Post-Trip Report: Megan’s Trip Around the World for Flower & Garden (February/March 2024)

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VIRGINIA: Welcome to Where I Long To Be, a Magical Trip Report Podcast.

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VIRGINIA: Today, I have the pleasure of sharing the trip report of Megan, who is the owner of Park Aesthetic Company.

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VIRGINIA: She produces creative temporary tattoos for sipping and snacking across the Disney parks.

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VIRGINIA: Whether it's a festival or a rare non-festival time at Epcot, she's got you covered.

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VIRGINIA: She's also working on tattoos for those who will be visiting Disneyland and is even branching out into tattoos to help you check off the rides on your park day.

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VIRGINIA: If you are interested, she has shared a special discount code just for my podcast listeners.

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VIRGINIA: So you can use the link in the show notes to take advantage of that, or simply type Virginia 10 into the promo code during your checkout.

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VIRGINIA: Hashtag not sponsored, but I do love her products, especially the Flower & Garden tattoo, which honestly is just so pretty and feminine.

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VIRGINIA: I would use it even during a non Flower & Garden time if I wanted that vibe.

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VIRGINIA: For anyone who didn't get a chance to listen to the Preacher Report, this is a first time for Megan being away from her little ones for more than 24 hours.

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VIRGINIA: So that's a feat in itself.

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VIRGINIA: She and her husband traveled to Epcot specifically to enjoy a full day at Flower & Garden with friends, use their tattoos and get lots of photos of those tattoos in action.

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VIRGINIA: As a warning, if you haven't eaten yet, you may get hungry listening to all the amazing things that she got to try.

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VIRGINIA: This is a festival episode after all.

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VIRGINIA: So without further ado, here's Megan.

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VIRGINIA: Welcome back, Megan from Park Aesthetic Co.

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VIRGINIA: How are you doing?

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MEGAN: I'm good.

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MEGAN: How are you?

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VIRGINIA: I am good.

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VIRGINIA: I am so excited to hear about your day at Flower and Garden Festival because I am in the process of trying to identify.

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VIRGINIA: Sometimes I can get down to the festival, but it is not looking good for me.

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VIRGINIA: So I'm going to live vicariously through you today.

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MEGAN: I know.

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MEGAN: I wish I could still be there.

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VIRGINIA: Especially with the rain that we've been having up here in New York City, the thought of being somewhere sunny and just enjoying the flowers and the food.

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VIRGINIA: It just sounds so appealing.

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MEGAN: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: But all right, let's hear all the details about your trip.

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VIRGINIA: So you were set to arrive on Thursday, February the 29th at MCO around 7 p.m.

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VIRGINIA: Did everything go okay with your flight?

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MEGAN: Yes, surprisingly.

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MEGAN: Both flights were very smooth.

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MEGAN: So we got there.

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MEGAN: We actually landed early.

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MEGAN: We were maybe 15 minutes earlier than scheduled.

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MEGAN: And we did check a bag.

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MEGAN: But usually I'm used to my bag being the last one.

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MEGAN: But it was the first one out.

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MEGAN: So got my bag.

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MEGAN: We got in the car and we were good to go.

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MEGAN: So knock on wood.

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MEGAN: I don't know where our luck was that day, but it was on our side and everything was a very smooth travel process for us.

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VIRGINIA: And have you flown Frontier before?

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VIRGINIA: I have.

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MEGAN: I'm not the biggest fan because just of how tight everything is and having to pay for additional bags and a carry-on.

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MEGAN: I did cheat the system a little bit with my husband being active duty military.

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MEGAN: He gets free bags with all airlines.

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MEGAN: So that did help our travel purposes.

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VIRGINIA: Well, that's not cheating the system.

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VIRGINIA: That's you doing the services that are available to you.

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MEGAN: I will take advantage of any perk we get.

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VIRGINIA: Yes, yes.

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VIRGINIA: I've never personally flown Frontier, but I have flown Spirit, which I get the sense that they're very similar.

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VIRGINIA: And so that's one thing that always I'm kind of checking out the prices, but trying to take into consideration that for somebody like me who does not get a free bag for any reason, having to add on all those costs, you really have to weigh like, is it worth it?

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MEGAN: Right.

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VIRGINIA: I'm finding that with shorter, like if it's a shorter trip, sometimes it's more worth it for me to get like the basic version of a flight on like JetBlue or Delta or something where you're not allowed to bring on a carry-on and then just pay for one checked bag and then just share it between us and it works out better that way, financially at least.

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MEGAN: Right.

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MEGAN: Right.

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MEGAN: Exactly.

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MEGAN: And that's where Frontier gets a little tricky because since I don't fly it frequently, I forget that you have to pay for a seat, you have to pay for all the bags and the carry-on.

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MEGAN: So it does add up, but there are so many options with Frontier.

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MEGAN: Being where we're located with Maryland and being from New Jersey, Frontier is always the best option because there are so many flights and it's a very short direct flight, but we're very pleased with our experience.

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MEGAN: It was a full flight, so the carry-on space wasn't available at all, but that's again because I only had a personal item.

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MEGAN: That wasn't an issue for me.

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MEGAN: Just put my backpack under my bag and I was good to go.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: And you had mentioned that your in-laws would be picking you up from the airport and then you were going to be staying in Leesburg, Florida, which was about 40 minutes away.

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VIRGINIA: Did everything go okay with the pickup and the transfer of you and your bag to their house?

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MEGAN: Yes, it was great.

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MEGAN: My father-in-law picked us up.

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MEGAN: He was right on time.

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MEGAN: He likes to stay in the cell phone waiting lot and then when we call him, he drives on over and it was only 40 minutes, no traffic.

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MEGAN: So we got to their house and we unpacked, went to bed and then went to Epcot the next morning.

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VIRGINIA: Well, inquiring minds want to know because you were mentioning that you were trying to convince your mother-in-law to perhaps come with you to Epcot, but you weren't sure whether that would happen or not.

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VIRGINIA: So what was her decision?

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MEGAN: Unfortunately, she did not come.

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MEGAN: I know we were very disappointed.

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MEGAN: We tried so hard, but she had to watch our nephew.

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MEGAN: And she said she was worried about the full day, not being able to have the energy to do it.

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MEGAN: But at least we were able to see her and spend some time with her.

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MEGAN: But this time just my husband and I at the trip.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: But you were meeting up with friends there as well.

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VIRGINIA: So how many people did you end up meeting up with for your Epcot day?

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MEGAN: Yes, we met two of our friends.

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MEGAN: So we went around the park with the four of us and it was a lot of fun.

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MEGAN: It was fun to catch up.

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MEGAN: And then they were very cooperative with being my hand models for the day.

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MEGAN: We had a lot of fun doing it.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah, I was going to ask when you were preparing for your photos and your videos and everything, in my head, I was imagining you, your husband and whatever friends you were meeting up with all having at least one tattoo on each arm so that you could do what you needed to do.

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VIRGINIA: Is that what actually ended up happening?

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MEGAN: Yes.

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MEGAN: And being that I had so many visions in my head, you know, we didn't even get through everything that I wanted, but I had to like explain, okay, I picture this, can you do this?

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MEGAN: No, move your arm that way, turn it left, turn it right.

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MEGAN: Can you bring it up a little bit, bring it down?

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MEGAN: We wanted to model all of our tattoos.

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MEGAN: So that's the block lettering, the mouse lettering, which we have in both drinking and snacking.

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MEGAN: We have the bachelorette one and then especially the flower and garden tattoo.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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MEGAN: And the pavilion icon.

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MEGAN: So my husband had to, I had to, my two friends also had two tattoos on.

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MEGAN: But it's easier to write on your dominant, with your dominant hand, but a little harder when you had to go the opposite side, but we made it work.

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VIRGINIA: I was going to say that that wouldn't be too much of a problem if you were, you know, doing the mark on the tattoo and then just taking a photo of it.

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VIRGINIA: But as I was thinking about that, I was like, I bet she needed video footage of like, check mark actually being made.

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VIRGINIA: And so, yeah, I am terrible with my left hand.

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VIRGINIA: So I would have, yeah, I would have been like, can you put two tattoos on my on my left arm so that I can only use my right hand?

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VIRGINIA: Like a bicep one.

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MEGAN: Yes, exactly.

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MEGAN: And sometimes we had to reposition ourselves.

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MEGAN: So the arms looked aesthetically pleasing next to each other.

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MEGAN: So it's a lot of a lot of back and forth action, but it made for good memories.

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VIRGINIA: Arm choreography.

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MEGAN: Exactly.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So let's start sort of with the beginning of your day.

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VIRGINIA: You were going to be doing park open to park close.

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VIRGINIA: Did Epcot open at 9 a.m.

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VIRGINIA: that day?

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MEGAN: I did.

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MEGAN: Yes.

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VIRGINIA: So what time were you out the door and on the road to get yourselves over to Epcot by?

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MEGAN: So we left at 7 15 from his parents' house.

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MEGAN: And we got there at 8 15.

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MEGAN: So we like to be early and just give us ourselves a little wiggle room.

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MEGAN: And it was great.

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MEGAN: There were no lines to get through the security.

