#20 Have a day where you rejoice completely in the holiday cheer and spend the entire day being a kid.
My boyfriend does not like Disneyland. Crazy, I know, especially knowing my weird obsession with the entire Disney franchise. He says it is overhyped, crowded, and all the children hate being there. So, the only Christmas present I asked of him this year was that he reserve one day to go to Disneyland with me before the Holidays and that he buy his own ticket. After some debate he agreed. On Sunday December 19th we walked into the park at 810 am pumped and ready to start our day.
Roy was actually really excited becuase his friends had been talking his ear off the night before about how much fun Disneyland is. Plus we had devised a plan to avoid crowds and stress.
Basically the day went perfect: we never waited more than 25 minutes for a ride, we utilized our fast passes as much as possible, brought our own lunch, had a cheap but fullfilling dinner at Dennys, went to the longest lined rides during parades, and even got picked out of line a few times to get on rides earlier than others. Honestly, I felt like I was seeing Dineyland for the first time because I had never done so much in one trip let alone one day! We had an amazing time but nothing compared to our last hour there.
We were told by a friend that we have to stand in the middle of main street to watch the fireworks so although we made a few people mad by stepping in we got to a good position. The fireworks show was beautiful but nothing will ever compare to that last moment when it finished and the snow fell. All the children went from being tired and cranky to full of happiness and joy, all the annoyed parents were suddenly not filling the weight of the day and were rejoicing in the happiness around them. Roy and I could not stop smiling and being the sap I am I had to literally hold back tears. It was the absolute perfect ending to a wonderful day!
“That perfect and magical moment when you are standing on Main Street of Disneyland after a 14 hour day of awesomeness and 15 minute epic firework show… and it starts to snow (fake, of course). Yes, that just happened. Could not be any happier or in love with this man. ♥”
You lucky lady! I have only been to Disneyland once during Christmas, and I agree, it is the MOST magical at Christmas!!!
Chuck also does not love Disney as much as I do, but he enjoys it once every few years, for a few hours at a time. If Chuck and I end up in Los Angeles for Grad School, you and I can get Season Passes and go all the time, and the boys can stay at home!
By: Caroline Casias on December 30, 2011
at 10:25 am