OOH NICE! I wish we'd jumped on the whole "book now and we'll pay you for your troubles" thing at CBR. I'm anxiously awaiting seeing the war zone for our upcoming trip...
Are you staying there this month????? Good news is its really bad when you enter the resort, but once you get into where the rooms are it really isn't noticeable. We had a running joke everytime we were cursing something about the resort (which largely was the buses) that we'd hold the gift card in front of us and all would be forgiven.
Interesting combination...doesn't sound like my cup of tea...or coffee/beer.
Naturally! Because what else does one do at Epcot besides drink and thank Phoenicians!?
Drinking, check. Thank the Phoenicians, check. Yep thats it. Nothing left after that
Great start! I am a morning person and 3:00am is still not on my radar (God help me through Dopey, this January)!
I love how photogenic Casey is, and that she really knows how to "strike a pose".
I too would have been looking for some libations after being awake for 7+ hours from O-dark-early, and they wouldn't have been wine either
Well if you're a morning person you'll likely have a much better adjustment than us, but those races are tough. Not that I've done one, but Jason did the 10K and half after this so he had 3 crazy early mornings.
Ms. Casey definitely has posing down. There may or may not be a few picture later where she gets us all into the game
Say that 3x fast! Sounds super refreshing though.
I'll do ya one better and cut and paste it. Founders Brewing Company Green Zebra Watermelon Gose Ale Founders Brewing Company Green Zebra Watermelon Gose Ale Founders Brewing Company Green Zebra Watermelon Gose Ale
Yeah, the Disney helps but I'm gonna do my best to make sure we do NOT do that again
Still amazed you guys were awake when I met you!
I'm not sure how we did it and in cause you couldn't tell Casey was definitely feeling it by the time we ran into you. We'd tried to keep her sugared up and even gave her a swig of iced coffee but she was fading fast. Still not sure how she got through dinner that night.
Ah that's why! The drinks in here were downright nasty. Good thing you didn't get one!
Yeah they all looked cool and I loved the louge they had, but they just didn't sound appetizing at all.
We got this as well and I did like it but I'd much rather have the dip again!
You got it right. That dip was great!
Man, I hope you guys made it through the day! That is REALLY early!
It was close, but we made it. Thank goodness for sugar!
Love the reveal! I love that she figured it out immediately upon opening the bag.
Not up to your standards, but for a couple of lazy parents it worked out
I think she was on to us from before she even saw the bag, but didn't want to say it out loud for fear of jinking herself or something.
I'm not a beer drinker (gasp!), but that watermelon one sounds pretty good! May have to try it if it's there next year.
Not a beer drinker
I used to not be one either - except for my beloved Miller Lite - but thankfully for Jason I caught on.
I would have been a zombie being up at 3am for a flight and then going to Disney all day. I am very impressed! All the food you tried at the Food and Wine looks really good. I'll have to add them to my list the next time I go.
We were pretty close to zombies by the time the day ended. But if you're gonna be a zombie, we'll take being Disney zombies
I'm definitely more of a night owl. Occasionally I have to be at work at 3am, and I contemplate just staying up all night because I can't fall asleep early... Then I remember that after I work my 12 hour shift, I have to go home and do adult things, so I lay down and I get about two hours of sleep.
3 am for work
That is crazy. I don't know how you do different shifts. My clock could not handle that. I had to make sure I was up and at work for a 7am meeting today and that just about broke me
If I hadn't changed our hotel plans by the time this came out (credit card points + dvc rental), this is where we would have been for sure. I would have happily taken a $600 gift card.
Yeah, pirate room or not, I couldn't pass up that kinda cold hard cash or plastic in this case
DH won't eat any fish/seafood, and I was too worried about not liking stuff so I didn't go to that one by myself. I was a little worried by the smell too
I wish I had tried it though, it looks really good! There's never enough bread though (unless it's bread with weird things in it that you don't like, as I found out on our honeymoon...).
It was definitely good, but if hubby wouldn't eat it it was probably wise you didn't brave the smelly line alone. I know it was a fish related booth, but that smell was just foul
I liked this, but I felt slightly misled by the description... I was expecting little fried potatoes, not chips
Me too, though I love a chip so I was happy in the end.
Nailed it.
Loving the report so far - I always so enjoy your food descriptions
Thanks Tracy!
How fun to do a surprise trip! I bet it was difficult to keep the secret but worth it seeing how excited Casey was. She does a great monorail spiel, by the way! As you said, the ONLY good thing about those early flights is getting almost a full day in the parks. Yay for heading straight to Epcot! I don’t think I tried anything you had except those chips - those were good. I’m especially sad I missed that watermelon beer - you look so happy with it!
It was definitely hard to keep the secret, especially when we wanted to talk about trip stuff.
I'll tell Casey you like her monorail spiel. She'll be thrilled
I was definitely a happy girl with my beer. It was like it was made for me. Fingers crossed I can find it here next summer as it is perfect for the heat!
Sorry I missed the start but happy to be here now! Loved your previous TR's and excited for this one too! That scampi dip was my favorite also, but agree- wish the bread was toasted.
Thanks so much. Glad to have you along.
The dip was definitely a winner, but why they didn't toast the bread was beyond me. Seems like cooking 101