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MEGAN: Of course, I got pulled over to get my bag checked.

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MEGAN: And I was like, oh, no, are they going to confiscate my tattoos?

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MEGAN: But everything was fine.

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MEGAN: And I think I have a happily ever after pin, one of those celebration pins.

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MEGAN: And I think that's what set it off.

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VIRGINIA: I was literally just discussing with someone the security checkpoint and how Disney pins set it off.

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VIRGINIA: And I feel like maybe I'm naïve about technology, but I feel like the system should know it's a Disney pin.

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VIRGINIA: Like, isn't there a way for it to identify?

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VIRGINIA: Like, nothing's going to happen here.

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VIRGINIA: This is not something dangerous.

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VIRGINIA: It's literally a Disney pin.

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MEGAN: I know.

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MEGAN: It's interesting because it's their product, too.

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MEGAN: So you would think they'd have something.

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VIRGINIA: Yeah.

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VIRGINIA: I don't know.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, wow.

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VIRGINIA: Oh, wow.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: So you got there early.

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VIRGINIA: Did you start taking photos right away because you were not able to go in with early entry?

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VIRGINIA: So you did have some time to kill.

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VIRGINIA: So what were you doing during that time?

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VIRGINIA: Taking photos, hitting up the draw freeze stand?

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VIRGINIA: What was the order?

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MEGAN: We did start with putting the tattoos on.

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MEGAN: So once we got through security, we just stood right outside of the Spaceship Earth and I took a video of my husband putting on the tattoo.

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MEGAN: And then he took a video of me.

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MEGAN: We brought a spray bottle and we brought microfiber cloths.

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MEGAN: So that's how we put on the tattoos in the park.

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MEGAN: And then we just hung the cloths to dry.

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MEGAN: But we took turns with each other.

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MEGAN: And I did two tattoos at that time.

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MEGAN: And then we actually saw, I mean, as you're standing there, there's tons of people coming in and lots of large groups.

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MEGAN: And anywhere that I saw a bridal group, we're like, oh, should we go up to them?

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MEGAN: So we did see two groups.

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MEGAN: And we went up and showed them our tattoos and gave them to them to wear.

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MEGAN: So we got lots of positive feedback, which was great.

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MEGAN: So that's kind of how the morning started.

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MEGAN: Yeah, lots of photos and staging, getting all the ideas sparked in our heads.

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VIRGINIA: What did the weather turn out to be like?

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VIRGINIA: Because when we spoke before, you anticipated that it was going to be cloudy, but not raining.

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VIRGINIA: Is that the kind of weather you actually had?

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MEGAN: It was actually perfect.

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MEGAN: It was a little cloudy at first, but not terrible.

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MEGAN: It was gray temperature.

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MEGAN: And I did bring my ponchos just in case, but we had zero rain.

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MEGAN: And then we had sun.

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MEGAN: And I actually got sunburned because I did not come prepared and I did not bring sun tan lotion.

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MEGAN: But by the time, I know by the time we got to Morocco, my friend was like, Megan, your whole forearms, they're red.

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MEGAN: And I was like, oh, no.

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MEGAN: So in my photos, I'm like, oh, no, I'm going to have all these like a red square around my tattoo.

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MEGAN: But so it actually ended up being the perfect weather.

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MEGAN: It was sunny and it wasn't too hot.

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MEGAN: So it was very manageable.

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MEGAN: It was the ideal weather for a trip around Epcot.

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VIRGINIA: All right.

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VIRGINIA: Early entry was over.

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VIRGINIA: You were finally able to go in.

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VIRGINIA: Did you spend a lot of time in world celebration, world nature, world discovery, those areas, the artists formerly known as Future World?

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MEGAN: Yeah, so a little bit.

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MEGAN: We actually did the virtual queue and we got on group five for Cosmic Rewind.

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VIRGINIA: Whoa, I think that might be the lowest number I have heard from anyone I've spoken with in real life.

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MEGAN: I don't know how, but we did it.

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MEGAN: I was staring at my phone and then as soon as seven hit, we submitted and we got in group five.

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MEGAN: So as soon as we met our friends at the front of the park, we walked through and we walked straight to Guardians.

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MEGAN: So we didn't really have much time to walk around before and we just walked onto the ride and it was a very, I mean, again, luck was on our side that day.

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MEGAN: It was a very smooth process.

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MEGAN: We got right on.

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MEGAN: We had so much fun and then by the time the ride was over, it was closer to 10 o'clock.

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MEGAN: So then we just started walking towards the World Showcase.

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MEGAN: We did stop and we saw the Jammeters, which are literally my favorite thing in Epcot.

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MEGAN: I love the Jammeters.

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MEGAN: And so we watched them perform on their trash cans.

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MEGAN: And then I left my friends because they were just, you know, kind of taking everything in, which they should.

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MEGAN: They're in Epcot.

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MEGAN: And I was like, OK, do you mind if I just meet you at 11 at Mexico?

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MEGAN: So I just went around the whole world showcase myself, just taking photos, still photos and some videos of all the topiaries.

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MEGAN: And just so I could get content without crowds at that time.

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VIRGINIA: OK, I want to rewind slightly.

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VIRGINIA: I want to go back and that's a play on words because I'm going to ask you what song did you get for Cosmic Rewind?

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MEGAN: You know, man, now I can't even remember the name of it.

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MEGAN: So it wasn't September because we went on my friend and he was like, I really wanted September this time because he's been on a few times because they live in Florida.

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VIRGINIA: Disco Inferno, Konga, I ran, everybody wants to rule the world.

00:14:37.467 --> 00:14:38.307
VIRGINIA: How many have I missed?

00:14:38.327 --> 00:14:40.847
VIRGINIA: Disco Inferno, Konga, everybody wants to rule the world.

00:14:40.867 --> 00:14:43.447
VIRGINIA: I ran, September and?

00:14:43.467 --> 00:14:45.327
MEGAN: I think it's the and.

00:14:46.807 --> 00:14:47.247
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:14:47.267 --> 00:14:48.967
VIRGINIA: Oh my gosh.

00:14:49.567 --> 00:14:51.187
VIRGINIA: Oh, oh, I know what it is.

00:14:51.447 --> 00:14:53.227
VIRGINIA: It's one way or another.

00:14:53.747 --> 00:14:54.467
MEGAN: Yes, that's it.

00:14:54.487 --> 00:14:55.127
MEGAN: It's exactly it.

00:14:59.087 --> 00:15:00.067
VIRGINIA: I knew one way or another.

00:15:00.087 --> 00:15:00.887
VIRGINIA: I was going to remember that.

00:15:02.127 --> 00:15:02.727
MEGAN: There we go.

00:15:02.747 --> 00:15:06.067
MEGAN: And I knew once you mentioned the name, the title, it would come back to me.

00:15:06.427 --> 00:15:06.767
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:15:07.827 --> 00:15:08.567
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:15:08.587 --> 00:15:08.987
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:15:10.147 --> 00:15:12.467
VIRGINIA: So you did a quick jaunt around the world.

00:15:13.047 --> 00:15:14.907
VIRGINIA: Friends did their own thing.

00:15:14.987 --> 00:15:16.447
VIRGINIA: And then 11 a.m.

00:15:16.867 --> 00:15:20.787
VIRGINIA: You met up in Mexico.

00:15:20.807 --> 00:15:35.327
VIRGINIA: So as you go sort of through the countries and talk us through everything that you saw, I would love to hear, you know, specifically the topiaries that really stood out to you, any snacks or drinks that you had along the way that you would recommend.

00:15:35.567 --> 00:15:43.307
VIRGINIA: And at the end, if you could sort of sum up like what was your favorite part of Flower & Garden.

00:15:43.847 --> 00:15:45.467
VIRGINIA: So let's start in Mexico.

00:15:45.747 --> 00:15:46.587
VIRGINIA: Where did you go first?

00:15:47.787 --> 00:15:57.567
MEGAN: So Mexico, it was funny because, and not to throw my husband under the bus here, but I called him and I said, okay, can I please have this XYZ?

00:15:57.867 --> 00:15:58.507
MEGAN: I'll meet you there.

00:15:58.527 --> 00:15:59.187
MEGAN: I'm running late.

00:15:59.787 --> 00:16:04.207
MEGAN: And as soon as I get there, I go to the stand and it was called Jardin de Fiestas.

00:16:04.867 --> 00:16:10.107
MEGAN: And he's not as Disney involved as I am, as far as like obsessing over it.

00:16:10.567 --> 00:16:14.227
MEGAN: So he went to just like one of the regular stands that they always have.

00:16:14.287 --> 00:16:17.047
MEGAN: Like they're just so I was like, oh man.

00:16:17.987 --> 00:16:20.047
MEGAN: So I was like, okay, well, I'm in the line now.

00:16:20.087 --> 00:16:23.767
MEGAN: So I'll meet you in a second and I'll get the food.

00:16:25.147 --> 00:16:30.547
MEGAN: But I got the floral margarita, which was amazing and it was very strong.

00:16:30.567 --> 00:16:34.847
MEGAN: So to start off that was not the best idea because I needed more food in my system.

