So, every now and then, I go and check on the Registry that we have at the Bay to see if it's still there, and to see if anyone has bought us something. On the main page of the registry is a little countdown clock, saying how many days left until the wedding.
I've looked at it before, and been like, "Oh cool! 100 Days to the wedding!!!" But, now I'm looking at the clock, and thinking..."HOLY CRAP! Only 63 days?!?"
I think I've got a lot of the planning done, there's obviously still more to do, but at the same time, I'm freaking out a little. I just know that things are going to go awry, as do the best laid plans of mice and men; however, that does not mean that I can't worry about it a little bit.
I've got the venue, someone to marry us, food to eat, and someone to take pictures, so I guess the rest is just icing on the cake, so to speak. (Which we already have in mind, so I don't really have to worry about that either.)
I guess I just didn't realize how quickly time can go when you have things to plan out...
Friday, 29 April 2011
Sunday, 24 April 2011
World of Color
I know, I know. Color is spelled incorrectly, but that's how it goes in America.
I am going to turn the blog over to April, to let her see how awesome it is to type on an iPad, and I also want to go and change into a bathing suit and head to the pool!!!
Here's April!!!
April is in!! And tres jealous of this iPad!! We just had the most amazing experience this evening - we splurged and bought the World of Colour dining package. For a fee, you can have a meal from a prix fixe menu and reserved seating in what is considered to be the best area to watch the World of Colour show. The food was delicious and the service was great, but then we were escorted to our viewing area and MAN!! It really was the best spot to watch the show! Soon we were fully ensconced in the " experience" and there are no words to describe the epicness of the lights, the fountains and the music. Some people even got a bit misty eyed...but I'll let you guess who that was! Kudos to Disney and their imagineering team - they really know how to put on a show! I now have a hard time choosing between Fantasmic and World of Colour, and that is no easy feat!
Ok, it is after midnight, and I'm due for a midnight swim, so I will sign off now, but I am very glad we still have one day left before we have to return to the real world...here is Troy for a closer...
Thanks so much for that, April!! It was totally me that got misty eyed...and by misty eyed, I mean crying hysterically. The wood nymph, with the hunchback, with Chernabog...I was a freaking mess!!!
Anyway, April and I need to go and take a swim, but it's been fantastic blogging with you, and bringing you along with me only journey. I know that we have another day left, and I hope to be able to blog to you, but I am not 100% sure.
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I am going to turn the blog over to April, to let her see how awesome it is to type on an iPad, and I also want to go and change into a bathing suit and head to the pool!!!
Here's April!!!
April is in!! And tres jealous of this iPad!! We just had the most amazing experience this evening - we splurged and bought the World of Colour dining package. For a fee, you can have a meal from a prix fixe menu and reserved seating in what is considered to be the best area to watch the World of Colour show. The food was delicious and the service was great, but then we were escorted to our viewing area and MAN!! It really was the best spot to watch the show! Soon we were fully ensconced in the " experience" and there are no words to describe the epicness of the lights, the fountains and the music. Some people even got a bit misty eyed...but I'll let you guess who that was! Kudos to Disney and their imagineering team - they really know how to put on a show! I now have a hard time choosing between Fantasmic and World of Colour, and that is no easy feat!
Ok, it is after midnight, and I'm due for a midnight swim, so I will sign off now, but I am very glad we still have one day left before we have to return to the real world...here is Troy for a closer...
Thanks so much for that, April!! It was totally me that got misty eyed...and by misty eyed, I mean crying hysterically. The wood nymph, with the hunchback, with Chernabog...I was a freaking mess!!!
Anyway, April and I need to go and take a swim, but it's been fantastic blogging with you, and bringing you along with me only journey. I know that we have another day left, and I hope to be able to blog to you, but I am not 100% sure.
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Saturday, 23 April 2011
Another wee mid-day break
Today we did the Magic Morning, which meant waking up at 6am to get to the hour before opening at 7. We did that so that we could go and do a bunch of the rides in Fantasyland. You normally would not be able to do the rides, because the lineups for them were so long that it wouldn't really be worth the wait.
We went on Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, Snow White, Pinnochio, It's A Small World, and Mr Toads Wild Ride. The Peter Pan ride wait time the last time we checked was about 2 hours...so definitely needed to be done early on in the morning. After doing Mr Toads, we went over to Big Thunder Mountain, and then rode the train from New Orleans Square to Tomorrowland to have breakfast.
The biggest thing that we noticed today was that there was a very large amount of people missing from the park, so it was much easier to do the rides. When we asked a park member, they said that the annual pass members were being denied entry since today is a blackout day. Woot!
After breakfast, we went over to California Adventure, then we did a bit of shopping in the stores, and went over to do the Tower of Terror. Sabrina and I loved it so much (we bonded over it) that we went back to the ride to get fast passes for everyone. We then went to the Muppets 3D show, and then to Aladdin show. Shaun fell asleep during the Muppets show, and Stephanie fell asleep during both shows. Sleepy McGees!!!!
After the shows we went to the animation studios, then to have a bit of lunch, then back to the hotel. After getting back to the hotel, we went for a dip in the hot tub, and that leaves me back to where I am now!
