I am pretty sure that Willow purchased something, but I can't remember what it was at this point.
I know we did pick out Christmas tree ornaments - we get two new ones every year.
Both look like great choices!
Willow had worn the Goofy cupcake tshirt I made her, and Goofy was suitably impressed.
And ironically, a week later, Goofy's Kitchen started serving Goofy cupcakes.
We eventually got even more food.
Willow’s:
She certainly knows what she likes, doesn't she?
And the chef was so excited to make me some pizza that he brought me two (I didn't have the heart to tell him what I had had for lunch)! (Conveniently, I now had my breakfast for the car ride tomorrow. )
Wooohooo! Breakfast pizza!!!
The chef brought me some more treats (which became road-trip snacks for the way home):
Wow, the chef was taking good care of you! You might have mentioned it before and I missed it or forgot, but are you on a gluten free diet?
We waited. Willow wasn't leaving Disneyland without bidding farewell to her favorite Disney dog. The table next to us was waiting for Pluto too. We both waited a LONG time. I think it was more than 20 minutes, but Willow was so happy when he finally arrived.
Hey, might as well wait! What else are you going to do. And if the wait takes long enough that you can digest some of the food you ate, there's a buffet full of dessert not far away from you!
And then we headed outside towards the Frontier Tower for our last night at the Disneyland Hotel. On the way, I looked over at Willow, and she had tears streaming down her face.
Poor Willow. I can feel her pain.
Well, we were leaving Disneyland today. I have to say, a two-week vacation is just perfect in my book. At the end of two weeks, I'm ready to go home - I'm not unhappy to still be on vacation, but I no longer feel broken up about heading home; I'm starting to look forward to my own bed, my dog, my daily routine, eating regular food, etc.
I can see that. We always go a week or a week + a couple of days. We're discussing a possible summer WDW trip next year. I'm kind of hoping to make it a 2 week trip with some stops along the way as we drive. DW wants a few days at the beach and I just do not want to try to get through WDW in 4 or 5 park days in the middle of the summer.
We walked to the parking lot.
I'm still having nightmares about this sight.
We retrieved Elizabeth from the lot, drove to the front of the hotel, and were loaded up and ready to go by 6:25. Not bad! Until I turned around and saw this.
Poor Miss Willow - she was really taking our departure hard this time. In the past, we have come to DLR for just 3 days in January, with a summer trip on the distant horizon. We had never stayed this long, and it had never been our "big vacation" before. She was just SO SAD.
I feel her pain! I don't care how long or how short the trip is. Leaving Disney property is never easy!
We stopped for gas at about 8:25AM, and Willow gave me a big explanation about how her front tooth was too loose for regular food so that she needed ice cream for breakfast. Hey, what? It's still technically vacation! Plus, look how much it cheered her up!
Seems logical to me!
Although we had gone to bed early the night before in order to ensure an early start for another long day of driving, I woke up at 3AM with an incredible migraine - possibly the worst headache pain I have ever had. By 4AM, I was puking, which at least marked a decrease in the head pain. I went back to sleep at about 5, but decided that I better sleep in a little so set the alarm back to 6:30.
Oh wow. I'm glad that you were able to recover and make the drive, but I'm not so sure I'd have been quite as willing to set the alarm at 6:30 and even attempt it at that point!
I can tell from the scenery here that we were probably stopped somewhere in Oregon. (And it goes against everything I’m made of to let my child eat a lunchable , and yet somehow I did it.)
I'm apparently a horrible parent.
So I’m not very good at the whole “wrap-up” post. I never get around to it. So I’ll just say here that this wild idea of doing a two-week road trip with a 7-year-old child (who is now 8) turned out to be one of the best ideas I have ever had. I can’t say for sure, but I THINK this was probably the best vacation we have ever had. We obviously had a ton of fun at Disneyland Resort. But, really, the drive there was possibly even more fun. We just had so much fun together, and it was such a treat to get to show Willow so many different sights and experiences. In fact, it was so much fun that I am starting to plan a totally different road trip vacation for our Summer 2016 vacation.
It does look like it was a great experience for you. With a lot of great memories and bonding time. I'm definitely interested in seeing what this totally different road trip vacation might be...
And, of course, the EPIC DIS Princesses vacation is in full planning mode now and will be taking place this summer - in less than 3 months!!!!!
Sounds familiar. I think I saw something similar to this in a PTR a long time ago. A couple of crazy moms with a slight food obsession, it seems.