EPCOT Day!
So yeah... I DO still exist! Lots of lurking lately! Got is one cranked out and maybe I can get another one out! So, here we go!
This was a day that I was really looking forward to. I love EPCOT. So much to see and explore! I got up at the usual time, around 6:30, got ready, then got the rest of the crew up around 7. We had some bagels for breakfast in the condo and we were at the gates at EPCOT by 8:45. Almost as soon as we got to the gates, they opened them!
Of course, I ran ahead to the Land and grabbed some FP's for Soarin'. DH, DD and LS followed behind and met me downstairs and we all rode LWTL together (and we were the first ones to ride it for the day!) DD loved it (of course, it was a boat!).
It rained while we were in The Land, but thankfully stopped by the time we came out. We headed over to see Nemo and Friends, and DD fell asleep on the walk over on her Daddy's shoulder! She slept all the way through Nemo, on the walk over to Spaceship Earth, and through the (5 minute) line! She did wake up for our 'journey through the history of communication' though!
Hey look! We're in the future!
After "the big golf ball" it was finally time for Soarin'! Woo hoo! We did a rider swap, with DH and LS first, while DD and I had a snack time with some goldfish, and then LS and me!
Mmmm! Snack time!
After our flight over California, it was World Showcase time... Yay! We started in Canada on a mission... FOOD! I didn't have anything scheduled this day and left it open for whatever counter service everyone wanted. First, LS and I decided to try out the Tangerine Cafe in Morocco. Yum! I had the Lamb Platter and LS had a Falafel Wrap. Mine was great! I liked her wrap pretty well too, but she wasn't a huge fan of it. In her words, "Just so you know, falafel is NOT a fluffy waffle!"
Next, we stopped in Germany where DH picked up a brat and a beer for his lunch. He enjoyed it for sure! On our quest for food, we also so a TON of characters (and stopped to snap a few pictures, though didn't stop in any lines).
DD was getting a bit sleepy by this point (as it was her usual nap time) and she ended up falling asleep in her stroller. We headed over to Norway and DH and LS rode Maelstrom while I hung out with this little nugget!
And what do you do when you are with the sleeping babe and others are off having fun? You make your own fun... And get one of these babies!
I would have loved to have gone in and tried a margarita from La Cava, but I didn't want to risk waking Hannah up by taking her inside! But the Fiesta Margarita worked just fine
While sipping my tasty drink, I took a few pictures of the World Showcase:
Once DH and LS finished sprinting through the Norway video room (so they wouldn't get caught and have to WATCH the movie, haha!), we decided it was snack time! And, more importantly, slushie time! I had literally been dreaming of the Grey Goose Limon Citron slushes in France since I was pregnant. It was a good, good moment. We also picked up an apple tart (me), a cream puff (DH) and an almond triangle (LS). They were all tres bon!
The sky started getting pretty dark as we were finishing our treats, so we decided we should probably head to the car, even though we really wanted to stay a little longer. DH and I *hoped* to be back to EPCOT later this night after our dinner at Cali Grill anyhow, so it was ok (ooooh, he foreshadowing... ). Thankfully, we made it to the car right as the bottom absolutely fell out! We hated to be leaving, but I'm pretty sure we would have hated to have been soaked and at the very back of the park too!
Up next... The date night/anniversary celebration that just wasn't meant to be
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