Everyone is waiting for me to go back to the hotel, and I'm starting to feel the peer pressure. Tonight is the World of Colour, along with dinner at Ariels Grotto!! Super stoked!!!
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We went on Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, Snow White, Pinnochio, It's A Small World, and Mr Toads Wild Ride. The Peter Pan ride wait time the last time we checked was about 2 hours...so definitely needed to be done early on in the morning. After doing Mr Toads, we went over to Big Thunder Mountain, and then rode the train from New Orleans Square to Tomorrowland to have breakfast.
The biggest thing that we noticed today was that there was a very large amount of people missing from the park, so it was much easier to do the rides. When we asked a park member, they said that the annual pass members were being denied entry since today is a blackout day. Woot!
After breakfast, we went over to California Adventure, then we did a bit of shopping in the stores, and went over to do the Tower of Terror. Sabrina and I loved it so much (we bonded over it) that we went back to the ride to get fast passes for everyone. We then went to the Muppets 3D show, and then to Aladdin show. Shaun fell asleep during the Muppets show, and Stephanie fell asleep during both shows. Sleepy McGees!!!!
After the shows we went to the animation studios, then to have a bit of lunch, then back to the hotel. After getting back to the hotel, we went for a dip in the hot tub, and that leaves me back to where I am now!
Everyone is waiting for me to go back to the hotel, and I'm starting to feel the peer pressure. Tonight is the World of Colour, along with dinner at Ariels Grotto!! Super stoked!!!
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So I only lied a little bit...
Well, it's day 3 now, and we are actually taking a bit of a breather. If I kept on going like we did yesterday, it would have been impossible for me to keep going.
Shaun, Sabrina, and myself stayed in the park for 13 consecutive hours. It was so super epic, and my feet were so sore that I thought that I was going to cry. Having said that, I had so much fun! We rode quite a few rides, but man the park is super busy!
We managed to get some pictures with some of the characters, which made me happy. We got a group picture with Winnie the Pooh, and Eyeore, and Shaun took a picture with Tigger. Shaun was wearing his Tigger shirt that he bought last time, and I figured that Tigger would do something, so I took a video. Shaun tried to hug Tigger, but he was acting as though Shaun's shirt was a mirror. It was super cute! I will post the video later on Facebook.
The whole group wanted to do soarin over California because the lineup said that it was only 35 minutes. It ended up taking over an hour and a half by the time we were finished. After that, everyone was so sore that only me, Shaun, and Sabrina ended up staying in the park. We went to do the tower of terror, and I was so tired that I was contemplating going back to the hotel room, and then this awesome guy went up to Sabrina and gave us 3 fastpasses. So we ended up doing the ride in 15 minutes instead of 45 (or longer!)
After that, we went out to find elecTRONica, and we think we must have missed it, because there was nothing really going on. So we decided to go look through a couple of shops, and I found a shirt and a jacket that I am contemplating buying.
When we finished our shopping experience, we went back to Disneyland to watch the fireworks show at night. I must say, they put such amazing production value into those shows! It was a mix up of all the rides and parades of the past that have been at Disneyland, like Pirates, Haunted Mansion, and the Main Street Electrical Parade.
After the fireworks, we went on a few rides, and ended up closing out the park yet again! When we left, we noticed a bunch of people standing in a line, and looked over to see Mickey Mouse standing there in his classic costume! We went and got some group shots, and came back to the hotel.
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Shaun, Sabrina, and myself stayed in the park for 13 consecutive hours. It was so super epic, and my feet were so sore that I thought that I was going to cry. Having said that, I had so much fun! We rode quite a few rides, but man the park is super busy!
We managed to get some pictures with some of the characters, which made me happy. We got a group picture with Winnie the Pooh, and Eyeore, and Shaun took a picture with Tigger. Shaun was wearing his Tigger shirt that he bought last time, and I figured that Tigger would do something, so I took a video. Shaun tried to hug Tigger, but he was acting as though Shaun's shirt was a mirror. It was super cute! I will post the video later on Facebook.
The whole group wanted to do soarin over California because the lineup said that it was only 35 minutes. It ended up taking over an hour and a half by the time we were finished. After that, everyone was so sore that only me, Shaun, and Sabrina ended up staying in the park. We went to do the tower of terror, and I was so tired that I was contemplating going back to the hotel room, and then this awesome guy went up to Sabrina and gave us 3 fastpasses. So we ended up doing the ride in 15 minutes instead of 45 (or longer!)
After that, we went out to find elecTRONica, and we think we must have missed it, because there was nothing really going on. So we decided to go look through a couple of shops, and I found a shirt and a jacket that I am contemplating buying.
When we finished our shopping experience, we went back to Disneyland to watch the fireworks show at night. I must say, they put such amazing production value into those shows! It was a mix up of all the rides and parades of the past that have been at Disneyland, like Pirates, Haunted Mansion, and the Main Street Electrical Parade.
After the fireworks, we went on a few rides, and ended up closing out the park yet again! When we left, we noticed a bunch of people standing in a line, and looked over to see Mickey Mouse standing there in his classic costume! We went and got some group shots, and came back to the hotel.
