Grosh Family Blog - The Best Birthday Present Ever…
Is not necessarily a trip to Disney World.
The trip to Disney WAS awesome. The kids had a great time. No one got sick (well, not stomach flu sick, just a cough, thank goodness.) I enjoyed all the birthday wishes from the cast members and fellow guests. It was cheap, thanks to all our planning ahead for meals. We got to stay a little longer than last time. And I got a free gift card from WDW for my birthday gift! (But that’s still not the best one!)
The BEST gift I received for my birthday was from my awesome DH, Michael. We had plans to eat cheaply each night by combining a few kids meals at $4.99 each with some snacks or PBJ that we would pack into the park. But Michael surprised me with a real dinner at a real restaurant on the night of my birthday. We ate at the T-Rex Restaurant in Downtown Disney. If you’ve never been there, imagine Rainforest Café, with a prehistoric twist. The kids were amazed, especially when every 30 minutes or so it would “storm” with loud thunder and rain soundtrack, flashing lights, and the ice cave which was constantly changing from blue to pink and which turned orange and red during the storms. And then of course, all the dinosaurs in the place would move around and make noise. It was cute to see Jacob telling them, “It’s okay dinosaurs, the storm is almost over, okay, it’s all better now, see?”
The food was AWESOME!!! The kids’ meals were a little more expensive than in the parks ($7.99) but there were lots of good choices and they came with 2 sides and milk. I ordered a salad that sounded appealing. When the food (finally—but we enjoyed our wait) came, I was shocked at how huge this salad was and knew I would never be able to finish the whole thing. After the first bite, though…mmm. Michael and I dubbed it the Chicken Bryan of salads. (Remember Chicken Bryan is our most favorite meal at our most favorite restaurant. It’s REALLY good—better than you-know-what good!) Any way we ended up sitting there long enough that I DID finish it, thoroughly enjoying each bite. At the end of the meal, a few waiters even came and sang to me and brought a cookie with a scoop of ice cream and a candle, so we even got a free dessert to share. Overall a great night and wonderful experience. But you still haven’t heard the BEST part…
We did not pay for this meal from our gift budget or our trip budget. I wasn’t sure exactly where the money for this meal was going to come from, actually, until Michael let me in on the real gift. He had been secretly packing a lunch or eating free or really cheaply and saved the money from his own eating out for lunch budget to treat me to a special meal for my birthday. The fact that he sacrificed and gave up something that I know he really hates to do without (dining out at lunchtime) was the BEST GIFT OF ALL!!!! Love you, Sweetie!
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