Yesterday I posted about Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party and what I wore. Today it's all about the birthday dinner we enjoyed before the party started! My friend Kristen and I make a point to go to Be Our Guest for lunch or breakfast any time we go to Disney. We have been wanting to go for dinner since it opened but it's pretty hard to get a reservation.
A couple months before our trip I was able to snag a reservation during Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party since you need to have party tickets to make reservations then. But as we got closer to the trip I kept checking to see if any opened before the party because we didn't want to waste valuable trick-or-treat time with dinner. Luckily a couple days before we left someone cancelled a reservation earlier in the evening so we were able to swap our first one.
Over the Summer Disney World introduced an a la carte menu for dinner so you get an appetizer, entree and dessert all for one price. Everyone gets the same dessert - a lime and raspberry french macaron, white chocolate Chip cup filled with "The Grey Stuff" and a chocolate cherry truffle. For my appetizer and entree I chose Escargot and Poulet Rouge Chicken with Faro Wheat Risotto, Seasonal Vegetables, Crisp Pancetta, and Garlic Butter Sauce. Kristen opted for the Mixed Field Greens and Center-cut Filet Mignon.
I'm not a huge escargot fan, except for the garlic flavor and yummy breadcrumbs, but I wanted something different than a salad so I braved the texture of snail. The chicken and faro were very tasty, I would definitely have them again! I always enjoy The Grey Stuff so I'm glad it was included with dessert.
Kristen also surprised me with a Mickey Mouse Birthday Cake at the end of our meal! Sadly we couldn't finish it so we had to take it in a to-go container and we had a bit of a crushing/amusing incident and were left with a blob of cake. Don't worry I still ate some in our hotel later in the week. Our waitress even brought a card signed by Belle and The Beast, super cute!
After our meal we were able to take a photo with The Beast before heading out for the party! This is the only you are able to interact with The Beast in the parks. He can be see in parades and a Beauty and the Beast show at Hollywood Studios.
While the meal is not cheap ($60 for adults,) it's a really fun experience and I think if you're a Beauty and the Beast fan you should do it at least once. Now that I've done it I can go back to spending $9 on my Grilled Shrimp lunch from the Kids menu or French Toast at breakfast! And I'll always spend the $5 on The Master's Cupcake (which has The Grey Stuff on it.)
A couple months before our trip I was able to snag a reservation during Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party since you need to have party tickets to make reservations then. But as we got closer to the trip I kept checking to see if any opened before the party because we didn't want to waste valuable trick-or-treat time with dinner. Luckily a couple days before we left someone cancelled a reservation earlier in the evening so we were able to swap our first one.
Over the Summer Disney World introduced an a la carte menu for dinner so you get an appetizer, entree and dessert all for one price. Everyone gets the same dessert - a lime and raspberry french macaron, white chocolate Chip cup filled with "The Grey Stuff" and a chocolate cherry truffle. For my appetizer and entree I chose Escargot and Poulet Rouge Chicken with Faro Wheat Risotto, Seasonal Vegetables, Crisp Pancetta, and Garlic Butter Sauce. Kristen opted for the Mixed Field Greens and Center-cut Filet Mignon.
I'm not a huge escargot fan, except for the garlic flavor and yummy breadcrumbs, but I wanted something different than a salad so I braved the texture of snail. The chicken and faro were very tasty, I would definitely have them again! I always enjoy The Grey Stuff so I'm glad it was included with dessert.
Kristen also surprised me with a Mickey Mouse Birthday Cake at the end of our meal! Sadly we couldn't finish it so we had to take it in a to-go container and we had a bit of a crushing/amusing incident and were left with a blob of cake. Don't worry I still ate some in our hotel later in the week. Our waitress even brought a card signed by Belle and The Beast, super cute!
After our meal we were able to take a photo with The Beast before heading out for the party! This is the only you are able to interact with The Beast in the parks. He can be see in parades and a Beauty and the Beast show at Hollywood Studios.
