection would have just been "stuff" and then we would have needed to have it shipped home. I'm still opening packages accumulated during the trip we just got back from and I've already been on it for two hours. I'm taking a DIS break!

Not a bad idea at all!

Well, I couldn't just let the money burn a hole in my pocket!

Now, that seems interesting...


Should be a good time.

It was very tasty! And we're not quite a crazy as some people, so don't get your hopes too high!

Uh, right...that's exactly what I was thinking...

Well, from my extensive experience with spa treatments, I can say for a fact that...I have no idea how it works.

Darn, and you being the engineer and all!

Mmmm...butter...

Everything is better with butter!

Along with plenty of Beverly, right?

Of Course!

No trip in the works yet although I've heard rumor of a special Harry Potter event at Universal in January that I'm contemplating going to.

The new spa looks amazing! I haven't been there since all the renovations. The salads and the gelato all look awesome!

Jill in CO

Oooh and you with free admission and all! I'm looking forward to going back again!

Renovations? Heck they built a whole new building and facility, bulldozed the other one! But it was really nice, well except the part when I got there and they told me to pick a "sense" then they gave me a "shot" of this weird tasting posting.

That spa looks amazing! Last year on our Carnival cruise, DH and I got the couples' spa pass to use throughout the whole cruise. We went there every day and used the thalassotherapy pool (huge jacuzzi basically, but with different places to sit and relax), saunas and steam rooms. It was heaven and a very relaxing vacation. The boys went to the kids' camp every single day because they loved the activities so much, so that's when we went to enjoy the spa. We did use the tiled loungers and they didn't look very comfy but they sure were terrific! I also wanted to fall asleep!

That sounds really nice. I can't wait to be back on the Wonder and use the tile loungers!

Now on our next WDW trip, I will have to find a way to fit in a spa visit. It just looks so wonderful! Either Senses or I could go to the Swan/Dolphin Mandara Spa since it's a short walk from BWV to get there.

I've never been to the Swan/Dolphin Mandara, but I have been to the one at SSR and that one was really nice too.

I'm also loving the food pics! We absolutely loved the new ice cream shop in france. That was some of the best coffee ice cam I've ever tasted. No, it was THE BEST coffee ice cream I've ever tasted! It actually had very fine coffee grounds throughout, but you couldn't tell by the texture. It just added more of that delicious rich coffee flavor that I love. I didn't get the ice cream martini though, I stuck with other drinks around Epcot. We went to the ice cream shop in France two days of our trip. The first day, DH had hazelnut ice cream in an iced coffee float. I tried it and it was delicious! I had the brioche ice cream sandwich with coffee ice cream and chocolate sauce. Oh my, was that heavenly! The second day we went there, DH had the apple cinnamon ice cream in a waffle cone...I tried it and it was great! I had a scoop of coffee and a scoop of hazelnut in a waffle cone. Those flavors together were terrific. I didn't really need the cone though the ice cream is just so incredible by itself!

We're definitely going to have to go back. We had great ice cream from there!

 

[rentayenta]

How did I miss this update? Spa looks wonderful as do both meals.


Three houses worth of stuff? Holy moly lady.

 

[ACDSNY]

Yay for the relaxing spa time!

 

[franandaj]

Hi! I'm sure I will do a TR for our first DLR trip! Right now, it's almost certain that we will end up staying at Desert Palms Hotel & Suites so we could just walk to the parks. We don't have enough DVC points for the Grand Californian, and we are returning to WDW the summer after DL.

The plan is a couple of nights in San Diego first, with visits to the San Diego Zoo and Legoland. Then over to anaheim for the rest of the trip. A 3-day park hopper for DL, a visit to LA to see cousins, and one day at Universal studios. Possibly a short beach trip too. Of course I have to get on a plane for this trip, first time flying since April 2000! We will be renting a car. My parents, my sister, brother-in--law, my nieces and nephew will be joining us, except while we will stay a couple of more nights in anaheim than they will, they are driving up to San Francisco for a couple of nights and flying home from there.

Oh and yes, I said my nieces and my nephew...my sister had another baby this past December...actually he was born on the afternoon of December 31st so his bday is New Year's Eve! He will be a year and a half old when we go to California and we all can't wait to see his reaction to Disneyland!