00:16:35.207 --> 00:16:47.507
MEGAN: But I also got the, and again, if I butcher these words, I apologize, the sope de chelario and it was a little corn tortilla with some pulled pork.

00:16:48.027 --> 00:16:49.027
MEGAN: It was just delicious.

00:16:49.047 --> 00:16:52.767
MEGAN: Like it was a very short rib and it was amazing.

00:16:53.187 --> 00:16:55.067
MEGAN: So one of my favorites.

00:16:55.427 --> 00:16:57.647
VIRGINIA: Both of those sound right up my alley.

00:16:58.367 --> 00:17:02.767
VIRGINIA: So did he end up getting food wherever he had accidentally gone?

00:17:02.967 --> 00:17:08.087
MEGAN: Yes, he got tacos and he got a margarita, but like a full size margarita.

00:17:08.107 --> 00:17:11.087
MEGAN: A salted rim and everything.

00:17:11.447 --> 00:17:17.187
MEGAN: So he didn't get a specific flower and garden at the first country, but he did snack off of mine.

00:17:18.727 --> 00:17:20.747
VIRGINIA: And then where were the friends at this point?

00:17:20.887 --> 00:17:22.167
MEGAN: They were also with us as well.

00:17:23.027 --> 00:17:33.427
MEGAN: And they, for the first country, because they were with my husband at that time, they also splurged, not at the stand, but they got their own, their margarita and tacos.

00:17:34.627 --> 00:17:35.607
VIRGINIA: Okay, all right.

00:17:36.367 --> 00:17:38.227
VIRGINIA: Did you do anything else in Mexico?

00:17:38.247 --> 00:17:40.207
VIRGINIA: Or did you move on to Norway?

00:17:40.347 --> 00:17:44.147
MEGAN: Yeah, this trip was very, okay, we're here, we're moving on.

00:17:44.167 --> 00:17:57.787
MEGAN: So unfortunately, we didn't spend too much time going into the pavilions, just taking lots of photos and videos, cheersing, checking off our tattoos, different angles, the four of us, or just two of us, or just one.

00:17:57.987 --> 00:18:00.807
MEGAN: So we went to Mexico and then we moved on over to Norway.

00:18:01.887 --> 00:18:06.727
MEGAN: And Norway did not have a stand for the Flower and Garden Festival.

00:18:07.347 --> 00:18:10.447
MEGAN: So they, yeah, two countries, it was Norway and the UK.

00:18:11.367 --> 00:18:16.527
VIRGINIA: Do you know if it's always like that or did they just skip them this year?

00:18:16.787 --> 00:18:19.947
MEGAN: I don't remember it being that way in the past festivals I've gone to.

00:18:20.687 --> 00:18:29.387
MEGAN: And even I was checking online before we went on the trip, and here I am making a whole calendar notebook and all this food I want to try.

00:18:30.367 --> 00:18:31.887
MEGAN: I was like, wait, this isn't right.

00:18:31.907 --> 00:18:33.187
MEGAN: Like I'm missing some countries.

00:18:33.407 --> 00:18:37.287
MEGAN: So I don't remember that happening in the past, but we still sampled their beers.

00:18:40.967 --> 00:18:44.547
VIRGINIA: Well, you have to do something in the country so that you can check off your list on your own.

00:18:44.687 --> 00:18:45.127
MEGAN: Exactly.

00:18:45.187 --> 00:18:45.707
MEGAN: Exactly.

00:18:45.707 --> 00:18:47.707
MEGAN: Because our tattoos are not just for the festivals.

00:18:47.727 --> 00:18:51.167
MEGAN: They're year round, so you can obviously use them throughout the year.

00:18:51.587 --> 00:18:53.267
MEGAN: But at Norway, I love...

00:18:53.947 --> 00:18:59.647
MEGAN: Well, one, I am Norwegian, so I love going there, but I love the Elsa and Anna topiary as well.

00:18:59.727 --> 00:19:00.647
VIRGINIA: It's one of my favorites.

00:19:01.027 --> 00:19:01.407
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:19:01.687 --> 00:19:01.987
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:19:02.027 --> 00:19:02.687
VIRGINIA: That's a good one.

00:19:04.427 --> 00:19:05.167
VIRGINIA: What was next?

00:19:05.367 --> 00:19:08.547
MEGAN: So next we move on to China, and that was the Lotus House.

00:19:09.467 --> 00:19:14.907
MEGAN: And I got the vegetable dumplings and the mango bubble tea, which was very good.

00:19:14.927 --> 00:19:15.867
MEGAN: They were both delicious.

00:19:16.267 --> 00:19:18.947
VIRGINIA: Was the mango bubble tea an alcoholic drink?

00:19:18.947 --> 00:19:20.127
MEGAN: It was non-alcoholic.

00:19:21.367 --> 00:19:21.707
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:19:21.727 --> 00:19:25.507
VIRGINIA: Good that you're mixing in some non-alcoholic options along the way as well.

00:19:26.487 --> 00:19:30.547
MEGAN: Yes, there is no way that I could have had an alcohol drink at every country.

00:19:32.487 --> 00:19:43.027
VIRGINIA: No, I was just talking about this with someone else, and I think that when people think about drinking around the world, a lot of people think about getting a drink in every single country.

00:19:43.647 --> 00:19:52.347
VIRGINIA: And I just want it on record that drinking around the world doesn't all have to be done in one day, first of all, and sharing is allowed.

00:19:52.927 --> 00:19:53.567
MEGAN: Yes.

00:19:55.187 --> 00:19:56.267
MEGAN: Yes, exactly.

00:19:56.367 --> 00:19:57.727
MEGAN: And you know, the teamwork, right?

00:19:57.807 --> 00:20:07.047
MEGAN: And that's why I like that we labeled our tattoos sip and snack, so you can kind of choose which countries you sip at, which ones you snack at, preferably snack at all of them.

00:20:07.067 --> 00:20:09.087
MEGAN: But I completely agree.

00:20:09.107 --> 00:20:10.787
VIRGINIA: Just do something in each country.

00:20:11.167 --> 00:20:11.967
MEGAN: Right, exactly.

00:20:12.147 --> 00:20:13.547
MEGAN: But one day is definitely not enough.

00:20:13.787 --> 00:20:15.947
MEGAN: I wish we had a whole week there, honestly.

00:20:15.967 --> 00:20:16.247
MEGAN: Yeah.

00:20:16.667 --> 00:20:17.467
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:20:17.487 --> 00:20:18.787
VIRGINIA: What did the friends get?

00:20:18.807 --> 00:20:23.567
MEGAN: So they had the chicken skewer and they had a beer.

00:20:23.587 --> 00:20:24.807
MEGAN: I'm not...

00:20:24.967 --> 00:20:28.367
MEGAN: So my husband did say that the beer was his favorite at China.

00:20:28.707 --> 00:20:30.087
MEGAN: I'm going back to the book.

00:20:30.107 --> 00:20:30.647
MEGAN: Let's see.

00:20:34.247 --> 00:20:39.587
MEGAN: It was just a Brew Hub Honey Jasmine Lager, but he said it was delicious.

00:20:39.707 --> 00:20:39.907
MEGAN: Okay.

00:20:41.627 --> 00:20:45.827
MEGAN: And they also had the crab wontons, which were very good.

00:20:45.827 --> 00:20:46.347
MEGAN: Very good.

00:20:46.347 --> 00:20:46.847
MEGAN: Very good.

00:20:47.247 --> 00:20:47.867
VIRGINIA: Sounds good.

00:20:48.747 --> 00:20:50.847
VIRGINIA: What was after China?

00:20:51.027 --> 00:20:55.727
MEGAN: So after China, we went to the refreshment outpost.

00:20:55.767 --> 00:20:57.987
MEGAN: We did partake in the garden graze.

00:20:58.547 --> 00:21:05.407
MEGAN: So the garden graze, you have to try five menu items, and then you get your free flower and garden treat.

00:21:05.527 --> 00:21:11.967
MEGAN: At the refreshment post or outpost, it was the seasonal fruit parfait, which had Dole Whip.

00:21:12.187 --> 00:21:15.827
MEGAN: So it was a sweet chili sauce with Dole Whip and fruit.

00:21:16.467 --> 00:21:21.107
MEGAN: So it was very interesting because you got the hot flavor with the sweet Dole Whip.

00:21:22.467 --> 00:21:23.627
MEGAN: We did all share that one.

00:21:26.627 --> 00:21:27.687
MEGAN: But it was good.

00:21:27.707 --> 00:21:29.807
MEGAN: It was interesting, but it was very good.

00:21:30.007 --> 00:21:32.847
VIRGINIA: Where in the refreshment outpost, where are they selling that?

00:21:32.967 --> 00:21:36.747
VIRGINIA: Like under the cover, like near where like the kids drums?

00:21:39.667 --> 00:21:42.287
MEGAN: Right in between and then before you walk over to Germany.

00:21:42.447 --> 00:21:42.867
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:21:42.867 --> 00:21:43.647
VIRGINIA: Anything else there?

00:21:43.647 --> 00:21:45.387
VIRGINIA: Or did you head straight on to Germany?

