Day 5 of our First Timer's runDisney Trip to WDW - Episode 194

Wrapping up our sisters runDisney trip!

Mickey with Minis podcast outro music

Transcript

SPEAKER_01 1:04

Hi, I'm just like log rolling through Disney Springs after that enormous, enormous lunch we just had. No, so last time we checked in it was last night. Right now it is Monday morning. We feel like it's Sunday morning, but it's not a good thing. And we actually we thought we were doing the wrong way. We thought we were doing um brunch at homecoming, but that's only on the weekends. We thought today was a weekend. But however, lunch lived up to all of our hopes and dreams, so I'm not sad about it at all. It was great, but wait, we should back up. So okay. So I woke up. I was supposed to get up at 8. I just couldn't. I just couldn't. No.

SPEAKER_00 1:41

I woke up early, but I just couldn't get out of bed.

SPEAKER_01 1:43

So I probably got up at like 8 30. Yeah. Um, but we had no problem packing. It was pretty quick. Yeah, we we wanted to be out of the room by 10 and we pretty much did that. So yeah, but very much did that. And yeah, we were on, I would say, probably one of the first buses over to Disney Springs. Yeah, so the buses uh to Disney Springs start running at 10. They start when they open. Yeah, so we were on the bus at like 10, about 10:15. 1015, which was perfect.

SPEAKER_00 2:08

Yeah, reservations for 11:15, but we wanted to get checked in early so we could get in early if possible, just to give ourselves a little more time.

SPEAKER_01 2:18

I think we were the we were like the second group checked in and they opened at 11.

SPEAKER_00 2:23

It was weird because you check in outside, yeah, but then when they open, they just open the door to whoever's like first to get up to the desk in the guy, get seated first.

SPEAKER_01 2:32

And two dudes who had definitely gotten their kind of last out of everybody sort of hustled their way to the front of the line, which was kind of weird, but that's okay. That's okay. Um, but yeah, every oh my gosh, everything was amazing. I we both got the fried chicken. Sorry. I think it's that way. We're trying to navigate the map, but the map's not very helpful. To Jock Lindsay's, yeah. Um we're gonna grab a quick drink. That's it, right? Straight ahead.

SPEAKER_00 3:02

Oh yeah, you're right.

SPEAKER_01 3:03

Um yeah, we both had the fried chicken with the mashed potatoes and a biscuit, which I am taking to-go because I couldn't, I just couldn't bear to leave it behind, but I was so full. Yeah, so I have a little um to-go soup container with two biscuits in it. And you also had the side of mac and cheese, and I had the side of the green beans, which were the best green beans I've ever got in my life. Yeah, the mac and cheese was pretty incredible. And we also split the moonshine flight, which was awesome. It was awesome, and it was so fun because I never would have ordered the one that was my favorite because it had a banana liqueur in it, and I don't really do banana, but it was absolutely delicious, didn't taste like banana at all. So that'll be at the top of my list next time we go there. Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 3:50

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 3:50

Right now, we're gonna grab a quick drink, and then I think we're gonna minivan back to the hotel, and then it's time to just face the music. Face the music back to reality. So we'll check in. Where are we, Haley? We're in the lobby of the All-Star Movies. We're waiting for my Uber pickup.

SPEAKER_00 4:10

I'm just gonna go hit the pool.

SPEAKER_01 4:12

Yeah, I have like an hour and a half before I really need to leave for the airport, so I'm gonna go hang by the pool. I support your dreams. And I can't go to Danielle's terminal anyway. I'm in terminal B, she's in C, so it makes sense. I forgive you, but we are I'm kidding, I fully support the go do it. But yeah, no, we had a lovely morning. Brunch is wonderful. It wasn't brunch, it was lunch at brunch. And then we had a drink at Joplinsey's, which was kind of a mixed bag. The drinks weren't that great, but the vibe was great. Yeah. And then we grabbed a walking bev from their outdoor thing, which we didn't need. We thought it was a much longer walk than it was. It was a very short walk. And the minivan was quick, so we didn't even finish those. We just bailed. And now it's time for me to head to MCL and just take a vibe. And my K-E-Y-Y-M-O-U-S-C. What? What was that? K-E-Y-M-O-U-S-C. M-O-U-S-E. Uh, but yeah, we should both do separate getting home ones. Yeah, totally. Um, so this isn't the last. But my emotional support biscuits in a soup container, so I'm gonna bring those on. Don't leave those behind. I really want to see what happens with them on the airplane. Maybe I'll do a little Facebook uh Instagram story of their journey. Yeah, I would love that. All right, I'm gonna go outside and get my Uber. This has been so fun. Let's play fun. Do it again with potentially less running. Yes, less running. Just potentially potentially. We'll see.