I'm really looking forward to planning this trip, and our first time on the west coast! It would be great to see you if we can!

That sounds like a great plan. I sure hope that I can get out to the park when you’re there to meet with you. It would be even better if both Alicia and I could do it at the same time!

Definitely. The only problem for me is that I barely do any sit down restaurants at WDW. I do one to two on average on a seven day while I mostly eat off-site. I haven't even done all the sit down restaurants at the DLR and I've been going a lot these last few years. But it is nice to try all these different types of restaurants. I didn't mentioned this on my trip report yet that I am currently writing during the July trip which I ate at a restaurant that you recommended. My DB his GF and I were able to eat at UVA Bar and Cafe for lunch and it was great. I had the Lamb Burger and the fries were awesome. I got to thank you and PiO during the September 2013 trip where you ate there that night.

I am a Monorail guy. It is my favorite ride/transportation at the Disney parks. There were times where the WDW Monorails were down or not running when I was about to ride them.


It's always nice to relax while at WDW. That sounds like a nice relaxing day at Senses.

The food looks very nice and the Ice Cream Martini sounds good.

The difficult thing is that there are so many sit down restaurants at WDW that we want to eat at, and so many that we already like. I’m glad you got to go to the Uva Bar and try the Lamb Burger. That’s one of my favorite things ever!

I’ve been really behind on TRs. I’ve been reading yours, but been too far behind to comment. Plus we only have one computer right now and can’t seem to find the tablet, so my computer time has been severely limited.

I’m looking forward to seeing you in October!

The spa sounds heavenly! I'd also like to know how those loungers work. You'll love the rainforest room on the ship.

That icecream shop was so delicious. We went there each of the three days we were at BCV post cruise


Odd place for the grills at VGF...

I can’t wait for the cruise now! I’m getting very excited, planning pirate & Halloween costumes too! I will love to go back to the ice cream place in April!

The spa looks amazing. I have to admit that I have yet to try one of the Disney spas on land, but I am hoping to put this right at Aulani. The ice cream Martini looks delicious. I can't wait until I get the chance to try one.

Corinna

I’ve been to a few of them and I really enjoy them even if they are much more overpriced than any of my local spas (well except Burke Williams which is even more heavenly). You should try the Mandara on your trip in November. They do a lovely body polish combined with a massage there!

How did I miss this update? Spa looks wonderful as do both meals.


Three houses worth of stuff? Holy moly lady.

You’ve been busy girl! Don’t get me started on how much stuff we have!

Yay for the relaxing spa time!

I could use some again!

 

[bangzoom6877]

Yes, it would be great if we could all meet up at the same time! July 30th or 31st look like they would work best. We fly home Saturday, August 1st but not sure what time yet, as we won't be booking the flights until around January. DH and I are considering one of those two days I mentioned for a sleep-in morning, a little pool time late morning with the boys, then DTD. Maybe we could meet up in DTD and have dinner. We shall see!

I've never met up with anyone from the DIS. I know that my DH is going to think I'm nutty for even considering meeting up with people from here. It's not something I tend to do, but I feel like I have to meet you and Alicia, especially in California! The only thing similar we've done was on a couple of our cruises, we did a roll call meeting with some fellow member of the Cruise Critic forums (like the DIS but for cruises). Someone from the thread for our sailing had arranged a small gathering for everyone on the roll call thread and their families, with the cruise line for one day, late morning in one of the lounges that wasn't being used for an activity at the time. So we got to meet a lot of the people I had been chatting with for months, and my parents came as well. Once I tell DH that this is the same thing, I'm sure everything will be fine. No worries!

 

[jedijill]

Yes, it would be great if we could all meet up at the same time! July 30th or 31st look like they would work best. We fly home Saturday, August 1st but not sure what time yet, as we won't be booking the flights until around January. DH and I are considering one of those two days I mentioned for a sleep-in morning, a little pool time late morning with the boys, then DTD. Maybe we could meet up in DTD and have dinner. We shall see!

