Happy Weekend, Groupies! I survived a week of school. Only 167 more school days to go! Having worked in public schools for seven years, the last three FT, I was well aware of the tremendous amount of time and energy teachers put into their jobs. The past week only solidified my views. And that's one reason I've been largely missing from the thread. To counter that, here are a few more pics of our June trip to DL.
Perhaps the best sweet tooth item in the Disney 'verse! Raspberry macaron at Jolly Holiday.
And who can go without having a Mickey bar! Literally, five seconds later, half of this fell on the ground. . .
Ahhh, the lovely teacups, set outdoors under shady trees for the queue. You can do this in CA--I think the colors really pop.
Bolognese from Wine Country Trattoria
Shrimp fettuccine, also at WCT
A little chocolate ganache birthday treat for DD
Three satisfied diners (the wine helped the two adults!)
I'm telling you, that raspberry macaron was flat out scrumptious! Tart-sweet berries in crunchy on the outside, pillowy but dense on the inside meringue sandwich with a creamy raspberry mousse that melts in your mouth. At $6, they aren't cheap, so we split one two different times. Still, it's a treat we won't soon forget. As for Wine Country Trattoria, we enjoyed it there a few years back on
Luv's first trip to DL. We opted for an early dinner there again this year, and while the food was good, our server was not. He preferred standing around talking to other servers and hitting on a nearby table with a few cute, young women. Fortunately, there was another CM--a bus person--who passed by our table early on and was happy to fill a request we had for our wine. She would check on us as she went by on her way to and from other tables and wound up delivering our food, filling our drinks, and clearing plates. Our server popped in twice after the initial greeting and seating. He got a few dollars for a tip, while I handed the helpful CM a $10 bill very unobtrusively. I don't know whether they split tips, but I told her this was strictly for her. She was full of grace and said "no" at first, that she was happy to have helped. However, I was persistent and said that I wanted to recognize her hard work. She deserved it. More pics to come later!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend. . .I have lesson plans to prepare. . .