Wow, best Dad ever. I'd love someone to buy me a V&A dinner. How awesome for you!!!! I can't imagine doing that many wine pairings,definitely would have passed out in the cab too. LOL! Hope it really was only a minor "disastor".
Wow, that was so nice of your dad!!! Was your crème brulee flavored, or plain? Speaking of dessert, thanks for the tip about getting key lime pie at Costco. Maybe next time I go to a potluck I could bring one!
What a lovely treat from your father!!
The dinner looks amazing! I'm glad Joe agreed to try everything, looks like you both enjoyed it.
A disaster?! Uh-oh, hope it wasn't too bad and was rectified swiftly!
What a fantastic surprise! you do have the best Dad!
He is great!
LOVE this picture!
Me too!
Like anyone would complain about pictures! LOL
Haha, very true!
this is really neat. Have a few in restaurants in Chicago!
oooh! I didn't know that!
So glad you had a wonderful night! sounds romantic (even with spilled wine) and delectable!
WOW! So many new things for you all at once! CONGRATS! You two are a cute couple. I love this picture of the two of you in the snow!
Thank you so much!!
And your father is the best! What a wonderful surprise! It must have been a very romantic evening!
I have fallen rather behind so definitely wanted to start by saying congratulations on your engagement!!!
THANK YOU! I love this!
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So glad to see you went into the Mexico Pavilion and to La Cava (a.k.a. the Ditch) for your margarita - that is one of my favorite places in all of WDW (though, to be fair, haven't been to the new Trader Sam's yet) and they make great margaritas there. My favorite are the avocado and jalapeno ones.
We want to try Trader Sam's this year! And I also wanted to try the avocado margarita last year, but I was scared and just got regular!
While perhaps off to a bit of a slow start, you picked up steam and did pretty darn good with your drinking around the world! Glad you got to experience Maelstrom at least once before it got Frozen!
Me too!
I love just walking around Animal Kingdom as I feel it is so well themed and so many small details to see.
It is so amazing how well themed it is. Joe's sister went to Disney in January and told me before she left that she didn't really like AK. I obviously got upset and made her promise me to just take it all in a pay attention to details on her trip. She did, and said she likes it now
Your afternoon relaxing in the hammock, etc. looked quite enjoyable as well!
I really want to get a hammock for my backyard...
Wow, that is such a nice treat from your Dad! We experienced V&A for the first time a couple of trips ago for our 10th wedding anniversary and it was definitely one of the best meals of our lives. It was a lot of food and wine though (granted, we did a bottle of champagne and then the wine pairings) but all was so good. Also, I loved that despite it being such a "fancy" meal, the waiter and waitress were pretty down to earth and easy to talk to - definitely not pretentious or anything
What a sweet gesture by your dad and don't you two look nice. I could never get my husband to dress up on vacation...just not going to happen, and I am fussy like your Joe so the money would be wasted on me. But it looks as if you two had a lovely evening.
That is so awesome!! Your dad sounds like the best!
He is great!
That is funny ... I guess it's confusing when people call up and want Victoria & Albert ... but don't know which Victoria & Albert they had last time.
Very true!
I love that there was a card from your dad ... and that he was okay with you ordering anything you want on his card!
I know, it was so sweet! Definitely one of my favorite birthday presents ever!
All the food looks amazing!
IT WAS! And I am starving right now thinking about it!
If spilling the wine and hiding the spill is the worst thing you do after too much wine ... then you're in good shape. There are much worse things you could have done!
That is so true...and a little bit about what happens in the disaster part of my next post. haha
I love this picture! You guys look great in your fancy clothes!
Thanks!!
A minor disaster? Oh, no! I hope everything was fixed!
Just found your report and am really enjoying it. My wife and I's first trip before having a child we stayed at Caribbean Beach and we loved it! Can't wait to read more!
upset and looking for gators.
Joe will put it on youtube in the mornings to make me wake up now too...haha!
