And so I am once again back at Disneyland! Third time this month. That’s gotta be some kind of record for a non-local! Especially since I also don’t have a season pass (though I do have free tickets this time and they had an expiration that was coming up right quick.)
This trip is just me and Sean. We are taking things slower and I’m trying to have a more stress free visit. We drove down yesterday and got in around 5:30pm. We had dinner reservations at Goofy’s Kitchen last night. I’ll go into that in more detail on my regular blog when we get back, mostly focusing on the dining with food allergies experience (it was awesome!) Here I’ll just put that I ate TOO MUCH. I still feel sick and bloated and gross… and we have breakfast reservations at the Plaza Inn in less than two hours. UGH! But both places really cater to those with food allergies, and so that’s where it’s easier to eat.
However, both places are BUFFETS. EXPENSIVE BUFFETS. And I am cheap. And poor. And $31.99 just for ME (not including tax and tip) was more than I spend on food for myself for a week. So, I felt the need to EAT $31.99 (plus tax and tip) worth. Even though I was stuffed. And more stuffed. And then I had a couple of bites of dessert. Cause HELLO, I ate two plates of food, I HAD to have some dessert. I sort of squished in a few bites of a brownie and two bites of this lemon square thingy. I left most of both of the plate. Not because I wanted to, but because I literally could not squish another bite down. And I tried, trust me. Cause I think I only ate about $17.82 worth. I just wasn’t that hungry. ARGH!!!
And now we are going to go thru this all over again. I don’t think the Plaza breakfast is quite as expensive, more around $25. And there are waffles in the shape of Mickey Mouse’s head, which we all know makes them taste better!! (oh, btw - those Mickey Mouse waffles… they’re gluten-free! yep, the same waffles that EVERYONE eats are gluten-free!! This is NOT ACCURATE! The info I was given my last visit was incorrect!! The regular Mickey Mouse waffles are NOT gluten-free!!! NOT GLUTEN FREE!! I’d hate to think that anyone allergic to gluten had read this and then eaten them thinking they were safe. They are not. The chef will make some special upon request! You’d NEVER know it. NEVER!! I love Disneyland! LOVE THEM!!)
So, my goal with the Plaza Inn breakfast buffet extraordinaire is this: only eat what I absolutely LOVE. If I take a bite and it’s not uber-delish, then I’m not eating the rest of it just cause I took it. I know it’s wasteful and that goes against every fiber of my being. But right now, I’m amassing a LOT more being-fibers and I can’t keep eating just out of guilt. So, I’m saying TO HELL WITH IT! And I’m going to be wasteful! So take that, MOM!!!
BTW - Sean has been awake since 5:30!! OMG. I am exhausted and we haven’t even started today yet! Park opens at 9, but we head over at 8 since we have early entry because of the breakfast reservations. I feel so special!! It’s open til 10pm. I don’t think we’ll make it til close this go around. Sean wears out easily. I’m bringing his inhaler and epi-pen. His nebulizer is staying in the hotel room. Any exertion is really triggering his asthma these days. I’m just hoping we have an incident-free day!
Posted on May 26th, 2009 by firefly
Filed under: daily blathering
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