Road Trip!

[jenn&nelsonrego]

Oh Lord!!!! Now I need a cigarette! That food looks amazing.

Jenn- I'm so happy that you and Nelson are taking time for yourselves. Have a great time!

Glad you are enjoying!

Thanks!

So glad you are finally there and having a wonderful time! What a great picture of the two of you!! (Okay, so the creme brulee is not bad lookin' either...)

You can be honest, the Creme Brulee looks better...

Aww - I love the picture of the 2 of you!
Not to mention, the steaks have me rethinking our ADRs!
Have a blast and keep the pictures coming

I really loved the Yachtsman. Well worth the 2 TS credits...

I forgot to mention the onion rolls they bring out with roasted garlic... No vampires in my room that night...

ok, maybe i lied... there was this one...

Yay Saratoga Springs!! Such a nice and relaxing and BIG place. Have fun the rest of your trip!!

Thanks! I love SSR... It is very relaxing...

That food porn was sooooooooooooooooo delicious! You are making me even more envious of you right now!

So what did you do today?

I will get there dear...

Oh Jenn! You are there!! We are eating at the YSH on the 9th and I can't wait for Jon to come home so I can show him your pics! The food looks amazing!!!!! Thank you for sharing!!!!!!

You guys are so cute!!!! You both are in your Disney Glow!!!!

I sent you a message telling you I got the card too! I hope we get to see y'all before your departure day!

Love SSR, our 1st "home."

Have fun and be safe!!!!! Yay!!!!!!

Glad you got it! "Disney Glow" - I like that!


Alright... I have some more pics... wanna see em'?

 

[jenn&nelsonrego]

We started Monday (6/29) off at Olivia's (OKW) for breakfast.

I took what I am pretty sure is my favorite picture ever of my husband...

I him! We will have been together for 10 years this December... I am so in love with him...

O.K. enough sap... on to the good stuff...

Breakfast at Olivia's

I had an omelet with the pork trifecta, American and cheddar cheeses and tomatoes... Their breakfast potatoes are incredible!

Nelson's omelet had onions, peppers, and American and cheddar cheese:

We had some shopping to do, so we headed to the outlets and then to the grocery store. We came back home and dinner was at Chez Rego, a brand new place at SSR...

Nothing magnificent, just mesquite chicken breast, garlic risotto, and corn...

We decided that we had to finally begin this trip and head over to MK.

While on the boat, I took this picture:

We took a quick walk around Tommorowland, saw the Monsters Inc Laugh Factory thingy then headed back to main street to the Ice Cream Parlor!!!

My double scoop of mint chocolate chip...

We then walked down to our new favorite spot to watch the fireworks. We were about 45 minutes early so we sat and enjoyed our ice cream and watched cute little kids and some very grumpy adults (while listening to the music from the 9:00 Spectromagic parade)...

Fireworks:

We waited for the mass exodus at this point, then went and scored a prime spot for the 11:00 Spectromagic. Until we were forced to push over because our local (not so friendly) cast member wanted to stand there... Doesn't matter,she is miserable - I am not... I do feel bad for what they have to deal with, but I am friendly and understanding and do not deserve to be barked at... moving on....

I was psyched to score an awesome picture of the head rat... I actually took 3 good pictures... I can never get a good picture of him...

Just as the parade ended, Nelson took off running to get in line at the Main Street Bakery to get a cinnamon roll for Tuesday's planned breakfast in the room...

I got there just as he was ordering...

My , waiting in line to get me a cinamon roll....

That was all for Monday... Today's breakfast was interesting... but you will have to wait for that!

Headed to Epcot... lunch at Nine Dragons... mmmmm... honey chicken...

Lets get a pool started on how much weight I am going to gain while here...

 

[Desiree1972]

eeks - you are making me even more excited about my trip!
nice shots
that ice cream looks dangerously divine!!

 

[starann]

Thanks for the recap! Breakfast potatoes looked de-lish!

We enjoyed 9 Dragons when we went last year. WE also went for lunch and the honey chicken was what I ordered. It's on my list for next year! (and after seeing your pictures of food porn, so is the steakhouse!...and now with those potatoes.......)

ETA....Nelson is quite the hottie with facial hair!

 

[TuckandStuiesMom]

BEST. FOOD. PORN. EVER.

may i have a hit off that cigarette, please?

 

[Saxton]

Jenn - I am loving the pictures of the food ... and of you guys too! You're an adorable couple. I just made reservations for a very short, very last minute trip and I'll be down there just after you leave ... don't eat all the food before I get there!

 

[jenn&nelsonrego]

eeks - you are making me even more excited about my trip!
nice shots
that ice cream looks dangerously divine!!

Glad I could help! The Ice Cream was very good!

Thanks for the recap! Breakfast potatoes looked de-lish!

We enjoyed 9 Dragons when we went last year. WE also went for lunch and the honey chicken was what I ordered. It's on my list for next year! (and after seeing your pictures of food porn, so is the steakhouse!...and now with those potatoes.......)

ETA....Nelson is quite the hottie with facial hair!

I Nine Dragons!

Thanks, I think my hubby is quite the cutie. There is just something about his smile in that picture...

BEST. FOOD. PORN. EVER.

may i have a hit off that cigarette, please?

 

[jenn&nelsonrego]

Jenn - I am loving the pictures of the food ... and of you guys too! You're an adorable couple. I just made reservations for a very short, very last minute trip and I'll be down there just after you leave ... don't eat all the food before I get there!

