Happiest Place on Earth --- Day 1

Several months ago I tapped into the thin line of yellow in my personality and made an impulse decision to buy airfare tickets to Orlando when they came up at $99 round-trip. What's worse is I convinced our friends, the Caziers, to do the same so we could have friends to go with! We just returned from our 9-day vacation to Orlando, where, yes, we stuffed every minute of Disney into our 7 non-traveling days. I'm so glad our hasty decisions paid off because we had a great time and memories were created that will last into the eternities.


Monday (Day 1) was spent, of course, at the Magic Kingdom. Age boundaries were erased and Todd and I became equals with our children, giggling, running to rides, eating treats, being star-struck at every character we saw walking down the streets of the Kingdom. It was indeed magical and once again I was reminded--Disney just knows how to do things right!



Although it POURED on us the entire day (I'm serious when I say NO break!), we didn't let that stop us. We put on our ponchos, pulled out the umbrellas and had a VERY easy time getting on rides. We never had to wait in line for a ride and there was no need for the fast passes this day!


Since we were there the day after the Super Bowl, there were Steeler fans all over and there was even a parade held in their honor, with MVP Santonio Holmes riding with Mickey. Ok, seriously, what was wrong with the costume designer? Do Mickey's pants NEED to go to his armpits?



We had a great plan of eating breakfast at our rental house, bringing lunch and snacks with us and getting dinner in the parks. I was even able to keep under my budget of $50 per day for the 6 of us! Yahoo! This night we ate at the Plaza Restaurant on Main Street and Andrew loved his dessert!