Disney World!

I know it's been a month but this still deserves a post. Jason and I celebrated our two year anniversary in September! I can't even believe it's been two years. Our life was finally at a point where we could really celebrate anniversary, graduation, the accomplishment of making it through my job, and the fact that Jason now has a great job. We debated about going to the Caribbean but when it really came down to it we were long due for some fun so we decided on Disney World which was the best decision next to marrying Jason two years ago :) We gave talks in Sacrament meeting on our anniversary (Sunday, Sept 22) and then we skipped town for a whole week in Disney world and guys it. was. perfect. Truly is the happiest place on earth. I mean every single day was perfect. Words just can't describe which is why I took pics.

We hit magic Kingdom first of course- so magical

We started this day out right. We walked out of the Swiss Family Robinson Tree house and next thing we know Jason was squirted with water by a camel. It totally got him and gave us a good laugh for the day.

One of our favorite rides was the Haunted House. The things that they did were amazing. They also had one of the best lines to wait in.

So one of the great things about Disney is they make your waiting in line experience really awesome. This picture was taken as we were waiting for the Winnie the Pooh ride who is my favorite character. One of the best parts of Disney is watching all the little kids, especially girls, get so involved with everything. While we were waiting for this particular ride there was a little "door" to Piglet's house that you could push and Piglet's voice would come on and say he's not home etc. Well this little girl would push on the door and Piglet's voice would say "I'm not home" and the girl said "yes you are I can hear you" and this went on for about five minutes and then she started looking behind the box trying to get in. It was hilarious! We couldn't stop laughing about it for a long time. I know it might seem weird to have just two grown adults go to Disney without kids but this was perfect. We got to enjoy all the kids being fascinated but we didn't actually have to care for them ourselves. No strollers, coolers, backpacks, wet kids, just us and our two bags. 

One of Jason's favorite rides was Star Tours. He got to live in the starship while I tried not to be sick for a couple minutes but seeing his excitement was totally worth it. He was really disappointed with all the Disney-fied Star Wars stuff, to quote one of my friends "my childhood murdered my childhood" that's about how he felt. 

Tiny little Eiffel tower in the background

This reminded us of Cambridge :)

Hey We've been there!

Oh Germany, where we got engaged :)

The day we went to Epcot was the most magical of all. That morning we went to the temple which was absolutely amazing. Then we went to Epcot and got to travel the world followed by fireworks. Since Jason and I had been to most of the countries that were represented it was so fun to have a trip down memory lane and walk through all the gift stores. It reminded us of right before we got married and our experiences in Cambridge.

Animal Kingdom was much better than what I thought it was going to be. This day we travelled to Africa and did a Safari and I even climbed Mount Everest. I'm not a huge roller coaster fan but on this trip I went on Mount Everest, Rockin Rollercoaster, and splash mountain. When I told my brother I went on those he called me a liar. Oh the things you do for your husband. I must admit though a part of me really enjoyed them :) Also when we were in animal kingdom we saw Winnie the Pooh which was awesome. I have a picture just like this when I was about 10 yrs old in Winnie the Pooh overalls, epic. Our favorite part of Animal Kingdom were all of the shows- our favorite being the Lion King show. Disney is amazing. They don't do anything half hearted and they blow you away. What other place celebrates imagination and being a little kid? Not to mention all the entertainment is clean and you don't have to worry about anything. 

And here's all four parks conquered!

It was really hard to come home. But Jason softened the blow by cooking me dinner when we got home. We were having such a good time I told Jason we should just go hop on a one week cruise. I could have spent so much more time with him. It is so much fun to spend 24/7 with your husband for a whole week without any stress. Life isn't always perfect but it's so good to have moments that remind you that it can be. The first day after we went through the magic kingdom Jason and I found ourselves talking about the Hall of the Presidents and the Wheel of Progress, two educational presentations in Disney, that we analyzed the material they were presenting and why etc and in the middle of the conversation Jason stops and says "look at us, of everything we did today this is what we're talking about, this is so us." And it is. And I love it. We were reading the Iliad to each other yesterday so you can't be too surprised. So there it is- I could say so much more like the Old English couples that watched us while we played Ping pong and were our commentators, such good times.