Rain,Snow,Wind...Bring It On!!

This is how it looked at our house last week.This isn't our actual house.I should have taken some pictures of the three guys as they were replacing our roof.Didn't want to disturb them so this will be the representation of our roof being replaced.I had no idea how noisy it would be to have 3 guys on our roof walking,hammering and whatever else they do to remove an old roof and replace it with a wonderful new roof.

The winds blew really hard yesterday evening.It was so nice to not be bothered by the winds coming down over our hill.Then the heavy rain came and our new roof stood the test.We are expecting snow over the weekend so I now can say bring it on!

Oh the joys of a new roof!!!

Happy Veteran's Day

I want to wish all of our veterans and their families a very nice Veteran's Day.This will be my first Veteran's Day without my dad.He is a World War ll veteran.My hubby Ken is a Viet Nam veteran.

Chef Mickey's at The Contemporary Resort

We rode the monorail from Magic Kingdom to The Contemporary Resort for our dinner reservation at Chef Mickey's.Our reservation was at 7:40.I made the reservation back in April and the only time slots left were the ones later in the evening so we were fortunate to get this reservation time.

This trip was also a celebration of our 35th wedding anniversary.The meal is served buffet style.All of the food was quite tasty.This was a character meal.Mickey Mouse,Minnie Mouse,Donald Duck and Pluto all came around to the tables and posed for pictures.A celebration song is sung and special cupcakes are brought to the tables of those that are celebrating a birthday or anniversary.I am adding a picture of the cupcake.We were also given two place mates that were signed by the characters.All of us had a great time and would recommend it to everyone.

After eating we took the monorail back to The Magic Kingdom and spent a few more hours in the park.

Tuesday August 12th Magic Kingdom

Here are a few pictures that I took when we were at Magic Kingdom on August 12th.We went to Magic Kingdom on both that Tuesday and Thursday the 14th.

We went to the park at 3 on Tuesday since it was staying open to midnight.On our arrival at 3 The Dreams Come True Parade was starting.What a great way to begin our day in Magic Kingdom.The first two pictures were taken during the Dreams Come True Parade.It was a very feel good parade.

Since we spent two days at Magic Kingdom I will write more about the rides on my report for our day in the park that Thursday.

Since we arrived later in the day we decided to use the day to do a few rides and get see both the Wishes Nighttime Spectacular at 10 and the Spectro Magic Parade at 11.

We left the park for awhile for our late dinner reservation at Chef Mickey's which is at The Contemporary Resort.I will add some pictures taken at Chef Mickey's in my next posting.

Trip To The Biltmore House

We took an over night trip to The Biltmore House and Estate over Labor Day weekend.The Biltmore House is located in Asheville,NC.It was an overcast day so the sky isn't too clear in the picture.There is a bus in front of The Biltmore.We had to park in a parking lot and take a shuttle bus to the home.

This is a picture of the outside of the mansion.It is the largest privately owned home in the US.

The home consists of 259 rooms on 4 stories.There are 33 bedrooms which were used by family and guests.The home has 43 bathrooms,65 fireplaces and three kitchens.In the basement are an indoor swimming pool,bowling alley and gym.

The tour of the home was quite interesting.Construction of The Biltmore got under way in 1889.The home was opened in 1895 after 6 years of construction.The home is surrounded by 8,000 acres of land.For more information concerning The Biltmore please check out their web site:

www.biltmore.com

I will continue my Disney World blog tomorrow.

The Biergarten Restaurant in the Germany Pavillion at EPCOT

These are two pictures that I took in The Biergarten Restaurant in the Germany Pavilion at EPCOT.The first picture is the polka band playing with some children at the stage getting ready to dance to the music.

The second picture is rather dark.I was hoping that it would show how massive the restaurant is.The authentic German food is served buffet style and we found it quite tasty.

A Dream Trip..Walt Disney World...EPCOT

The first picture is Spaceship Earth that you see as you enter EPCOT.The second picture is the sign that awaits you as you enter Walt Disney World.The trip

met and exceeded my expectations.I took lots and lots of pictures and will be sharing them here.

We visited all four parks.We left bright and early Saturday morning August 9th and returned Monday evening August 18th.We spent one night in Savannah GA on our drive to Disney World and two nights in Charleston,SC on our return trip home from Disney World.

That Monday we went to EPCOT and spent a very busy day in that park.Didn't even have time to see much of The World Showcase area.Really needed two days for EPCOT.We will do two days in EPCOT whenever our return visit might be.We were on the Disney Dining Plan which meant that we had paid in advance for 1 counter service meal,1 snack and one sit down meal each day.I had to make the sit down restaurant reservations months ahead which meant lots of advanced planning for our trip.

My most favorite ride from all of the rides is Soarin which is located in EPCOT.It was such an exhilarating ride.I loved every minute of it.The concept is that you are hang gliding over California.Our 7 year old grandson enjoyed it as much as I did.

Monday evening we ate the Biergarten Restaurant which is in the Germany Pavillion.The food and atmosphere were so nice.I really enjoyed hearing the band play the polka music.After eating we found a great spot to sit and watch the Illumi Nations fireworks display.Little did I know when I made the dinner reservations in the Germany pavillion that we would be in the best area after dinner to watch the fireworks.

I took pictures in the Biergarten restaurant and will add them to my next blog.I believe I will take a day and write about each park since there is so much to tell and pictures to share.