Sunday, July 29

Kelli was not feeling well in the morning. But she was a trooper and made it to the plane.

Our 1:26 PM flight out of Westchester on AirTrans was delayed to 2:31 then furthered delayed by a local thunderstorm. Boy did it get crowded in the waiting area! We finally boarded the plane at 3:16 and arrived at 5:55 PM. The flight was not bumpy at all. The pilots did a good job going around T-storms in the Virginias.

We tried to guess what bird we would first see – Kelli guessed Great Egret and I guessed Sandhill Crane. I t was a Cattle Egret off the runway. We had four suitcases but lucked out with a very helpful porter who took our luggage all the way to the rental car (Budget- Ford Taurus).

There was no wait to check in at Port Orleans’s Riverside. We had our first surprise when Disney gave us a certificate congratulating us on our marriage. We were staying in the Acadia House and drove over and looked for our room, #8224. We ended up walking completely around and through Acadia House only to find our room overlooking our parked car!

Three gift baskets were waiting for Kelli in our room. The first was Mickey and Minnie Bride and groom 'ears' ( His, a top hat, hers a sequined headband with veil) from Joan and Rich. I had sent her a “Romance Your Beauty” a unique Disney Florist arrangement of red roses in a Beauty and the Beast vase (Etched with the beast giving Belle a single rose).

The other basket was called Healthy and Happy – a Mickey Head Basket filled with fruit, crackers, cheese, mixed dried fruit box, pretzels, dipping mustard, power bars and water.

We had a late dinner at the Riverside Mills Food Court - Carved Turkey, Bacon double cheeseburger, two drinks, milk shake, and ice-cream.

We used the Disney Dining Plan. This gave us two counter services, two sit down dinners and two snacks for each nights stay. Cost was 29.99 plus tax per person per night - a great deal. We ended up eating $900 worth of food for $575.

Kelli the day after

Wearing our ears!