We took this picture on the People Mover & I'm pretty sure it's one of my favorites from the whole trip.
too much gator boys for you! this is too funny.. BUT so glad they were able to retrieve another copy! Dang gators <- said in the WORST southern accent.
hahaha! I love it, I like to use my worst southern accent saying gators too.
this is seriously the sweetest sentiment ever.
I know right?!
You two are simply adorable!!!! Great couple!!!
I love the people mover! I think it is because it kinda reminds me of what was done at the Worlds Fair which is such a key part to the development of Disneyland, etc. and going on a tour of Tomorrowland and threw Space Mountain is just cool. Somethings just scream "Disney" and that is one of them
That's very true, it one of those rides you just have to go on, a classic!
Your interaction with Gaston sounds very fun
It was super silly.
Sounds like such a great day and you got to do so many attractions!
we did! it started to get pretty crowded right before we took off for for the afternoon though.
"We got ice cream from the Plaza and plopped down to eat it & wait for the parade." - that sounds just so perfect!
It sounds like your last day was wonderful. It is also nice you had the opportunity to see the parade too. Be Our Guest was my favorite lunch.
I just found your report and joined it. It looks like you really enjoyed your trip. I hope your next one is just as magical!
Just found your report and caught up! Love your report! Congrats on your engagement!!!!
We are going this September, so it's very interesting to read a report from the same time period.
It doesn't look AWFULLY hot.....
Looking forward to hearing the rest!
Hi Beth! Glad you're here! We are going again this September! What date are you going?
It was hot- but I think since crowds are low and you aren't really waiting outside for things that much that it was fine by me. I'm from the Chicago area so I love the heat when I can actually get it. I actually brought a light weight sweater in my bag all week because when we were inside places I would get cold!
I loved this show!! Sometimes Joe will put it on youtube in the mornings to make me wake up now too...haha!
After we finished up Gaston had come out! Joe actually went to the restroom and when he came out I was waiting in line to meet Gaston. Our whole trip we didn't really wait in line for any characters because we weren't sure how to interact with them..we only met characters at a couple of character meals we had gone too. Luckily, I happened to have a second shirt in my purse for later and it was my Beauty & the Beast shirt. I put it on and that just SET Gaston off...yelling at me that I had the Beast on my shirt and going on and on. It was SO funny. I just stood there laughing at him the whole time. Joe has a video on his phone I wish I could put up here!
We'll be there sept 7-15. 1st time staying on property for so long....hoping it's not too hot and crowds are low! Also hoping to not overdo the planning......
When will you guys be there? Staying at CBR again? We are trying CSR.
Very true!That is awesome!
The welcome show is really cute ... and it's probably a great thing to wake up to!
It really is!
Gaston really is awesome! I really think that Memory Maker should come with a video of Gaston M&G - you always want to remember everything he says. I'm glad you had a great interaction with him!
oh my gosh, that is a great idea!
I love this picture. You're so intense.
haha, I know so silly.
Joe looks so relaxed in this picture ... like, "yeah, I'm at Disney, no big deal"
hahaha yup! I can't wait to go on this again.
It sounds like you guys really had a great start to your last park day. Last days are rough, but it makes it a little easier when you're having fun!
you got to see the opening show.
What a great update! I love that you saw Gaston (he is the best meet and greet I have ever had). He is a hoot!
I MUST try that Cinnamon roll...it looks yummy.
You got quite a bit done that morning...I'm impressed.
Spoiler alert...I still have NOT seen the parade. I'm glad you saw it.
What great photopass pictures.
We did some shopping & I got the matching Vera Bradley wallet for my purse!
I really loved the Christmas store- now that we have a house, next time we go I have a feeling I will be purchasing some things from here!
I had never ridden the train at the MK so this was fun & nice to relax some more.
I am really bad in crowds, I get very anxious and it was VERY crowded.
Once the show started, the Disney Magic made it all better! I had never seen Celebrate the Magic and it was so awesome! Wishes was great too!
Instead, we rode Big Thunder Mountain like 4 times.