Trip Report JenniferS Is Live - 9/7/16 - 9/17/16

Hi, my name is JenniferS, and I am a Disneyholic. I have been accused of being a Pixie Dust snorter. I've been accused of worse, so no biggie.

Once we get home from a Disney trip, I am always in a bit of a funk, and never really up to doing a proper trip report. For those of you who know me, I generally post live over in Chit Chat somewhere. This is my first dedicated live trip report in the actual Trip Report Thread.

The cast:
Me. JenniferS. Just turned 49. Honestly friends, I don't know how that happened. I still feel 27. But, my passport and driver's licence insist I was born in 1967, and I have two 20-something sons, so it must be true.

This is me, on my way to work this morning. All smiles, because this is my last day of work for almost two weeks!

And this is Hubby. He is not on his way to work today, as he has been off work for 6 months. He is 48 years old and this is the first entire summer he has had off since he was 14. In 31 years together, this is only the second time I have seen him with a tan.

Goofy is his favourite character.

And last year, he was obsessed with this over-sized "Stitchie". There was no room in our luggage, but this year, I am determined to buy it for him, and bring it home by any means necessary. Actually, I'm just going to bring our big SouthWest duffel bag, and pay for an extra bag coming home.

This will be our first Disney trip, just the two of us, since 1992!

Okay, that's the Who.
Coming up next - the Where.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

They sure are selling a mish-mash of goods in the Pooh shop.

You have the usual assortment of Pooh, Tigger and Eyeore. Plus, Seven Dwarfs stuff. And now this.

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What the heck is it?
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I think I convinced him it's a scarf.
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I love the look on your hubby's face. I think the flower skunk scarf suits him!

 

[unkadug]

- I jammed my finger on a part of the wall structure that jutted out in the PotC queue. It felt like I ripped off the nail, but thankfully it's fully intact. Now that it turns out I have a big bruise on the finger tip, I feel justified in being a little whiney. Plus, it really hurt.

I guess you could have broken your finger reaching for something in your purse... so it could have been worse.

Be sure to milk this for all it's worth...I bet you could get somebody fired if you only knew a lawyer.

 

[JenniferS]

I guess you could have broken your finger reaching for something in your purse... so it could have been worse.

Be sure to milk this for all it's worth...I bet you could get somebody fired if you only knew a lawyer.

I'll live.

It really, really smarted for about 20 minutes after I did it.

Now it only hurts if I push on the tip of my finger. And since there's really no good reason to push on the tip of my finger, I doubt I'll be calling my lawyer.

 

[JenniferS]

We had a couple of really enjoyable hours in the Casitas quiet pool, and are now headed to lunch.

I bought a new tank top at the Frozen shop in Norway, Epcot which I am currently wearing. It really shows my bra straps, but that doesn't seem to be a negative anymore, from what I could see in the parks.

This says Norway, yes?

 

[unkadug]

I'll live.

It really, really smarted for about 20 minutes after I did it.

Now it only hurts if I push on the tip of my finger. And since there's really no good reason to push on the tip of my finger, I doubt I'll be calling my lawyer.

Good thing it's not your typing finger...that would be a disaster.

You should get a whole fleet of prestigious lawyers...preferably from Hawaii.

 

[JenniferS]

Lunch at Pepper Market.

Darn. Bagels are only available at brekkie, so I got broccoli and cheese soup for a Snack Credit.

Because crackers are nothing more than a salted, larger, flatter crouton, you can be sure they did not go in my soup to get all soggy and gross.
As stand alone crackers, they were perfect.

I scoffed Hubby's chocolate milk.

He broke from tradition and actually got something different.
Philly steak sandwich.

With wedges.

Oh wait, we've seen this before:

Credits are all back to being an even number.
10 QS Credits remaining.
16 Snack Credits remaining.
14 TS Credits remaining.

 

[JenniferS]

So the plan was to arrive at AK by 3:00, but Hubby is enjoying the leisure time at the hotel too.

Truth is, he could easily spend 10 days here without ever stepping into a park. Plus, he could take or leave Animal Kingdom altogether.

We'll get there when we get there, I guess.

 

[JenniferS]

We always sit by the windows at Pepper Market, so this is what we overlook.

Life is good. No wonder we linger.

 

[morningstar]

This says Norway, yes?

"In Summer", maybe.

 

[JenniferS]

"In Summer", maybe.

 

[Santa Raccoon 77]

We had a couple of really enjoyable hours in the Casitas quiet pool, and are now headed to lunch.

I bought a new tank top at the Frozen shop in Norway, Epcot which I am currently wearing. It really shows my bra straps, but that doesn't seem to be a negative anymore, from what I could see in the parks.

This says Norway, yes?
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Looked like a like a lot of the stuff we saw in Norway this June

 

[NYwdwfan]

Looked like a like a lot of the stuff we saw in Norway this June

Real Norway or Arrendorway?

 

[Santa Raccoon 77]

Real Norway or Arrendorway?

Real Norway courtesy of the Disney Magic

 

[JenniferS]

And we're here.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.
We're actually on our way back to the hotel already.
Hubby needs to change his shirt before we go out for dinner.

I have dozens of pics to post once I'm back on Disney's wifi. While AK is my least favourite park, it is certainly the most photogenic.

Back in 15.

 

[JenniferS]

Okay, here we go.

Pandora construction shots. The same ones everyone takes.
Sigh. Another year.

Ducks.

Stitchies.

Elly-fonce:

Not an elly-font.

 

[JenniferS]

This is our destination. Get me there.

We have FP's, but we'll go Stand-by first.

Hubby: This ride is wrecking my hair.
Me: It can only make mine better.

 

[JenniferS]

Ruh-roh!

Might as well go FP this time, because we won't be going a third time. But for the backwards portion, I could ride all day long.
As it is, I don't do backwards. I don't do backwards fast. And I especially don't do backwards, fast, in the dark. I would have needed a Gravol if I'd gone again.

Change sides this time. Also, get Hubby to look down as we're going up the main lift. Bahaha!

Still not fixed? Seriously?

 

[JenniferS]

We still have not eaten here.

Oh wait, I took that pic because of the tire. I thought the tire was a cool detail.

Elly-fonce.

Not elly-fonce.

Sadly, no more treats shaped like animal dung.

Aren't all animals naked. Like what does one look like clothed? That's just silly.

 

[JenniferS]

Safari Time:

Our driver's name was Jen/Jenn. One n's or two? She didn't say, so take your pick.
(For the record, I only use one n, personally.)
Anyway, Jen/Jenn was not very good. She was also very fond of the word "actually".

These pics are out of order. Do not PM me and say, but Jen (one n) such and such an animal comes after such and such an animal.

Nile crocodiles.

Baobab tree.

Move it Mr. Springbok.

Rhino on the road.

Rhino RIGHT BESIDE the ride vehicle. Jen/Jenn lost her ship when someone reached out to pet it.
Yes, it was that close.
And yes, people are that stupid.

Zebras. Fortunately not doing what zebras like to do. Probably two females.

Flamingos. And it's not even someone's birthday.

Elly-font.

 

[JenniferS]

Last update before we leave for dinner.

Meerkat.

Lots of meerkats.

Just one again. But a different one.

Gorillas.

Get up, dude.

Okay, okay.

Somebody want to throw him some Samsonite luggage. He's pretty much over the garbage can lid.