It may seem out of character for two engineers, but Joel and I are actually pretty spontaneous people. Now, we don't go around doing crazy things everyday. We do have jobs and kids to take care of. But every now and then, we'll get a wild idea and act on it. On Wednesday morning, he called me at work for our usual morning chat. (I think that's how our crazy half marathon idea started as well...It would seem our scheming tends to take place when we're bored at work.) He mentioned how much he enjoys the Christmas decorations at Disneyland. I agreed wholeheartedly, and told him I had just been discussing that very same topic with a friend earlier that morning. We reminisced about all of the amazing lights, decorations, music, and food, and then lamented our current locales, with their uninspiring fluorescent lights and beige cubicle walls. So I said, "we should totally go... if we left after work, we could be there by 11:30." And Joel told me to book us a room. And that was that!
Now you might think we are completely wicked, but we made this trip without the kids. And it was awesome! I love sharing the magic of Disneyland with my kids, but this trip without them was an absolute blast. We had no strollers to push, we didn't ride Dumbo at all, we enjoyed terrific shows, we walked at our own pace... it was purely fantastic (and a heck of a lot cheaper without them!) Around dinner time, little kids all around us were getting fussy and tired, crying and carrying on. Joel and I just looked at each other and smiled. They weren't our tired kiddos, and we were free to continue enjoying ourselves until closing time!
After the park closed, we climbed in the car and drove home! We took turns driving and made it home in a mere 5.5 hours.
We had such a great time, and I think the spontaneity of the trip made it even more exciting. We literally decided to go at 10:45 on Wednesday morning, and we were on the road by 6:00 that evening. Who knows when the next adventure will take place?
The Main Street Christmas tree, by day and by night
Delicious treats! The delicacy in the top picture is a Yule Log from Plaza Inn. The second picture is the famous Monte Cristo sandwich from Cafe Orleans. It's like a sandwich wrapped in a donut. YUM!
The lighting of the castle, with snow falling on Main Street!
2 comments:
How fantastic! And I know exactly what you mean about enjoying someplace without children, and enjoying it EVEN MORE when you see other people 'struggling' with their children. ;-)
Happy early Christmas to you both!
In response to your question on my blog, I let Answers.com sum things up for me:
piste: A ski trail densely packed with snow
off-piste: Existing or taking place on snow that has not been compacted into tracks: off-piste skiing
It's me being incredibly clever (ha!) with triple-meanings, since it's pronounced 'peest' and therefore sounds similar to 'pissed'...as in 'angry' in America and 'drunk' in Britain. Exactly the kind of absolutely awful humor that is sometimes necessary in the otherwise monotonous life of a SAHM who fantasizes herself a literary/comedy combination of Jane Austen and Ellen DeGeneres. ;-)
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