More Rain? Laundry Day

We awoke the sound more rain. The temperature rose but the rain made it still seem chilly. We were in no hurry to get to the parks so we dressed and I did laundry while we hung out at the camper. We ate lunch then met Matt & Carrie and the kids at Magic Kingdom. Before we found them, Rick and I rode the Buzz Lightyear ride which is a pretty fun kids’ ride even for grownups!

Matt, Brendan, Kendall and I rode Space Mountain, an indoor roller coaster. Rick and I rode it last year but he wasn’t thrilled about going on it. Now I remember why…I don’t think I’ll go again! It’s very disorienting and not very smooth and the entire ride is in the pitch black. We went back to the Buzz Lightyear ride which is more my speed!


We walked over to ride Big Thunder Mountain but it was closed when we got there, as was Splash Mountain. The next thing on our list to do was ride Pirates of the Caribbean! This is another ride that we are nostalgic about from our trip in 1987. We rode it then with four teenagers giggling like little kids…Sweet memories. This time I were trying to distract little Addie who was a little afraid of the dark, the drunk pirates, the fire, etc… For some reason we had to wait at the end of the ride to get off. Not so sweet.

Rick and I left to head back to the camper. I’d been talking this whole time about getting ice cream but never got the chance. On the way out of Magic Kingdom we stopped at the Edy’s Ice Cream Parlor. I got fat free vanilla/chocolate swirl, which was pretty good for fat free. The scoops were leaning a little bit and I tried to adjust it with my licks when SPLAT! My long-awaited ice cream was lying in a pile right in the middle of Main Street USA. I quickly re-scooped it and threw it in the trash. SIGH.


Back at the Fort Wilderness, Michele was craving burgers so that was dinner. Since the park food is pretty pricey, we have all enjoyed the dinners at the cabins.
A side note, Rick and I had discussed doing a special trip this year with the family. Rick’s 60th birthday was in August, my 50th birthday was of course this week and our 25th wedding anniversary is in April. It is indeed a special year. We talked about doing something special with the family but we thought there was no way we could swing taking the family on a trip. As it turns out Rick got all the tickets when Disney was offering specials to attract visitors and he planned ahead enough to get the plane tickets, etc. at good rates. I cannot describe how grateful I am that he did this for me and for our family. Although I am disappointed that not all our family could join us it has been such an unforgettable vacation.
One of our friends who has brought his family here was very encouraging to Rick. We are all grateful for his moral support in all of this. He told Rick, “Hey, you’re already committed for the big price tag. All the small stuff is just about creating memories.” He is so right. I have tried to not stress about the prices of things, knowing that you cannot put a price on time or memories. He said, “the littlest kids will most likely not remember this trip but you will remember the look on their faces.” We love that he gets it. Thank you so much, Terry.