Friday, August 17, 2012

Breakfast, exploring, and the trip home


The next morning we were up at 7. We finished packing and started a load of towel s as requested by the house company. I took some pictures just in case…
Sister’s room, downstairs with adjoining bathroom:






Living room out to pool...





Parents room, also had adjoining bathroom



Our room, also had a bathroom



Overall the house was nice. It wasn’t perfect, but for the price, I have no complaints. We never were able to get on the wireless internet, but we also didn’t try that hard.

So by 8 am we were on our way to breakfast at... Wilderness Lodge!
We got there about 8:25 and got seated immediately. This was the first time we had eaten hear though of course I have heard many stories. We looked over the menus and ordered. Jack had the Mickey Waffles, my dad, sister and I all had the skillet, and my mom had French toast.
The skillet comes with Mickey waffles (yum!), biscuits and gravy, eggs, bacon, sausage and potatoes.



And naturally we needed ketchup…



For anyone who doesn’t know, if you as for ketchup, they yell out loud to the whole place asking if anyone has any ketchup and then everyone is supposed to get up and bring you their ketchup. Jack kept telling people we had enough!
Jack participated in the pony race as well, but only for one lap because he was hungry!

After a delicious and fun and DISNEY breakfast, we toured the resort a bit and then headed on to check out another one…

I really want to stay here sometime. It just looks like so much fun! We walked around for a while but the only area we really looked at was naturally












































I really liked the idea of these little cone huts. It would make spending a hot afternoon at the pool that much more enjoyable!




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The door to one of the buildings was open so we peeked inside…










It’s the little details that are the best!!











We wandered back towards Animation Hall to do some browsing in the gift shop.






Look’s like resort specific merchandise is making a come back!


I really like this resort. If it was part of the current Free Dining promotion then we would be staying there this fall in the Little Mermaid section, but only the suites are included and they are pretty pricey, especially for just me and Jack. We obviously don’t need that kind of space. Someday though!

Next we headed to Downtown Disney. We stopped in Basin first to check out all their fabulous bath products, but for some reason Jack wasn’t into it so he and I headed in to World of Disney instead. We looked around for a while and my dad bought Jack an Agent P stuffed animal. I got a tote bag that was on sale. We headed outside to have a seat for a bit and then we walked over to the Lego area to check out the Lego statues.













My sister and I have always gotten our picture taken by this sea monster. One year she and I and Jack all had our picture taken here, I guess it’s kind of a tradition!
By this time it was hot and we were basically done shopping… so that must mean it’s time for margaritas!
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I got strawberry with sugar on the rim

My sister got a Pina Colada


My mom got the Patron Anejo Margarita

We also got some chips and salsa. The chips were literally Tostitos in a bag, but the salsa was fresh and awesome!

While we were finishing our snack I went over to Goofy’s Candy Company to pick up a couple treats. They have some of the best looking stuff in there and I love making my own treats. Plus it’s the perfect place to pick up little presents for friends.

Eventually it was time to leave. The only thing that made it bearable was knowing that I would be back in the fall!

We stopped by Publix so my mom could get a spice that you can evidently only get in Florida. Then we headed to the airport. My dad dropped us off and then went to return the car while we rearranged our bags etc. Once my dad got back my mom went off to her flight. Hers was earlier since she booked through work and didn’t have to book the cheapest flight available. I went to check the car seat since we weren’t checking any other bags and then we went to Macaroni Grill for a late lunch. After wards we shopped around the airport and then headed to our flight. It was about a thousand degrees on the plane and we had to sit on the runway for an extra 20 minutes. We had a stop in Atlanta, and Jack was hungry again so I got him some dinner at Checkers before our next flight. Our last flight was uneventful and we were all pretty tired so we were just ready to get home! Eventually we made it back to the house and fell into bed to start dreaming of our next adventure!

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