00:21:45.607 --> 00:21:46.987
MEGAN: Yeah, we went straight to Germany.

00:21:47.027 --> 00:21:53.467
MEGAN: We didn't really branch off too much outside of our list of countries, but we did obviously participate in the Garden Grease.

00:21:53.487 --> 00:21:56.127
MEGAN: So we got what we needed to to qualify.

00:21:58.067 --> 00:22:04.087
MEGAN: So next at Germany, I got the potato pancakes with applesauce, which was amazing.

00:22:05.387 --> 00:22:12.267
MEGAN: And the sparkling wine, and my friends got the pretzel ham and cheese and a beer flight.

00:22:12.507 --> 00:22:17.827
MEGAN: So anytime there was a beer flight, my husband and my friend were always on board.

00:22:18.827 --> 00:22:19.207
MEGAN: Yeah.

00:22:19.667 --> 00:22:26.427
VIRGINIA: I tried both of those food items that you just mentioned last year at Flower and Garden, and I remember liking them.

00:22:27.107 --> 00:22:27.727
VIRGINIA: They were good.

00:22:28.067 --> 00:22:29.527
VIRGINIA: But I'm not a beer drinker.

00:22:29.727 --> 00:22:32.847
VIRGINIA: So yes, give me gin and tonics all day every day.

00:22:36.287 --> 00:22:36.547
MEGAN: Yes.

00:22:36.567 --> 00:22:37.987
MEGAN: We all used to live in San Diego.

00:22:38.007 --> 00:22:38.907
MEGAN: We were all stationed there.

00:22:38.927 --> 00:22:43.007
MEGAN: So that was like one of the beer capitals of the world, all the breweries.

00:22:43.027 --> 00:22:48.387
MEGAN: So my husband is a big fan, but me not so much, but yes.

00:22:49.867 --> 00:22:57.487
MEGAN: But we actually, it was funny because we were all stationed overseas, like the friends that we have, and we all went to Germany.

00:22:57.487 --> 00:23:01.107
MEGAN: So it was fun to be like, oh, we're back in Germany, even though...

00:23:01.147 --> 00:23:01.707
VIRGINIA: Together.

00:23:04.067 --> 00:23:04.707
VIRGINIA: That's cool.

00:23:04.727 --> 00:23:05.487
VIRGINIA: That's really cool.

00:23:06.047 --> 00:23:07.847
MEGAN: I mean, honestly, all the food was amazing.

00:23:08.267 --> 00:23:10.567
MEGAN: But I really liked the potato pancakes.

00:23:10.987 --> 00:23:13.207
MEGAN: And the sparkling wine was an apple sparkling wine.

00:23:14.087 --> 00:23:16.027
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:23:16.047 --> 00:23:18.027
VIRGINIA: I was sort of assuming it would be a Riesling.

00:23:18.147 --> 00:23:20.367
MEGAN: It was more like the apple feel, so it was...

00:23:21.087 --> 00:23:24.547
VIRGINIA: Okay, like sparkling cider, but real alcohol.

00:23:24.607 --> 00:23:27.207
MEGAN: Yeah, there was some like apple liqueur in it.

00:23:27.267 --> 00:23:28.047
VIRGINIA: That sounds nice.

00:23:28.127 --> 00:23:28.447
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:23:29.067 --> 00:23:29.727
MEGAN: Refreshing too.

00:23:29.987 --> 00:23:30.687
VIRGINIA: I'm on board now.

00:23:31.927 --> 00:23:35.347
VIRGINIA: All right, what was after Germany?

00:23:35.367 --> 00:23:42.547
MEGAN: So then Germany, we went to Italy, and then along there with the topiaries, we saw Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

00:23:42.567 --> 00:23:44.187
MEGAN: It was a lot of fun.

00:23:44.467 --> 00:23:45.007
VIRGINIA: A favorite.

00:23:45.027 --> 00:23:48.767
MEGAN: And it was repositioned from where I went last time, I believe.

00:23:48.787 --> 00:23:57.887
MEGAN: So the last time I went to the Flower Garden was in 2018, so I'm sure a lot has changed, but I just remember it being in a different location, but I like how it was set up this time.

00:23:58.767 --> 00:24:03.287
MEGAN: And then in Italy, I'm a big Perseco fan, so I got Perseco.

00:24:04.087 --> 00:24:07.167
MEGAN: And my husband also got a beer.

00:24:08.327 --> 00:24:15.387
MEGAN: And my friends, they got the Quattro Formaggio, the pasta, four cheese pasta.

00:24:16.327 --> 00:24:21.227
MEGAN: I did not get a pasta because I do have a gluten allergy, so that's also why I stay away from beer.

00:24:23.547 --> 00:24:24.507
VIRGINIA: This all makes sense.

00:24:24.527 --> 00:24:27.307
VIRGINIA: All right, yeah, my sister has celiac.

00:24:27.367 --> 00:24:39.727
VIRGINIA: So I actually had my very first trip with somebody with an allergy because when we went with my sister a couple of weeks ago, she had that and then my future sister-in-law had walnuts.

00:24:39.747 --> 00:24:42.127
VIRGINIA: And I've never navigated Disney with a food allergy.

00:24:42.887 --> 00:24:56.387
VIRGINIA: And I have to say, I had told them in advance of going that Disney really does everything it needs to be doing for allergies when you're at Disney-owned restaurants and things within the parks.

00:24:57.007 --> 00:25:02.847
VIRGINIA: And I was really happy with how much attention they got at every place that we ate.

00:25:04.227 --> 00:25:13.767
VIRGINIA: They didn't ask to speak to any chefs or anything because they felt pretty confident about what they needed to say or whatever, but they still sent people out to talk to them just to make sure, is this okay?

00:25:13.807 --> 00:25:14.847
MEGAN: Yeah, Disney is great about that.

00:25:14.867 --> 00:25:19.187
MEGAN: I love that they give you the little toothpick with the allergy flag.

00:25:20.247 --> 00:25:23.647
MEGAN: Yeah, no, they're very accommodating and that's why I always love going trips there.

00:25:23.667 --> 00:25:27.427
MEGAN: You get your own specific menu and you can still sample things.

00:25:27.507 --> 00:25:33.507
MEGAN: They take the time to actually take out what you can't eat to cater to your allergy, which is really nice.

00:25:35.867 --> 00:25:40.687
VIRGINIA: How did you feel or how did your friends who got the pasta in Italy feel about it?

00:25:40.707 --> 00:25:45.547
VIRGINIA: Because I hear mixed things about the festival offerings in Italy specifically.

00:25:46.247 --> 00:25:50.987
MEGAN: I believe my friend, she said that it was a little heavy, but it was still good.

00:25:50.987 --> 00:26:01.587
MEGAN: Again, we also did go to Italy when we were overseas, so now we have all this high expectation of pasta, which by the way, they're gluten-free pasta and Italy is amazing.

00:26:03.187 --> 00:26:03.647
MEGAN: Oh, yeah.

00:26:03.767 --> 00:26:05.307
MEGAN: You have to go and bring your friend with you.

00:26:07.007 --> 00:26:09.407
MEGAN: But she said it was a little heavy, but still good.

00:26:11.487 --> 00:26:11.987
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:26:12.327 --> 00:26:15.787
MEGAN: Yes, and I do love the Lady and the Tramp topiaries there as well.

00:26:15.987 --> 00:26:17.847
VIRGINIA: Oh, yeah, yeah.

00:26:17.867 --> 00:26:18.667
VIRGINIA: I love that one.

00:26:18.687 --> 00:26:19.167
VIRGINIA: So cute.

00:26:19.387 --> 00:26:26.747
VIRGINIA: Oh, this just made me think of this, but I remember you were in particular excited about the new Groot topiary.

00:26:26.827 --> 00:26:32.247
VIRGINIA: Is that something that you saw at the beginning of the day when you were over doing guardians?

00:26:32.407 --> 00:26:33.407
MEGAN: Yes, we did.

00:26:33.627 --> 00:26:39.347
MEGAN: And my husband brought his little Groot that has traveled the whole world.

00:26:39.427 --> 00:26:43.967
MEGAN: It's not one of the magnet ones, but we got it when we were in San Diego.

00:26:43.987 --> 00:26:49.087
MEGAN: We went to Disneyland and it's literally seen the whole world because it went on a deployment with him.

00:26:49.087 --> 00:26:52.587
MEGAN: So now he's back on the East Coast.

00:26:52.607 --> 00:27:00.327
MEGAN: He saw himself as a topiary, took lots of pictures and videos with our baby Groot and Groot the topiary.

00:27:01.647 --> 00:27:02.747
VIRGINIA: Was it playing music?

00:27:02.767 --> 00:27:05.027
VIRGINIA: I heard that it was perhaps playing music.

00:27:05.207 --> 00:27:05.747
MEGAN: It did.

00:27:06.047 --> 00:27:11.167
MEGAN: So we were there for maybe like 15 minutes right by that topiary, and we were putting a lot of tattoos on them.

00:27:11.267 --> 00:27:15.187
MEGAN: And it played a song once, but it didn't play the whole time.

