There and Back

           I finally got away to the Happiest Place on Earth and Anthony and I had an amazing time.  We left friday at 9 am and arrived at 4:45 thanks to Los Angeles traffic.  After dropping our stuff in the hotel room, we took the 10 minute walk to Downtown Disney and wondered around stores after buying tickets for the park and making reservations at Rainforest Cafe.  It was so much fun eating what we wanted and having fun alchy drinks to boot.  Also we were seated right below this gorilla that kept judging us for laughing too much while eating :-)  We went to bed not too late and got up at 8 am Saturday to make sure we got maximum park time.  We did discover by trying to make a reservation at the blue bayou that Pirates of the Caribbean is closed until Thanksgiving, so that was kinda sad.  We still had a great time and went on Space Mountain 3 times, Star Tours 4 times (we got the death star twice), and Indiana Jones 2 times.  Great food every night and wondering around the park together was so much fun, and coincidentally it was the first time Anthony and I have gone on a vacation together without a group.  It was sweet and romantic, a great way to celebrate 2 years together.
             Also, I introduced Anthony to Dole whip!  Its one of my favorite things about the park and if you haven't seen the stand by the Tiki Room, you should definitely check it out.  So needless to say, he loved it as much as I do and we had for breakfast both days we were in the park.  We bought the last Hooter doll in the Star Tours store.  If you are unfamiliar with Hooter, he is a character from Captain EO that our friends lovingly decided is like Anthony.
           OMG I almost forgot the best thing about Disney on the particular days we were there, it was Anaheim gay days.  People dressed in red shirts in support of the gay community and the park was flooded with people who believe in equality.  I don't think I've ever seen so many happy couples of all gender combinations.  It was remarkable and so wonderful to see people showing support for equality and having a great time doing it.  I guess it is a tradition to all hop on the steamboat at Disney at the same time and we got this video of the first trip on the steamboat (there were so many people that they had to make 3 trips for everyone to get on the boat).  It was wonderful and made the trip so much more fun because alot of people had personalized their red shirts with such fun lines as: "He's gay"(with an arrow pointing to one side), his friend wore a shirt that said "don't let him fool you, he's gay too", it was alot of fun being around so many people who were out and proud, or strongly in support of the gay community.  It was encouraging to see that kind of support.
          Oh and because it was October the park and several rides were Halloween themed.  Haunted Mansion was of course Nightmare Before Christmas themed, Space Mountain was Ghost Galaxy, and the entrance had these way cool characters on top of the entrance and throughout the park.   They lit up at night and it was so cool.  Overall Disneyland at the holidays it way fun and Anthony is amazing for coming with me and making me feel like a princess at Disneyland.  
                                           

                                                 

A Much Needed Vacation

It's been an amazing summer, filming weddings and finally getting more responsibilities at work.  But alas I desperately need to take a break.  My favorite vacation destination is, of course, DISNEYLAND and boy do I miss the happiest place on earth.  So thankfully there is time at the beginning of the year to get away to my very favorite place.  I have been spending alot of time on the Disneyland blog, which has different fun facts and info about the parks.  It gives me a little fix of fun stuff to keep me patiently waiting until we can leave on the 30th of this month.  I'm really excited because I haven't really seen the park in Halloween mode, so it will be a different experience than I've had in the past.  I'll definitely post pictures when we're back!

And please let me know if you know any fun secrets about the park or have any suggestions of where to go or what to do!

Patience is a virtue...but not mine.

I tend to do things as quickly as possible.  That's not to say that I rush to complete things, but I like to think of myself as efficient.  I know that this is not the way that everyone operates and I try to remain focused on my goals, even as I see other things not happening quickly.  Right now though, I am in the midst of a waiting game that might just drive me crazy... Some friends and I have entered a contest on POPTENT together and the results are not announced until the 24th of August.  So in the meantime, all I can do is fantasize about a much needed Disneyland vacation with no real way of being able to go without the much needed windfall of this prize money (it is a very good chunk of change).

A related personal problem of mine is that I tend to think about all incomplete tasks at once.  Shooting weddings, working full time, and doing poptent commercials on the side tends to get my head spinning a little bit at times.  Fantasizing about Disneyland is a nice way to calm myself; there have been studies that show that one of the most relaxing things about a vacation is the anticipation of going.  However, that only serves to remind me that there are 170 entries and ours is but 1.  I think it is pretty good, especially considering some people didn't even use the proper end slate, or the correct font.  Which isn't really a big deal, but when its a contest with rules and you are trying to represent a brand these things alone can disqualify your entry.  Also, introducing a brand to a group that has absolutely no idea about it is also no easy feat.  So here is our ad for netflix.  Please take the time to like our video or comment on it.  We would really appreciate the attention.  Netflix will ultimately pick 5 videos to award 8000 dollars each, which we would split between the people who helped us make the video.

Until I know what the end result is with Netflix, I will just have to fantasize and try to remain focused at the same time.  All the while hoping and praying that it will all work out.  This is only one of about a million things I am excited for right now so I'm just full to the top with energy right now.  A few of my coworkers have informed me that my excess energy can get a little stressful, so this is something I can work on as well :-).  Enthusiasm is just pumping through my veins right now and I want all the awesome stuff I'm waiting for (including a few unmentioned things) to be well worth the torturous wait.

How do you keep anticipation from killing you?  Any and all suggestions are welcome!