After a good night sleep we headed off to one of the happiest places on earth—DISNEYLAND! I am unashamed to admit that, even at 23, I love Disney! They really know how to create magic!
The Focus on Children group was competing that day, so Mama took them to compete and afterwards they came to the park! We rode some famous rides, met some famous characters, and had lots of fun! I also learned how to do the fishtail brad from a cool Romanian woman while waiting in line for Space Mountain. That kept us occupied for a while!
Around dinner time we left the park and went to eat at Bubba Gump! Bubba Gump is kind of a tradition for my family. If we are in a town where there is one, we must go eat there and get a glass. The first one we ever went to was in Maui when I was in middle school. We stayed there for hours because it was July 4th and we had a great view of the fireworks! We also collect glasses from each one. So far, I think we have Maui, Chicago, New York, Orlando, Charleston, Daytona Beach, and now Anaheim! Not only did we get a glass, BUT our waiter was also in the Suite Life movie! My girls were SO EXCITED!!
After dinner we went back to the park, rode some more rides, and saw the fireworks!
The next day got off to a rocky start for me. The Life Event Planning girls were competing that day and I had to decorate their cake. For those that don’t know about the project, we planned a wedding. Lots of people do that for this event, so we needed to do something to make us stand out. We made a dress that we put on my American Girl doll, made an example invitation, and made a bouquet. For region and state competition, we also made a cake; however, that was impossible for Nationals. What we did instead was order a cake from the local bakery and picked it up when we got there. We had them just put a crumb coat layer of buttercream on it because I was going to make the fondant to cover it. Making fondant in a hotel room? No problem, right? Wrong! After a minor breakdown on my part (though I’m blaming the exhaustion), I just sprinkled the white frosting with our gold flakes, put a ribbon around it, and put our topper on it. Done is better than perfect—I have to remember that sometimes!
After that got taken care of (at like 8am), the rest of us went to the other Disney park, California Adventure. The Life Event girls met up with us a bit later. Again, we rode some fun rides and met a very fun character!
That afternoon we were supposed to leave the park early to go to the official closing ceremony and then have a formal dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. We made it to the Cheesecake Factory…Disney is just too much fun!
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