While the meal is not cheap ($60 for adults,) it's a really fun experience and I think if you're a Beauty and the Beast fan you should do it at least once. Now that I've done it I can go back to spending $9 on my Grilled Shrimp lunch from the Kids menu or French Toast at breakfast! And I'll always spend the $5 on The Master's Cupcake (which has The Grey Stuff on it.)
I went to Disney a week and a half ago to celebrate my 30th birthday and my friend Kristen and I went to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. It's an event held a few nights a week from August to October. You get to stay at the park late (the party is from 7pm - midnight and normal guests leave the park at 6) to go Trick-or-Treating, meet with characters for photos and some of the rides have added Halloween fun! There's also a special Hocus Pocus show, Boo To You Halloween Parade and Halloween aka HalloWishes fireworks!
The party was so much fun and totally worth the extra money for a ticket. We got TONS of candy to bring home and enjoy until Halloween. Even if you don't have a theme park ticket for the day, you are able to go in to the parks beginning at 4pm. So this is a cheaper option to get into the park and with less people during the party. But I will say getting into the park around this time will be a mad house of people. But once you're in it's a pleasant amount of people.
With just over a week left until Halloween there's not much time left to figure out your costume! Here's a super easy costume to put together with just a few items. For the party I decided to be one of my favorite characters - Sorcerer Mickey! My Sorcerer Mickey costume couldn't be easier. All I needed was a red dress, gold cord, tights and boots. You'll also want a blue witches hat to put stars, a moon and ears on. I got mine at Disney World ready made.
I wanted my dress to look like Sorcerer Mickey's cape so I found a dress with wider sleeves that fit the bill perfectly. It's on sale for under $10 right now, and I only paid $14, quite the steal! To replicate his pants I just wore blue tights and then my black boots because they are the most comfortable to walk around in. While searching for the boots for this post I FINALLY found my size on Poshmark so I had to buy them again because these are dying after being VERY loved for 4 years. They've been all over the world and walked hundreds (seriously, at least 100) of miles with me. I used ad money that was just added to my PayPal. So perfect!
Red Dress: ASOS, Belt: Gold Metallic Twisted Cord, Boots: Vince Camuto 'Davilla' (Marshalls), Sorcerer Mickey Ear Hat from Disney, Sunglasses: Ray Ban 'Erika', Eyeglasses chain: Tinksky (Amazon), Bag: Dooney & Bourke 2017 Sorcerer Mickey Disney Shopper Tote (eBay)
And some more photos from the party.
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The party was so much fun and totally worth the extra money for a ticket. We got TONS of candy to bring home and enjoy until Halloween. Even if you don't have a theme park ticket for the day, you are able to go in to the parks beginning at 4pm. So this is a cheaper option to get into the park and with less people during the party. But I will say getting into the park around this time will be a mad house of people. But once you're in it's a pleasant amount of people.
With just over a week left until Halloween there's not much time left to figure out your costume! Here's a super easy costume to put together with just a few items. For the party I decided to be one of my favorite characters - Sorcerer Mickey! My Sorcerer Mickey costume couldn't be easier. All I needed was a red dress, gold cord, tights and boots. You'll also want a blue witches hat to put stars, a moon and ears on. I got mine at Disney World ready made.
I wanted my dress to look like Sorcerer Mickey's cape so I found a dress with wider sleeves that fit the bill perfectly. It's on sale for under $10 right now, and I only paid $14, quite the steal! To replicate his pants I just wore blue tights and then my black boots because they are the most comfortable to walk around in. While searching for the boots for this post I FINALLY found my size on Poshmark so I had to buy them again because these are dying after being VERY loved for 4 years. They've been all over the world and walked hundreds (seriously, at least 100) of miles with me. I used ad money that was just added to my PayPal. So perfect!
Red Dress: ASOS, Belt: Gold Metallic Twisted Cord, Boots: Vince Camuto 'Davilla' (Marshalls), Sorcerer Mickey Ear Hat from Disney, Sunglasses: Ray Ban 'Erika', Eyeglasses chain: Tinksky (Amazon), Bag: Dooney & Bourke 2017 Sorcerer Mickey Disney Shopper Tote (eBay)
And some more photos from the party.
