Oops! I didn't number my days correctly! I am on the right day now!
Day Four: July 28th My Hubby is the Sweetest!
We woke up when we woke up! Yay! So sad that little envelope was hanging on our door knob. We got our stuff together and took our suitcase to the car. We made our way to Mara and ordered exactly what we had yesterday: one Breakfast Bounty platter and African-inspired Breakfast platter. After a very tasty breakfast, we went to the gift shop to buy my AKL magnet. There weren’t any on the table with the rest of the AKL merchandise. CM said he would get me one from the back. We waited and waited and waited…I almost asked another CM…I thought maybe he forgot about my request…but right when I made my way to ask another CM for help, he came back and said they were all out and I could call the resort merchandise phone number and tell them what I wanted. He said they would send me the magnet without shipping charges. I was disappointed, but took down the number. (I called the number later in the day, and they were all out too. They are on order. The CM said to call back in about a month.)
We refilled our mugs one last time and headed to the parking lot. This is where I decided I have the sweetest hubby. This whole “kid-less” trip had been planned by me. He had gone along with me on my magnet mission, California Grill, Atlantic Dance Hall, and basically just agreeing to go with me to WDW for our couple trip. This is where he said is there anywhere else, I would like to go before we go back to SIL’s house. I said well you know we have never been to one of the Disney outlets in Orlando. With a roll of his eyes, he told me to find the address and he would put in the GPS.
We ended up going to the outlets on Vineland Dr. They were the closest to AKL. We headed straight to the Disney Character Warehouse. The outlets were super crowded. It took us forever to find a parking place. They had some great deals in the store. I found a WDW coloring book for DD2 for $0.99. I bought myself a DCL shirt for our cruise we are going on next year ($11.99). I also found a pirate shirt ($9.99) for DS that he could use on the pirate night on the ship. I bought my SIL a fanny pack that had the Disney Dream on it ($8.99). I also bought myself a postcard of Minnie and another one of Mickey to use in my classroom on a bulletin board. I wanted to buy us some really nice rain jackets that said Dream on the back, but DH talked me out of them. They didn’t have a hood and he said what was the point. They were only $9.99. I finally pulled myself out of the store. DH was starting to feel ill. We left and headed back to my SIL’s house. We made it there with no problem. I am not sure how excited the kids were to see us. They had been bowling, staying up late, buying toys, making crafts, playing video games all day, and eating anything they wanted! My SIL does a great job of spoiling them.
That night my other SIL and BIL came up and we had a great visit. We grilled out chilled by the pool.
Thoughts about today: I really liked staying at the AKL! On our next week-long WDW trip, I think if we stayed there, I really would be able to take that mid-day break that everyone recommends. I like that there is a CS restaurant at the resort. The only other deluxe we have stayed at is the Beach Club and it just doesn’t have the convenience of a CS right there. I liked the Character Warehouse. There are some definite deals. I missed the kids, but enjoyed being with just the hubby! I am disappointed we never made it to the hot tub!
) The AKL had the best rate for a deluxe. I wanted somewhere with a jacuzzi. When the kids are with us, we don't get to "totally" relax in the hot tub. We also have reservations one night for the California Grill and breakfast at Boma.
Originally Posted by scoobydooby
So I might not be able to report exactly how "timely" they are.
We gave up on that plan and got back on I-95. We ended up eating at the Ale House in Boynton Beach. We made it back to SIL's house and the kids were looking forward to going to the resort the next day. Side note: DH was feeling worse as the day went on. He thought he had some kind of sinus infection.
The kids and I looked around a bit. The pool at the hotel was beautiful. The rest of the resort is made up of timeshare condos. They call them towers. The tower to the right of the hotel has the pirate-themed pool. It has an enclosed water slide. It is literally only steps away from our hotel. The resort has a small "lake" in the center. If you continue to go right (around the lake), you come to the tower that has the lazy river. Keep going and you come to the tower that has the putt-putt course. Each tower has some kind of water feature. There are also ping pong tables and pool tables. The kids and I made it back to DH and sat on the balcony with him. They called us to say our room was ready right at 4:00 pm. We were on the 12th floor. You have to use your room key to get to this floor. It gives you access to a lounge where you can watch Illuminations. It was only $8 more a night so I got it. Since DS has been little, he was always intrigued by why some people have to use their room key to get to the room so I did this for him as a special treat. Our room was huge! It had a separate alcove (not big enough to call a room) with a set of bunk beds and a flat screen TV. The main room had 2 queen beds. We also had a small fridge and a good size security box. There was one sink in the bathroom and one out in the room by the fridge. It was really nice. I didn't like the fact that we didn't have a balcony. Our view below was of the heating/cooling system. Our view straight across was of the Hilton and Waldorf Astoria across the street, and our view off in the distance was of Pop Century and Art of Animation resorts. We could clearly see the bowling pins at Pop. 
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