So today had a waaaaaay better start. For one, I slept in til nearly ten in a comfy king sized bed unshared by pooches with more down involved that I should really feel okay with, until I remember that geese are assholes.
No, seriously, haul a cage full of them inside a VW van just once and you’ll find out. True story, they are assholes.
We decided to hit Disney Springs today- we had such a good time with Secrets of the Empire at the Void that we wanted to do it again… and we wanted to wander around some more. And Rick may have told my mother there were Grumpy shirts that I bypassed last year. Thanks, Rick, got to hear about that all year long and it NEVER got old.
With breakfast being the most important meal of the day, we headed to the House of Blues. Great music and ambience- and they make sangria that definitely isn’t screwing around. I had the voodoo shrimp, and instantly felt so guilty for how amazing they were that I looked up the recipe so I could make them for my mom. (https://mermaidsandmojitos.com/house-of-blues-voodoo-shrimp-copycat-recipe/ if you happen to be curious).
I mean, seriously… you know you want some. And yeah, a dinner invite may be available.
We meandered around Disney Springs to walk off all the tasty and ended up in an area filled with designer names in which we very clearly did not belong. I twitch at the price of Loungefly bags, Coach is not a name I need on my gear. Eventually, we made our way to Ghiradelli. Yes, I had a sundae, I’m on bloody vacation.
From there, to the Void, where we got the thrill of completing a mission for the Rebellion once again… still just as damn fun, though I made a serious mistake by looking up while we were on the lift. Hello, vertigo! And yes, I did grab my blaster the first time this time, too.
A little more meandering and we decided to grab a Lyft back to the resort… and got a real character for our driver. She’s a fairly recent transplant to Florida, and not exactly thrilled about the wildlife factor. After we discussed the current lovebug infestation, she told us about how she’d called animal control over a racer snake that stretched itself across her doorway, trapping her inside. Her logic being that it’s an animal and someone clearly needed to be controlling it. When they refused to do so, she called 911.
Yup, we’re in Florida now.
Sadly, I missed the reservation timeframe for the wine and cheese pairing class that I’d planned to attend. Bad me… but wine did seem like an awfully good idea. And the balcony was a’beckoning.
And so, it was to the balcony with my white wine spritzer that I repaired, accompanied by some fine literature.
The literature in question? Spiderman and Deadpool- Isn’t it Bromantic. What, you were expecting Proust or Hemingway or some crap?
BTW, if you’ve ever been tempted to get into Deadpool, this is a fantastic way to start. I laughed all the way through this, and I may have alarmed some people by how unhinged I sounded.
Now, I accept that we’re probably the few that do this… but Rick and I picked up a new game from Twin Suns on Saturday specifically for this trip.
Dungeon Mayhem… really good game for 2-4 players.
It’s a quick to learn, quick to play through Magic lite.. we played a good 3 or 4 games before Rick reminded me that food is like a thing that he wants to eat every now and again and that breakfast was awhile ago. Sure, honey, I said, I’ll get right on that after I write up today’s journal entry.
Summation- It’s been a super relaxing day of not really worrying about anything and doing just the random things we feel like doing in beautiful surroundings. And we may have accidentally eaten avocado. Shhh don’t tell Rick.
Curiouser and Curiouser 