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Sun, 12:18: Found room and luggage waiting, asked various questions of concierge then went to Bwalk Bakery for coffee and sat looking at lake. V nice.
Sun, 12:20: Then collected carry-on stuff from Bell desk, to room to sort pins, unpack, get organized.
Sun, 12:24: Morning coffee on room balcony overlooking 'garden' courtyard. Off soon to Epcot for 'Sweet Sundays' w Matt Lewis, brunch and pastry demo
Sun, 13:37: Walked to Epcot, bought Figment F&W Passholder pins, checked in and picked seats for Sweet Sundays. We're at the Dill table.
Sun, 13:39: Chase member lounge--nice but small, coffee is Nescafé. :(
Sun, 14:11: Proseco in hand. "wine at 9 makes you day fine, wine at 10 we're at it again" Asti is later.
Sun, 14:14: Fruit parfait with yogurt, soggy oat topping. Picking out the berries...
Sun, 14:16: Servers move us to buffet line one table at a time.
Sun, 14:49: Best on buffet: turkey sausage w craisins. Bfast potatoes w leeks. Spinach/sundried tomato quiche needed to be warmer.
Sun, 14:50: Demo starting, Asti poured. Pumpkin cinnamon rolls in process.

Sun, 14:56: Rolls rising, starting Good Morning Sunshine Bars. 'healthy, because it has breakfast cereal in it.'. :)
Sun, 15:00: Pumpkin cinnamon rolls tasting: wonderful flavor, wish they were warm.
Sun, 15:09: Bars are Chex, chopped peanuts, pnut butter/ br sugar/ corn syrup to bind. Choc drizzle on top.
Sun, 15:10: Good Morning Sunshine Bar from Baked http://t.co/gbrFNhMS
Sun, 15:27: Next: Mile high choc cake w vanilla buttercream.
Sun, 15:29: Blooming Valrhona dark cocoa powder to start--very dark rich color.
Sun, 15:35: Mile high choc cake w vanilla buttercream. http://t.co/GkLuYfgz
Sun, 15:39: Choc cake is good, but I'm not that fond of the buttercream. Taste version may be too much frosting, too little cake for me.
Sun, 15:43: Frosting is Swiss meringue w vanilla bean paste.
Sun, 15:47: They don't frost the sides of this cake, drizzle ganache over top and let it run down sides.

Sun, 16:00: Try again. Granita with lemon lime, champagne. http://t.co/alKc2LxX
Sun, 16:14: Parting gift http://t.co/0DcQj70s
Sun, 16:55: Waiting in Mousegear for the pin board to come out @ 1. Disney lines are for tweeting.
Sun, 19:51: Figment costume! http://t.co/ddyZlkvT
Sun, 19:52: With pin lanyard and trick-or-treat bag. http://t.co/3yY5P8TF
Sun, 21:14: Bus to MK, got party wristbands and SotMK cards, and split some corn dog nuggets w K. Need a plan for the pre-party time.
Sun, 22:37: Hanging around the 7 Dwarfs meet and greet area waiting for the official party start when they appear. Rare character meeting opportunity.
Sun, 22:38: We each played a round of SotMK-playi ng separately so we get sent in different directions.
Mon, 02:28: Party wandering: saw headless horseman for first parade, looked futilely for Duffy, got pork shank at Gastons ( excellent!).
Mon, 02:48: Figment costume much admired by cast members--got a hug from one for it!

Mon, 02:49: Party wandering: saw Headless Horseman for first parade, looked futilely for Duffy, got pork shank at Gastons ( excellent!).
Mon, 02:49: Hit several candy stops, circled Fantasyland to Tomorrowland, also pin trading. Watched Hallowishes from top of Main Street.
Mon, 02:49: Walked thru Emporium to Firehouse for special party SotMK card plus another pack. I started SotMK round, K staked out curbside parade spot
Mon, 04:22: Street Jam between horseman and parade arrival on Main Street rather aenemic. Boo to You parade itself rocks-gravedigger shovel corps best.
Mon, 04:25: After parade again failed to find Duffy, but got pics with Gaston. Made Adventureland pass but didn't stop for character pics.
Mon, 04:28: Was almost the end of line for Town Square Theatre princess meet-n-greet. Cinderella, Snow White, and Rapunzel with princes.
Mon, 05:35: Left the park around 12:30, short line for bus and room to put our feet up on the ride back. Now sorting pins, organizing for the morning.
Mon, 05:39: Figment costume continued to get comments fr cast members--2 in parade stopped to say 'Figment!'
Mon, 05:41: Party crowd seemed very light, combo of Sunday night and still only mid-October, I guess.

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