Celebrate the 60's!

One day into my 60's my husband said, "you're off til Friday? Want to go to Disneyworld for your birthday?" An hour later, we were packed, out the door & on our way! We have Annual Passes, so it's easy for us to just plan an impulsive trip! Literally, this trip happened over the second cup of coffee Sunday morning! For those that know us, it doesn't take us long to plan a trip to the Happiest Place on Earth!

Its about a 7-8 hour drive, if we don't stop too many times! When its just us we usually find a hotel when we get there. #iknow that's crazy and yes, over the years we have spent a night or two in the car! Once in the parking lot of a veterinarians office. OMG that was insane! And once we had a room that wasn't level! It was downhill from the bed to the bathroom and the shower was an overflow on one end! I guess you get what you pay for! But most of the time, we just watch the hotel marquee's and pick something that says cheap & vacancy & hope for the best! Then we just have to pay for food! It's a fun way to travel if you don't mind a surprise or a disaster every now & then! We like to think that 'this is how we roll' & it works for us! (which is probably why my daughter is a a Disney Travel Planner, Mainstreet Memories on FB. She's a bit more organized & she figured out that is not how most normal people travel!) 

So anyway, back to Celebrating Me! First stop, Magic Kingdom! Who doesn't love a little bit of Magic for your birthday!

Mainstreet USA! Happy Birthday to me!

This Never Gets Old! My favorite photo spot!

We had a fun morning riding all of our favorite rides! I always like to pretend it's my first time to be there. It just makes it more fun to experience all of the Magic again and again! I guess thats why it never gets old! There has been a lot of new stuff added & refurbished in the last few years. Our mission is to see all the new attractions, rides, shows, everything big or small every time we go. After a few hours we went to one of our favorite lunch spots Columbia Harbour House, ate the best tuna fish sandwich on the planet & took a little break. We like to sit upstairs next to the window overlooking Fantasyland! It's a fun place to people watch! After lunch, it was just about time to find a spot for the parade!

Three o'clock! My favorite time of the day. Time for the new Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade & we had a spot right in front of Cinderella Castle! Perfect. For the record, the three o'clock parade has been 'closed for refurbishment' for about 6 months! It was worth the wait! The Festival of Fantasy was absolutely wonderful! So colorful and full of happy magical energy! The floats were beautiful. The street entertainers, dancers, characters and music filled the atmosphere with magic! I'm not planning to ever skip this parade! I loved everything about it!

 We finished the night with Wishes nighttime spectacular! A sky full of amazing fireworks orchestrated perfectly with music, Castle lights & Tinkerbell! I always get a little teary eyed during this show! Its a perfect way to end a perfect day! I love the excitement on Mainstreet at night. Everyone is rushing to get to the Emporium and Confectionery to buy those last minute treasures to take home! Everyone looks tired, children are carried out, but no one is really ready to leave! There is nothing prettier than Cinderella Castle at night. I simply cannot resist taking one more picture!

I don't know how many times we have been to Disneyworld. At least a million if I had to guess! But I have never been on the actual day of my birthday! May is a busy month for us. We have so many birthdays, two of my granddaughters are one & three days after my birthday, there are always end of the school year activities, graduations, and Mothers Day all within a 2 week span! So we usually can't squeeze another thing into May! I'm glad this year was different. It was a really fun day! Officially, Day one of my Disneyworld 60th birthday celebration was a huge success!  A huge thanks to my husband Johnny for making the whole day all about me! And telling me over & over 'remember our first trip when the kids were little & the trip when the grandkids did this or that & that time Prince Charming wished you happy anniversary'. Such sweet memories that just makes my heart full. 

I'm still struggling with that big 'ol Sixty word. I can totally relate to Peter Pan. I know in my heart I'll never grow up! My heart will always skip a little beat when I see the Castle for the 'first time' again, every trip! I will always get teary when I see Cinderella. She is so beautiful. period. I will always race to get in line to ride a ride or take a picture with a character. I will always sing out loud at the parade & fireworks. I will always dance with the trolley people right down the middle of Maninstreet USA! So here we go 60's!  Its the time of our life! Time to Celebrate!  

xoxo Grandmary