00:27:15.447 --> 00:27:20.507
MEGAN: So I was curious as to when the music goes on and why it goes on versus not.

00:27:21.627 --> 00:27:25.527
MEGAN: Maybe because it was in the early morning, it wasn't playing as frequently.

00:27:25.947 --> 00:27:30.747
VIRGINIA: Maybe it's activated by the Magic Band Plus, sort of like the gold statues are.

00:27:30.767 --> 00:27:33.847
VIRGINIA: Maybe somebody was standing near enough with their Magic Band Plus.

00:27:34.307 --> 00:27:35.207
MEGAN: That could have been it then.

00:27:35.567 --> 00:27:35.847
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:27:36.947 --> 00:27:37.407
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:27:37.867 --> 00:27:38.847
VIRGINIA: Back around the world.

00:27:39.207 --> 00:27:39.467
MEGAN: Yes.

00:27:39.487 --> 00:27:46.187
MEGAN: So after Italy, we went to USA and I loved seeing the Tiana Topiary.

00:27:46.207 --> 00:27:48.407
MEGAN: I did FaceTime my daughter.

00:27:48.427 --> 00:27:50.807
MEGAN: That's her current favorite Disney movie.

00:27:50.827 --> 00:27:55.687
MEGAN: So she was very sad, but also happy.

00:27:56.187 --> 00:27:59.267
MEGAN: And I got the Spicy Chicken Gumbo.

00:27:59.407 --> 00:28:02.147
MEGAN: However, I didn't realize it said Spicy Chicken.

00:28:03.367 --> 00:28:05.587
MEGAN: I just saw the gumbo, so I was like, oh great.

00:28:06.207 --> 00:28:09.647
MEGAN: So it was good, but it was a little too spicy for my liking.

00:28:10.987 --> 00:28:17.427
MEGAN: And my friend, she got the Bananas Foster Bread Pudding, which looked amazing.

00:28:17.907 --> 00:28:19.267
MEGAN: And she said it was amazing.

00:28:21.367 --> 00:28:31.867
VIRGINIA: I had a Bananas Foster Milkshake when I was there a couple of weeks ago, and it was part of the Celebrate Soulfully collection for Black History Month.

00:28:32.627 --> 00:28:34.767
VIRGINIA: It was so good.

00:28:34.767 --> 00:28:37.627
VIRGINIA: And so now I'm all about anything Bananas Foster.

00:28:38.207 --> 00:28:40.907
VIRGINIA: That would have been what I would have had off that menu.

00:28:41.047 --> 00:28:43.167
MEGAN: I am a big fan of Bananas Foster.

00:28:44.207 --> 00:29:00.187
MEGAN: As far as drinks, we went off the Flower & Garden booklet for this, because again, my husband got there a little before me, so he went to the other stand, because what he lives for in Disney parks is the turkey leg.

00:29:00.607 --> 00:29:02.107
MEGAN: He loves the turkey leg.

00:29:02.127 --> 00:29:03.727
VIRGINIA: He's a turkey leg lover.

00:29:04.107 --> 00:29:04.627
MEGAN: He is.

00:29:07.607 --> 00:29:08.727
MEGAN: But I'm not going to lie.

00:29:08.747 --> 00:29:11.827
MEGAN: It was actually, it was very, it was much better than I expected.

00:29:11.847 --> 00:29:14.247
MEGAN: I thought it would be dry, but it was, it wasn't.

00:29:14.267 --> 00:29:16.707
MEGAN: It was actually, it hit the spot at that right time.

00:29:18.207 --> 00:29:28.367
MEGAN: But they, my husband and his friends, they also got beers, and they did get me a blood orange cider, which was honestly amazing.

00:29:28.387 --> 00:29:30.027
MEGAN: That was a very good cider.

00:29:30.087 --> 00:29:34.627
MEGAN: So happy we experimented a little bit and went off the packet.

00:29:34.647 --> 00:29:37.287
MEGAN: But the food, as far as what we had, was also good.

00:29:39.147 --> 00:29:42.427
VIRGINIA: After America, what did you get in Japan?

00:29:42.447 --> 00:29:44.707
MEGAN: I got the frushi.

00:29:45.367 --> 00:29:47.487
MEGAN: So I was very excited to try that.

00:29:47.967 --> 00:29:48.247
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:29:48.267 --> 00:29:49.227
VIRGINIA: How did you feel about it?

00:29:49.247 --> 00:29:52.227
VIRGINIA: Because people seemed to love it or hate it.

00:29:53.007 --> 00:29:55.467
VIRGINIA: I heard so much hype about it and then I had it.

00:29:55.567 --> 00:29:56.127
VIRGINIA: It was fine.

00:29:56.147 --> 00:29:57.407
VIRGINIA: I don't think I'd get it again, though.

00:29:57.427 --> 00:30:00.307
VIRGINIA: It wasn't anything that I loved.

00:30:04.907 --> 00:30:08.007
MEGAN: The first bite I took, I wasn't expecting that.

00:30:09.427 --> 00:30:11.787
MEGAN: And then I had another bite and it got better.

00:30:11.807 --> 00:30:13.507
MEGAN: But again, I don't think I would get it again.

00:30:13.527 --> 00:30:17.587
MEGAN: I think it was more just for the perk of having it during the festival.

00:30:18.027 --> 00:30:19.767
MEGAN: And it looked pretty.

00:30:20.287 --> 00:30:20.727
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:30:20.767 --> 00:30:22.027
VIRGINIA: It makes a cute photo.

00:30:22.047 --> 00:30:24.487
VIRGINIA: I get why people want to try it.

00:30:24.507 --> 00:30:28.967
VIRGINIA: But I remember tasting it and being like, okay, that was it.

00:30:30.707 --> 00:30:34.767
MEGAN: And we also got the, again, they got their usual beers.

00:30:35.487 --> 00:30:41.087
MEGAN: And I got the watermelon lemonade, which was also non-alcoholic, which was very refreshing.

00:30:41.847 --> 00:30:42.947
VIRGINIA: That sounds delicious.

00:30:43.687 --> 00:30:44.087
MEGAN: Yes.

00:30:44.647 --> 00:30:46.307
MEGAN: It was very good.

00:30:46.327 --> 00:30:48.187
MEGAN: Unfortunately, we didn't see any performances there.

00:30:48.207 --> 00:30:54.867
MEGAN: I do like to watch the performances at Japan, but again, because we were on a timeline and we had to keep going.

00:30:55.967 --> 00:30:57.667
MEGAN: We didn't get to see anything this time.

00:30:57.947 --> 00:31:01.947
MEGAN: And even in America, the lead singer from Chicago was performing that day.

00:31:01.967 --> 00:31:08.727
MEGAN: And I put it in my notes to go back and watch his concert, but we didn't get back.

00:31:11.727 --> 00:31:21.587
VIRGINIA: I feel like you either have to really make up your mind to go to one of those and kind of go out of your way, or you just happen upon it at the right time.

00:31:22.067 --> 00:31:22.527
VIRGINIA: Right.

00:31:23.287 --> 00:31:23.827
MEGAN: Exactly.

00:31:23.987 --> 00:31:25.247
VIRGINIA: Was Morocco next?

00:31:25.887 --> 00:31:26.207
MEGAN: Yes.

00:31:26.227 --> 00:31:31.087
MEGAN: So we got to Morocco and I tried the skewer.

00:31:31.107 --> 00:31:32.707
MEGAN: It was the lamb kebab skewer.

00:31:32.727 --> 00:31:36.547
MEGAN: And then I did get the cider flight.

00:31:36.947 --> 00:31:38.647
VIRGINIA: Oh, finally a flight for you.

00:31:38.707 --> 00:31:39.827
MEGAN: Yes, exactly.

00:31:39.847 --> 00:31:42.407
MEGAN: I was looking forward to Morocco for the cider flight.

00:31:43.207 --> 00:31:44.227
MEGAN: And they were all very good.

00:31:44.807 --> 00:31:47.087
MEGAN: So looking here, I forget the flavors.

00:31:47.207 --> 00:31:48.387
MEGAN: One was a honeysuckle.

00:31:49.187 --> 00:31:52.287
MEGAN: The other was a citrus flavor and then a pomegranate.

00:31:53.027 --> 00:31:57.947
MEGAN: I think the pomegranate was my favorite of the ciders and followed by the citrus, but they were all very good.

00:31:57.967 --> 00:32:01.007
MEGAN: The honeysuckle was very good too, but it was just a little too sweet for me.

00:32:01.887 --> 00:32:04.927
VIRGINIA: Did you grow up with honeysuckle around you?

00:32:05.667 --> 00:32:06.227
VIRGINIA: I did not.

00:32:06.767 --> 00:32:07.167
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:32:07.367 --> 00:32:13.487
VIRGINIA: Because the minute you said honeysuckle, my ears kind of perked up because I grew up in North Carolina and there was honeysuckle everywhere.

00:32:13.507 --> 00:32:26.047
VIRGINIA: And I have so many childhood memories of being on playgrounds or just in friends' yards or whatever, and there would be honeysuckle growing, and we would all be picking the stem off, and you suck on it, and it's sweet.