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I wore this to the Boscov's blogger preview last week and can't believe this was my first time wearing this combo. Perhaps its because I always want to pair this top with jeans. Anyway, it feels so perfectly Fall and I can't wait to bring this Saint Laurent patchwork blouse back into rotation! It's one of my favorite statement pieces because it's so wild. This was also my first wear of my favorite booties this season! I still haven't unpacked the rest of my boots and tall boots but all in good time! Probably when I get home from Florida next week.
We spent so much time shopping that I had to rush home to work and couldn't stay to take outfit pictures with Lydia. Luckily I have my trusty home photographer and we shot some quickly in the backyard.
Silk Patchwork Blouse: Saint Laurent (eBay), Leather skirt: Sienna Style (Coco's $10 sale), Boots: Vince Camuto 'Davilla' (Marshalls), Bag: Emm Kuo 'Calle Bahia' (Roundabout), Sunglasses: Gucci
We spent so much time shopping that I had to rush home to work and couldn't stay to take outfit pictures with Lydia. Luckily I have my trusty home photographer and we shot some quickly in the backyard.
Silk Patchwork Blouse: Saint Laurent (eBay), Leather skirt: Sienna Style (Coco's $10 sale), Boots: Vince Camuto 'Davilla' (Marshalls), Bag: Emm Kuo 'Calle Bahia' (Roundabout), Sunglasses: Gucci
Last Friday I was able to attend a blogger preview of the newly opened Boscov's at the Connecticut Post Mall in Milford! Boscov's is a family owned department store and this Milford location is their 47th store. Boscov's is the largest family owned department store chain in the nation; selling clothing, shoes, handbags, jewelry, watches, home items, bedding, and toys!
Our day started with breakfast and an introduction to the brand by Jim Boscov himself! He really loves his brand and makes sure that the stores all uphold the family-friendly values of the original store in Reading, PA. Boscov's aims to open one store per year with the reasoning that they take the time to find the perfect location and everyone at the company spends weeks preparing the co-workers at these new stores. They are also committed to the communities they have stores in and make sure to support local charities. At this year's grand opening they had a ribbon cutting ceremony with $100 bills and each one went to a member agency of the United Way of Milford and $1000 for the United Way.
The Connecticut Post Mall in Milford is currently in a redevelopment phase to revitalize the shopping center. In addition to Boscov's, they will also be opening a Dave & Busters, Muse Paintbar and Kidz Klub. Soon The Post will be your one stop shop for activities whether that's going to the gym, seeing a movie or shopping for anything you need!
The store is THREE packed floors of merchandise offering anything you could possible need or want. They have all the brand names you're used to in a department store at even better prices! No one is left out when it comes to clothing. They carry petites, plus sizes, kids, misses, adults, mens and they have an amazing men's suits section!
I walked out with a $29.99 cashmere sweater, $60 Mickey pearl earrings and two $5 long sleeve tees for Christian. In addition to those already low prices we were given a 15% off coupon and a $15 gift card for our purchases! Mr Boscov also treated us each to a pound of DELICIOUS fudge! I got dark chocolate and it's amazing! So smooth and only $5.99 a pound! Unfortunately I had to return the tees I bought because they were too big and they didn't carry Smalls in the styles I bought. I also ended up exchanging the cashmere sweater for two sweaters (dark ruby and dark teal) that were only $9.99 each and just as soft, haha. I went back with my parent's and Christian yesterday so they could check out the store.
Make sure to head to the store this week to check out all their grand opening sales! In addition, Debbie Boone - of You Light Up My Life fame - will be performing daily at 2pm and 7pm!
The store also has an auditorium where they hold all sorts of classes and events. They even have a Melissa & Doug play area within the toy section!
And, if you plan on doing some holiday shopping, make sure to stop by the courtesy desk for complimentary gift wrapping on your purchases!
*I was invited to a preview of the store and received a 15% coupon and $15 gift card as compensation. I was not required to write this post but chose to because I enjoyed experience.*
