“I’ve waited almost 28 years for this…”

It’s like I had my Bat Mitzvah all over again…  After almost 28 years of patiently waiting, I finally got to go to Disney World over NYE!  It was everything I’d imagined in my wildest dreams - and now I am pretty sure that I am officially a grown-up.  Although I acted like the biggest child at the world-famous theme park throughout parts of the weekend…”Lindsay, it’s time to go.  No time to see the parade.”  “I’VE WAITED ALMOST 28 YEARS FOR THIS!!”  (We stayed. ) …now that I have Disney out of my system, I’m ready to finally begin adulthood.  I think…

 

my first visit to disney!

fellow disney first-timers

Magic Kingdom was pretty incredibly overwhelming.  The bright colors, the catchy music “it’s a small world after all,” the fried foods that we are convinced are aromatically piped through to roller coaster waiting lines, the predictably overpriced souvenirs – I got my ears, don’t worry, THE CASTLE!, the elaborate performances…and and and… 

magic kingdom

space mountain

magic kingdom

LR + princess

In a 1/2 day, we power-visited Magic Kingdom and were off to drink around the world at Epcot.  Which. Was. Amazingggggg! 

epcot

I’d heard from people that went as kids to visit Epcot that it was pretty boring.  Well, it just wasn’t.  We drank around the world – Mexico, China, Germany, Japan, Italy, Morocco and the U.K.  Got lost in Canada and were asked to leave France.  We wore sombreros and ate lamb kabobs and sushi.  Fireworks and a boat ride back to the Boardwalk completed our adventure.  Life just doesn’t get much better.

epcot - mexico

epcot - japan

epcot - u.k.

I’m still recovering – and I am a little bit in denial that it’s over.  Disney World is truly “the happiest place on earth!”  And, one of the most fun vacations I’ve had in a while.  It was the perfect way to bid farewell to 2009…

"that's all, folks!"

…and say hello to 2010!! 

happy new year from the happiest place on earth!

xx, L