I've never met up with anyone from the DIS. I know that my DH is going to think I'm nutty for even considering meeting up with people from here. It's not something I tend to do, but I feel like I have to meet you and Alicia, especially in California! The only thing similar we've done was on a couple of our cruises, we did a roll call meeting with some fellow member of the Cruise Critic forums (like the DIS but for cruises). Someone from the thread for our sailing had arranged a small gathering for everyone on the roll call thread and their families, with the cruise line for one day, late morning in one of the lounges that wasn't being used for an activity at the time. So we got to meet a lot of the people I had been chatting with for months, and my parents came as well. Once I tell DH that this is the same thing, I'm sure everything will be fine. No worries!

Alison is super nice...you will love meeting her!

Jill in CO

 

[PrincessInOz]

Alison is super nice...you will love meeting her!

Jill in CO

 

[scottny]

Great updates and pics.

That martini looked so good and great flavors.

All caught up again.

 

[franandaj]

Yes, it would be great if we could all meet up at the same time! July 30th or 31st look like they would work best. We fly home Saturday, August 1st but not sure what time yet, as we won't be booking the flights until around January. DH and I are considering one of those two days I mentioned for a sleep-in morning, a little pool time late morning with the boys, then DTD. Maybe we could meet up in DTD and have dinner. We shall see!

I've never met up with anyone from the DIS. I know that my DH is going to think I'm nutty for even considering meeting up with people from here. It's not something I tend to do, but I feel like I have to meet you and Alicia, especially in California! The only thing similar we've done was on a couple of our cruises, we did a roll call meeting with some fellow member of the Cruise Critic forums (like the DIS but for cruises). Someone from the thread for our sailing had arranged a small gathering for everyone on the roll call thread and their families, with the cruise line for one day, late morning in one of the lounges that wasn't being used for an activity at the time. So we got to meet a lot of the people I had been chatting with for months, and my parents came as well. Once I tell DH that this is the same thing, I'm sure everything will be fine. No worries!

We will be around on those days. I can't speak for Alicia. I think she was my first DISmeet. Since then I've met quite a few folks from the boards. I know my friends with kids say that their kids think it's creepy that their parents have friends online that they meet on vacation, but I've met the nicest people from the DISboards. Many I regard as closer friends than my 3D friends at home.

Alison is super nice...you will love meeting her!

Jill in CO

Great updates and pics.

That martini looked so good and great flavors.

All caught up again.

Yay! I need to get caught up on your report. I saw that you are done writing but have 15 updates to post!

 

[Monykalyn]

Ok so I just found this TR! And as I am reading along I realized I read your Disney Dream Home thread as well. LOVE the HM room but understand why it is on hold. Anyway I am only up to the unpacking in GFV and the pick of the stocked fridge and spied a box of wine in there- That is sooo how I vacation!! Love your style!
Planning for next June and first SWW so back to reading your report

 

[franandaj]

Ok so I just found this TR! And as I am reading along I realized I read your Disney Dream Home thread as well. LOVE the HM room but understand why it is on hold. Anyway I am only up to the unpacking in GFV and the pick of the stocked fridge and spied a box of wine in there- That is sooo how I vacation!! Love your style!
Planning for next June and first SWW so back to reading your report

I'm glad you're enjoying the report! Yes, I do like to travel with the comforts of home. I hope that you have a great time on your trip next year!

I'll have an update on the Dream House TR hopefully soon! Things have been coming along quite nicely!

 

[franandaj]

Well its been so long since an update, I suppose that a recap is in order. But first a couple daily life updates. We are done traveling for two months. Our next trip is two months from yesterday so we hope to have some time to get settled in. I may do a few short updates at the end of this TR on our three trips/events since the car show a few pages back. As far as upcoming trips we have booked our excursions and dining for the cruise.

Cruise Trip Itinerary

Day 1 - Halloween - we still need to choose costumes for that night.

Day 2 - at sea. We will be dining at Palo for "dress up" night.

Day 3 - Grand Cayman. We have chosen the "Island tour" which includes a visit to Hell and the Turtle Farm. We will definitely stop at the shop across from the dock for their mini rum cakes!

Day 4 - Cozumel. We are going to Chankanaab, following Corinna's lead we will just catch a cab there ourselves. That night back on the ship will be Pirate night and our first time to experience this. Normally we just go to Palo and avoid it. I plan to skimp on dinner so we can hit the late night buffet per Pam's suggestion.

Day 5 - Day at sea. Palo Brunch.

