So I have to admit that I was spending so much time enjoying the company that I mostly failed with pictures over these few days.
Me too! To both of those statements!
pkondz, who has yet to start his TR on this adventure
I'm getting there!! Sheesh!
I knew that I would be tired from the touring of the day before.
I'm sorry about that Alison. I still feel badly about that.
I tried to go at your pace as much as possible, but I knew we were tiring you out. I'm sorry.
Fran and I would pick up the whole crew and they would ride in with us
She ended up meeting us at the newly designated meeting point at DTD right at about the same time we arrived, so it all worked out fine.
Frankly I was shocked that it worked out as well as it did.
But first we took a picture to document the meet and the fact that we all clean up decently.
Well, 2/3rds of us. And by "us" I mean you and Liesa.
Man, I just love that glass! Every time I see it (i.e. when you post a photo) I want some.
Then I remember that no one I know (including me) who comes to my house drinks martinis, so....
And I don’t know what this was the pkondz had. Some sort of fizz with egg whites or something like that.
Sure! It was a fizz of some sort. Sure! Yep!
When the instruments in the picture are playing in the ambient music, the performers leave the picture and take their place at their instruments in the bar. Very cool!
Very cool! That may be the one thing I tell people the most about when they ask about the trip.
I only took pictures of mine and Fran’s food and occasionally Liesa’s,
Surreptitiously?
We’ll have to see when pkondz gets around to his report,
Um..... Uh....... If I can find the receipt, maybe. Otherwise it will be "We ate good eats."
I know that Liesa went with the Sauteed Escargot, Parsley Garlic Butter, Toasted Brioche. This was definitely the most odd presentation I have seen for Escargot.
It was definitely not what I was expecting!
And.... Please don't take offense, but... The Keg's is
much better.
Next course quite a few of us ordered the Club 33 Five Onion Soup, Brioche Croutons, Gruyere Cloud. This was good, but not at all what I expected.
Nor I. I was expecting a bowl topped with yummy melted cheese.
But the presentation was worth it!
She enjoyed this but would really prefer a proper Wiener Schnitzel.
I would think so!
We behaved ourselves for the most part, however, I do remember Liesa offering a taste of her wine to pkondz, telling him that it was “a little woody.” He seemed to take offense at this and retorted something back that made us all laugh.
I forgot that!
And.... I have no idea what you could be talking about.
Somewhere in there corn dogs from the little red wagon happened.
Grrrr.....
That can wait until my TR.
Pkondz and his daughter found us just in the nick of time before the nighttime spectaculars started.
Ditto for this.
I love my kid, but... sometimes....
While we waited for the fireworks to start, they kept making the announcement “Due to high winds, there is the possibility the fireworks may be cancelled.”
I kept thinking they'd say "
have been cancelled".
the lights came on the music stopped and an announcement came over the PA. “Due to high winds, the fireworks have been cancelled this evening.” The collective groan from the audience was definitely sad, but what can you do when an entire community builds itself around a major tourist destination.
And then they did... and I was okay with it. It had been a good show up to that point, despite the fireworks being off center due to the winds.
I said goodbye to pkondz and Kay who would be on their own for the duration of their trip, they had their own plans for the rest of the night.
<sigh>
Yeah.... Well....
Then again, it did lead to Kay having her first celebrity sighting.
Due to unforseen circumstances, pkondz was even able to join us.
I was trying to remember that. Did you wind up taking some home?
We got an order of the Chicken and Lettuce cups for the table.
This I remember.
I got the Tuna Poke, no one wanted to share it with me.
You never offered, so I didn't dare.
Eventually Liesa ordered an Uh-ohah, sorry if I’m stealing your fire!
Pun intended?
Okay, seriously. I don't know if that was a lucky shot or you planned it.
Either way, that is one cool photo!
You’ll have to see their TRs for that part of the story…..
I'm getting there!!! Geez!!
On this day we had our second Celebrity Chef Demo, it was Guy Fieri.
Cool! I'd go see that one, for sure!
his was the only sold out demo.
Not surprised.
I got one of the Teriyaki Chicken Pineapple sliders from the booth close by
Yumm...
He came out all smiles and such.
Again, no surprise.
And then we were immediately given a margarita.
Nice! Right out of the gate.
He demonstrated how to make it, and I took notes, but obviously the glass of wine and the margarita had affected me as my writing is sloppy and instructions are very succinct.
It was pretty good, but there was a big difference between what he cooked on stage and what we were served
Not even an attempt to be close. Unimpressed.
This is what we were served. I thought it was pretty good, but it was a little salty, and I’m not a huge fan of arugula.
The order of ingredients is different. Looks heavier too.
we had the opportunity to meet and have a photo op with Guy, but I was tired.
Too bad.
Plus I got a photo op with him the year before.
Ah. That's okay, then.
I was so exhausted I was lucky to get back to the car, load Fran’s scooter on the back and stay awake on the drive home!
Poor Alison. I've seen you loading the scooter. You work hard, lady.
It hurts whenever I see this.
I haven't had time to look into how it affects my $24.99 yearly perscription. Guess I'll be finding something else as well.
My next update on this TR will have the pictures from my new hosting site. I'm glad that a scooter works for you. You'll see on the other TR that I find out it is a necessity for getting around WDW, the hard way.
which is now today! 
