This was Eric driving in the car behind me on the Autotopia car ride. This was taken in the wee hours of the morning on our magic hours day.
This is us having lunch inside the Sci-Fi resturant at Disney's Hollywood Studio. It was designed to look like a drive in and you sat in little cars to eat your food and there was a big movie screen playing old sci-fi clips in the front. Awesome!!
Last week, Eric and I went on a five day trip to Walt Disney world, WITHOUT THE KIDS!!! We haven't been away alone together for four years and that was only overnight. This was the first REAL trip we went on alone since our honeymoon, so it was long overdue!
We had a blast! It was so nice to actually hop on a plane and physically leave the state. It made it easier to leave the kids behind and just focus on us. Plus, my mom was watching them so I knew they were in good hands. :) Disney truly makes everything magical and from the time we checked our luggage, we didn't have a care in the world. We stayed at a Disney resort, so once we arrived at the airport, all we had to do was go to the Disney Welcome Center and get on the bus for our resort. They took care of claiming our luggage and brought it to our room when it arrived. It was amazing! I have never been on a trip where I didn't have to worry about hauling bags around. The whole trip was full of Disney magic! Whenever we wanted to go to one of the parks, we just took a bus, monorail, or boat and we were there. No worries!
Some of our favorite memories of the trip are:
-Staying in the magic kingdom until 3 am. It was like a ghost town with only a very few people scattered here and there. We were able to walk on any and every ride we wanted to. It was amazing! They had the extra magic hours that night for resort guests, so the park closed at midnight for everyone else, but resort guests could stay until 3 am!!! And we actually managed to stay awake the whole time. We loved it!!!
- The animal safari at Animal Kingdom park. Wow! We were able to really get close with some of the animals. At one point, a baby giraffe, came right up to the truck where I was and if I had just stretched out my hand, I could have touched it. It was really hard not to!!! And the rhinos kept circling the truck and crossing the road in front of us. A few of them got close enough to touch as well. But I woulnd't have dared to try that. :)
- Eating at some of the five-star resturaunts Disney has to offer. Wow! Our favorite one was Citrico's inside the Grand Floridian Resort. It was sooooo good!
- Celebrating my birthday at Disney!!! It was amazing! I was treated like royalty all day. I was given a special fast pass for my birthday that allowed me to immediately walk on any ride for the whole day!! And at every meal, I was given a special dessert complete with candles. :) And they make you wear this button that has your name on it and says that it's your birthday and so the whole day, people kept saying Happy Birthday! (I actually didn't like that part) I was spoiled and it was one of the best birthdays I have ever had. :)
There are really too many to mention, but it was an amazing trip and it was so nice to enjoy Disney and all it had to offer from an adult point of view. We love going as a family too, but it was nice to determine our own schedule and do what we wanted without having to worry about strollers or extra bags full of snacks, diapers, etc. Eric and I definitely plan to again sometime!!
