Mama & Papa & Food & Wine

My Parents are here, my parents are here!!!     

     I've seriously missed my parents so much, and now they are finally here to visit! I, unfortunately, was unable to get any days off while they are here.  So, we are spending our evenings together.  We went to the movies last night.  We went to the Fork & Screen AMC at Downtown Disney, to see Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.  It was so cute!  

     Tonight, for the first time, we all hit up the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival!  It was so great!  We tried so many things from so many different countries.  My favorite part however, was getting spend a whole afternoon and evening with two of my favorite people in the world!  We had so much fun together, so much so, that I think I've even convinced them to come again at the end of the month!

                                 

     They will be leaving tomorrow morning, and are going to stop by to see me on my break at work before they go.  

I'm already dreading having to say goodbye!

xoxo

Food & Wine Preview

     Tonight, Alyssa and I headed to Epcot to grab dinner at Nine Dragons in China.  Today was also the first official day of The International Food and Wine Festival.  We were not expected for the crowds of people packed in there, shoulder to shoulder.
     We made our way past the delicious-smelling booths, to the restaurant.  I wanted to wait to start sampling, until my parents get here tomorrow (yay!).
     On our way out, we made a quick pit stop into Character Spot, and headed home, since Guy and Seth were coming over to hang out.

I can't wait to see my parents tomorrow!!!

xoxo

La Finca, Deliciouso!

     Last night, Brooke, Bonnie, and I went out to a nearby Meaxican place, La Finca.  We've had our eye on it since we moved in, and finally got around to giving it a whirl!  When we walked in, we were the only other people in there.  It was a little bit awkward, and was pretty sad to see right at dinner time.  We were somewhat concerned as we ordered, thinking maybe there was a reason for the low attendance. 
     When the food arrived, we realized how very wrong we were.  The chips and salsa, and my plate of Chicken Enchiladas Mole, were absolutely fantastic.  It arrived quickly, was affordable, had two-for-one $5 margaritas, and was such a high-quality dinner.  We are already thinking about when we can go back!

 Ole!

xoxo

The Duffy Salute

    Had a long day at Disney University yesterday, finishing up my last day of classes for concierge training.  So right after class, I headed to Epcot with Brittany, to meet up with our friends for a bit.  We rode Test Track, met up with Duffy (as usual), and caught Illuminations.   Gotta love Epcot!

 

      I will be back at Disney University tomorrow, to learn some of the new technology that we will be introducing to guests (magicbands!)  I don't know how I'm going to retain all this information, my brain feels like a soggy sponge!

xoxo

Be Our Guest!

     After a full 180 days of waiting, the day of our Be Our Guest finally arrived!  I rushed home from work, and got ready for the evening.  It was super rainy and humid, so I wasted a ton of time and energy doing my hair!  We headed to Magic Kingdom early, to stop in to see the Mouse in some nice clothes for once!

      As we walked down Main Street, back towards New Fantasyland and Be Our Guest, it started to drizzle, but there was no raining on our parade!

      We arrived at Beast's castle, early for our reservation.  However, we checked in anyway, and were able to sit down really quickly.  When we stepped into the castle, it quite literally took my breath away.  The detailing of the ballroom really hit the nail on the head, we felt like we were stepping into the movie.  Unlike anything I've ever experienced.

 

 

     All throughout dinner, I was constantly catching myself, just zoning out, staring at my surroundings.  However, the food was absolutely phenomenal.  I had pan-seared salmon, over leek fondue and saffron crushed potatoes.  Without a doubt, the best meal I've ever had at Disney.

     As we wrapped up our meal, our waiter brought us out the grey stuff!  Even if we did have to fib a little about birthdays, I'm so glad we got to try it, he even brought me my own little plate of it!  Really tasty, and the perfect little sample.  A very sweet way to top off a dinner at such a magical place!

     After dinner, we ventured into the West Wing, to see the other theming done in the restaurant.  It was very dark, with some thunder in the background, with plenty of touches tying in to the movie, yet another room where you feel like you've ventured into their world.

      As we made our way to the exit, we had one more pit stop.  What's a visit to a castle without stopping in for a moment with the master of the house?!

      I made my way out of the Magic Kingdom, (and made friends with a security guard, Jamie), I couldn't believe it was over!  I already feel like I need to be back in there, 180 days is far too long!  There may not have been this...

...but I've definitely found my favorite place in Disney!

xoxo

National Brooke & Kayla Day

     Today, Brooke and I both had the day off, and spent the whole day together.  We went to Magic Kingdom first, and headed straight for The Teacups!

     As soon as we got off, it was starting to get really dark and windy, so we booked it to Enchanted Tales with Belle, to wait out the rain.  We got in line and under cover right as it started to pour.  When we finally got in, we volunteered to be part of the story.  We even got to take our picture with Belle at the end, it was so special!

      Since we were in the area, we had to stop in and see the man, Gaston!  We even grabbed some LeFou's Brew from Gaston's Tavern!

      We walked around a bit, and got some popcorn in Storybook Circus.  It was so rainy and humid though, so we decided to head out to the mall.

      We spent the rest of the afternoon getting some really cute clothes from Forever 21 and H&M.  It's hard to beat a rainy day spent at the mall!  Later that evening, we went to pick up Alyssa, and headed back to Magic Kingdom.  We had all won a contest from "Backstage Magic" on our employee portal online.  We arrived in the cast parking lot just as Wishes was happening, the fireworks looked so big from that perspective!  We arrived and told we would be testing Magicbands, Disney's new technology, for Photopass ride capabilities.  There isn't much I'm legally allowed to say about it, except that we got to ride Space Mountain with the lights on (terrifying!!!), and Buzz Lightyear, and this new technology is out of this world.

 Just another day in the Disney life!

xoxo