During our time at Hollywood Studios, we had reservations at Mama Melrose, the Italian restaurant.
Mama Melrose is located in the back of the park in the Grand Avenue section. It is near the Muppet Vision attraction.
When we got to the restaurant, we checked into to let them know we arrived and then waited outside the restaurant for a text to tell us our table was ready.
My last race ( before the world shut down) was the Hershey Half Marathon in October of 2019. That was the race that got me motivated to run again after a devastating loss that summer. I was looking forward to doing more races in 2020, but we all know that if we didn't run races in January or February of that year, than a race didn't happen.
That's why I was so excited to sign up for one of the Disney Wine and Dine races when Run Disney returned in November of 2021!
If you only ever visit the beautiful and expansive lobby of Disney's Grand Floridian Resort, you might actually miss one of our favorite little shops, Basin White. Basin White, or often just called Basin's is a shop that sells soaps and bath products.
You can make your visit somewhat "interactive" if you wish and you can pick up some pretty inexpensive and practical souvenirs. What I like most about Basin White is not only all the amazing scents, but you can basically "build your own" products/souvenirs.
On of our our non-park days, we were meeting up with one of our friends. We decided to take her for a ride on the Skyliner and visit some of the near by resorts. One of our stops was Caribbean Beach. We hadn't been to Caribbean Beach in forever so it was nice to walk around. We decided we would stay here for lunch. Our first choice was going to be Sebastian's Bisto since we had heard how good the food was there but at the time, Sebastian's was one of the restaurants that had not "re-opened" yet.
However, right next door was Banana Cabana so we thought we would give that a try.
I anticipated Fall to be so great this year. I had plans to go to a dinner theater, take Sybie on a train ride for her birthday, go to Disney World for the Food and Wine Festival, and even run my first race since 2019! Not to mention that the weather is just always so beautiful here in Fall, so I looked forward to walking and running on my favorite trail. It was going to be a great time of year!
Instead I ended up getting very sick and was laid up in the house for several weeks. I totally missed the transition to fall, the trip to Disney, the race, and all the peaceful walks/runs on my favorite trail. As I recovered I developed some health problems, and then one of my good friends whom I loved very much got sick and passed away very quickly. What is suppose to be such a great time of year turned out to be one of the lowest points in my life. It's been tough. But before all this happened, I am thankful that we did get to take Sybie on an adventure for her 2nd birthday. It's the little things!
How it started: Over the summer we discovered that Sybie was intrigued by trains. Every time she would hear a train, she would stop what she was doing and stare so intently in the direction the sound was coming from. If you've ever seen a lab stare so intently, it is the cutest thing.