Day 6 - Get off the ship and head to the Embassy Suites Ft. Lauderdale for four days of immersion in all things band, along with over 200 of our other bandos from across the country and around the world.

Our next big trip is in April to WDW for a week. We are staying at VWL with two of our friends from here. One of two couples we know locally who actually "get" Disney. After that we're taking a four night cruise on the Dream. ADR time is coming up soon and we've pretty much settled on our choices. Not necessarily in this order: Garden Grill, Whispering Canyon (breakfast), Artist Point, Be Our Guest, Hoop De Doo Revue, 1900 Park Fare. Most of our other meals will be in the room (like cereal and yogurt for breakfast) or grazing from the Flower & Garden Festival booths.

We'll probably take a few trips to Vegas over the winter. There is also our annual mid week weekend at the VGC in February, and I'm sure we'll make it up to the SF Bay Area to visit my parents too, but thats it for now.

So back to the TR at hand. Recap of posts so far.

Day 1 - Sleepless travel day.
Day 2 - Transfer from Coronado Springs to Grand Floridian via MK. Meals at the resorts.
Day 3 - Kick a$$ Star Wars day.
Day 4 - Laid back Star Wars day and a big nap
Day 5 - A fun time at Epcot with a soggy departure and laid back dinner.
Day 6 - Relaxing spa morning, light lunch and ice cream from France.

It wasn’t as if we were attempting to “drink our way around the world.” We had not been to Karamel Kuche and it was already the sixth day of the trip. So we meandered toward Germany, we stopped in the German shop and happened upon some kids working on an Agent P mission. These beer steins began to sing as part of the mission. The kid actually made them go several times as dorks like us were fascinated and tried to take pictures of the entire thing.




Then we headed over to the shops on the other side of the Plaz.



First the wine shop, where I tried on these beauties.



Then we ordered up a couple of these. Fran got the sweeter one and I got the less sweet one.



Then we headed over to Karamel Kuche for some treats to enjoy back in the room.



I think I had a FP+ for Mission Space again, but I had enough the day before with my two Orange Team rides, so I think we just let it go. We did want to use our FP+ for Living with the Land so we kept going around World Showcase in that direction. Oh look, it’s the margarita stand at Mexico. Two please!



I was eager to test my returning photography skills on the challenges of this ride. Dark light, bright greenhouse light, dark then light again. I didn’t quite get it, but it gives me something to strive towards on the April trip. Jim is particularly interested in this pavilion and we may even do the “Behind the Seeds” tour on that trip. Here we go!







Bright Light! Bright Light! A faster shutter speed would have helped here!





That’s a little better.



Looks like Fran is doing much better with the Auto settings.



Just around the River Bend.



She seems to be fairing much better with the auto camera.







Let’s compare Papayas and Papayas, mine is the first one.







Wait a minute! I don’t remember crocodile being on the menu at Garden Grill! And besides I didn’t see any of those!



I was too busy snapping the catfish!





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[franandaj]

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I got a few that weren’t attacked by the Bright lights.







But clearly the score for this round was Auto setting 1, Manual setting 0. As clearly hers came out better, take a look.











And then we were on to our next adventure. We had our last FP+ for the Mickey and Pals M&G. We were going to be meeting up with Pam for dinner and we had been texting back and forth as to our locations. She met us at the exit to the Land Pavilion and we went directly to a FP+ kiosk to see if she could get a FP+ to join us. Even though she had used up all her FP+ at MK that day, they had recently implemented a new system that once your FP+ were gone you could go to a kiosk in the park that you wanted an attraction for and see if FP+ were available. It worked like a charm and so we all headed over to the M&G.

Fran let me go in the picture first, and then Pam would join me and finally Fran would come into the picture and have the PP photographer take our picture. It was fun and worked out great! Plus we have evidence of our DISmeet! Pam feel free to post any of your pictures in case you got better ones!

























On our way over to dinner, Pam asked if we had ever tried a Cronut. There was a donut store in Long Beach advertising them and we stopped in and tried one. We didn’t think it was something all that special, but Pam insisted that the cronuts at the Refreshment Port were outstanding and we definitely needed to try one. It was better than the one we tried before. I think I still prefer a standard raised glazed donut, but the three of us did devour that little morsel pretty quickly!



And then we headed over to Canada for our dinner reservation.



