vleeth
I heart Disney
- Joined
- Sep 26, 2006
When we left off we were at the outlet mall. After that we had dinner at Dairy Queen and went to bed early.
10/25 ~ Friday
We were up before the alarm, which is really good because it took us longer than expected to pack up the room and then repack the car.
Once that was done we went to have our complimentary breakfast. I went to the waffle maker to make Hope a waffle.
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I looked around for non-stick spray and didn't see any. I took that to mean it didn't need any.
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Yeah well, I was wrong.
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This is the result.
I think its very hilarious that there was a plate of butter sitting right next to the machine and you didnt see it.
After a few minutes of me and Dave scraping this thing clean I made waffles for Hope and Dave and then got some bacon and sausage for me. I also ate a fourth of Hope's waffle.
When we were done eating Hope told Dave the birthday surprise she's been keeping for more than a month. He didn't know that the Food and Wine fest would be at Epcot while we are here. This was our first time at the F&W Fest. One of the things Dave really likes about vacation is eating and having people cook his food, bring it to him and clean up after him. The F&W Fest was an opportunity to try lots of different foods.
Then it was time for my surprise. I gave them each a wrapped gift.
Hope thought hers was clothes
Usually boxes mean clothes
To be fair she got the shirt she is wearing in the photo as a gift.
Try as I may, I have not been able to upload the video to photobucket.
So heres what happened.
Hope's gift was the Magic Bands. She was so excited. Dave said, "I don't understand." Hope told him we would be able to use them to pay at DTD later that day. She didnt catch on that MB meant staying on site.
While I had multiple conversations with Dave leading up to the trip about MB and how they were rolling out at certain resorts, he didnt seem to know what they were. We even had a conversation where I had them tell me what color they would pick if we ever got MB. He was clueless.
So I told him to open his gift (which was the Mickey mail) and turn it to the first page and read it. 8 nights at Pop. At this Hope says, Wait, were staying at a Disney hotel?! and starts jumping up and down. She ran around the table to tackle me with hugs and thanks. Then I mentioned we had free dining. They were both shocked and pleased.
I was very excited to learn that the Magic Band opens the hotel room door. Usually I have to ask Dad for the key before I start racing him to get to the room first to open the door.
Then it was off to the SGIA (sign trade show) show where we picked up lots of free goodies, including Halloween window clings that we later put on our hotel window. We left around 1:00 and headed to Pop.
The SGIA show wasnt much fun, but it was fun to get some free things.
I cant tell you how many times that child asked me how much longer we had to stay.
BTW, it was a huge sacrifice to leave the SGIA show early.
How is that a huge sacrifice, it sounds like a tiny sacrifice?
The excitement level in the car was at epic proportions at 1:21. (Notice she has the MB box in her hand.)
I still have that box in my room today.
as we pulled under this
And then we saw this
I think the excitement level got even higher when we got out of the car (and I wasnt sure that was possible.)
Stepping into that lobby was an awesome feeling.
Hope started to dance. It was so great to see my child so excited.
Im dancing with happiness.
As you can see, I was ecstatic!
He's soooo helpful with this TR!
Will our room be ready??? How far would the walk be to our room??? Would we like the resort??? Okay, okay, you probably already know we loved Pop!
so sorry to hear that she is sick. I hope she feels better soon.
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I do love pictures and I do love Pop. Thank you! I'm working on the next installment now.
I'd like to be there now! But I guess we all would. 
