Christmas Picture Attempt

We were both off on Wednesday this week and I wanted to get Christmas pictures done at Knox Farms, a state park close to where we live. The scenery is always so beautiful and it was supposed to snow that day, which is what I wanted for the pictures!

East Aurora has the cutest little shops and scenery which we both love! I’m not a nature person because I’m allergic to most things outside but because we were there we decided to still make a day out of it.

We started eating lunch at a small bakery called Elm Street Bakery right in the heart of East Aurora.  They have a white pizza on their menu with kale, onion, mushrooms and a sweet sauce on top.  It was my favorite thing to eat on the menu and was super pumped to get it! Once we got there I knew what I wanted to eat so I didn’t need to look at the menu…until I looked up and noticed there was no white pizza on the list! I was so nervous they took it off the menu so I decided to ask about it and when I did they indeed confirmed that they took it off of the menu! I was so devastated I didn’t even want to look at the menu but I knew I had to because we had drove all the way there. We ended up getting a different kind of pizza and a cesar salad, which were both delicious!

After we devoured our food and drinks we decided to head over to the park to take some pictures.  Not thinking this through, we forgot the camera stand and we weren’t sure how we were going to take any pictures of both of us.  So basically it just turned into a photo shoot of just me.

Hopefully we will be able to take Christmas card pictures before Christmas comes!

Disney Recap (11/8-11/9)

Day 10 (Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom):

This day was our last full day in the parks with a park hopper. We had been exhausted from the full almost 2 weeks of park days and felt like we could fit one more in before it was time to go. We planned on being in Animal Kingdom in the morning for Kali River Rapids because it was going to be super hot that day. We had brought ponchos because I knew we were going to get soaked.

We also were going to spend the rest of the time in Magic Kingdom once we had gone and rode everything that we wanted to in that park one last time.

I had been looking for us to get a lunch/dinner reservation at Be Our Guest because that is 100% a must see/do at the parks. Tip: lunch menu is almost the same as the dinner menu and it is a lot cheaper. We both decided to split the French Onion Soup (we’re both addicted). We also ordered the Carved Turkey Sandwich, with french fries. I’ve gotten the sandwich before so I knew that it was delicious already.  For dessert I tried to convince Adam to get the Grey Stuff Cupcake but he wasn’t budging so I ended up getting the Strawberry Cupcake (but so worth it anyway).

Because we had rode mostly everything in the parks so far we wanted to now focus on taking pictures with each other and meeting characters that we hadn’t before. I decided to save my Tinkebell ears for this day because we were going to be spending most of the day in that park and I was excited to wear them. I wanted to take pictures on the Hub Grass, which if you don’t know is a great place to relax and sit down if you need a break throughout the day. We spent the rest of the night just taking pictures with each other and just riding all of the rides we wouldn’t be able to get to the next night at the party.

(Tinkerbell Ears, Pixie Dust, Sass and Top Knots Shirt)

The last few pictures were taken from the Hub Grass! As you can see the view is just great of the castle and the pictures are perfect for any time of day.

The end of the night just ended with us riding the Barnstormer which none of us had ever rode before so we were pretty excited (even though it’s a kid ride). It was nothing like we were expecting! It was about 5 seconds long and went super fast!

But any who! On to the last day 😦

Day 11 (Christmas Party):

This was the last day of being in Disney and we were so upset to leave! The only thing we had planned for this day was to go to Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at 4pm. We relaxed in the morning and made sure that we had everything we needed for the ride home, including souvenirs for family and friends.  We spent the morning sleeping in and then the afternoon at Disney Springs grabbing some lunch at Earl of Sandwich. I highly recommend it! I ate there every time I didn’t bring a lunch to work when I worked at the Christmas store.

I got the The Earl’s Club Sandwich which has turkey, bacon, swiss cheese, lettuce and mayo. Adam got the Buffalo Chicken Wrap with grilled chicken, cheddar cheese, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, celery salt, buffalo sauce and ranch dressing. They were both absolutely delicious.

After lunch time and shopping it was about time to start getting ready for the party. I was going to take longer than Adam was so I started doing my hair and makeup before he needed to get ready.

At the party we planning on meeting characters that you normally cannot meet and getting the treats that are special for the parties.  We also wanted to ride the Jingle Cruise, which is one of the party’s most famous attractions.  They take the Jungle Cruise and turn it into the Jingle Cruise, making all of the jokes Christmas themed.  Once we got to the party we started getting the treats because we were a bit hungry.  They had snow cones, cookies, apple cider, sparkling cider, hot cocoa, gingerbread cookies, snowman pretzels and some candy as well. All of the food was so delicious and we kept wanting to go back for more.  The one ride we weren’t able to ride in the normal park days was Space Mountain.  For me to ride a thrill ride like that one means I must really love Adam (which I 100% do).

Here are some pictures from the party that night!

