Anyway.
Since my last post I've been deeply immersed in birthday stuff for my son, which included the following: bringing cupcakes to his classroom, celebrating at a Flagstaff park with a bunch of his/our friends before heading to the movie theater to watch Shrek the Third (funny, but definitely the weakest of the three Shreks, in my opinion), hosting a slumber party, and then, on his actual birthday a couple days later, surprising him with a trip to the House of Mouse:
And this picture of Keira (gorgeous girl, but MAN was she wearing too much makeup that night):
The Governator passed right by...
As did Johnny, though he was bringing up the rear of the celebrity parade, and went by much too fast and far away for me to get a decent pic (he's the one in the fedora):
We missed the red carpet premiere of At World's End by a couple of weeks this year, which was just as well. And heading toward the park on Memorial Day might have been a bad idea traffic-wise, but it also meant that we didn't have to deal with any massive crowds for the whole week. That was cool.
I stayed with the boys most of the time, which meant that the week was filled with all the crazy, thrilling rides like Splash Mountain, the Matterhorn, Space Mountain, Indiana Jones and Star Tours. Meanwhile, my mom and daughter cruised through A Bug's Land via a Heimlich the Caterpillar coach multiple times, sailed through A Small World and joined us for rides like Pirates and Soarin' Over California (one of my all-time favorites in the California Adventure park). I had to go back to the hotel in the afternoons to log into work for a few hours, but it actually worked out fine, since the afternoons are generally when we'd start to poop out anyway. We ate way too much junk food, but since the train was out of service the whole time we were there, we walked most of it off. I'm hoping to post pictures soon, but we used only those throw-away film cameras, and I don't know if I'll be able to get them on a disc.
And now that we're back to "real life," I'm experiencing those familiar, post-Christmas-type blues that happen after a trip to Disneyland. Most people are probably relieved when it's time to leave the chirpy music and the cutesy facades of the Main Street stores, and the hordes of children on a communal sugar high, and the long waits to get on the rides (if you weren't smart enough to get your FastPass tickets).
Not me. I'd go back tomorrow if I could.
Come to think of it, our annual passes don't expire until the 20th.
Hmmmm....
If only my bank account balance looked as promising as the view from FantasyLand.
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OK, I really AM following you around....The 2 older kids and I leave for Disneyland in the morning. We're doing a two day, one night BLITZ because I took them out of school to go, but it'll be worth it, I'm sure.
ReplyDeleteSaid husband is pretty bah-humbug about Disneyland, so he gets to stay home with the "baby". Guess who got the short end of THAT stick?
How weird is that?? I hope you guys have an awesome time. I don't know if the Nemo subs will be open yet, but check out the seagulls anyway. If you are able to ride the subs, I look forward to a full report. Oh, and the kids will probably love the High School Musical Pep Rally in CA Adventure. :-)
ReplyDeleteThat is one heck of a nice picture of Orlando...
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