WDWCP97 Journal. Days 88-91.

Date: December 7-10, 1997 

Places: Magic Kingdom, Disney-MGM Studios, Travelodge, Downtown Disney, Epcot, Alejandro's apartment

People: Mom, Rexie, Vinny, Brenda, Danielle, Ricardo, Jamie, Rebecca, Reggie, Juan, Alejandro, Zaira, Hector, Roberto, Quame

Sights: Mickey's Very Merry X-mas Parade, Minnie X-mas show @ Diamond Horseshoe, Legend of the Lion King

Dining: pizza (room service), ice cream, Plaza Pavilion, Rainforest Cafe, grilled cheese (at home)

Lodging: Vista Way, Travelodge

Expenses: Walgreens - $15.04, $7.44, $17.54, $3.18; McDonald's - $3; Epcot - $40.67


I'd like to address my grilled cheese problem. It's not a "problem". I love them. I could eat them every day and not get bored. BUT to this day I cannot make one that I like! And my sandwiches at Vista Way do NOT count as a real grilled cheese sandwich. We didn't have a lot to work with. I didn't really buy groceries. We didn't have a lot of cooking supplies. So here's how we made them in Apartment 3101 .... get your Kraft cheese slices, get your generic white bread (all of these available with a very short walk to Walgreen's). Toast your bread. Remove from toaster. Put your cheese slices between the bread. Microwave briefly to melt the cheese. And eat. NOT good.

And now let us resume life in the head of a 19 year old girl via my journal...

Sunday we actually slept in. I am pretty sure this is the morning we heard the sonic boom when for a shuttle during re-entry! Once up, the 3 of us walked to Downtown & had lunch at the Rainforest Cafe. It was neat - every 20 minutes there is a rain storm. The food was good & I couldn't even finish it.

Oh my - MOM!! Socks with your open toed sandals??

We shopped around & then headed to the Magic Kingdom to see Vinny. He ended up bringing us 3 cheeseburger baskets (even though he knew we just ate). I downed the Coke, however. He & Reggie stood around talking to us for a while. Mom met Ricardo, Jamie & Rebecca (who just got a part as a dancer at the Animal Kingdom - Festival of the Lion King!!).

Next - MGM. We did Tower of Terror & shopped. We are always good at theme park shopping. When it all closed, we went back to the room to relax. 

Monday we went back to MK & got Vinny at ticket for Mickey's Very Merry Xmas Party. We did the MK thing until 4pm, when we went home (motel) for a nap. Vinny came by at 5:30 & we had pizza delivered. OMG, let's censor this, too. [Vinny] drive us over to MK for the party. It was so cool - it was snowing on Main Street. We went on so many rides - all of the good ones. In Tomorrowland we got our free family photo taken. We watched the VMC Parade (it was long) and a show in the Diamond Horseshoe. Vinny slept for about 10 minutes before the show. I remember that! He had his head on the balcony rail and the next thing I knew he was out! He took me home (Mom & Rexie took the bus.) Mommy hugged us both when we parked & we all got home around 2am.

Mom & Rexie on the teacups having fun.....

Vinny on the teacups NOT having fun!

I set my alarm for 5am & called in sick. It is valid - I have a cold & my hands don't work. Tuesday I slept in, developed pictures & just hung around the house. This whole section shall be censored as well.

Wednesday was my last core seminar. It wasn't that bad. It actually went by fast. I picked up the OSU picture in front of the Castle & all of the ball pictures. I called Marcy - I don't know why. 

Vinny picked me up around 7pm & we went to Epcot. He greeted me with a sweet kiss on the cheek. [Oh yes, Tuesday night we finally said those 3 little, yet huge, words.] We did stuff at Epcot 'til it closed, then kind of drove around. He took me to McDonald's then home.

Alejandro got terminated & his party was that night. I saw Juan, too, & Quame for the 2nd time that day. How sad, the cutest guy at Vista Way has been terminated. Poor guy, poor us. Danielle & I stayed up talking 'til 2:45am & I finally met Zaira's Roberto. Good night! Buenos noches!

Lucky you - the next post is gonna be a shorty. Apparently I didn't write things down for a couple weeks and my memory failed me once I tried to catch up! Oops!

 ~ See ya real soon! º0º ~