Post by susanm on Jul 22, 2012 16:32:55 GMT -5
Forgot to mention...when i got back to my room Thursday, there was a basket on my bed, from my sister, her DH and nieces and nephew, a huge Mickey, a leather portfolio, a really super nice pen, and a $50 gift certificate in a wicker mickey head shaped tray.
so, friday morning, my birthday i decided to head to epcot. didnt eat breakfast, just grabbed a juice and headed out. went directly to Soarin as soon as the park opened. got a fast pass then walked right on....got off and went back in line and waited 5-10 min. by now the line was up to 30 min, so i stopped right there in the land and got breakfast. i justed ordered a side of eggs and side of sausage. wow...i couldnt believe the side of eggs..filled the plate and could barely finish my breakfast. by the time i was done and took a few pix around the land it was time for my fast pass, so i got on soarin again. i dont know how i missed it the first two times, but the third time, after riding soarin i stopped at the stand right by the exit to ask the CM where there was a pay phone, (having problems with my cell) to call my sister and thank them for the beautiful gift. couldnt get thru and started to walk back and saw .....GNOME MICKEY... i have been looking for gnomes for my patio to put next to the new water fountain i got last year, and got 3 from my sister & her husband for easter...and now mickey joined them...i also got the small mickey rain gauge but had them both mailed home...didnt want to break them. used the gift card that was in the basket from family so they became part of the cool birthday gift. rode living with the land and saw circle of live movie then went over to mouse gears, since they usually have quite a selection, and got a polo there, a duffle bag, journal, ornament, mickey socks, a mickey camera strap,the cd wishes,and memo tablets...must have been a new CM because had to do a transaction correction...he charged me 2x for the polo and 2xsocks...unfortunatly i didnt catch it until the stuff was all wrapped up to go back to the resort and as i was walking out i looked at my receipt....i knew i spent a lot but didnt think it was that much...unfortunatly i used a debit card so then i had to wait until the $55 was put back in my acct....anyway, off i went to world showcase... stopped and walked thru norway and rode the malestrom since in wasnt crowded. went thru germany and checked out the shops, and got 2 glasses from the promonade kioske (sent back to resort). stopped at the outpost and had a slushi and sat there for a while, trying to figure out how to get the new strap on my camera
took a while.... went thru morocco and took pictures, then headed to shop in japan...got a cool t shirt last year..beige with DREAM in japanese (small on front bigger on back) and found another beige shirt with PATIENCE so i got that too. went to Teppan Edo for lunch, thank goodness they were not busy so i walked right in. there were 3 people on my left...not friendly..said hi and they turned away (mother father older son 25ish) then another family (mother father and son about 9) sat to my right...and we talked and had a great time....they gave me some of their ribs (highly recommend ...will order next time) and i gave them some of my scallops. when we were done and paid our bill the waitresses came over and sang happy birthday in japanese and gave me a cake with candle and a chefs hat they wrote happy birthday and dream (saw it on my shirt). a wonderful 60th birthday. walked around world showcase for a few more hours then decided to head out...about now my feet were killing me...my blisters had blisters...and i figured i had another day at epcot so would catch illumiations then....on the way out stopped and got more sox, seems the mickey socks are a lot thicker than the ones i brought from home and did help, so i got more,....and went into the Art of Animation store by spaceship earth and bought a Self portrait figurine...love that picture, had it on a postcard hanging on my desk at work until it fell apart,....got off the bus at all star music and picked up the packages i sent from the day before, called and spoke to my sister and said thanks for the gift and got the phone number of the one niece whose number i didnt have (and also had a birthday that day) called her to wish her happy birthday , and grabbed a veggie pizza and my new fav....the cheese sticks they sell at maestro mickeys, and took it back to the room. got a message from my friend (worked with here in pa, now lives in fla) called her back and made plans to meet on sunday. a very exciting birthday.
so, friday morning, my birthday i decided to head to epcot. didnt eat breakfast, just grabbed a juice and headed out. went directly to Soarin as soon as the park opened. got a fast pass then walked right on....got off and went back in line and waited 5-10 min. by now the line was up to 30 min, so i stopped right there in the land and got breakfast. i justed ordered a side of eggs and side of sausage. wow...i couldnt believe the side of eggs..filled the plate and could barely finish my breakfast. by the time i was done and took a few pix around the land it was time for my fast pass, so i got on soarin again. i dont know how i missed it the first two times, but the third time, after riding soarin i stopped at the stand right by the exit to ask the CM where there was a pay phone, (having problems with my cell) to call my sister and thank them for the beautiful gift. couldnt get thru and started to walk back and saw .....GNOME MICKEY... i have been looking for gnomes for my patio to put next to the new water fountain i got last year, and got 3 from my sister & her husband for easter...and now mickey joined them...i also got the small mickey rain gauge but had them both mailed home...didnt want to break them. used the gift card that was in the basket from family so they became part of the cool birthday gift. rode living with the land and saw circle of live movie then went over to mouse gears, since they usually have quite a selection, and got a polo there, a duffle bag, journal, ornament, mickey socks, a mickey camera strap,the cd wishes,and memo tablets...must have been a new CM because had to do a transaction correction...he charged me 2x for the polo and 2xsocks...unfortunatly i didnt catch it until the stuff was all wrapped up to go back to the resort and as i was walking out i looked at my receipt....i knew i spent a lot but didnt think it was that much...unfortunatly i used a debit card so then i had to wait until the $55 was put back in my acct....anyway, off i went to world showcase... stopped and walked thru norway and rode the malestrom since in wasnt crowded. went thru germany and checked out the shops, and got 2 glasses from the promonade kioske (sent back to resort). stopped at the outpost and had a slushi and sat there for a while, trying to figure out how to get the new strap on my camera
took a while.... went thru morocco and took pictures, then headed to shop in japan...got a cool t shirt last year..beige with DREAM in japanese (small on front bigger on back) and found another beige shirt with PATIENCE so i got that too. went to Teppan Edo for lunch, thank goodness they were not busy so i walked right in. there were 3 people on my left...not friendly..said hi and they turned away (mother father older son 25ish) then another family (mother father and son about 9) sat to my right...and we talked and had a great time....they gave me some of their ribs (highly recommend ...will order next time) and i gave them some of my scallops. when we were done and paid our bill the waitresses came over and sang happy birthday in japanese and gave me a cake with candle and a chefs hat they wrote happy birthday and dream (saw it on my shirt). a wonderful 60th birthday. walked around world showcase for a few more hours then decided to head out...about now my feet were killing me...my blisters had blisters...and i figured i had another day at epcot so would catch illumiations then....on the way out stopped and got more sox, seems the mickey socks are a lot thicker than the ones i brought from home and did help, so i got more,....and went into the Art of Animation store by spaceship earth and bought a Self portrait figurine...love that picture, had it on a postcard hanging on my desk at work until it fell apart,....got off the bus at all star music and picked up the packages i sent from the day before, called and spoke to my sister and said thanks for the gift and got the phone number of the one niece whose number i didnt have (and also had a birthday that day) called her to wish her happy birthday , and grabbed a veggie pizza and my new fav....the cheese sticks they sell at maestro mickeys, and took it back to the room. got a message from my friend (worked with here in pa, now lives in fla) called her back and made plans to meet on sunday. a very exciting birthday.