00:32:27.227 --> 00:32:30.007
VIRGINIA: And so the minute you said that, I was like, ooh, honeysuckle.

00:32:32.167 --> 00:32:34.207
VIRGINIA: But it's a nostalgia thing.

00:32:34.467 --> 00:32:35.027
VIRGINIA: Of course.

00:32:35.127 --> 00:32:45.367
VIRGINIA: So I would have been curious to hear how you felt about that, if you had grown up, you know, having that as like a normal playground activity, eating honeysuckle.

00:32:46.147 --> 00:32:47.207
MEGAN: I'm kind of jealous though.

00:32:47.227 --> 00:32:48.187
MEGAN: I wish I had that.

00:32:48.947 --> 00:32:50.507
VIRGINIA: Yeah, it was good.

00:32:50.527 --> 00:32:54.487
VIRGINIA: If I saw honeysuckle now, I would still be like, yeah, I'll try it.

00:32:55.067 --> 00:32:55.547
VIRGINIA: Why not?

00:32:57.427 --> 00:33:00.827
MEGAN: And the nice thing is you could have sampled the ciders individually.

00:33:00.847 --> 00:33:01.827
MEGAN: You didn't have to get the flight.

00:33:03.427 --> 00:33:04.967
MEGAN: But I was very happy to get the flight.

00:33:05.567 --> 00:33:07.467
MEGAN: And the lamb kebab, it was good.

00:33:07.487 --> 00:33:17.367
MEGAN: I liked that it had all the chickpeas and some vegetables because the kebab itself was again a little too spicy or spicier than I thought at least.

00:33:18.047 --> 00:33:21.607
MEGAN: I usually love lamb, but it was just a little too much spice for me.

00:33:22.447 --> 00:33:25.487
MEGAN: Yeah, but after Morocco, we went to France.

00:33:26.527 --> 00:33:31.987
MEGAN: And France had lots of fun topiaries, which luckily I got pictures of before.

00:33:32.927 --> 00:33:38.707
MEGAN: But France is always one of my favorites, and it's one of my family's favorite spots.

00:33:38.727 --> 00:33:39.907
MEGAN: We always go to the restaurant there.

00:33:40.447 --> 00:33:42.507
MEGAN: But I got the pulled duck.

00:33:42.727 --> 00:33:47.087
MEGAN: I cannot pronounce the actual name of it, so I'm just going to describe it.

00:33:48.027 --> 00:33:53.067
MEGAN: But it was pulled duck with an orange glaze and then smashed potatoes.

00:33:53.087 --> 00:33:55.267
MEGAN: So it was just amazing.

00:33:56.767 --> 00:33:57.447
MEGAN: Delicious.

00:33:58.347 --> 00:34:03.027
MEGAN: And I got the frozen slush, which was alcoholic and very tasty.

00:34:04.187 --> 00:34:05.947
VIRGINIA: What was the flavor of the slush?

00:34:06.087 --> 00:34:07.107
VIRGINIA: Was it a rosé?

00:34:07.347 --> 00:34:08.067
MEGAN: It was, yes.

00:34:09.267 --> 00:34:10.867
MEGAN: It was pink and pretty.

00:34:12.187 --> 00:34:13.507
VIRGINIA: Very photogenic she is.

00:34:13.847 --> 00:34:14.367
MEGAN: Oh, yes.

00:34:14.667 --> 00:34:15.127
MEGAN: Yes.

00:34:15.847 --> 00:34:17.267
MEGAN: Yes, but it was very good.

00:34:17.627 --> 00:34:20.647
MEGAN: No one else got food there besides me.

00:34:20.667 --> 00:34:23.227
MEGAN: At least, yeah, not that I can remember.

00:34:23.847 --> 00:34:27.687
MEGAN: I did want someone to try the croissant with goat cheese, because I love goat cheese.

00:34:27.707 --> 00:34:29.047
VIRGINIA: Oh, okay.

00:34:29.467 --> 00:34:31.167
MEGAN: But the croissants I can't eat.

00:34:31.287 --> 00:34:32.067
VIRGINIA: Oh, yeah.

00:34:32.627 --> 00:34:44.127
VIRGINIA: I am not a goat cheese fan, and I feel like every time I go to the festival booths in France, there's always something goat cheese, so it kind of limits what I'm willing to try.

00:34:44.147 --> 00:34:45.667
VIRGINIA: Oh, yes.

00:34:45.907 --> 00:34:47.427
MEGAN: I feel like goat cheese is a hit or miss.

00:34:47.447 --> 00:34:48.567
MEGAN: You either love it or you don't.

00:34:49.127 --> 00:35:00.667
VIRGINIA: I make this joke every time somebody brings up goat cheese, but like if you have grown up around goats or spent any time around goats, which I have, you generally don't like goat cheese.

00:35:01.747 --> 00:35:12.367
VIRGINIA: And there was a goat farm in the town I grew up in, and we would frequently go there on like school field trips to visit the farm and all of this stuff.

00:35:12.367 --> 00:35:17.887
VIRGINIA: And so, yeah, like not something I'm willing to eat.

00:35:17.907 --> 00:35:22.687
VIRGINIA: Like if I accidentally eat some at a restaurant, immediately I'm like, oh my God, goat cheese.

00:35:22.707 --> 00:35:24.227
VIRGINIA: Nope, I'm done with it.

00:35:24.907 --> 00:35:27.307
VIRGINIA: Just one bite is enough.

00:35:27.387 --> 00:35:30.987
VIRGINIA: So then my husband gets to eat extra food because he likes it.

00:35:31.007 --> 00:35:31.467
MEGAN: There you go.

00:35:31.487 --> 00:35:31.907
MEGAN: There you go.

00:35:32.087 --> 00:35:32.947
MEGAN: You help each other out.

00:35:33.307 --> 00:35:33.627
VIRGINIA: Yep.

00:35:34.487 --> 00:35:37.227
MEGAN: But now that I'm looking at this, my husband did get the beignets.

00:35:37.427 --> 00:35:44.727
MEGAN: And I remember because he got them and there are nothing, or at least visually, there were nothing at what he was expecting.

00:35:44.747 --> 00:35:53.167
MEGAN: So they didn't look like your traditional beignets, but just reading the description, it was caramelized with vanilla cream and a caramel glaze.

00:35:53.767 --> 00:35:55.627
MEGAN: So obviously it was very good.

00:35:55.647 --> 00:35:58.907
MEGAN: It just didn't look like your typical beignet.

00:35:59.067 --> 00:35:59.487
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:35:59.787 --> 00:36:00.707
MEGAN: But still delicious.

00:36:01.887 --> 00:36:02.427
VIRGINIA: I'm sure.

00:36:02.447 --> 00:36:11.747
VIRGINIA: I think Disney World is trying to up its beignet game, it feels like, with the addition to the Magic Kingdom and, you know, Port Orleans, French Quarter.

00:36:11.767 --> 00:36:12.147
MEGAN: Right.

00:36:12.247 --> 00:36:15.207
VIRGINIA: I think it's a good thing because beignets are delicious.

00:36:17.627 --> 00:36:26.567
MEGAN: Unfortunately, we did not get to go on any of the rides, so we didn't get to go on Remy's ride in France, but we did do that in Disneyland Paris.

00:36:26.787 --> 00:36:31.167
MEGAN: So at least I can say I've been on the ride, or at least the ride's similar.

00:36:31.327 --> 00:36:33.027
MEGAN: I don't know how they differ, but...

00:36:33.387 --> 00:36:34.447
VIRGINIA: You know what?

00:36:34.827 --> 00:36:40.647
VIRGINIA: From everything I have heard, it's the same except you hear it in French.

00:36:41.147 --> 00:36:45.907
VIRGINIA: So yeah, I think if you've done it over there, you've essentially done it here.

00:36:46.207 --> 00:36:50.267
MEGAN: But we'll get back to that when we come back in December, when I have more time.

00:36:52.527 --> 00:36:53.027
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:36:53.647 --> 00:36:55.967
VIRGINIA: Moving on to the UK.

00:36:56.227 --> 00:36:56.527
MEGAN: Yeah.

00:36:56.547 --> 00:37:00.607
MEGAN: So the UK was a short trip because, again, like I mentioned, there was no stand.

00:37:01.487 --> 00:37:12.067
MEGAN: So my husband and his friend did get beers, but it was, again, just a quick photo shoot, checking off the tattoos, and then moving on to Canada.

00:37:13.747 --> 00:37:14.607
MEGAN: Oh, Canada.

00:37:15.947 --> 00:37:21.047
MEGAN: And I love Canada, but in the UK, I love their topiaries with poo, we need the poo.

00:37:21.547 --> 00:37:26.147
MEGAN: And then along the way, you have Bambi and Tinkerbell and Peter Pan.

00:37:26.327 --> 00:37:28.667
MEGAN: So just a whole fun row.

00:37:30.307 --> 00:37:32.927
MEGAN: And then Canada was my favorite.

00:37:33.187 --> 00:37:35.307
MEGAN: My favorite meal was the seared scallops.

00:37:35.627 --> 00:37:38.987
MEGAN: Honestly, it was just amazing.

