To Disney!

Andy and I weere up early Saturday for Allison to drive us to O'Hare. We had breakfast in the United Club and then were on our way to Disney to see L.

We went to Magic Kingdom and rode Pirates of the Caribbean. We were in line for Thunder Mountain when they had to shut it down for lightning in the area. It rained a bit and then it poured for quite a while.

Andy managed to get a reservation for the (fairly new) Beak and Barrel bar for 4:45 p.m. It's kind of hard to get a reservation, or so we thought, until the guy next to us said he snagged a reservation two hours ago. Hmmm. He said he asked us so he could brag lol.

We were seated in the main bar area so that was nice. The decor is pretty neat.

My beer was around $12. Andy's margarita was $20. Disney prices. One drink each was enough to see what it was about.

Then it was time to got to our room. I'm not sure if we've had a one-bedroom in Bay Lake Tower before but if we did it's since been redecorated because I don't remember any of it. The furniture is not comfortable.

We have two full bathrooms and a real kitchen. With pull-outs in the living area, it can sleep five. Too bad we didn't know about Vacation Club rooms when the kids were little. There's so much more space than the regular resort rooms that can accommodate five - and the kitchen and extra bathroom would have been welcomed.

Andy asked for a room near the elevator and on a high floor so we're on the 15th floor (there might be a 16th floor of rooms but we're not sure - it might just be a lounge up there). This is our view.

We picked up L and W from their apartment and took them to the Celebration Brewery, where we went on Father's Day when we were visiting. This time it was all decorated for Oktoberfest ...

so I had to have them pose by the beer mug of balloons as we left.