Trip Report 6 In 1!!

riverside · Feb 5, 2022

#1
MONDAY, AUGUST 16TH

When we got back we saw that mousekeeping had left us a note.

We went to the pool but weren't there long b/c it started to rain so they closed it.

A bit later E & I were hungry so we went to get something to eat.

We ate at the Turf Club Lounge. She had a pizza & I had the Buffalo Chicken Dip.

riverside · Feb 5, 2022

#1
TUESDAY, AUGUST 17TH

@Darstarr's friend Mark picked us & our luggage up.

Then we took a stroll over to DS for some lunch.

We bought some cupcakes to eat later.

We decided on Cookes of Dublin.

Food was good but nothing spectacular. Don't worry--I didn't touch that ketchup!!

When we got back to Saratoga Springs we ate our cupcakes which were very good!!

ME was right on time, as usual!!

I changed my countdown for my next trip. Little did I know that I would be back sooner than that!!

riverside · Feb 5, 2022

#2
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD

This trip was literally planned about 1 1/2 weeks out. In my July TR I had met up with a friend at HS & she told me that they were moving to Florida in August. She & her family were staying with her sister until they found a house. I wanted to pay her a visit & asked E if she wanted to go. JSR didn't want J missing school so he stayed behind. I had found reasonable airfare through Spirit

I know I said I would never fly with them again but the price was right & their flight schedule was better than Southwest's. Speaking of schedules(& you'll notice a pattern with a few of my other trips) I was scheduled 7-4 Thursday, off Friday & 1-10 on Saturday. I asked to leave work a few hours early on Thursday & be able to come in around 2:30 on Saturday. That's what I ended up doing for 3 more trips also.

I left work & headed straight to E's house to go to the airport. Friday's it was for dinner.

Our waitress asked me if I wanted a to go cup for my wine. I was totally confused. I didn't know you were allowed to walk around the airport with an open container but apparently you are!! Learn something new every day!!

Our reservations were separate so E & I didn't sit together.

I was really curious as to what was in this bag!!

Our flight was uneventful & landed on time. Disney still wasn't ready for us though!!

Whatever.....

Our driver was there waiting for us. It was so nice just having a carryon & not having to wait for luggage. That's one thing I noticed, not having luggage to check in definitely makes flying with Spirit more tolerable. Their check in process is the pits!!

In no time at all we were home!!

riverside · Feb 5, 2022

#2
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD

We're back!!

The main lobby area was under construction. Since we still didn't get a room ready text we left our luggage with bell services & headed to dinner.

We saw this guy on our way there. Scared the heck out of us. We were both afraid to walk by him.

It was a nice evening for a walk.

Our dinner destination!!

We have mentioned many times that we wanted to try it there. When booking this trip I saw a reservation open so I grabbed it!!

It always looked like such a neat restaurant to me!!

It definitely did not disappoint!!

erstwo · Feb 5, 2022

That tarmac supplies bag cracks me up! I am curious too! My first thought was of the ‘busy bags’ I used to make for my kids when they were toddlers!
Do they have craft supplies and goldfish crackers in there or what?

riverside · Feb 5, 2022

#2
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD

Shortly after we sat down I got the room ready text.

Our room was in THE BEST location!! When I booked it all that was available were the preferred rooms. I could get spoiled staying there!!

Back to dinner....

There was so much to look at in this place!

I had the Shrimp and Grits. I highly recommend it!!

I'm not quite sure what E had.

We checked out the M&M store.

E picked up something for J.

riverside · Feb 5, 2022

erstwo said:
That tarmac supplies bag cracks me up! I am curious too! My first thought was of the ‘busy bags’ I used to make for my kids when they were toddlers!
Do they have craft supplies and goldfish crackers in there or what?

I highly doubt it!! They charge for everything on that airline, even water!! They're not giving anything away for free!!
I am super curious about it!!

riverside · Feb 5, 2022

#2
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD

I sent this picture to R to remind him that one of these days he needed to use the gift card that I bought him a few years ago!!

We went in the Sperry store & E bought J a new pair of shoes.

We grabbed some Starbucks for the walk back.

Hello World of Disney!!

We went to bell services to get our luggage.

Our room for the next two nights.

Again, perfect location!!

BrerWayne · Feb 5, 2022

riverside said:
Ugh--what a bummer!! I did enjoy it but please tell me what I was missing!!
What do I know--I'm from Pittsburgh!!

Don’t get me wrong! It looked good and I would definitely eat it. We traditionally don’t have any sauce on the shrimp. And we eat it “dressed” which in New Orleans means lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise.

LadyBelle · Feb 5, 2022

riverside said:
The ducks kept coming closer & closer to us!!

Tsk. I hate line jumpers…..

erstwo · Feb 5, 2022

riverside said:
I highly doubt it!! They charge for everything on that airline, even water!! They're not giving anything away for free!!
I am super curious about it!!

