It was a wonderfully relaxing day. Emily, Sam and Natalie all had work in the morning and so I wasn't feeling like I was missing out on anything by sleeping in (and, it was pouring rain when I woke up so I didn't feel the need to rush anywhere!) Emily came home around noon and declined my invite to come with me to DTD, which was perfectly okay. I don't mind aimless wandering by myself!
I tidied up my room before I left, and Emily vacuumed while I was gone, so now it's all clean :) We set up a cleaning schedule for the housemates, and I will be cleaning the kitchen every week. This was actually a strategic decision on my part: even though it might mean more work in the long run, it's a weekly event and so I don't have to worry about whether or not it's my turn. The other 5 roommates are taking turns each week vacuuming and mopping the floors and making sure the rest of the common areas are clean. So, even though I have to do my job every week, it's slightly less work and it's on a regular schedule so that I won't forget! It also means I don't have to carry a vacuum and mop from the front desk to our apartment on my week ;) My brain gets much less stressed out when I know exactly what is expected of me and exactly when it is expected. Clean the kitchen every week: gotcha. No stress :)
I set off for DTD around 3:30pm, just to walk around and take a look. The first store I went into had both a life-size version of Belle and a human-sized version of Lumiere! It was wonderful :) The store is called World of Disney and it's absolutely huge - it has three or four different entrances and there's a guide map of the store by each entrance. Craziness.
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| I want it. I don't think they'll let it on the plane somehow. |
I wandered through the streets, in and out of several stores; jewelry, chocolate, glass-making, sports, clothes. I bought my first Disney souvenir: a flowing, purple Belle t-shirt :) I had seen the pink Aurora, the teal Cinderella, the blue Snow White and had been very upset that there was no Belle... but there is! And I found it!
Don't worry, Mom! The Mr. Potato Head store is still in business! I checked especially for you. And even made sure I had photographic evidence. This has been a huge hit with my family ever since we discovered it :)
I almost bought rice krispie treats in Goofy's candy store but managed to resist even though it was close to supper time. I was able to try the Coca-cola slushie though. It was sooooo good. A little odd without the fizz, but beautiful on the hot day.
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| Yummmm. |
Next, I visited the Days of Christmas store, because I've been missing the Disney Christmas decor so much!! It made me feel better almost immediately when I walked inside to hear Disney Christmas music. (Honestly, when my family comes to Disney it's basically perfect. My three favorite things on the entire planet: my family, Christmas and Disney. All in one place. Yup.)
The Lego store was next! Every time I'm here I love seeing the new creations they have on display; every one is made with thousands and thousands of normally sized Lego pieces!! This year there is Woody and Buzz and the Hulk inside the store, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Woody and Buzz strapped to the rocket with RC, and the most impressive of all, prince Philip on his horse fighting Maleficent as the dragon. So cool!
I wandered through the stores of both the Rainforest Cafe and the T-Rex restaurant, but didn't buy anything. There was an animatronic T-rex in the front entrance which was very cool. There wasn't a velociraptor model though, which was highly disappointing. There was however a build-a-dino section of the store where I could make my own velociraptor plushie (think build-a-bear style)! He wasn't very cute though, which is too bad. But I might go back anyway! (There's a 2013 grad teddy bear I have my eye on though, so we'll see!) As I was about to leave though, it began to pour. I decided to wait out the rain inside the store, and so did everyone else. It became very crowded very fast, and I found my way into a corner with internet as I messaged dad and waited for the rain to stop.
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| He had a big head, and little arms! |
When I got home, I skyped Mom, which turned out to be a whole family affair! We talked Disney, work, home, and everything in between :) I miss you guys!!!!
All in all, a very successful day. Got my Disney fix, slept in, did some cleaning up. I actually just got back from a late night trip to the grocery store with my roommates - I've been out of milk for several days and couldn't take it any longer! But now I'm home again and ready for bed. Another full day ahead, but I plan to sleep in again :)
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