day 8

Whew...for a holiday week it sure has been long.  Getting back into the swing of things has been a little bit of a challenge, I think I had forgotten how busy our days are.  I am looking forward to just chilling out today and maybe, maybe, maybe, getting the Christmas stuff taken down and put away.  Maybe.

So back to my trip report and our final day in Disney World.  We had enough time to go to a park but decided to just relax at the resort instead.  We took our time packing up and checking out and headed to Boma for a late breakfast.  Boma is ok, some people love it and rave about it, but for me it was just convenient, we had a credit to use, and I knew we would both get full.  I was disappointed in the service and the cleanliness.  I asked to be moved because there was syrup all over our table and seats, and a bunch of food on the floor, and they scoffed.  Really?  I finally got a manager and she happily obliged, but then the server acted as if everything was a bother.  Very un-disney like and kind of sad for our last meal.  After our meal we hung out in the waiting area a bit, listening to the drummers, and then went to the gift shop.  I had a few snack credits to use and a little left on one of my gift cards, and wanted to bring some things home for my neighbors, since they were watching the dog.  This was the one time I let the Pea wander as long as she wanted and actually buy something.  I think we were in there for a good hour.  Fun for her, not so much for me.

The "rope bridge in the lobby, we had to cross it to get to our room.

After having all the gift shop I could take I left the Pea to drumming inside and went just outside to the Photo-pass desk so I could scroll through my pictures.  I kind of had it in the back of my mind I needed to make sure we had all the shots I wanted before leaving, but looking back I'm not sure I would have actually gone anywhere to rectify the situation, had we not.  In any case, I was fairly pleased with the pictures and the photog offered to do a few in front of the tree so we took him up on that, and then we just wandered around.

The pool area...it had a nice mix of shade and sun.

We hung out by the pool for a bit, the Pea got in on some of the kids activities, and we tried hard to not get sad. 

One of the kids activities, doing rubbings of the floor.

I scheduled a later flight, thinking we may want to go to a park in the morning, but all I could think of was not getting back in time for the bus to the airport, how we wouldn't have time to do much, and at that point, knowing it was inevitable, just wanted to get home.  I won't schedule that late a flight next time.  Wandering the resort, just waiting, was a bummer.  I liked having time to leisurely pack and check out and then grab a bite to eat, but after that just wanted to go.  Oh well, now I know.  For our next trip we will get an afternoon flight rather than an evening flight.

The worst ride at Disney, also the quietest...ME TO the airport.

As was the case on our flight down, we (and our bags) arrived home early, and safely...seriously love Southwest...and we headed home to wait for Santa, the next day being Christmas.

I have more pictures I want to share, and more thoughts about the trip overall, I will try and piece it all together into a coherent post this weekend.  Right now, however, I am need of more coffee and the Pea wants waffles (which makes me want Mickey waffles, even though I don't even really like them) so I am off.  Happy Saturday!