Fran couldn’t resist the photos of the natural wildlife. This was before we found out that we had bunnies living in our yard of our new house.



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[franandaj]

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We gave our name at the podium and were seated fairly promptly. I know that Pam and I sat down and chatted for a little bit before they called our names, but it couldn’t have been all that long before we were at our table. The menu.







I was a little worried with Pam eating here. She is a pescetarian, and even at that she has a few allergies and dislikes. I really hoped that she could find something to eat here. She had no problems and even thought that she might try and convince her mother who is a vegetarian to dine here once, the veggie options were so good! We started out with their bread service. Everyone loved the pretzel bread.



My first glass of wine was a Vouvray. For you Californians, this is pretty much a Chenin Blanc from France, but some how with the fancy French name it tastes, just a little better!



This went perfectly with my scallops. I had intended for everyone to have some, but I think Fran and I ended up eating them all.



This was Pam’s Beet Salad. She didn’t have anyone fighting her for it and I seem to remember that she thought it was heavenly!



We got a serving of the Asparagus, and everyone enjoyed this as well.



I know that Fran and I split this Cheddar Cheese Soup because there is no way that I would let her have it all to herself!



Then came our entrees. Fran and I split the Rib-Eye steak. That’s the only reason that Le Cellier went back on the table for us, when they upgraded to a Signature restaurant they added a Rib Eye to their menu (something that was seriously lacking).



Pam ordered the pasta which she also loved, but I don’t seem to have a picture.

We also got some sides for the table. This is the creamed spinach, it came with a lovely parmesan crisp over the top. If you have not had one of these parmesan crisps, try one. Just heat a six inch skillet over med low heat. Coat the bottom of the pan with a thin layer of grated parmesan. Cook it about 2 minutes, flip it over and cook about 1 more minute. You can mold it into a bowl, by placing it over a small ramekin. Put a small amount of Caesar salad in it once it cools and your guests will think you’re a gourmet cook. Make sure you make extras, because you’ll want to eat the first three or four standing in the kitchen when no one is looking! But I digress.

The creamed spinach was insanely good. I love spinach and when it’s cooked in heavy cream, well that’s a match made in heaven!



We also got some Sauteed Wild Mushrooms for the table. These were great too!



I had a glass of Frank Family Cambernet with my entrée and it was perfect. Here’s my diner.



For dessert, we split a Chocolate Mousse.



And I got a Chocolate Martini.



On the way out, I experimented with nighttime shots of Epcot’s premiere landmark.









I definitely need some more work on this, but at least it’s a start. With that we said our goodbyes and headed back to our hotels. Unless something big happens, it won’t be until October 2015 that we see Pam again, but we’ll get to spend about a week with her between the Baja California Cruise we are all booked on and her So Cal visit either pre or post cruise!

 

[PrincessInOz]

Fun update.

Looks like you had a great time with Pam. Food looks great at Le Cellier.
It seems funny to type this out but......I like your coconu....er....papayas better.

There's a shop selling cronuts in LB? I might just have to go check it out.

 

[mvf-m11c]

I’m glad you got to go to the Uva Bar and try the Lamb Burger. That’s one of my favorite things ever!

I’ve been really behind on TRs. I’ve been reading yours, but been too far behind to comment. Plus we only have one computer right now and can’t seem to find the tablet, so my computer time has been severely limited.

I’m looking forward to seeing you in October!

Thank you for the tip of eating at the UVA Bar and Cafe at DTD. It was way better than I have thought and I might eat there again in the near future.

Hope you are able to find your tablet.

My DAF and I are looking forward to the October trip as well.


After having all those trips these last few months and all of a sudden you will be on the road again.

I always enjoy riding Living with the Land at EPCOT. Very nice pictures of the plants during your ride.

The food at Le Cellier looks so amazing. This is one of the restaurants that I will want to do every time I am at EPCOT. The only problem is that it is hard to make a reservation when you are not a on-site guests and it fills up very quickly. This is one thing I don't like staying off-site is that you can't get the reservation at Le Cellier (unless you get lucky and it isn't that busy on the date you want).

 

[afwdwfan]

Cruise Trip Itinerary

Looks like fun! You must really like Palo.

It wasn’t as if we were attempting to “drink our way around the world.”

But if it happens...

