Hettie
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 24, 2001
Hello fellow diners and drinkers! I have been enjoying following along with (ie. lurking around) several of your entertaining dining reports and thought I would give it a go myself. I apologize for the lack of food photos, I had every intention of taking them, but quickly learned that wasn’t going to mesh with wrangling my toddler at meals. I’m putting this together with receipts and memory, so I think I can mostly piece the meals together if not the activities in between—but you’re all here for the food and drinks anyway, right?!?
So here we are:
Me: I’m Heather, SAHM, trip planner, and general WDW obsessor. I can’t begin to count how many times I’ve been to WDW between childhood trips, College Program, adult trips, and living in Orlando for a bit. I’m a foodie and I like to cook, but I also like to sit and relax with a glass of wine and have someone bring me food. That’s better than cooking. I’m also a bit of a health nut, but that all goes out the window when on vacation. I prefer to get most of my carbs in the form of wine.
Husband: I was fortunate enough to meet a fellow WDW fan and the first vacation we took together was to WDW at AKL the year it opened. Chad is an IT engineer, he works long hours, but is a great father and husband. He’s very witty, charming, and I’ve had to beat the ladies away with a stick during our almost 13 years of marriage and 17 years together total. I knew he was the one for me when we were dating and I discovered that he could use chopsticks as well as I could (and I had just spent several months in Japan).
The boy: Asher is our adventurous and energetic little 2 and few months year old. He takes after my extrovert husband in many ways, including his zany antics and rowdiness. Asher has already been to WDW when he was 5 months old during which he mostly slept in my carrier while I sweated and drank wine or rum drinks from the Dawa Bar. His favorite Disney movies are Dumbo, Winnie the Pooh, and Wall-E.
The Trip:
We spent 10 nights (Sept 6-16) at the Poly in a DVC standard studio, our first stay at the Poly thanks to our DVC ownership. We originally had 8 nights, but on our way to Florida when it became apparent that Hurricane Irma wasn’t going to change course and we decided to add a couple of nights to our stay to make up for what we assumed would be lost days. We debated cancelling, but the idea of turning around and driving back home after spending a full day driving from KY to GA was terribly depressing and it would be impossible for us to reschedule anytime soon, so we stocked up on some food, water, hurricane supplies, and even some gas in GA and just went for it.
It felt like we were going in the wrong direction?
I had just a few ADRs booked for breakfasts and brunch, but ended up cancelling them due to changes in plans and park days because of the storm. I was so sad when I received a call informing us that the Cali Grill Brunch at the Top was canceled for Sunday due to the impending weather. I was sooo looking forward to that one, so it’s on the list for our next trip in April. We ended up winging it for all our meals, which was quite easy with the low attendance--the days surrounding the hurricane we could find open ADRs for pretty much anywhere on property!
I hoped this would be a slow and relaxing trip, but the urgency created by the hurricane combined with traveling with a toddler didn’t allow us to fully accomplish that goal. As some of you may be aware, toddlers are simply miniature dictators, so much of our time felt like “hurry and get _______ finished” before Asher: needs a nap, needs a snack, gets hangry, gets too hot, needs to go to bed, and so on. He does travel well though, so we had tons of fun regardless and I would totally recommend taking a 2.5 year old—just be prepared for all plans to relax to be thrown by the wayside…or the poolside, wherever.
Wow, that introduction was long winded and I’m already tired of myself, so without further ado, let’s get this thing rolling!
So here we are:
Me: I’m Heather, SAHM, trip planner, and general WDW obsessor. I can’t begin to count how many times I’ve been to WDW between childhood trips, College Program, adult trips, and living in Orlando for a bit. I’m a foodie and I like to cook, but I also like to sit and relax with a glass of wine and have someone bring me food. That’s better than cooking. I’m also a bit of a health nut, but that all goes out the window when on vacation. I prefer to get most of my carbs in the form of wine.
Husband: I was fortunate enough to meet a fellow WDW fan and the first vacation we took together was to WDW at AKL the year it opened. Chad is an IT engineer, he works long hours, but is a great father and husband. He’s very witty, charming, and I’ve had to beat the ladies away with a stick during our almost 13 years of marriage and 17 years together total. I knew he was the one for me when we were dating and I discovered that he could use chopsticks as well as I could (and I had just spent several months in Japan).
The boy: Asher is our adventurous and energetic little 2 and few months year old. He takes after my extrovert husband in many ways, including his zany antics and rowdiness. Asher has already been to WDW when he was 5 months old during which he mostly slept in my carrier while I sweated and drank wine or rum drinks from the Dawa Bar. His favorite Disney movies are Dumbo, Winnie the Pooh, and Wall-E.
The Trip:
We spent 10 nights (Sept 6-16) at the Poly in a DVC standard studio, our first stay at the Poly thanks to our DVC ownership. We originally had 8 nights, but on our way to Florida when it became apparent that Hurricane Irma wasn’t going to change course and we decided to add a couple of nights to our stay to make up for what we assumed would be lost days. We debated cancelling, but the idea of turning around and driving back home after spending a full day driving from KY to GA was terribly depressing and it would be impossible for us to reschedule anytime soon, so we stocked up on some food, water, hurricane supplies, and even some gas in GA and just went for it.
It felt like we were going in the wrong direction?
I had just a few ADRs booked for breakfasts and brunch, but ended up cancelling them due to changes in plans and park days because of the storm. I was so sad when I received a call informing us that the Cali Grill Brunch at the Top was canceled for Sunday due to the impending weather. I was sooo looking forward to that one, so it’s on the list for our next trip in April. We ended up winging it for all our meals, which was quite easy with the low attendance--the days surrounding the hurricane we could find open ADRs for pretty much anywhere on property!
I hoped this would be a slow and relaxing trip, but the urgency created by the hurricane combined with traveling with a toddler didn’t allow us to fully accomplish that goal. As some of you may be aware, toddlers are simply miniature dictators, so much of our time felt like “hurry and get _______ finished” before Asher: needs a nap, needs a snack, gets hangry, gets too hot, needs to go to bed, and so on. He does travel well though, so we had tons of fun regardless and I would totally recommend taking a 2.5 year old—just be prepared for all plans to relax to be thrown by the wayside…or the poolside, wherever.
Wow, that introduction was long winded and I’m already tired of myself, so without further ado, let’s get this thing rolling!
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