"We're Going to Disneyland!" My girls have heard this several times in their lives. They and I do realize we are extremely fortunate to have had the chance to go to this wonderful place about eight times. It's more than most kids (living in Hawaii) get to go. We love Disneyland. We went there for the first Christmases after losing Darel....it made the holidays a little easier to take. We went there with Darel when Hana Girl was little. We went there with my students and it was fun to see the big kids really get into the spirit. We went there about a year and a half ago to regroup after Mike's surfing accident. It's been more than just a good time for us. It's been a place to treasure the moments of having a toddler, a place to reignite a spirit of happiness, a place to acknowledge our family unit. It might sound cheesey but we love the feeling of Disneyland. Each time we go, we are grateful.
I was thinking about the slogan of Disneyland, and I realized that what makes Disneyland the Happiest Place on Earth, is that it's a time to be with people I love with only one plan....to enjoy. Life is so busy, we rarely have the chance to just enjoy. This entire road trip has so far been like that...except for all the work...but I am really enjoying my time with my girls. You'd think at some point we'd run out of things to talk about or laugh at hysterically...but not so far. (The most recent was in Target...I thought these people were from Hawaii, but they weren't- so it was a huge Uncle Jimmy moment)
Anyway, I digress...but my thought for today is: We're going to Disneyland, the happiest place on earth. Fact is, anywhere with my family is the happiest place on earth.
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