So we entered Karamell-Kuche and hopped in line. Sister was wanting something, and she ended up picking out a strawberry. After seeing that $5 price tag, she was saying it better be the best strawberry she ever had
UGHHHHHH I WANT SOME RIGHT NOW. If anyone ever wants to volunteer to mail me a bag, I would love you forever. I would pay a service fee!
She did end up loving the strawberry! I think she would have liked it better without the caramel, but I mean...it's a caramel shop. So.
The end of our FP time was approaching quickly, so we continued around World Showcase. It was a beautiful evening!
We arrived over at Test Track with plenty of time left and were met with a bunch of folks standing around the area. That can only mean one thing...
I was right, checked my email and I had a notification that my FP had to be changed, or whatever it is they say in those emails. So since TT was down, we headed to Soarin! I wasn't sure if sister would like it, but I figured we might as well. I love it, and I paid for the trip! haha
We got through the line pretty quickly and got concourse B. It didn't have quite the effect this time as the first time I saw it, but I still really enjoyed it. Sister was a little "meh" about it, which I figured she would be. At some point, probably in line for Soarin, I made another FP for Test Track. I guess it came back online quickly. When we got off Soarin, we were already good to go back over there.
Hahaha, her vehicle was crazy! It actually got 1st in two of the tests! We had a single rider with us who seemed about her age. He was really sweet and said he and his mom were just riding in single rider over and over. Guess it was his favorite!
She really enjoyed this ride! It was her favorite thing in Epcot, so I'm glad we were able to do it. While in line for it, I asked if she wanted to do one more ride in the park. I tried my best to describe Mission Space for her, and she said sure. She was really hungry, but I didn't want her to miss out on something she'd love! So I made us a FP and we headed over there after Test Track.
We went with orange, but somehow ended up in the green line. We had to remedy that, and I'm sure we got some eye rolls from the CMs
*sorry*
So we did Mission Space. I don't remember if sister liked it or not, but I can tell you, I will not be riding it again. It hurts! I was just praying that I didn't throw up, and thankfully I didn't. I hadn't eaten in a while, so that helped. Thankfully the discomfort from the G-force simulation didn't linger after the ride, and I was fine when we exited.
So now it was pushing 8pm and we were both super hungry. Sister loves Mexican food, so we went to La Cantina. I tried telling her 100 times that this place was NOTHING like the place she eats back home, Los Portales. All she really likes is white cheese. I thought they might have it, but alas all they had was yellow cheese. So I paid for full price nachos with only that crappy yellow cheese on it
And she didn't even like it. She ate like 1/4th of it. I will never get that $12 back
...I should probably get used to this if I want to have kids, right? Parents, do you consistently feel like you're just ripping up dollar bills and letting them float away in the wind?
I got fish tacos and enjoyed them. I probably wouldn't go back here unless someone I was with wanted it, but it was fine. The atmosphere was nice in the dining area!
After we finished up, we started walking toward the International Gateway so we could be close to the exit after Illuminations. We found a decent spot by a light pole just past Canada and just stayed there. It wasn't a great view, but it was fine.
She got a little bored I think in the middle, but I was enjoying it. It's my favorite evening show, so I was glad to have seen it this trip! After the show, we headed out. The crowd wasn't that bad, so it didn't take us long.
We watched a couple of the acts on the boardwalk on the way back.
So as we were walking back to the room, I stopped at a little kiosk outside ESPN for a pin I'd seen earlier. The girl working there remembered us walking by before! I think she heard me that afternoon say that I wanted to come back for that pin, and she must have been surprised that I actually did. Anyway, she also had some traders, so we looked through them. She told us about several more places we should go around the Boardwalk, so we made note of that for the next day. We also went in the big store there to look around before going to the room.
I actually saw someone I know! One of my 2015 weddings had a bridesmaid who is a cast member, and she was working in that store. She is actually the groom's sister, so I see pictures of her on Facebook occasionally. If it wasn't for that, I probably wouldn't have recognized her. But I said hi and chatted with her for a minute. It was so crazy to actually run into her! She usually works at Bibbity Boppity Boutique, so I guess she just picked up an extra shift or something.
Ok, up next is Day 2! Can't believe how long day 1 was.
I just now got my pictures on the computer, so it might take a few days to get them sorted out. 
. I had talked her out of it that morning, but she didn't like the idea of walking all the way back on her tired feet so I gave in. Thankfully there was room to stand on the back, so we did that. The people on the seat scooted over enough for sister to have a seat, so that was really nice. 
