emotional last day (day 17)

It’s been a weird day, filled with emotions. Today was our last real day at Disney, because tomorrow morning we’re going to head back to Atlanta.

All of us felt it, and though we still had fun, there’s been a little sadness. At the same time, we can tell it’s time to go home, because the heat and the crowds are really starting to get to us. I’m starting to have hateful thoughts about people who cut in front of me, or who drive buggies into my ankles. I’ve been pretty immune to that most of the trip, but today I wanted to call people names.

We sort of slept in, and at 10:00, we realized we never claimed our 100 dollar gift card, so we took the boat to Downtown Disney. Daan and I realized we hadn’t had any sandwiches from the Earl (of Sandwich) yet, so that was our lunch destination. They were still delicious, though super filling.

We didn’t stay that long, because we wanted to go swimming before heading to the parks. Initially we had a dining reservation for 16:10, but we decided that it was just too freaking early to eat, and we changed Liberty Tree Tavern for Tony’s restaurant. That ended up being a big mistake. I won’t say that the food there was gross… but I won’t say it wasn’t either… :P

Before dinner Elora and I had ridden Splash Mountain one more time. The crowds were ridiculous, and it was a hassle to go anywhere. You couldn’t take a step without bumping into someone. At first we had planned to stay until the fireworks, but Elora was tired and to be honest… I had enough of the people. So instead we rode the Disney Railroad Train… this was the first time I actually rode that… and then we went home. It wasn’t even an anti-climax, it almost felt like a relief. It’s difficult to enjoy the view with this many people anyway. And I’m glad we did it, because when we got home, the tears started to flow. Elora lost the plot a little, and she ended up needing to let a lot of sadness out. She misses the cats, and she is unhappy at school, so all those pent up emotions erupted.

Tomorrow we have a looooong journey ahead of us. Our flight doesn’t go until 22:20 (10:20 pm) so it’ll be a challenge to get through the day. And we’re not even sure yet if we get to fly yet, I really hope we do, because I don’t know if I can cope with going to another shabby hotel and not having a car. We’ll have to see.

This holiday has been utterly fantastic. Even with the emotional last day. We’ve had such a good time, and we really had time to connect as a family again. We needed this time away. Part of me wishes we could stay here longer. I want to be pampered and do fun things every day, but part of me is glad to go home as well. I’m looking forward to writing again. I love my job.