I decided three years ago that I would one day take the girls to Disneyland..... I was a newly divorce single mom trying to figure out my little place in this great big world and I needed a dream. I needed something tangible to work toward and I found that in my Disney Dream. I held this dream inside my heart for two years and then I shared it with the two little people that I raising and suddenly it became our dream, and very slowly it became a reality. See, when you share a dream with a seven and five year old they are going to make you find a way to make it happen. So we saved all of our extra money and we did with even less than we were and somehow we finally had enough to begin planning. By this time I had met and started dating a Californian so he became part of this shared dream too. Over the course of seven months of planning and anticipating I finally found myself driving to the airport with two little Disney Dreamers in the backseat heading to the airport to embark on this long-awaited journey.
It was a journey that filled my heart to overflowing. I fell in love with my children all over again and I was slowly falling in love with Aaron. We navigated the lines and the heat and the crowds like professionals. We bought Minnie ears and princess hats and Dole Whips. We rode Star Tours and Splash Mountain and pushed strollers. We ate $50 lunches and watched parades and fireworks and I felt my heart and my soul heal. Years of dreaming and I discovered joy.
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| At the airport |
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| At the airport |
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| Let's get this vacation started! |
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| Swimming in California |
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| First glimpse of the ocean |
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| Together again |
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| Molly and Mom |
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| Riding the shuttle to Disneyland |
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| Evelyn and Sophia at the Happiest Place on Earth |
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| Meeting Ariel |
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| Meeting Aurora |
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| Meeting Cinderella |
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| Riding the carousel |
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| Main Street USA |
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| Meeting Pluto |
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| Meeting Mickey |
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| Meeting Minnie |
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| Riding the Monorail |
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| Star Tours |
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| Meeting Donald |
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| Meeting Tinkerbell |
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| Jumpin' Jellyfish |
The remainder of our time in California was spent in a villa in Newport. We swam and explored tide pools. We walked the pier and had a fire on the beach. And finally we had to say goodbye.....
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| Washing her sandy feet |
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| Heading home |
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| The Perfect Vacation |
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