Well, in that case - maybe it’s like that moment in the musical Come From Away - where the delays got so long, they finally gave out ‘Complimentary Booze!’

Although in this day and age, it’s more likely that they have zip ties in there to keep the crazy, aggregated passengers in their seats!

(God bless the flight attendants!)

MickeyCB · Feb 5, 2022

riverside said:
We walked back to Saratoga Springs & passed by the scene of where A got her knee stuck the month before. Of course, J remembered it & said we should take some pics & send them to A!!

As you can see, he wasn't very sympathetic!!

Ohhh evil cousin, I love it!!

riverside said:
We saw this guy on our way there. Scared the heck out of us. We were both afraid to walk by him.

Da*n it woman, could you give a girl a warning before just posting a picture like this?! Just about jumped out of my chair!

MinnieM123 · Feb 6, 2022

riverside said:
We still had some time so we stopped to get a coffee.

I'm always interested in hotel coffee shops. Most of them (with some seating) are inviting. I like the intimacy of a smaller shop, in a busy hotel lobby area.

(Aside of coffee shops, I'm also enjoying all of your various restaurant photos and commentary. I always pay more attention to a forum member's reviews here, than the "official" ones on the Disney web sites.)

riverside · Feb 6, 2022

BrerWayne said:
Don’t get me wrong! It looked good and I would definitely eat it. We traditionally don’t have any sauce on the shrimp. And we eat it “dressed” which in New Orleans means lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise.

Very interesting? Any seasoning at all on the shrimp?
I love when I get something at a restaurant & under the belief that it is "authentic" then I find out otherwise!!

LadyBelle said:
Tsk. I hate line jumpers…..

I cracked up laughing at this comment!!

erstwo said:
Well, in that case - maybe it’s like that moment in the musical Come From Away - where the delays got so long, they finally gave out ‘Complimentary Booze!’

Although in this day and age, it’s more likely that they have zip ties in there to keep the crazy, aggregated passengers in their seats! (God bless the flight attendants!)

I still can't see them doing that. Speaking of booze--they charge a small fortune for it!!
You're probably right. I'm amazed how every now & then you'll hear about some unruly passenger that didn't want to wear their mask. I'll have a future story about me witnessing that firsthand but that's a few trips away!! It just floors me, we've been doing this long enough now--follow the rules or don't fly!!

MickeyCB said:
Ohhh evil cousin, I love it!!

He totally came up with that on his own!! I thought it was hysterical. But, we were nice & didn't send the pics to A b/c I didn't want to upset her. Even though her dad told me I should!!

MickeyCB said:
Da*n it woman, could you give a girl a warning before just posting a picture like this?! Just about jumped out of my chair!

Sorry about that!! I wasn't thinking, also I don't know how to do the "spoiler thing"!! I can't believe I was brave enough to even take the picture!!

MinnieM123 said:
I'm always interested in hotel coffee shops. Most of them (with some seating) are inviting. I like the intimacy of a smaller shop, in a busy hotel lobby area.

(Aside of coffee shops, I'm also enjoying all of your various restaurant photos and commentary. I always pay more attention to a forum member's reviews here, than the "official" ones on the Disney web sites.)

That one is pretty good. We've got drinks there quite a few times now. No seating in there but the lobby is right outside of it so one could always sit there.

Thank you!! I feel bad b/c I didn't take notes so I feel like I'm lacking in the commentary department. Had I taken notes my conversation would be a little more in depth!

riverside · Feb 6, 2022

#2
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH

I was up early to take a walk around this gorgeous resort!!

I mentioned earlier about going to visit my friend, which really was the main reason for this trip. At the time she & her family were staying with her sister in St. Cloud while they were looking for a house. E & I took a Lyft to visit her. We spent the morning with her & had a wonderful visit. It was too short but I was so happy to see her!!

When it was time to leave we took a Lyft straight to HS!!

Crowds were very light at the entrance but at this point it was early afternoon.

Any guesses as to where we were headed first?

We needed lunch after all!!

We didn't get our favorite table but that's ok. It was only us 2. We did get some of our favorite foods(& beverages) though!!

Poor J wasn't there to eat his favorite, the pickles!!

After lunch we decided to ride TSM. I never noticed this on these blocks before.

riverside · Feb 6, 2022

#2
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH

E wanted to ride RNRC so she could send J a pic to see what he was missing now that he was all about riding it!! I know, so mean!!
The guitar was getting worked on.

Thinking of you, J!!

Saw some friends on the way out!!

We decided to take the Skyliner over to Epcot. Again, any guesses as to where our first stop would be??

No surprise there, I'm sure!!

Not having J there it was hard to take the traditional family photo that we do every time we're there. We still wanted to send C & D the pic so these selfies would have to do!!

At this point E was getting calls from work & needed to take care of something ASAP. She needed somewhere quiet to work for a bit. We walked by La Hacienda de San Angel & I asked if they had any tables available. We were seated right away!!