Thanks!

I make no guarantees about whether or not there will be any food left...

Where are you staying?

 

[jenn&nelsonrego]

So breakfast on Tuesday...

Was supposed to be omelets (mine with my leftover steak from the Yachtsman), bacon, and the cinamon roll from the MK bakery the night before.

Nelson was "cooking" while I was in the bedroom updating my trip report. I heard things slamming, some muttered swearing and could smell some burning... Unfortunately, the cooktops in these rooms are electric. I hate electric cooktops and now, so does my husband.

Needless to say a total of six eggs went down the garbage disposal (along with my leftover steak) because everything kept burning (even the bacon) and we ended up back at Olivia's!

I forgot to take pictures of our omelets this time around, but you can always scroll up to get the details... Luckily, Olivia's is yummy (and the DVC discount is helpful too)!

Lunch was at Nine Dragons in China/Epcot:

We both ordered the Honey Chicken, we love it!

I have the recipe for this at home, but have never actually made it!

I tried to teach Nelson how to use chopsticks without much luck. This really great couple was seated next to us and we had a wonderful time chatting. They told us about a detour we should take on the way home... Very sweet couple!

We walked a little bit and saw the Voices of Liberty and the American Adventure. Being in a dark theatre had made me tired and the rain had really started to come down... We decided to head home. I occupied the whirlpool tub while Nelson occupied the couch... I also drowned in the tub falling asleep...

After our nap, we headed to Pepper Market at Coronado Springs for dinner. I had the beef fajitas:

And Nelson had the steak (I cannot remember the cut):

We then headed to Epcot,

"got shrunked" by Professor Zalinski:

went on Figment's imagination ride and took some pictures of a pyramid with backward flowing water:

That was Tuesday... Sorry if I am not a very good storyteller (hoping I can rely on pictures to keep you interested)...

We are very much enjoying our relaxing, at our own pace, do whatever the heck WE want, vacation!

Lunch at Tonys and dinner at Jiko today....

 

[OrlandoMike]

Stay dry today!

 

[rpmdfw]

Stay dry today!

Yeah, right!

 

[wallyb]

Stay dry today!

Yes... Do go sparingly on the vermouth.

 

[jenn&nelsonrego]

Hungry?

Breakfast was in our room yesterday...

Just leftover omelets from Olivia's along with a cinammon roll and croissant from MK Bakery!

After a lazy morning and a leisurly trip into MK, we hopped aboard the MK railroad...

We had lunch reservations at Tony's...

Nelson's Chicken Parm:

He was not about to wait for me to take the picture and my asking him to put the fork down was met with a "Are you crazy woman?"

My baked ziti:

Both were yummy. Nothing grand, but yummy!

We came back to our room after bouncing around MK a bit because some planning needed to be done. My sister and step-mother are joining us here next week so some dining reservations and stuff needed to be tweeked... It should be an interesting week!

After a nap, we got ready for dinner at Jiko's!

Our waitress took this picture of us:

We started with the Spiced Briouats - Pulled beef rolled in Naan with tomato-date jam:

These were very, very good... They reminded me of something I ate over in Morocco during F&W last year....

Then the bread basket:

I believe she said something about a Ethiopian Honey Bread and some sort of focaccia with a tandoori compound butter.... *drool

I had the Oak Grilled Filet Mignon (I am so swearing off of read meat when I get home, gotta give the cows time to repopulate)... It was over mac and cheese with a red wine sauce....

This was incredible. No other word. Incredible.

Nelson had the Maize-crusted Pacific Halibut - with Vegetables of the Moment and Tomato-Butter Sauce

I get a kick out of "Vegetables of the Moment"...

That was one big piece of fish and he said hands down, the best he has ever had!

Dessert... oh dear God... dessert...

Nelson's Pistachio Creme Brulee with chocolate crust:

And my... Carrot Cake with what, if I remember correctly, was a maple and oatmeal ice cream, with sugared carrots and a oatmeally, almondy type of little thing on the side...

It was exceptional!

Just when we thought we were all done, our waitress brings out:

They look small, but when you were as full as we were...

Eh, we managed... they were yummy... buttery....

I hope you enjoyed Wednesdays food porn!

 

[wallyb]

Jenn
Jilo is my fav!

I almost had exactly what you had.
That reduction sauce is so good!

Hey - and great dress!
Work those fun bags girl!

 

[rosiep]

Jenn...that food looks amazing but it was your cleavage that sent me for the cigarette today.! Yowza!!!

 

[Saxton]

Thanks!

I make no guarantees about whether or not there will be any food left...

Where are you staying?

I'm staying at WLV - gotta love DVC! And don't worry about the food ... I'm only going to be there 2 days and I don't eat much.

 

[starann]

YAY another update!!!!

Holly Hannah...I think if you and I ever get to meet, our cleavage could smother a 3rd world country!!!!!!!!!!

 

[rosiep]

YAY another update!!!!

Holly Hannah...I think if you and I ever get to meet, our cleavage could smother a 3rd world country!!!!!!!!!!

True that!

 

[TuckandStuiesMom]

serious food AND cleavage envy here...

 

[OrlandoMike]

Jenn, Nelson, and Rob all came over tonight for drinks!

It was a great meet and so nice to finally meet Jenn and Nelson!