Lame attempts at getting drunk in a theme park....

So after i cooked up a storm and cleaned out the fridge i tried to eat it all and failed...miserably before i left on my trip. I was able to take the enchilada's to my mom's though and we added chicken and some more cheese and made them go down easier.

Because we didn't want to pay for the extra hotel night and leave late after work on Friday, we all agreed that we (being my mother and her friend Sunshine) would just wake up extremely early and leave the same day. After quibbling over the time we would wake up and leave on Saturday I said we should be on the road by 6 am. Sunshine was on time and we managed to leave twenty minutes late. Not bad considering how sluggish my mom can be in the morning. I didn't have to jump on the bed to wake her up...This time. On the road we did the cheap thing and brought gourmet coffee from home and pre-made sandwiches to save some money. We made it to the resort (the value ones...why pay when you're only there to sleep and shower and the money you save on parking justifys the fact you pay a little more to stay inside) by 9:30am and they let us check in early. At that point i realzied that i didn't have my ticket and that i would not be making it to be Viking of the Day. If you go to Epcot, the World's Showcase opens later and that title is bestowed on the individual that makes it first in line for the Norwary ride.
So back to my ticket dilemma. I had a 3 day play pass that i had bought back in December to use when my mother and i planned on returning in the Spring. Spring is here and i hadn't used any days on my pass and somehow pulled it out of my wallet. Anyone that knows me well enough knows that my disney passes are always there in case of Mickey emergency. I only had the damn receipt from when i bought it. I called guest relations from the room and they told me i'd have to go to the guest relations window at the maingate of the theme park i chose to go to. I left sunshine and mother behind so i could get that taken care of while they changed for the park. I saw a t-shirt i have to get the next time i'm there....it has a picture of the monorail on it and says what they say when the doors open. I thought it was hilarious...but then again i get off on cheap thrills. When i finally get the to the front of the line and the wonderful disney associate is helping me she tells me she can't find my pass. I didn't freak. Afterall...this is disney...they invented bending over backwards. She called the resort where i'd bought it and everything. In the end i ended up with a 3 day park hopper that doesn't expire and a fast pass for my group. I am a winner because now i'll get to use up my whole pass!!!!!!

So we finally get into the park and start to check out the flowers! The Epcot Flower and Garden Festival is one of those must see festivals. They were amazing. It wasn't just topiarys and plants arranged like characters....they used colored flowers and they continued to grow. It was beautiful! So after some wandering through the gardens it was time for our lunch reservation at Les Chef de France. That place is full of French man candy...i didn't even need to eat food. I was visually satisfied! I did have the Prix Fix lunch though and a Kir. The Kir was my first drink of the day and i think i will break down and replicate it at home. The French Onion Soup was great, especially with the endless bread! It was followed by Gruyere Mac and Cheese that was loaded with cream and nutmeg and will be challenge to replicate that rosemary topped perfection. Desert was profiteroles that i barely had room for! I do prefer them with cream but the vanilla ice cream was nice. We went back to the UK and i got some souveniers for those left at home and then wandered through Morroco. My mom and Sunshine enjoyed the music while i browsed the little shops. I wish that Morroco had more than just the belly dancing stuff and spices in the shop. I guess i'm greedy and want more.....

We then hit Japan. Anyone who has gone to Epcot with me knows that that lovely establishment is my weakness there...i bought more stuff for my friends and some little things for myself. I love my DOMO t-shirt....nuff said. I also had a glass of sake for the road. We then hit Italy which brought us sitting in the square basking in the sun and sipping Rosa Regale...i didn't have the requisite beer in germany or tequila shot in Mexico. I was getting looks already. I did get to have a yengling in China though....All exhausted we went back to the room and snacked...I had some delicious white cheddar cheetos for dinner!

The next day we hit scortching Animal Kingdom. Everest was amazing. That's one of my top 3 coasters. I want to go again when it's not so hot to be able to throughly enjoy the park. I didn't even have an ice cream float. We were all pretty sluggish for the day....we left early and that freed us up for dinner....so guess what...we went to Ohana in the Polynesian. It's family style all you can eat and ohana means delicious! That is probably the best shrimp i've ever had! And i will be going back!

Just before leaving on Monday morning my mom insisted on hitting the Victoria's Secret outlet in Orlando....I did some major damage...but i got the last of my favorite discontinued line. I have no reason to shop the semi-annual sale anymore.....