Wow - I could happily make a meal out of the three appetizers you all ordered.
Everything else looks great as well (and the key lime cheesecake comes with the same rum roasted pineapple that I loved at The Wave!).
And the wishing star story is so funny - it's the first time I've heard of anyone actually redeeming their wishing star for a real-life wish! Maybe I need to book a CRT meal to get one of those.
Can't wait to hear about your lunch with Linda!
I agree, those apps were marvelous! Actually, I can't speak for the other two!
I pretty much ate all of the pineapple from the cheesecake, it was so good!
At least Em used her wishing star in an appropriate and meaningful way - at WDW! It was so funny!
I've just posted my Dismeet lunch.
Your Cali Grill meal looks yummy! I don't know if I could eat all of that raw fish! I like sushi but I have never had just straight chunks of raw fish!
I want to eat at Cali Grill so bad but Corey is picky and Yachtsman is really the only place where he would eat so that is going to be our first signature! Oh well, I am still excited about that.
Hi Rachel! I definitely don't eat sushi so I would never touch the stuff! If anyone says it is good I just smile and make them think I know what they are talking about!
I hope Corey likes Yachtsman - we certainly did! Enjoy your dinner there!!
Wow, your dinner at Cali Grill looks fabulous! This is a restaurant I'm dying to try, everything looks amazing. LOL over your debate with Em over the chocolate cake, but you definitely win this one because you have photographic evidence!
I was sorry to read that your experience at LTT wasn't the best. What good is the ooey gooey toffee cake without the ooey gooey??
I hope you're having a wonderful visit with your son! It's great that you can share these two weeks with him before he leaves. I'm sure it will be a bittersweet moment where you'll be both sad and proud. We'll all be praying for his safe return.
Hi Carol! The chocolate cake episode was funny but like my husband and daughter pointed out, it wasn't about being right! They just wanted me to let it go!
Thanks for the well wishes for time with my son. I will see him and his wife again later tomorrow and Monday!!
And thanks so much for any prayers for a safe return, I certainly covet any that are offered!
Oh my gosh I know! I am about to lose it I am so excited... especially since DH has been working 17 hour days because of the upcoming election and I never see him. Our trip will be the first time we've spent more than 15 minutes together in weeks
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Yes the colony salad is packed with delicious toppings... except I don't like craisins in anything so hold those please! We are eating at LTT this trip. DH and I (but DH especially) are obsessed with colonial history so it was a must do.
Can I just say HURRAY to your wonderful meal at Cali Grill? Some people have been hating it on lately but I just love it. That is where we are having our actual anniversary dinner. I was going to order the filet, which I loved in 2008, but I do NOT like its current incarnation at all (brussels sprouts? Bleh!) so I will most likely be ordering the pork. So glad to see that you are still loving it. That exchange between you and Emily was so darn cute. I seriously love that she held on to that star as if she knew she was going to need it or something.
I LOVE craisins so I should like the Colony Salad. If you get a really good server at LTT they will provide trivia and historical facts. I've never had a server do this for us but I have overheard some for other tables.
Cali Grill is a great restaurant to celebrate any special occassion but what better way than to commemorate your anniversary - Congratulations!! Uhhh... they are now serving brussel sprouts? I will eat them if they are roasted and have a ton of butter and salt but they are not my favorite veggie. I'm sure you can sub something else.
I didn't even know Em had her wishing star still ... it was such a perfect spontaneous moment!!
You dinner looks wonderful! The last time we were at Cali grill was in Sept of 04 on our honeymoon. In Dec (35 days!) we have a 9:40 ADR on one of our date nights and Wishes will be at 10. Good to know that it took about 15 min to be seated maybe we will try and show up a little earlier. This and CRT are my to most anticipated ADR's in Dec, and I plan on getting a specialty mini cake for us to share as a surpise... Still debating on what type of meal we will get there - the sushi looks fabulous but last time I did love the pork tenderloin....
I love the wishing star! Can I ask what it is? Even though I have no idea what it is, it's a star, you're in WDW so I love it.
It's pretty cute that she has had since Feb and that is a great candid shot of her. Looking forward to more updates when you have the time.
What a great date night restaurant!! I would show up a little early if you have a 9:40ADR just in case they are backed up. However, you could always view the fireworks on the terrace before being seated but I wouldn't think they would be that far behind. If you are already seated and you have a window table you may not even have to take a break!!
Oops! I should have explained the wishing star! It is simply a commemorative item that they provide at Cinderella's Royal Table. They have a wishing star ceremony at the restaurant with the kids. Em must have saved hers and carried it in her bag from our visit in February this year. Her "redeeming" her star was essentially her saying to me she wished I would let it go!