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Merry Christmas!! For once I wasn't
the first one up. Maddy discovered that Santa HAD found us around 6:30
am. She was very excited and quickly woke up her sister. They
attacked their stockings while the adults 'came to'. :-)
After a fun time tearing into their gifts we cleaned up the room as best
we could and let the girls play with their new toys for awhile. Grabbed
some coffee from Gasparilla's Cafe to get us moving and enjoyed the morning
until it was time for our late breakfast at 1900 Park Fare. We love
this buffet (our favorite onsite breakfast buffet) - the characters are just
a bonus for the kids! :-) The line was out the door when we
arrived, but the girls loved the wait. Snow White was in the hall area
taking pictures and sitting with the kids coloring pictures. Brinn
and Maddy loved sitting next to her as they all colored a picture.
It's very exciting to color with a princess! :-)
Inside we enjoyed a great breakfast (Love those made to order omelets
and Mickey Waffles) as well as seeing Alice in Wonderland, the Mad Hatter,
Pooh and Eeyore. (I think they are really overselling Pooh and friends
- I liked 1900 Park Fare better when we saw Alice, Mad Hatter, Mary Poppins,
Pinocchio and Geppetto. Pooh is great, but he's all over the
place! :-) That's OK - the girls love seeing him!
After another super meal, (I foresee a weight-loss resolution for the
new year...) I called over to the Spa to use my favorite Christmas gift!
Kristen had gotten me a gift certificate for a Back, Neck and Head Massage.
Never had a real massage before and I was tense enough to really need one!
:-) They had an appointment almost immediately, so the girls headed
back upstairs to play again while I walked over to the Spa. Very nice,
and so relaxing inside. For those that have wondered about the process
I'll fill you in. They give you a robe and sandals and you get a locker
to leave all your clothes, etc. in. There is a separate men and women's
locker area and then a nice waiting room where you wait for your attendant.
My CM was Gwen, and she was extremely nice and friendly. They take
you to a private room and then leave while to lay down on the massage table
under a sheet (or blanket if you are chilly). The lights are low and
relaxing with 'plinky-plunky' music playing softly in the background.
Very nice. You ring a bell when you are all situated and they come back
in to start the massage. Mine was a 25-minute massage and seemed to
go altogether too quickly! :-) I talked with Gwen a bit and she
was working until around 1 or 2 that day and then headed home to Tampa for
Christmas with her family. I asked about the difficulty of working Christmas,
but she had wanted to work since they get time and a half on holidays.
Disney must really spend the big bucks on Holidays for employee wages!
I think every CM in the company has to be there - it was so busy everywhere!
After my time was up, I could have used the spa all day if I liked.
There are tons of exercise machines, sauna, etc. but we had plans so that
wasn't an option for me. It would have been nice though... A great
way to spend a nice relaxing day in WDW. Maybe next time! I'd
highly recommend the spa to anyone!
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