00:37:39.007 --> 00:37:40.927
MEGAN: If you like seafood, you have to get the scallops.

00:37:41.107 --> 00:37:41.827
MEGAN: They were so good.

00:37:43.027 --> 00:37:44.987
MEGAN: And then they had a Glutenberg Blonde Ale.

00:37:45.007 --> 00:37:46.587
MEGAN: So they had gluten-free beer.

00:37:46.607 --> 00:37:51.307
MEGAN: So that was the first time I've had beer in quite some time.

00:37:51.527 --> 00:37:53.447
MEGAN: At least, you know, the taste of beer.

00:37:54.207 --> 00:37:54.867
VIRGINIA: How was it?

00:37:55.107 --> 00:37:55.747
MEGAN: It was good.

00:37:55.767 --> 00:37:59.687
MEGAN: I mean, it was good for a beer.

00:38:00.107 --> 00:38:04.687
MEGAN: But being that I don't drink beer, I wouldn't have it again.

00:38:04.707 --> 00:38:07.227
MEGAN: It wasn't one of my favorites.

00:38:07.807 --> 00:38:12.047
MEGAN: But it was nice to say that I could drink a beer while going around the world.

00:38:14.507 --> 00:38:17.047
MEGAN: But once we got to Canada, that checked off the whole list.

00:38:17.787 --> 00:38:26.207
MEGAN: So we got there, all the countries, and we took fun photos at that pavilion with all of our hands in together with those cheers and doing a few different things.

00:38:26.367 --> 00:38:27.767
MEGAN: So yeah, we made it.

00:38:28.227 --> 00:38:31.507
VIRGINIA: And what time was this at approximately?

00:38:31.747 --> 00:38:33.267
MEGAN: So this was around 4 p.m.

00:38:33.567 --> 00:38:39.407
MEGAN: So I think we did it pretty quickly in, at least in my mind, that was faster than I thought we would.

00:38:39.747 --> 00:38:42.727
VIRGINIA: Well, you were fighting the sun going down, too.

00:38:42.787 --> 00:38:46.947
VIRGINIA: I imagine that was part of the urge to get it all done quickly.

00:38:47.447 --> 00:38:48.187
VIRGINIA: Right, right.

00:38:48.227 --> 00:38:48.767
MEGAN: Exactly.

00:38:49.747 --> 00:38:53.527
MEGAN: And we did trickle through a few more stands after that.

00:38:54.667 --> 00:39:00.047
MEGAN: And my friend who came with us, she's actually pregnant, so she was such a trooper.

00:39:00.187 --> 00:39:05.147
MEGAN: And we would have to take some breaks for her as well, because I don't know how she hung with us the whole time.

00:39:05.227 --> 00:39:07.107
MEGAN: She's two months away from her due date.

00:39:07.207 --> 00:39:08.207
VIRGINIA: Oh, my goodness.

00:39:08.267 --> 00:39:08.667
VIRGINIA: Wow.

00:39:08.687 --> 00:39:09.067
MEGAN: I know.

00:39:10.267 --> 00:39:13.907
MEGAN: But so we did have to finish our our garden grays.

00:39:13.927 --> 00:39:14.727
VIRGINIA: Yes.

00:39:14.747 --> 00:39:16.887
MEGAN: So let me go back to that.

00:39:16.907 --> 00:39:21.167
MEGAN: So the potato pancakes from Germany, that was included in the garden grays.

00:39:21.927 --> 00:39:23.707
MEGAN: So that was one of our other ones.

00:39:24.767 --> 00:39:31.307
MEGAN: And then at the Coconut Tres Leches stand, we had the Isla Fresca.

00:39:32.627 --> 00:39:37.367
MEGAN: So I feel like most of our garden grays items that we did was more the food.

00:39:38.487 --> 00:39:39.347
MEGAN: Actually, they were all food.

00:39:40.487 --> 00:39:41.307
MEGAN: Now that I'm looking at it.

00:39:41.327 --> 00:39:42.287
MEGAN: Yeah, they were all food.

00:39:43.387 --> 00:39:49.287
MEGAN: And then we did the Buffalo Chicken Tender Poutine at the refreshment port.

00:39:49.487 --> 00:39:50.587
MEGAN: So that was right near Canada.

00:39:50.607 --> 00:39:51.447
MEGAN: So right after we finished.

00:39:52.587 --> 00:39:53.447
MEGAN: We pulled over there.

00:39:53.447 --> 00:39:57.307
MEGAN: And that was really nice, too, because we used all those items for snacking tattoos.

00:39:57.847 --> 00:40:00.067
MEGAN: So like having those in the pictures.

00:40:01.187 --> 00:40:06.207
MEGAN: And then my husband got the Florida Strawberry Shortcake at Florida Fresh.

00:40:07.227 --> 00:40:12.227
MEGAN: I wish we did the grilled street corn on the cob near, but that was near Test Track.

00:40:12.247 --> 00:40:15.767
MEGAN: So that was like all the way opposite of where we were at that moment.

00:40:16.547 --> 00:40:18.167
MEGAN: So we didn't unfortunately do that.

00:40:18.227 --> 00:40:19.367
MEGAN: But those are our five.

00:40:19.387 --> 00:40:22.067
MEGAN: And then we got our wildflower seeds.

00:40:22.087 --> 00:40:24.507
MEGAN: So I'm going to plant those at some point.

00:40:25.367 --> 00:40:31.467
MEGAN: And then you get a little packet of seeds, and then you get a little souvenir cup with Dole Whip.

00:40:31.487 --> 00:40:32.867
MEGAN: And the Dole Whip was a key lime.

00:40:32.907 --> 00:40:36.207
MEGAN: It was very refreshing and very good.

00:40:38.427 --> 00:40:40.627
MEGAN: So I ended up coming home with two souvenir cups.

00:40:42.847 --> 00:40:47.387
MEGAN: One from the Mexico with the margarita, and then one from the garden grease.

00:40:48.227 --> 00:40:51.427
VIRGINIA: Are you somebody who is good with plants?

00:40:51.827 --> 00:40:54.947
VIRGINIA: Is this going to be successful in planting these seeds?

00:40:55.187 --> 00:40:57.627
MEGAN: You know, I'm really not, but my husband is.

00:40:57.767 --> 00:41:04.087
MEGAN: So it's funny because if you look around our house, we have all these plants everywhere because his family is very big into it.

00:41:04.107 --> 00:41:06.847
MEGAN: And my mom is too, but I just never learned.

00:41:06.867 --> 00:41:15.607
MEGAN: So I'm the type that he knows for Valentine's Day, he buys me chocolate instead of flowers because they won't last long for me.

00:41:16.187 --> 00:41:20.867
MEGAN: But I'm hoping I want to become better and I will make the effort.

00:41:21.707 --> 00:41:23.387
VIRGINIA: Yeah, it's the same in my house.

00:41:23.407 --> 00:41:25.567
VIRGINIA: My husband keeps all the plants alive.

00:41:25.727 --> 00:41:27.307
VIRGINIA: I don't do anything with them.

00:41:27.547 --> 00:41:32.547
VIRGINIA: I am not good with plants and I always say my job is to keep my kid alive.

00:41:33.667 --> 00:41:37.967
VIRGINIA: And that's what I have the bandwidth for right now so he can take care of the plants.

00:41:38.787 --> 00:41:40.267
VIRGINIA: And we're good.

00:41:41.347 --> 00:41:42.267
MEGAN: Yes, exactly.

00:41:42.547 --> 00:41:44.927
VIRGINIA: What time did the park close this night?

00:41:45.007 --> 00:41:48.387
MEGAN: So it did close at nine and that's when the fireworks happened.

00:41:49.487 --> 00:41:50.747
VIRGINIA: Did you stay for that?

00:41:51.387 --> 00:42:07.627
MEGAN: We did stay for, well, we were actually at the park for all of it, but we started leaving before it ended only because we wanted to make sure since we drove, we didn't want to be stuck in any traffic and knowing that we had like a 45-minute drive after that.

00:42:09.207 --> 00:42:16.587
MEGAN: And then we're also going back in December with my family, so I didn't want to see all of it without my daughter, so I tried to save a little bit for her too.

00:42:17.767 --> 00:42:19.527
MEGAN: From what I did see, it was great.

00:42:20.807 --> 00:42:22.587
MEGAN: Excited to see it in full.

00:42:22.887 --> 00:42:24.507
VIRGINIA: Yeah, I still haven't seen it yet myself.

00:42:24.847 --> 00:42:31.327
VIRGINIA: I'm avoiding all spoilers and everything, because I would like to see it for the first time live in person.

00:42:31.347 --> 00:42:32.367
MEGAN: Right, exactly.

00:42:33.107 --> 00:42:37.087
VIRGINIA: And then you returned the following day, is that correct?

00:42:37.407 --> 00:42:38.487
VIRGINIA: Returned home.

00:42:39.227 --> 00:42:44.807
MEGAN: We just stayed at my in-laws just to recover, because the next morning our flight was at 5 a.m.

00:42:44.967 --> 00:42:46.947
MEGAN: so we woke up at 1.45.

