Traditional? Disney Day

It has been a few days...hahaha The last few entries were just the photos and Bible in a Year. And yesterday, I didn't post anything. So, today's includes the photo from yesterday and the one for today...hehehe

As you can see from yesterday's photo, I went to Disney World yesterday. I had a great time there. Before I went, I wanted to be sure I was done with this weekend's tasks. I did the Bible in a Year reading for yesterday, finished my notes on this week's introduction lesson for The Chosen Bible study, and I did this weekend's task for February's simplification goal. I achieved all of that before noon. So, I decided I would go to Disney World. Not as a reward or anything. Just because I felt like it...hehehe

As it turns out, I've gone to Disney on February 15th (yesterday) every year for the past 3 February 15ths...LOL It wasn't really planned that way. But it seems to be a tradition now...hehehe The 2023 reason was for a meetup. Last year was a mental health day with a bout with depression. This year, it was just because. Whatever the reason, I'm glad I keep going.

I'm glad I journaled about it last year. It is interesting to see how far I've come since that day. I was dealing with depression for a few days. I remember when I used to go weeks or months with depression. A year ago, it was a few days. If I recall, I dealt with it a few more times last year after that. But now it has been so long that I don't actually recall the last time I was truly depressed.

I've been doing really well for a while now. Yesterday's trip to Disney was because they are closing one of my favorite restaurants, Mama Melrose...LOL I did other things after eating there. But that was the reason I went...LOL What a big difference in motivation between last February 15th and yesterday...LOL

I arrived at Disney around 2:30pm. My reservation was for 2:55pm. So, plenty of time to get there and not be in a rush to get to where the restaurant is. I had plenty of time to use the restroom and start taking videos for yesterday's photo. The featured photo actually came from those early videos...hehehe

When I got back to the restaurant to check in, I told them I would happily sit at the pizza bar so I wouldn't be taking up a full table that would otherwise go to a sweet couple...hehehe That also meant they were able to sit me right away because there just happened to be a single seat available at the pizza bar...LOL

I went with their fish special, a mahi mahi dish. I also had their tiramisú. To drink, I went with Agave Garden, a mocktail with agave, lime, passionfruit, papaya, cucumber, and green tea. It was all very good. The ambience, food, service, and timing were all very good.

I went to see the Muppet 3D show after lunch. That's something else that is closing this year. I love that show and laugh at the same jokes every single time...hehehe

I planned to walk over to EPCOT, catch the monorail over to the TTC, and the ferry over to Magic Kingdom. I did the walking over to EPCOT part...LOL But when I got there, I decided to watch the Broadway Concert Series performance at 5:30pm...hehehe I'm so glad that I did. I really enjoyed that.

After that, I ate some of the festival food and then walked back over to Hollywood Studios. On my way back, I stopped off at The Cake Bake restaurant. My parents will be down in April and we wanted to go there for mom's birthday. But getting reservations has been very difficult. I asked about availability and there turns out to be plenty. The issue we've been having is that they only have 5% of the table reservations available through Disney...LOL They are a third party vendor and the other 95% of the reservations are through their own system...LOL So I was able to secure our reservation with no issue...LOL

After that, I went back to HS, got a treat that I had never tried before to eat on the way home, grabbed my typical coffee and headed home. I had a great time.

The night we have dinner at The Cake Bake, we plan to stay on Disney property. We'll be going to EPCOT the next day. I'll be dressing up for both The Cake Bake and for our EPCOT day. At EPCOT, it will be an official Dapper Day. I know my parents aren't planning to dress up. I'm not sure if my sister or her husband plans to dress up...hehehe I'm happy to dress up even if I'm the only one...hehehe

I hope to get back to my usual writing this week. I have other things on my mind than Disney and my photos...hehehe

Photo of the Day (Yesterday)

Today, I spent a large portion of the day at Walt Disney World. I went there to enjoy a meal at Mama Melrose since it is closing for good in May. That's at Hollywood Studios. Also at HS? Gertie!

This dino at the edge of the pond is iconic for Disney's Hollywood Studios...hehehe It's a little ice cream spot in one of Mickey's ears. From the air, there is a giant hidden Mickey. This pond is one of the ears...hehehe I have several photos and videos of Gertie from my many visits.

I also captured an eclipse photo of Gertie...hehehe I sent this one to my deer friend since dinosaurs are one of her favorite things. By the way, today, it was tough choosing the photo. At the end, I had 3 I couldn't decided between. I reached out to my deer friend to have her choose 1, 2, 3 without telling her what the numbers meant...LOL She chose 2. The above picture was that choice. The below picture is the eclipse photo I sent to her earlier in the day...hehehe

You can find this photo in the photo section too.

Photo of the Day (Today)

Today has been a bit gloomy here in Florida...LOL And a little ominous looking, if you ask me...LOL A rain storm even drift on through my area.

One the one walk I was able to squeeze in, the birds were looking a little funny. These are seagulls in this photo. They were circling around up there. It was so weird. I hadn't ever seen seagulls doing that around here. It was like they were preparing for death! HAHAHA j/k

I also saw my bald eagle friend battling it out with another bird. I'm not sure what that was about. The other bird looked like an osprey. The eagle was trying to catch a fish in the pond...hehehe

It was very windy when all of this was taking place. I almost didn't take my walk. But I'm grateful I did. I was able to capture this moment and I now have the memories to cherish...hehehe

You can find this photo in the photo section too.