First the wine shop, where I tried on these beauties.

Way more classy than the beer goggles.

Oh look, it’s the margarita stand at Mexico. Two please!

Was that followed up by "Hey, Fran! What do you want?"

Jim is particularly interested in this pavilion and we may even do the “Behind the Seeds” tour on that trip. Here we go!

I love Living with the Land. I really want to do that tour sometime.

Wait a minute! I don’t remember crocodile being on the menu at Garden Grill! And besides I didn’t see any of those!

Hmmm... now that you mention it, they don't show us where they raise their cattle in that greenhouse.

The Dismeet/dinner both look great. I'm glad everything worked out so that you could all see the characters together.

 

[dolphingirl47]

This ended up quite a busy day. I have to admit that Fran's choice of wine in Germany was what I would have gone for as well.

We did the Living with the Land tour in 2008 or 2009 and loved it. It was so interesting and really good value. I love the character photos and dinner looked delicious.

Corinna

 

[Leshaface]

Hi! I'm sure I will do a TR for our first DLR trip! Right now, it's almost certain that we will end up staying at Desert Palms Hotel & Suites so we could just walk to the parks. We don't have enough DVC points for the Grand Californian, and we are returning to WDW the summer after DL.

The plan is a couple of nights in San Diego first, with visits to the San Diego Zoo and Legoland. Then over to anaheim for the rest of the trip. A 3-day park hopper for DL, a visit to LA to see cousins, and one day at Universal studios. Possibly a short beach trip too. Of course I have to get on a plane for this trip, first time flying since April 2000! We will be renting a car. My parents, my sister, brother-in--law, my nieces and nephew will be joining us, except while we will stay a couple of more nights in anaheim than they will, they are driving up to San Francisco for a couple of nights and flying home from there.

Oh and yes, I said my nieces and my nephew...my sister had another baby this past December...actually he was born on the afternoon of December 31st so his bday is New Year's Eve! He will be a year and a half old when we go to California and we all can't wait to see his reaction to Disneyland!

I'm really looking forward to planning this trip, and our first time on the west coast! It would be great to see you if we can!

Good choice on hotel! Great location right across from the main crosswalk

Wow it's been so long since we've talked everyone's having more babies, your kids are turning into little gentlemen, it's insane!

Yes, it would be great if we could all meet up at the same time! July 30th or 31st look like they would work best. We fly home Saturday, August 1st but not sure what time yet, as we won't be booking the flights until around January. DH and I are considering one of those two days I mentioned for a sleep-in morning, a little pool time late morning with the boys, then DTD. Maybe we could meet up in DTD and have dinner. We shall see!

I've never met up with anyone from the DIS. I know that my DH is going to think I'm nutty for even considering meeting up with people from here. It's not something I tend to do, but I feel like I have to meet you and Alicia, especially in California! The only thing similar we've done was on a couple of our cruises, we did a roll call meeting with some fellow member of the Cruise Critic forums (like the DIS but for cruises). Someone from the thread for our sailing had arranged a small gathering for everyone on the roll call thread and their families, with the cruise line for one day, late morning in one of the lounges that wasn't being used for an activity at the time. So we got to meet a lot of the people I had been chatting with for months, and my parents came as well. Once I tell DH that this is the same thing, I'm sure everything will be fine. No worries!

We will be around on those days. I can't speak for Alicia. I think she was my first DISmeet. Since then I've met quite a few folks from the boards. I know my friends with kids say that their kids think it's creepy that their parents have friends online that they meet on vacation, but I've met the nicest people from the DISboards. Many I regard as closer friends than my 3D friends at home.

I should be around those dates too! I may be solo though because DH goes back to work early in the Summer but i'll definitely write it down in my calendar!

Alison i'm SHOCKED! I really thought you had been on tons of meets before ours. I'm honored!

 

[Leshaface]

Yay for your break from vacations...and another yay for your upcoming vacations!

I"m DETEREMINED to get on Living with the Land in January. So many interruptions and distractions the last 2 times.

Aw fun meet and greet with Pam! Oh and those other characters too

I also need to try a cronut. So many things I need to do!

My first time trying creamed spinach was at Yachtsman (could have tried it a looong time ago had we made that ADR to Yachtsman in 2010!) and it's sooooo delicious. It really should be illegal.