Soy Vay sauce...yum

Check out this sauce I recently tried, thanks to Meijer and Soy Vay.  The flavor I sampled was Veri Veri Teriyaki.  The website says "this sauce has a flavor so nice, we had to name it twice!"  Love it!  It is no ordinary teriyaki sauce.  Veri Veri Teriyaki includes a combination of garlic, ginger, and toasted sesame seeds with preservative-free soy sauce to bring out one great flavor.

I had some pork chops on hand, so I decided to marinate these for my husband to cook on the grill.  I put 5 pork chops in a zip close plastic bag and added about 1/2 cup of the Veri Veri Teriyaki sauce.  I closed up the bag and made sure all the chops were coated with sauce.  Then I let it marinate in the fridge over night. 

Here is what they looked like off the grill.  They had a nice flavor on the outside but we decided to try some more of the sauce for dipping too.  Great for marinating and dipping...yummo! 

If you sign up on the Soy Vay website you can get a $1.00 coupon!

I'm at Disney World...Now What?!

Here are just a few more tips to help you get the most out of your Disney vacation!

If you are new to Walt Disney World...do your research!   Some websites to definitely check out are touringplans.com and easywdw.com. You can see what park is the best choice to go to on what day.  Plus you can put in what rides, characters, etc. that you might want to do and it will give you a plan for your day.  Sometimes we don't always agree with the order they put things in but if you are new it is definitely a good place to start! 

When we get to each park we have a specific area/ride that we speedily head to first.  Here are our top choices for each park, keep in mind that we are traveling with an adventurous yet girlie 5 year old ;)...

Magic Kingdom | New Fantasyland...Enchanted Tales with Belle {Well Enchanted Tales with Belle was ok but not worth the wait we had...the second day at Magic Kingdom we went straight for Under the Sea and it was a much better choice!}

Hollywood Studios | Pixar Place...Toy Story Midway Mania

EPCOT | Future World...Soarin'

Animal Kingdom | Africa...Kilimanjaro Safaris

 

Get to the parks early!!!  Arrive in plenty of time to get from the parking lot, get your tickets, get bags checked, take picks outside or whatever you need to do.  Getting there a little before the opening time allows you to walk right in and get on just about any ride you want to with minimal waiting!  It's usually a little congested right by the entrance but people filter out and then you are ready to ride...or seek out characters....whatever suits your fancy!  ;)

Make sure you use fastpasses!!!  If there is a ride you know has long lines and you definitely want to ride it...either ride it first thing OR get a fastpass.  You can only have one fastpass out at a time and it gives you a specific time frame to come back to the ride and walk right on with minimal waiting.  Not all rides have this option but most of the more popular ones do.

 

Make sure you are enjoying yourself!  I really don't think you can be in a Disney park and not enjoy yourself, but don't run yourself so ragged that you aren't having fun.  Also, don't come in so unprepared to where you aren't getting anything done.  You have to find that happy medium...especially if you are going with kids.  Put yourself in their shoes and think about what would make them grin from ear to ear!

Check out my other posts with more Disney travel tips...
Planning for Disney
Things to Pack
Traveling with kids

TP winner!

Kendahl....you won the Quilted Northern giveaway!  She said her favorite way to start the morning is "Lay in bed while my husband gets the baby :) Then a little coffee and breakfast while the little one watches his morning episode of Thomas!"

Congrats!  Contact me with your address so we can get your winnings out to you! 

Thanks to all who entered and also thanks for following my blog!  ;)

Quilted Northern toilet paper giveaway!!!

Toilet paper...gotta use it.  It's just one of those necessary items that always seems to make its way onto my shopping list.  Well how would you like to not have to worry about buying toilet paper for a while?!  I have been given the opportunity to try the new Quilted Northern Ultra Soft & Strong and give some away to one of my lucky readers!  

Courtesy of Meijer and the makers of Quilted Northern, I received this awesome goodie box full of things to help start the day with a spring in my step!  Along with the toilet paper there was coffee, tea, eye mask...and isn't that blue mug just perfect!  It looks even better filled with some decaf coffee and vanilla creamer.  ;) 

 

Now, I am not one of those people who thinks "oh toilet paper is toilet paper" but I'm not a huge snob about it either.  I just think it needs to be a happy medium between way too thin and way too thick.  My current favorite toilet paper is one that I felt met this requirement fairly well and had a pretty good price tag.  After trying Quilted Northern I might be a convert!  It really is ultra soft and strong, just like the name says...and flexible too.  It is just the right softness and durability for all your bathroom needs.  ;)

One lucky blog reader will receive toilet paper for a year!...or however long 96 rolls of toilet paper will last in your house!  ;) The winner will receive 2 - Quilted Northern Ultra Soft & Strong 36 double roll packs and 2 - 12 double roll packs...for a total of 96 rolls of tp!  All delivered straight to your door!  No shopping trip required!  All you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post telling me what your favorite way to start the day is.  You have until Monday, May 20th to enter.  

Learn more about new Quilted Northern Ultra Soft & Strong at Facebook.com/QuiltedNorthern.  Also, pick some up to try for yourself at your local Meijer!