First, I feel as though I have to preface this entire thing by saying that we decided to take Allie’s SUV, because, well, that was the only car that all our stuff would fit in. It was actually at least fall-ish, or colder, in Florida, so we had A LOT of clothes. The car was absolutely PACKED. I mean, couldn’t see out of the back window, couldn’t move in the back seat, stuffed to the gills packed. Now, let the tale telling commence…
So, we actually left the house on Saturday, drove halfway, and stopped just outside of Jacksonville for the night. That way, we didn’t have to drive the entire day on Sunday, because, let’s face it, that’s a LONG way… Trust me…
Sunday, we got up, left the hotel and drove the last couple or three hours to Disney. We were still pretty early, too early to get into the hotel, so we decided miniature golf was in order. Dad drove us over to Blizzard Beach, which is actually a waterpark, but has a mini golf course just outside of it called Winter Summerland. Because we are SUCH pro mini golfers, we decided to play a round while we waited out time before our hotel was available for us to check in. The story behind this golf course, which is one of two at Disney (and the one we’d never played before), is that apparently Santa stopped in Florida and decided that it would be a perfect place for the elves to unwind, so he built a mini golf course… well, two, actually, a summer course (the sand course) and the winter course (the snow course). We decided to play the winter course, as, of course, we were there for Christmas. Let me put this gently; none of us will ever be pro mini golfers… Dad won, handily, with Allie and Mom closely behind him and, no great surprise, me a distant fourth…
By this time, it was only about an hour before our hotel was available and Dad decided that we could go ahead and try to check in. We drove over to Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa, which is located just behind Downtown Disney, and were able to check in… Four of us and ALL our stuff in a condo room with a double bed, a sofa bed, a bathroom, and a kitchenette. It was a tight fit, but a super nice place. We then went over to Downtown Disney and walked around, with all the bazillions of other people, before we went to dinner at Captain Jack’s Restaurant. This trip, we decided to do the Disney Dining Play, which was an awesome idea. We got one table service meal, one quick service meal (like chicken fingers or a little pizza or a burger), and one snack (like a drink or fruit) per day we were there. Best choice ever, because this meant we could eat different places and that we could do some things we’d never done before. I’ll elaborate more later… Anyway, we were sitting in the lobby for awhile before we were seated and, when we moved, I totally forgot to pick up my purse… After we had a table, thankfully, a nice hostess retrieved my purse and brought it to the table, intact. I was extremely thankful, needless to say. Dinner was wonderful and we went back to the hotel to go to sleep early, knowing we had a long day on Monday.
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