Saturday, January 17th to Sunday, January 18th, 2004

Trip Home

Already?! Sad

  • Train #92, car 9211, compartment 1. We're number one!! wink

    Happy

  • John reads aloud from paper: the QE2 has a pillow concierge! Oh, we got to get one of those in Disney (says she who hauls her pillows with her)!

  • I took a nap when we got on the train and missed "Pirates" on the train's TV. The dinner call wakes me up. So when John falls asleep that night, I watched the DVD on our player. I kept the subtitles on since I had the headphones on with the sound low. Found a major plothole in the story. wink

  • We meet a nice couple at dinner, and discuss our vacations. They just took a cruise and were thinking of a Disney one so we passed on what the one family told us in Germany.

  • It was so peaceful lying on the top bunk that night, John sleeping below, and the world going by outside the window.

  • Sunday morning, I slept in. Hey, I'm still on vacation! So John went to breakfast alone and ended up having a table to himself! That's really odd, that they let a ‘single rider' take a whole table when the dining car is full. But then, I don't understand dining car strategy any more than I understand why Disney parking lot attendants send you all the way down to a new aisle when you can see a ton of empty parking spots up front.

  • Since I didn't get up for breakfast, I just go get some free apple juice from the attendant and eat my last cookie from the Marketplace. That's right, a cookie for breakfast! Remember, I'm still on vacation. wink

    Curious

  • With my latest habit of taking pictures of different signs around Disney World, I come up with a new screensaver: Signs of Disney. Get it? Signs as in actual street and building signs, and signs meaning indications of Disney... Never mind. It came out cool.

    Roll eyes

  • While waiting for the train, we browse tourist brochures. Can you believe they actually built the Holy Land?! Wasn't that a joke from a movie? And people gave Disney a hard time for the Disney Ameria idea?!

  • The power chords are in a different bag from their appliances. Who did such a stupid packing job? There must be a pin for that. Silly

  • Twice, I almost go into the wrong compartment! Where's my Stupid Guest pin! wink

    Sad

  • The running an hour late is worse when coming home, because I feel like -- if I have to be ending my vacation, let me just get home!

  • Someone called my laptop old. Makes me want to hug it!

  • Speaking of the laptop, I had to change my wallpaper (on the pocketPC) too because it made me sad to see the Disney ones. The good thing is, I'll see the dogs and cat. Missed them.

  • And speaking of feeling bad, I can't watch Finding Nemo after losing my Nemo flashlight. Too much guilt. Laugh

    Angry

  • There's a snot sucker next to us while we wait for the train! AUGH!!

  • Based on the condition of the bathroom in the lounge car, I have to hand out some Stupid Guest: Ignorant Walrus pins!

  • At lunch, the guy across from us chewed with his mouth open, bits of food raining out!! I can't even think of what pin to do for that!

    Shock

  • We cross over the Potomac and it's frozen! People weren't exaggerating about the cold.

  • At lunch, the crew told us that because of last Sunday's weather, the train ran 12 hours late! I'm too new on my job not to get into work tomorrow if that happened to us. Ugh.

    Laugh

  • John points out the Hooters near Disney World. I thank him for sharing this.

  • Oh well, we have to wait for the train. We decided to enjoy the nice weather while we could. I stretch out for a nap, and John says I look like a homeless Disnoid. (In case you missed it in yesterday's photos, see pic)

  • John's talking about a June trip for my big birthday (since I nixed the idea of a party). If we don't come back in June, he says I still have to wear that big Happy Birthday hat they sell in the parks whenever we do come back.

  • A guy reads my Stitch shirt that says Maniac across my chest. What would have happened if I was wearing my Harambe pants?

  • The following conversation is offered for your amusement:

    • John: We'll get home, grab the car, the dogs, and we move to Florida!

    • Me: And the kitty. I know you meant we're picking her up too.

    • John: Maybe not the kitty.

    • Me: Accept the kitty. Embrace the kitty...

    • John: F the kitty.

  • Still have the pixie stick from AK, now with all the flavors mixed together! Yeah, let's play "Guess the flavor!"

    And then... Home Sweet Home! And Mom waiting to pick us up -- in a snow storm! Please let me go back to Disney!Laugh

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