Whenever Kaleb and I know that one of us is hiding a secret from each other we are super naggy and try everything to pester the secret from the other person. This usually causes fight, arguments and definitely takes the fun out of the secret. We have definitely gotten better at it and either don't give any hints that we have a secret or we try really hard not to bug the other person about it.
A couple months before my birthday Kaleb was reading an email to me that his sister had sent to him. I was reading a long with him and suddenly he whipped the computer away and quickly shut his computer. I instantly knew that he was hiding something from me. I just tried a couple times to get it out of him but realized what I was doing and tried really hard to just forget about it. About a week later we were getting ready to leave the house, before we left I got out some hamburger meat from the freezer to start defrosting and we walked out the door. Half way down the hall Kaleb said that he forgot his wedding ring and ran back to the apartment to get it (it is very very rare for him to do this, whenever he forgets it, he doesn't run back to get it). While in the apartment I heard him open and close the freezer. When he got back I asked him what he had and searched him. He replied nothing and we continued on our way. It didn't hit me until later that he had put the hamburger meat back in the freezer and that he wanted to take me to dinner. I was so happy but slightly mad at myself for ruining the surprise. While we were in the car we were talking about my work friends and how one of them was talking about their trip to Disneyland! I then exclaimed that we should go their for my birthday!! I was totally joking and figured we couldn't afford it but then Kaleb replied with, "You are ruining all of my surprises!" That is when I found out what he was talking about with his sister over email.
That day I learned that I really need to be patient and stop ruining all of the surprises Kaleb comes up with.
BUT..... We still got to go to DISNEYLAND!!!! The night before... actually the week before neither Kaleb or I could sleep we were way excited! I also made a long list of things we needed to do and downloaded an app that told me ride wait times.We had everything planned out and our little backpack packed the night before so we could wake up early to go. Everything was perfect, now all we needed to do was get a good nights sleep!
The drive wasn't too bad, I think it took us about 45 minutes to get there. The best part was that we went on the Wednesday after Labor Day so supposedly the park was going to be empty, which when we got there we got a really good parking spot so we knew it was the perfect day to go! We hopped on the tram and began our journey to the happiest place on earth!!
We got there before the parked opened and were able to walk right up to buy our tickets without having to wait in line! It was great! We did have to wait in line though for the park to open, but we didn't mind. It was fun to people watch, and see the excited and impatient kids waiting, lots of parents were threatening taking the kids home if they didn't behave, it was great!
Finally it was time!! They opened the gates and we entered Main Street! The rest of the park would open up later. so we strolled around Main Street checking out the shops.
There was already a line forming to see Anna and Elsa from Frozen!! It was nuts how fast it grew! Kaleb and I opted out of trying to see them, we didn't want to miss other things from the park just to stand in line for 2 hours.
Once the main park opened, we headed straight for the Peter Pan ride. I read on several sites that that ride gets the busiest and to ride it first.
It was a terrible ride!! It was so creepy!!! Very dark and the music was weird. We don't know why so many people had recommended it! Luckily we got it out of the way and know not to go on it ever again!
When we got off we just laughed it off and went to enjoy the rest of the park! We rode every ride we could, The lines were pretty short. I think the longest we had to wait was 20-30 minutes. It was AWESOME!!!
We weren't super good at taking selfies on the rides but they sure are funny to look at!
Right after Peter Pan in worst ride is Small World! The song is so annoying!! I knew it was going to be but it is a must ride ride so we had to do it!! Toward the end of the ride, we stopped because they had problems with the loading and unloading zone. We were way backed up so we got to listen to the song Extra long!
We headed over to ToonTown after to visit Mickey and Minnie!!
Minnie's house was super cute!
She was very nice and friendly! Maybe a little too friendly..... After visiting her, I was looking at the pictures and noticed where Kaleb was looking....
See where his eyes are looking!
And even Minnie was in on it! And for some reason I was enjoying the whole thing!!
Yup! Minnie stole my husband!
Just kidding! We laughed so hard! The picture sequence was so perfect!
After Minnie's we went to Mickey's house. His line was a little bit longer but we got to watch cartoons while we waited so it made it more fun!
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Mickey was completely different than Minnie! It got way awkward and I got marker on his glove so I could tell he was a little upset with me... Good thing he has a permanent smile because I can guarentee he wasn't smiling under the mask!
We wandered around for a little bit, ate some snacks that we brought and purchased a dole whip float at the Tiki house!! It was DELICIOUS!!! Especially in the warm weather!
For lunch we went to New Orleans Square. I had read that they serve amazing french fries so we had to check it out! The other things on the menu were quite expensive so we just got the fries and a salad. They were delicious!!! We couldn't stop eating them! Sadly they did eventually run out....
Splash Mountain was ride that I REALLY wanted to ride! I remember when I was a kid and my parents took us to Disney World, I just had to hold my hands up going down splash mountain because that is what I saw in movies and I just about flew out of the seat Luckily my dad got a hold of me and all was okay! This time I was a little too scared to hold my hands up though!
I love Kaleb's face in the back!!
After Splash Mountain we went to the Hundred Acre Woods! While standing in line a little girl asked her mom if it was the real Tigger or someone dressed up! It was so cute! The mom just asked her what she thought and she replied that it was the real Tigger!!
He was so bouncy and fun!!
Kaleb decided on this pose and it turned out pretty cute!
The Buzz Lightyear ride was AWESOME!!! You had to shoot the laser beams at the targets, Kaleb wasn't shooting at the right targets at first so I was in the lead at the beginning but he soon figured it out and creamed me! Dang it!
I couldn't miss an opportunity to make a wish at Snow White's wishing well!!
Luckily Alice in Wonderland and Mad Hatter were there! I think Alice was able to keep her character so well!! She was Amazing!!
Pixie Hallow was awesome!!! I LOVE the Tinkerbell movies and have seen all of them about a dozen times!!
Rosetta was there and of course Tinkerbell.
Another thing on my list to do was get a Mickey Macaroon!
It was delicious and we enjoyed it so much!!
For dinner we went to The Golden Horseshoe for Dinner, while we watched a little show.
We had chicken and fish and chips. For dessert we decided to try out a toasted marshmallow root beer float!! After we had a sip of it we could barely eat the rest of our dinner! It was so incredible! Luckily Melanie bought us toasted marshmallow flavoring for us for Christmas so we can have as many as we want!!
We wandered around the park for a little while more, made sure that we saw everything that we wanted to. We soon got extremely tired and decided to scout out our spot for the parade! While I saved our spot Kaleb went and bought beignets in New Orleans Square. They are in the movie Princess in the Frog.
They were so delicious and messy!! Covered in powdered sugar!! Yum!!
Soon the parade started! Once the music started I knew that this was going to be my favorite part of the whole day!! Since Frozen is a new movie they hadn't put them in the main parade yet so they had made a float for them to go 15 minutes before the main parade! It was so fun to see them!
Once it started for reals! I HAD to film it!! It was so good and I wanted to be able to watch it again and again! Unfortunately I am having a hard time uploading the videos on the blog but once I figure it out I will post them!
We then headed out of the park after the parade. It was a very very sad time! I am so so very excited to be able to bring my kids here one day! It was such a great day and can't wait to go back!!!
September 3 2014
