Missy's Munchies

Nothing like enjoying the day exploring Magic Kingdom, riding Big Thunder Mountain or visiting your favorite princess; but after all of that walking, you are going to need a filling dinner. Well for us we ventured to Epcot and dined with Chip, Dale, Mickey and Pluto at The Garden Grill. An all you can eat fare dining with some of your favorite characters is a perfect way to end the day.  Nestled in The Land Pavilion located right above Soarin' Around the World sits Garden Grill; a rotating restaurant that serves your meal "family style" all while dining with Mickey and some of his farm friends! Upon walking up and checking in, you take one look up and you see Mickey and his friends walking around saying hi and snapping photos with diners (and if you are like my twin sister, you are bouncing up and down waiting anxiously to meet Chip and Dale). We were fortunate enough to be greeted by David and walked to our table. He had a great personality and was one of the many outs...

Ah.. the joys of booking your Disney vacation and planning every detail down to the fast pass times, dining locations and even what time you need to catch the bus back to your resort at the end of a busy day. Well if you want to make your trip interesting.. plan a surprise dining location (which is what happened on my latest trip) to start your vacation off on a good note. My twin sisters boyfriend booked our first night dining at Fort Wilderness Lodge at the Hoop Dee Doo Revue! A location I have heard so many great things about, it was an awesome surprise to start our week long vacation. Nestled in the depths of Disney's Fort Wilderness and sitting along Seven Seas Lagoon, you will find the Pioneer Hall where you will sit and enjoy a countrified feast. If I can give you some advice, be prepared to sing, clap and stomp along to some good ol' rustic country tunes. But i bet you are really interested in the country fare that we dined on.. well keep reading and I will share...

Another year and another Charleston Restaurant Week in the books. Y'all know how much i love Charleston and its food, so let me tell you the place I dined at this time was out of bounds good!  Nestled down near Waterfront Park in the Historic District of downtown Charleston sits the Vendue Hotel. With a perfect rooftop bar and even better restaurant downstairs, this is a location you can't miss! Sitting off the main lobby at the Vendue Hotel is the Drawing Room. An elegant, quaint restaurant, this is one of Charleston's best kept secrets. Now by taking one look at this place, you would think you needed to dress up, but let me tell you that you don't have to and consider this "Charleston casual."  Now the three of us were seated at a table and handed the special Charleston Restaurant Week menu and let me tell you, it did not disappoint. To start the meal off, we were presented with an amuse bouche or in the english version appetizer. Served on a crack...

Honestly, I can't believe we hit day three so fast! I feel like I was just walking onto the ship and soaking in the sunset views. Now the last day at sea was nothing short of awesome and I would give anything to have one more day. Our last day at sea was filled with more "Kiss on the Lips", Strawberry Daiquiri's and playing the Quarters game in the casino.  I bet you are wondering how i spent my last "day out to sea" before arriving home. Any guesses? Well it involved a lounge chair, music, Kiss on the Lips and some sun. Since the boys wanted to stay in the shade and have nothing more to do with the sun, Meredith and I adventured out and picked our spot and soaked up more rays.     For lunch, we dined at Guy Fieri's Burger Joint and it was definitely a good choice. it complimented our favorite cruise cocktail and made sitting outside by the pool on the Lido deck perfect. After spending a few hours out in the sun, we went inside and got ready for din...