SPEAKER_00 5:34

All right, bye.

SPEAKER_01 5:37

Oh, hello. Um, I am here in Ohio. Uh, let's see. I can't remember. I think we last um recorded when we were maybe leaving Disney Springs. So Danielle headed to the airport. I headed to the pool. Um I hung out in the shade for a little bit. It was really nice today. It wasn't too hot, it was beautiful, kind of hazy. Um, I hopped in the pool for maybe half an hour or so, and then I caught an Uber to the airport. Um, I hung out in the United Lounge for a little bit, which was not great. Um, very slim pickings, I would say, but it was fine. And then um I boarded my flight. I was so tired. I I am a very, very, very nervous flyer. I dozed off a little bit, including on takeoff, which I literally never do. So I guess I just need to get up at 2:30 in the morning the day before and not really nap or sleep in between so that I can doze off on my flight. But um, yeah, I dozed off for a bit, which was great. Um, I think I might have mentioned before on the podcast, I do not have any kind of status with United because I never fly them. Um, but I was flying from Orlando to my husband's family's um area in Ohio. So I um I I had booked like a regular flight, and then they emailed me and said, Do you want to upgrade to first class for 70 something dollars? And because I don't have any status with them, I did not have a free bag. So it was like, well, I could get a free checked bag for$35, and then it's effectively$35 to upgrade to first class. So yes, absolutely I will do that. Um, so that's what I did. So the seat was super comfortable, it was a really good flight. Um, it was uh they had the they had the flight attendant sit down for a few minutes because they said it was gonna get bumpy, but it really didn't get bumpy at all. I wasn't I'm very, very nervous, and I didn't get nervous at all, so that was great. Um, and then we landed and my baby was there waiting for me. Oh my god, I missed him so much. And um, my husband was there, obviously. My baby wasn't there by himself, so um we headed home and now we're almost at his parents' house, so it was great. I mean, I wish Danielle and I could have flown home together, that would have been great, but um, other than that, it was wonderful, it was a great trip. I'm already talking up Princess Half Marathon 2027 to my husband, um, and it was wonderful. So, yeah, a good end to a great trip, and um we I'm sure we'll have a lot of like wrap-up thoughts in future episodes. So see you real soon. Hello, it's about it's almost 10 o'clock at night. Oh my goodness, I'm so tired. Um I am finally home. I left Haley at our hotel. She had more time than I did. So after Disney Springs, um, I just called a lift and picked up my bags, and she went to go do the pool for a little bit, and um I hopped in a car for MCO and I flew out of Terminal C, so it was super easy. Um TSA pre-check took like five minutes, like it was literally nothing. So that was great. I was super stuffed. Usually I hole up at um summer house on the lake in Terminal C, but I couldn't even begin to think about eating anything else, so I didn't. I just uh went and found a place to park myself and did a little bit of work and um waited for my plane to be boarding and then it did board, and I was group B, so it happened pretty quickly. Guys, I fell asleep before the plane took off. I like woke up when they were coming around with the carts. That never happens. This is how exhausted I've been from this run. It's hysterical. I'm still super tired. I'm probably going to bed like really soon. I'm also starving constantly. So I was stuffed from um homecoming and then timing-wise, like I got home pretty late. Oh, I'm running. Sorry. Um, I got home pretty late to have dinner. I just ate like half a pizza, which is very unlike me to eat the whole thing. I'm just, I think I'm gonna be hungry and tired for the foreseeable future. Um, so anyway, yeah, Flay took off on time. It was like bumpy and kind of like bobbing and weaving the whole time. So it wasn't super comfortable, but I was so tired. I just wasn't that worried about it this time. And I was listening to a book and doing my word games on my phone, so it was fine. Landed just about on time. I hadn't checked anything, so I really just had to wait for my husband to be able to make it through the traffic to pick me up at the terminal. Um, and him and the kids did come get me, which was super nice. Usually I take an Uber home, and uh, there's just something about being met at the airport, so I appreciated it. The timing worked out. Um came home, kids obviously were like, hi, we're so psyched to see you. What'd you get us? Um, so we did souvenirs pretty quickly, and um just put them to bed, and now I'm gonna get ready for bed pretty soon because I have to go back to work tomorrow morning. So Haley sent her own on the go for tonight, but just generally, this was a super great trip. We have the best time together and laughed so much about so many stupid things and really finished a race we had no business finishing. So that was pretty cool. I was pretty happy about that. Um, and who knows, maybe we'll end up doing more, I guess we'll see. But if you are interested in doing your own ridiculous Disney adventure or universal or all inclusives, or basically any major cruise line, I would love to help you. Danielle Greggs at fantasticalvacations.com is where you can reach me and uh we'll get started. So for now, see you real soon.