Disneyworld or Bust!

Disneyworld here we come!

I can't believe that 5 years of planning, preparing, and saving are finally here. Ever since I was a little girl I LOVED everything Disney. The first Disney movie I ever saw was Pinnochio and from then on I was hooked. Maybe it was the pure imaginative genius of Walt Disney himself or maybe it was the fun characters that came to life on screen or the fact that good always prevails over evil that made me become a fan. My first trip to Disneyland was when I was 2 and I don't remember anything about that experience. According to my mother my reaction to some of the rides should have scarred me for life but I was forever transfixed by that magical place. I think that as a little girl I always dreamed of becoming a princess and finding that magic place where all my dreams could come true - a place where if I wish for something very hard a fairy godmother would appear and grant it. A place where laughter and fun abound and the worries of today are completely forgotten and you are mesmerized by the decorative bushes, fountains, sparkly sidewalks, the luminous dreamlike castle and the friendly lifesize characters that greet the young excited children as they meander through the streets. I feel truly sorrowful for those who have never experienced Disneyland and even have no desire to - they have no idea what they are missing. Since that trip when I was 2 I have been to Disneyland 3 times and Disneyworld twice and I hope to return many more times in the future.

As we prepare for this next week of fun I can't help but be extremely excited, anxious and apprehensive for our journey. We have planned for so long that I hope and pray everything goes well. I am so excited to share this experience with my little princess and look forward to her reactions. I can't wait to see her face as we enter the park, as we find and meet the princesses or visit Mickey's house, or even see Merlin the Magician pull the sword from the stone. She is so much like myself with her love for this place and she has never even been there.

I'm excited to return and post pictures and share our trip with you. I know we will be making many wonderful memories that will last a lifetime. Cheers to the Happiest Place on Earth ("On Earth" being the most key words in that phrase) - HERE WE COME!!!