| Epcot, Space, and Egg Rolls (and now pictures!) *UPDATED*
Who: Me (37, noted Disneyphile), Russ (DH, 39, noted Wilderness Lodge addict), Cori (DH’s daughter, 16, egg roll connoisseur), Gina (Cori’s best friend, 17, thrill-ride seeker)
When: July 25th to July 27th
Why: Because I got the job! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Back in May, after I received my A.S. in accounting, we decided if I got THE job (meaning the job I applied for at the school board) we would take a weekend trip to Disney, with a stay at Russ’ all-time favorite (and mine too) Wilderness Lodge. May came and went. No job. June snuck up on us with a job offer, but not really one I wanted. Then POOF! End of June finds me working at the school board, downtown Jacksonville, right on the river. Woo! Before they could even utter the words, “You’re hired,” I was on the phone with CRO making our WL reservations for the last weekend in July. [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img] We snagged a FL resident rate, standard view, for two nights. The most important piece of the puzzle was taken care of.
As the week’s passed by, we debated between a visit to Typhoon Lagoon or one of the Disney parks. Since this would be the last week before the girls headed back to school for their senior year, we decided to let them pick just where they wanted to go. Preparing ourselves for either TL (what teenage girl doesn’t love a water park?) or MGM (hello ToT and RnR Coaster!), we were blindsided, and quite thrilled, when they declared Epcot to be their choice destination. When asked what made them choose Epcot, the reply was, “Oh, we have to ride Test Track again. And those egg rolls!” [img]graemlins/ukid.gif[/img] Umm…ok…shell out $50+ for egg rolls. Check. I imagine when they are older they will be wiser about their decisions. For now, let them be young and silly.
The plan for this trip was to keep it all within a reasonable budget (yeah, right [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] ) so no PS’s were made and plans were kept to a minimum. The girls were reminded to bring swimsuits and save summer earnings for a trip to Downtown Disney. Heck, my plans for this trip? Buy pins! (Oh yes…and secret plan was to ride Mission:Space in the hopes it would be open during our visit. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] )
So, there you have it! We are prepared to visit our favorite place in the world. [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img]
Next up: Why does I-95 look like a huge parking lot? [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]
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