The Happiest Place on Earth

After the holidays we definitely needed a break. Luckily, the Happiest Place on Earth is only a quick drive across the state line. We recruited our great friends, the Jacobs, to join us on our Disneyland Adventure 2009.

Let me just start off by saying that this was the best Disneyland experience I have ever had! We had so much fun, and we didn’t want it to end. The crowds were small, the weather was absolutely perfect, and our friends, the Jacobs, are the perfect traveling companions.

We rode every just about every ride in both Disneyland and California Adventure, and we rode the really good ones at least 3 or 4 times. Here we have Splash Mountain (pre splash), Indiana Jones, California Screamin, The Matterhorn, and the scream-fest that is The Tower of Terror. So much fun!

We spent a lot of time in New Orleans Square. It is definitely my favorite “land” in the park. I love everything about it. The food, the buildings, and the people watching. It’s perfect! One of the treasures of New Orleans is the Blue Bayou restaurant. We decided to treat ourselves to lunch at the Blue Bayou…right on the water. Yum!

We also found out about a most delicious treat that we had been missing out on all these years. Just across from the New Orleans Square train station is a little treasure called the Mint Julep Bar. Vanessa and I quickly became the world’s biggest fans of Disneyland’s Mint Julep. De-licious! It’s like a little sip of heaven. So refreshing! We frequented the Mint Julep Bar during our three days in the park, and I am still craving mint juleps. I recommend a mint julep around three in the afternoon, paired with a fresh churro. Mmmm…scrumptious!

So here's to Walt Disney. A thousand thank yous for creating the Happiest Place on Earth. I can't wait to go back!

Baby It's Cold Outside

I read in the news today that a town in Maine had a temperature of -50. That’s F-I-F-T-Y below zero. Can you believe that? I also read that 13 other states also had temperature below zero today. That is just so wrong. I don’t understand how humans are expected to survive in those kinds of temperatures. You might as well be in the Death Zone on Mt. Everest. That’s what happening around the country, but here’s what’s happening in my neck of the woods…


People, that right there is why I live on the surface of the sun. You gotta love that forecast. Happy three day weekend everyone!

An Oldie but Goodie

I have a new favorite book. I am now officially obsessed with Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. I was partially obsessed before (I had only seen the movie), but now that I’ve read the book, I’m 100% in love. It is a fantastic book! In fact, I’m ashamed that it took me 27 years to read it. Talk about embarrassing. It’s an amazing story told with poetic writing.

To quote one of my favorite movies, You’ve Got Mail, which is actually a twist on Pride and Prejudice, “I get lost in words like 'thither,' 'mischievous' and 'felicity.' Read it. I know you will love it.”