 

(Minnie Christmas Shirt, Yoda Christmas Shirt, Ears are from WDW 2014)

On to the day we’ve all been dreading the day we have to go back to the Winter Wonderland that is Buffalo, NY…

Disney Recap (11/4-11/5)

Day 6 (11/4):

The start of this day was going to be something magical. We had planned (and I already paid for) a breakfast at Cinderella’s Royal Table, which is located in the castle! I was way to excited, probably more than some of the little girls that were there. I knew Adam wouldn’t be as excited as I was so I decided to pay for this one myself. Before you were invited upstairs we go to take a picture with Cinderella!

(Tiffany Blue Ears, Breakfast At Disney’s shirt)

They offer you basically a 2 course meal, where you get to start off with a pastry platter. It was absolutely delicious! I had one of everything on the plate, while trying to save room for the actual breakfast meal. For my actual meal I ordered the Traditional Breakfast which came with scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon and potatoes. Adam ordered the Beef Tenderloin and egg which came with potatoes and cheese frittata with broccolini, boursin cheese sauce and chive oil. Both of our meals were great sizes and will definitely fill you up for the price!

(I forgot to take a picture of my meal)

During the meal about every 5-10 minutes they had a different princess join your meal. They told a tale for each one and then announced them one by one so everyone got a chance. They went around to each table which gave you a chance to take a picture with each one.

• Jasmine
• Ariel
• Aurora
• Snow White

At the end of your meal they offer you a wishing star and a sword. Adam didn’t want the sword but I most definitely wanted the wishing star! So I took one and it is so sweet to give little kids as a gift from the castle.

We ended up meeting up with Megan again after our breakfast, which gave her enough time to sleep in and get ready to come meet us. We ended up finding out that the Astros were coming through on a float to celebrate their recent World Series Victory. We found a spot right after breakfast which was perfect timing because Megan had just arrived. We ended up standing near where they were filming for the ABC special. Unfortunately it was extremely hot that day and we were melting! But, it was so worth to see them up close and personal!

After all the excitement for the morning time we just hung out for the rest of the day in Magic Kingdom with Megan until we got tired out. It was an amazing day and we couldn’t wait until the next one!

Day 7 (11/5):

Today we had a lot of things planned but also didn’t really have a plan for the day. We knew that we had reservations for the 50’s Prime Time Cafe at 4pm so we planned the day around that.

We started the day in Hollywood Studios because they had Extra Magic Hours from 8-9am, which worked out perfectly because Adam and Megan could ride all of the rides I don’t ride. (Thank god for Megan!)

We also knew that we wanted to watch Fantasmic this night because we had seen the Star Wars show and fireworks the previous night at Hollywood Studios. So while waiting for all of those activities we had planned we spent that time meeting all of the characters we wanted to see in Hollywood Studios!

(Tangled Hair Don’t Care Shirt, Lizzie McGuire Ears)

For dinner at the diner Megan and I ordered Cousin Megan’s Traditional Meatloaf which came with roasted garlic mashed potatoes, and green beans. Adam was lame and ordered the Ceasar Salad with Chicken. If you have never been to this restaurant they are rude to you and will joke around with you throughout your whole experiences which is the best part besides the food! You also have to make sure that you finish all of your veggies before you get any desserts or they will yell at you.

After dinner Megan and Adam decided they wanted to ride some more of the thrill rides again while I was digesting my food.  They went on Tower of Terror which was a 5 minute wait (this never happens).

(Adam and Megan are the back row right side)

Megan was getting tired because she worked that day but Adam and I wanted to end the night at Magic Kingdom so we headed over to see if we could get a picture with the Tangled Lanterns! We waiting about 5 minutes and it was the best pictures we took the whole trip…

Awww so sweet!!

The last thing we had to do before we left was take a picture infront of the tree because there was going to be no one in line!

When we were heading back up to the front of the castle we saw fireworks and people cheering, which was odd because there wasn’t any planned shows that should’ve been going on. We had nothing to do that night so we decided to check it out. WELL good thing we did because they were filming a performance for the special on November 30th called “The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration.” There weren’t that many people there so we were able to get about 3.5 rows behind the stage on the right hand side. Normally for me I never can get close enough to see the stage for shows but this time I could see everything perfectly so I was super excited. We also found out that 98 Degrees was there and Nick Lachey was hosting the event. Let me tell you about some eye candy!!! That night we would be filming the Fitz and the Tantrums section where they would sing two songs and we would have to dance around and sing to the songs! It was unlike anything we had ever seen or done before and it was one of the best nights we had on this vacation.

Be sure to look for us on that special!!

Before leaving we had to fulfill what we went there to do and take a picture in front of the tree. Now if you’ve ever seen the tree at Magic Kingdom before it is rather large so they zoom in on the presents and decor underneath the tree for a picture. Which I think turned out pretty well!

Thank you for reading our adventure, only a few more days to go!