45 magical years

This picture was taken about 10 years ago.

Walt Disney World is a tribute to the philosophy and life of Walter Elias Disney... and to the talents, the dedication, and the loyalty of the entire Disney organization that made Walt Disney's dream come true. May Walt Disney World bring Joy and Inspiration and New Knowledge to all who come to this happy place ... a Magic Kingdom where the young at heart of all ages can laugh and play and learn — together.

— Roy O. Disney, October 25, 1971

Happy 45th Birthday Magic Kingdom!

Mike and I were fortunate to visit at its 40th birthday. Maybe we'll visit at the 50th?

Throwback Thursday - the Evil Queen and I

We honeymooned at Disney and one of the highlights of the trip was attending Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween party. We got to trick or treat like little kids again and it was neat seeing the park done up with "scary" decorations.

But for me, this was the best part.

In case you were unaware, the Evil Queen is one of my favorite characters... as you can see from my shirt.

Flat Corgi Friday - Visiting Pluto

Throw Back Thursday - Look for the bear necessities

I've never done the #ThrowBackThursday, mainly because I didn't have pictures that would be a throwback. I'm hesitant to start this as a trend because I'm going to run out of pictures eventually, so I may just do this monthly.

However, I was rooting through some pictures and found one of me as a child, at Walt Disney World, sharing a moment with Baloo.

Notes:

- This is 1985 in AdventureLand. Yes, those tiki statues are still there. See picture.
- I would love to know about the scaffolding in the background.
- This was probably before I learned the truth about the Disney characters, which will be the subject of a later post.
- If you tell my mother that her picture is now on the Internet, she will kill me.
- This is one of the only times in my life where I'm wearing pink.
- I wonder where the Adventure Drummer guy is now?

What was 2013?

Apologies for the lateness, but 2013 was:

January

Gimli glowed in the rising sun

I went to Trinidad

February

Gimli and I found the red wubba buried in the snow

Gimli went looking for his dog friend

My dwarf went under snow

I tossed a dwarf!

Gimli won the best smile contest!

Gimli wanted bar service

March

It was Mike's birthday and we spent it aboard the Disney Fantasy!

Posing on pirate night

Our plate from Palo

Relaxing on his birthday

I pretended to be Marilyn Monroe

April

Gimli posed with Bombur the Squishable

Gimli thought he could hide under Mike's wheelchair

We had an ice storm and lost one of our branches

May

Gimli borrowed the neighborhood children's chalk and left his mark.

Gimli met a lovely Greyhound

We met a lovely little puppy

June

Merida!

Learned how to pounce

Sat next to her big brother

July

The corgis learned to line up

Gimli reminded us how to smile

Merida told me what she thought of my bra

August

Gimli turned 5 years old!

Gimli and I went to the Arboretum on our own

Corgi snuggles!

They met a new friend!

They didn't go swimming.

Merida got to see her sister!

Merida's dad!

September

We walked in the Bark for Life to raise money for Cancer

The corgis shared a toy

Merida lost a few teeth

October

The corgis posed with the pumpkins

Mike went as Carl

I dressed as Isabella for Halloween

A praying mantis showed up in our yard

November

Merida was a bad little puppy

Merida had her first taste of snow

December

Seafood feast in The Keys!

I held an alligator!

Airboats on the Everglades

My birthday at Walt Disney World!

Snow romps!

Gimli taught Merida all about Christmas