5 posts tagged “disney”
Finally, here's the trip update. I would have put it up sooner but I've been waiting on B to post her pictures somewhere so I could use one or two. The camera that I thought was so cool is a piece of shit compared to B's new camera. My pictures sucked rocks.
Anyway, we left for So. Cal. the evening of the 27th. The trip was uneventful except I'd taken two pills that made me sleep through most of it. Since no one told me otherwise, I'm assuming the trip was uneventful. Our hotel was gorgeous and the room we had was very comfortable. I love Marriott beds and linens!
Disneyland was fabulous and decorated to the hilt. Jimminy Christmas though, the crowds were like I've never seen before! We didn't expect it to be a busier time to visit than any other, but we heard it more than once from park "cast members." By the third evening, as we were getting hungry and very tired, it was ultimately the crowds that influenced us to leave the park. We had a delicious dinner and saw Sweeney Todd. B and I loved it of course, but we're Tim Burton and Johnny Depp fans. DH, on the other hand, wasn't so thrilled. ;-)
California Adventure was new for us, we spent the second day there. It was especially nice because the crowds were much smaller, especially early in the day. We liked that the characters were edgier in CA. For example, we never saw Cruella DeVil or Queen Grimhilde (the Evil Queen from Snow White) in Disneyland but really enjoyed them at CA.
The cherry on top of the whole trip was the flight home when we had first class seats. B and I had never flown first class so we were quite impressed. The entire trip was fabulous and we had a wonderful time. Here are just a few pictures...
THE day has arrived! We're off to Disneyland!
Remember when I said that no one has fun when we go all-out during the holidays? That a simpler celebration would be better? I think God heard me say that, knew I wouldn't stick to it so sent a few road blocks my way. Between being sick twice (once with the cold/flu from hell), Dave being sick, and a sprained ankle (the crutches kind of sprain), I've been forced to do things differently. Gone are the outside lights, mega and multiple shopping trips, twenty lists of things to do and amazingly, the stress. Imagine that!
Forced to sit in my easy chair for more than three weeks, I was able to complete just about every Christmas knitting project I had planned. That's super amazing because of course I never come close to getting all the projects done. I've knitted the following:
- A beautiful wrap for my mother
- Gorgeous felted placemats for a friend of the family
- Socks for two grandsons and one daughter
- Coasters
- Dishcloths
Honestly, the pair for the one daughter are half done. I really want to get one more pair done for the third grandson, but I don't think I'll make that. Not bad!
Dave and I went giftie shopping Friday and Saturday and get this: WE'RE DONE! Two trips and we're done! He kept saying "focus Honey, we know what we want." It worked!
The tree is decorated (did that Thursday night). House is decorated (yesterday afternoon). I even managed to bake cookies with Bess and attend two holiday parties. Un-freaking-believeable!
The bad news: My house is a wreck and needs serious cleaning. Laundry has piled up and the floors are gross but I have time to get it together. I feel so much better now, I'm ready to tackle the chores!
To be Done:
Clean the houseWrap the pressiesBlock and felt knitting projectsPlan the packing for DisneyFinalize Christmas Dinner plans
Speaking of Christmas Dinner plans... pies and yams have been ordered. I hate the yams my mom makes (can we say yucky marshmallows?) so I ordered them from Marie Callendar's. Mmmm good!
I can't believe that all the important stuff is getting done and I'm not freaking out.
Not that I'm even remotely ready, but... we're all very excited!
I can't believe it -- we're going to ...
We're really going! December 27th, the three of us will fly to So Cal for 3 full days at Disneyland and California Adventure!!!!! I can hardly believe it!
