I apologize for neglecting my blog for a month. Everything has gotten a bit crazy with trying to get Andrea and Jason starting on their wedding preparations, traveling to and from Columbia, SC, and a great week long trip to Disney World! Visiting Disney is like visiting a second home for me. There are so many amazing people that I met while I lived and worked there. Going to the parks, staying with the friends I traveled down with, and visiting all my Florida people was a balancing act of epic proportions. I needed two days just to recover!
But besides this trip being jam packed, it was also extra special. My friends that I traveled with, Shawn and Robert Jordan, got engaged during the fireworks at Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party on October 15th 2010. This was their first trip back to Disney since then so it was a two year anniversary of sorts. In preparation for this trip Athene Jordan, whom is an excellent seamstress and a very good friend, did the costumes for the group. They were fantastic! And I tried some great new additions to the Food and Wine Festival in EPCOT. Overall, I couldn't have asked for a better trip.
Every time I visit Disney my favorite part is the same: I love discovering the things I never noticed before. And believe it or not.... it always happens! Now, I know what you are thinking..... "What about Splash Mountain?!, Space Mountain?!, and Pirates of the Caribbean?!" Of course, there are some fantastic rides and attractions but I think that there is more magic in the details. Disney in general, has always amazed me with their creativity and meticulous attention to detail. I think that because of my background at Disney I look for and enjoy the small details more than the average guest. For example: Did you know that the iconic fountain in front of the big EPCOT ball actually dances to music every fifteen minutes? It's like a choreographed fireworks show but with water. Most people breeze right by it on their way to Sorin' or Test Track but it is one of my favorite things. In EPCOT I also enjoy sitting outside the little bakery in France eating a cream brulee just watching the people go by. And going through all the parks looking for "Hidden Mickey's" is always fun.
Side note: Part of the new Fantasyland expansion just opened. In one word: Incredible
Well, there is my excuse. It's a lot better than "My dog ate my laptop." I will be returning to my regular blog posts starting..... NOW. So you have some event planning insights, new recommendations, and updates on the Maroun/Spiskey wedding to look forward to!
~Rachael
Always great at Disney...and as you know they have some outstanding Wedding locations on site-if you have the time and money!
ReplyDeleteShawn remarked how she put off finalizing the catering, venue, because we knew who and where the wedding would be. As you know the caterer went out of business and the flowers we ordered a week before....she laughs now! Time does compress the closer one gets to the date of a wedding. Turned out great..but it would have been fun to have the wedding at Disney.