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Friday, 22 April 2011
It's just not going to happen
So when I started off my trip, I had these amazing plans to blog about it all the time so that my friends and family who couldn't be here could read about the trip. After 13 consecutive hours in the park, I really don't think that's going to happen.
I'm sorry my blogging skills suck, but my feet and back are sore, and my neck is sunburnt. I will update as often as possible, but unless we take breaks, I'm too old for this crap.
Hopefully I will blog tomorrow about what has happened over the past two days, but again, it's 1:14 am and I am exhausted.
Talk soon!
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I'm sorry my blogging skills suck, but my feet and back are sore, and my neck is sunburnt. I will update as often as possible, but unless we take breaks, I'm too old for this crap.
Hopefully I will blog tomorrow about what has happened over the past two days, but again, it's 1:14 am and I am exhausted.
Talk soon!
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Thursday, 21 April 2011
The first day
It is now 12:29 and we have just returned from our first full day in California, and man, what a full day it has been!
We went to Knott's Berry Farm this afternoon at around 12:30. We dared to be different, and actually took a bus there.
You know what, I am soooo freaking tired from the day that i had today that i am going to just go to bed.
Shaun actually just managed to break our suitcase...I'm out.
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We went to Knott's Berry Farm this afternoon at around 12:30. We dared to be different, and actually took a bus there.
You know what, I am soooo freaking tired from the day that i had today that i am going to just go to bed.
Shaun actually just managed to break our suitcase...I'm out.
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Location:Anaheim, California
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
The trip begins!!!
Right now we are sitting in the Bellingham international airport. While we haven't yet left for our vacations yet, I feel like we have already gone through so much.
We woke up this morning at 2 am to make sure that we got down to the airport by 7am. I managed to finally get out of bed at around 2:15 and started to pack, because of course I hadn't finished. Shaun finished his shower, and i still had some things to do, so Sabrina decided to take her shower before me.
I was loading some movies onto my fancy new iPad, when I heard an epic amount of water rushing through the taps in the bath. That's fairly normal for when you turn off the flow to the shower head, so I wasn't too concerned, but then Sabrina started to yell for help. When I walked into the bathroom, there was water rushing straight out of the taps! The hot water tap had fallen off, and water was shooting into the tub.
Shaun tried a couple of times to fix it, but couldn't figure out how to do it, so I ran into the kitchen and turned off the hot water from the valve underneath the kitchen cupboards.
We had to call the superintendent to get her to come in and fix the taps, at 4:30 in the morning. Needless to say, she was unimpressed.
The fun didn't stop there!! We went to the border to make our crossing into the states, and got caught with the most unimpressive border guard I have ever had to deal with.
When we pulled up to the booth, the guard asked April (who was driving) to roll down the window. Instead of rolling down the back window, she hit the wrong button and rolled up her own window. She apologized to the guard and rolled down the window. He said to her "I know, it's very complicated sometimes." I thought that he might have been joking, but from the rest of our transactions, I don't think that was the case.
The guard then started in on a whole slough of questions. That's totally fine, but he started asking us how we knew each other, and then he asked everyone in the car what we did. By the time he got to Shaun, he asked Shaun "am I boring you?" Shaun obviously said no, but the fact that he even asked is kind of douche-y.
As I have been writing this, many members of our group have been laughing and joking around. I'm glad that everyone is getting along so far, and I can't wait to actually get down to Disney!
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We woke up this morning at 2 am to make sure that we got down to the airport by 7am. I managed to finally get out of bed at around 2:15 and started to pack, because of course I hadn't finished. Shaun finished his shower, and i still had some things to do, so Sabrina decided to take her shower before me.
I was loading some movies onto my fancy new iPad, when I heard an epic amount of water rushing through the taps in the bath. That's fairly normal for when you turn off the flow to the shower head, so I wasn't too concerned, but then Sabrina started to yell for help. When I walked into the bathroom, there was water rushing straight out of the taps! The hot water tap had fallen off, and water was shooting into the tub.
Shaun tried a couple of times to fix it, but couldn't figure out how to do it, so I ran into the kitchen and turned off the hot water from the valve underneath the kitchen cupboards.
We had to call the superintendent to get her to come in and fix the taps, at 4:30 in the morning. Needless to say, she was unimpressed.
The fun didn't stop there!! We went to the border to make our crossing into the states, and got caught with the most unimpressive border guard I have ever had to deal with.
When we pulled up to the booth, the guard asked April (who was driving) to roll down the window. Instead of rolling down the back window, she hit the wrong button and rolled up her own window. She apologized to the guard and rolled down the window. He said to her "I know, it's very complicated sometimes." I thought that he might have been joking, but from the rest of our transactions, I don't think that was the case.
The guard then started in on a whole slough of questions. That's totally fine, but he started asking us how we knew each other, and then he asked everyone in the car what we did. By the time he got to Shaun, he asked Shaun "am I boring you?" Shaun obviously said no, but the fact that he even asked is kind of douche-y.
As I have been writing this, many members of our group have been laughing and joking around. I'm glad that everyone is getting along so far, and I can't wait to actually get down to Disney!
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