00:42:47.107 --> 00:42:49.167
VIRGINIA: So you had a super early flight the next day.

00:42:49.527 --> 00:42:51.007
MEGAN: Yeah, so 5 a.m.

00:42:51.047 --> 00:42:52.747
MEGAN: and it was...

00:42:53.507 --> 00:42:54.387
MEGAN: That's why I'm still tired.

00:42:56.187 --> 00:43:01.467
MEGAN: Just from the lack of sleep the night before, having to wake up so early, get there two hours early.

00:43:01.487 --> 00:43:12.247
MEGAN: But the airport was very smooth, although I do have a complaint where, because it was so early, we both have TSA pre-check, but they didn't open it until 4 a.m.

00:43:12.887 --> 00:43:13.907
MEGAN: which I didn't know that.

00:43:14.247 --> 00:43:16.487
MEGAN: So I don't know if that's a thing at all airports or if it's...

00:43:17.327 --> 00:43:18.047
MEGAN: I'm not sure, but...

00:43:18.327 --> 00:43:21.847
VIRGINIA: I've run into that at multiple airports, depending on the time.

00:43:22.167 --> 00:43:35.887
VIRGINIA: But usually, some of the ones that I've experienced, if it's that early and they see you have it, they gave me some sort of paper that I was able to walk through with and show that I didn't have to take my shoes off and that sort of thing.

00:43:35.907 --> 00:43:38.207
MEGAN: Yes, so that similar...

00:43:38.487 --> 00:43:50.787
MEGAN: My brother-in-law was saying that should have happened to us, too, but we didn't get a paper, but the lady who checked our IDs just asked my husband if he had a computer and then said, okay, go over there in that line.

00:43:51.047 --> 00:43:53.927
MEGAN: So I guess the one side had different machines.

00:43:54.067 --> 00:43:54.367
MEGAN: Yeah.

00:43:55.827 --> 00:44:00.007
MEGAN: So we were at least able to do that.

00:44:00.007 --> 00:44:01.007
MEGAN: But still it was easy.

00:44:01.027 --> 00:44:02.727
MEGAN: There were no lines.

00:44:03.487 --> 00:44:04.467
MEGAN: The plane was on time.

00:44:04.487 --> 00:44:06.767
MEGAN: It wasn't a full flight, so I didn't have anyone next to me.

00:44:07.767 --> 00:44:15.427
MEGAN: My husband and I did two aisle seats because I don't like to sit in the middle, especially knowing I was going to be on Frontier.

00:44:15.447 --> 00:44:16.687
MEGAN: I knew how tight those seats were.

00:44:17.727 --> 00:44:19.167
MEGAN: So we got two aisle seats.

00:44:19.807 --> 00:44:20.407
VIRGINIA: Nice.

00:44:21.067 --> 00:44:24.387
MEGAN: And so no one was next to me, so I got to sleep on the arm.

00:44:24.987 --> 00:44:25.607
VIRGINIA: Perfect.

00:44:25.687 --> 00:44:26.267
VIRGINIA: Perfect.

00:44:26.467 --> 00:44:26.907
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:44:26.907 --> 00:44:33.827
VIRGINIA: So at the end of the day, what was your favorite thing you snacked on at Flower & Garden?

00:44:34.007 --> 00:44:36.007
MEGAN: I would say the scallops in Canada.

00:44:36.087 --> 00:44:39.347
MEGAN: That was by far my favorite meal.

00:44:39.887 --> 00:44:40.227
VIRGINIA: Yeah.

00:44:40.347 --> 00:44:45.707
VIRGINIA: I think if it's what I'm thinking of, I think I've had those at a previous Flower & Garden.

00:44:47.067 --> 00:44:47.627
VIRGINIA: Very good.

00:44:47.647 --> 00:44:57.267
VIRGINIA: And I think that sometimes, the hot of seafood at a booth can be a little like, is it going to be okay?

00:44:57.287 --> 00:45:03.787
VIRGINIA: Because it's so hot outside, not everything, but they take care of everything and it's delicious.

00:45:03.947 --> 00:45:04.247
MEGAN: Yeah.

00:45:04.587 --> 00:45:04.867
VIRGINIA: Okay.

00:45:04.887 --> 00:45:06.187
VIRGINIA: What about beverages?

00:45:06.387 --> 00:45:09.387
MEGAN: And my favorite drink was the floral margarita from Mexico.

00:45:11.827 --> 00:45:12.247
VIRGINIA: All right.

00:45:13.127 --> 00:45:19.907
VIRGINIA: Well, this sounds like a whirlwind or a whirlwind because you were going around the world.

00:45:21.767 --> 00:45:31.207
VIRGINIA: But it sounds like you had a great time personally with your husband and your friends, but also got a lot of what you needed for your company.

00:45:32.007 --> 00:45:36.287
VIRGINIA: So I'm going to make sure that your link is in the show notes.

00:45:36.307 --> 00:45:41.487
VIRGINIA: So listeners, you should go check out all of the offerings from Park Aesthetic Co.

00:45:41.667 --> 00:45:45.067
VIRGINIA: And Megan has been kind enough to give me a discount code.

00:45:45.547 --> 00:45:51.827
VIRGINIA: So you can use Virginia 10 or the link in the show notes to take advantage of that discount code.

00:45:51.847 --> 00:46:02.867
VIRGINIA: If you are looking forward to an upcoming trip, you did say that when we spoke before that you have some other designs that will be coming up in the future, like the ride tattoos and everything.

00:46:03.027 --> 00:46:04.787
VIRGINIA: When are those available?

00:46:04.907 --> 00:46:12.967
MEGAN: So the ride tattoos should be finalized this weekend, and then it usually takes a week to get all the production done.

00:46:13.207 --> 00:46:16.347
MEGAN: So hopefully within two weeks they'll be ready to go.

00:46:16.367 --> 00:46:26.147
MEGAN: And what's nice is with the ride tattoos, we're starting with Magic Kingdom and Disneyland, seeing how the success is with that, and then we'll branch out to other parks.

00:46:26.867 --> 00:46:35.167
MEGAN: But we know that Tiana's Bayou will be open in the summer, so we will be updating the tattoo as the rides change and that one opens.

00:46:35.227 --> 00:46:41.567
MEGAN: I know in Disneyland, the Haunted Mansion is currently closed as well, so we'll sample out some and put some in.

00:46:41.587 --> 00:46:48.347
MEGAN: But we're very excited and they'll be catered for little children as well as adults and everyone else in between.

00:46:48.367 --> 00:46:54.147
MEGAN: So it'll be fun and we're excited to see how people enjoy our tattoos, a little scavenger hunt in the park.

00:46:54.287 --> 00:47:07.127
VIRGINIA: And I never asked, we had talked about the possibility of, because you have had some success with the Flower & Garden tattoos in particular, did you run into anybody that you noticed was using them?

00:47:07.287 --> 00:47:08.527
MEGAN: Unfortunately, I didn't.

00:47:08.547 --> 00:47:09.727
VIRGINIA: Too busy eating and drinking.

00:47:10.507 --> 00:47:19.587
MEGAN: I think I was so busy looking at, okay, let's go over here at this side, trying to find all the right spots that I didn't even pay attention to anyone else.

00:47:20.127 --> 00:47:23.727
MEGAN: And it's funny, we use the trash cans as our tables everywhere.

00:47:24.587 --> 00:47:29.027
MEGAN: And so many people kept coming up and just didn't even care that we were there on the trash can.

00:47:29.047 --> 00:47:34.927
MEGAN: So I just feel like there's so much going on that you don't even realize what's around you, but we didn't see anyone, unfortunately.

00:47:34.947 --> 00:47:39.667
MEGAN: But we did hand out our tattoos to a few groups, and I hope they got the best out of them.

00:47:39.667 --> 00:47:42.367
MEGAN: And they're very appreciative and liked our designs.

00:47:42.367 --> 00:47:44.447
MEGAN: So that made us happy.

00:47:45.987 --> 00:47:53.527
VIRGINIA: Well, Megan, thank you so much for sharing all the details of your trip and sharing the discount code for listeners.

00:47:53.807 --> 00:47:57.827
VIRGINIA: And we will look forward to all of the future designs that you have coming.

00:47:57.827 --> 00:48:06.427
VIRGINIA: I think that what you have going here is really creative, and so it's going to be exciting to see how your company grows in the coming months.

00:48:06.507 --> 00:48:10.267
MEGAN: Thank you so much, and thank you again for the opportunity of being a guest on your podcast.

00:48:12.787 --> 00:48:20.407
VIRGINIA: Thank you again, Megan, for both sharing all the details of your big flower and garden day, but also for giving me and my listeners the discount code.

00:48:20.687 --> 00:48:25.047
VIRGINIA: Again, that code is Virginia10, or you can simply use the link in the show notes.

00:48:25.767 --> 00:48:30.847
VIRGINIA: One more reminder, please rate and review the podcast, and also please share it with friends.

00:48:31.387 --> 00:48:38.707
VIRGINIA: For now, I'll send you on your way with a wish for a magical week and a hope that you'll keep daydreaming about where you long to be.