So after I checked in Michelle took me to the airport so I
could meet mom when she got off the plane. Well that was an adventure in
itself! So Michelle and I get lost every time we get in the car together because
we talk a lot and she has no since of direction. Lol. So what was supposed to
be at most a 45 minute trip ended up taking 2 hours! We stopped by Property
Control first and ended up leaving town about 30 minutes later than scheduled,
but we should have been fine. (By the way I got a bag, a cup, and a super cute
Food and Wine jacket at PC). So we FINALLY get to the airport. Just in time. I
got there about 10 minutes after mom landed. We got the rental car and headed
straight to Cocoa Beach !
We were sooo excited! We ended up eating dinner at Coconuts on the Beach. We
sat on the patio and go to eat facing the beach. It was perfect! And it was
beautiful. The high that day ended up being in the early 90s. Then before we
left we walked on the beach and put our feet in the water. I’m so glad I got to
go to the beach before I left.
Then on the way out we stopped by a REAL Ron Jon
shop. Lol. It was pretty cool and I got a discount there. So when we got back
into Orlando we went to the
Polynesian to have a Dole Whip and watch Hallowishes. It was the last Halloween
Party of the season. It was awesome!
The next day we got up at 6 (GROSS) to get ready and head to
Hollywood Studios because resort guest got Extra Magic Hours. This is where the
park is open an hour early just for guest staying at the resorts. So we went
just ride Toy Story Mania because the wait is over two hours during regular
park hours. So we rode it and then left to go to Epcot. At this point it
started to rain :/ But we were going to make the most of the day. We went
straight to Soarin’ because that ride also has a ridiculous wait throughout the
day. We only had to wait about 20 minutes and it was so worth it. I love that
ride. It’s a hang gliding simulator ride. When we left Soarin’ it was POURING! So
we ran to Figment. Rode Figment which was amazing. (That was the only ride mom
absolutely had to ride before she left). Then we went next door and watched
Captain EO. After all that we were ready to hit the World Showcase which meant
FOOD AND WINE! J
Long story short we ended up going around twice and ended up leaving the park
feeling pretty good.
We did stop in Japan
because I had a surprise for mom. In Japan
they have “Pick a Pearl ”. This is
where you pick an oyster and you get the pearl that’s inside and then you can
turn it into a ring or a necklace. So we both picked a pearl! (And with my
holiday discount it was that much more awesome). We turned our pearls into
matching rings that we both LOVE!
And then mom ended up getting a Food and Wine
jacket just like mine because they were on sale for half off and 40% off on top
of that because of my discount. So the day was turning out to be pretty
perfect.
THIS IS MY ULTIME FAVORITE PICTURE!!!
So after Epcot we headed back to Hollywood .
We watched the Lights, Motor, Action stunt show, met some characters...
AND rode Tower
of Terror . Which was HILARIOUS! Now
first of all, it was mom’s idea to ride it. She wanted to! Until we were
strapped in of course. Lol. I thought she was ok until the first drop and she
was IN MY LAP!!! She had a death grip on my arm and her head in my chest! I
didn’t have a chance to scream because I was laughing so hard! And of course we
got the ride with the extra drop and I thought she was going to squeeze my arm
off. So freaking funny!
The picture doesn't do what happend justice...
Then we ended the night with Fantasmic. We ended up
going back to the resort around 7:30
because we were sooo exhausted! And I have never been more excited to fall back
ever. That extra hour of sleep was so needed.
Then the next day we did it again. Up at six and on to
Animal Kingdom for Extra Magic Hour. We did the Safari first thing and then I
gave mom a private tour of Pangani. Lol. Then we did the Safari again, rode
Dinosaur, and ate at Yak and Yeti.
Then we headed to Magic
Kingdom !
We caught the 3:00 parade, had the best frozen lemonade, rode
Winnie the Pooh, Pirates of the Caribbean , Jungle
Cruise, Small World, and met Mickey Mouse. Who TALKED!!! Omg…I wish I could
have seen my face when we walked into the room and Mickey started talking! It was
awesome!
Then we were going to stay for Wishes, but we still had three hours
and I was freezing and exhausted.
So we decided to go to Downtown Disney and
have a good dinner and just hang out. Which was like the best decision ever! We
ate at Paridisio which was so good. It was a great way to end our trip.
Saying
goodbye the next morning was seriously the hardest thing I’ve had to do in a
long time. I ended up staying in my room all day crying and sleeping. Lol. I
wouldn’t trade that time with my mom for anything.
So needless to say I’m sooo ready to come home! J
I'm glad that y'all had a great time. We all miss you and I'm already sad that you won't be home for the boys' 5th birthday and the holidays. We HAVE to Skype soon. Love you!
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