Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Carrying Me Through For One More Week


  • The whole Bartel gang together again - always tops anything and everything.
  • Stepping off the plane in Orlando and actually being able to breathe normally and keep my eyes open for more than 5 seconds straight... ahhhhh... the sunshine, a warm breeze and green grass will be welcomed with opened arms.
  • The way they've absolutely perfected the manicured lawns and shrubbery in Disney. Hmmmm... on that note, the smell of fresh cut grass... every day.
  • Pirates of the Caribbean
  • The goooooooodddd fooooooooooddd!!!
  • Watching Mikayla's face when she spots Snow White or Cinderella - the real deal - for the first time in The Magic Kingdom.... talk about magic. Just another thing we have in common.
  • My Dad in all his craziness and insanity while on vacation.
  • Fireworks and light shows above the castle - I'm not gonna lie to you, I've always had this thing for Cinderella's castle and don't think that just because I'm 26, going on 27, that this has even remotely changed.
  • Flip flops.
  • The Rainforest Cafe.
  • Waking up in the morning to bright sunny weather and the promise of another sweet day.
  • Good company.
  • Laughing with my brothers again...and again...and again...
  • Snapping some sweet shots with my Nikon and feeling fundamentally satisfied with the results.
  • "Everybody got your card????" (to be said all high-pitched and nasally) Okay, maybe not so much.
  • Salt water taffy.
  • No cell phones. No emailing. No busyness. No work. Just hanging out together and letting it all go.
  • Main Street in the Magic Kingdom - love it, love it, love it.
  • Witnessing Kar's attempt to get as many autographs as humanly possible from all of the Disney characters in sight...whatever the cost.
  • The villa, which we have yet to see, but we know it will be well, well worth the wait.
  • "i-MA-gi-NA-tion" sung by Figmint, of course.
  • The many, many countries of Epcot. I always like France the best.
  • Lounging by the pool with Josh in his new swimmin' trunks.
  • Downtown Disney at night.
  • Being able to share this passion I have for Disney with Warren - he's gonna lose his mind.
Let the Good Times Roll!!*

Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Silly Munchkins

I couldn't resist.