your sympathetic vibrations

You know the phrase “I need a vacation from my vacation?” A little bit of that was going on when we got back from our Disney World anniversary vacation, but then once I was back at work all I wanted was to be back in the parks. Luis and I are already planning our next Disney adventure.

When we went to the Haunted Mansion the first time this trip, a cast member complimented my dress and said, “Oh, it’s like looking in a mirror!” I was hoping to elicit such a response. But the real thrill came later…

At the end of our first tour around the manse, as I was stepping out of the Doombuggy, another cast member saw me, looked at her watch, and said, “You’re late!”

superb day for a seance

I was so excited that it was all I could talk about for at least the next hour. 

Stay spooky, my friends.

sense a disquieting metamorphosis

I’m going to Disney World next week with my husband for our anniversary. I’ve been looking forward to this for almost a whole year. So you can probably imagine how much I don’t want to be at work right now.

We packed our bags last weekend, because we’re such planners. On Monday night, I sat up in bed because I remembered that I needed to pack my Haunted Mansion Minnie Ears. Luis laughed at me like I was delirious, but it’s a good thing I remembered! I’m planning to wear a Haunted Mansion Disney Bound outfit on our anniversary, when we’re in the Magic Kingdom. Green and black striped dress, purple wallpaper leggings, matching Minnie Ears. Anywhere else, I’d be embarrassed to wear such a silly outfit, but not in Disney World.

It’s strange, but now that it’s closer, it feels like it’s not real. I guess it won’t feel real until we’re actually there, walking around and experiencing things. I thought this week would go by like molasses, but it actually hasn’t been that bad. I had to go back to the office for the first time since March 2020, but it’s been pretty relaxed and quiet, thankfully. 

I used to hate waiting, but I’m realizing that anticipating things is part of the fun. Maybe being excited is enough to get me through.

restless bones etherealize

All of this leads us to the Year of Our Lord 2021. The past year was, to put it lightly, no picnic. I started my job in December 2019 and by March 2020, I was working remotely with people I barely knew, if I met them at all. My husband Luis was also working from home, which was great, except working really meant working. Our anniversary came and went with only a nice, delivered dinner. No vacation. I know a lot of people went through the same thing, and I wish it wasn’t that way for any of us.

This year, in late winter-early Spring, Luis announced that instead of waiting another year and going someplace we weren’t all that enthusiastic about, we should just go to Disney World for our anniversary this October. Of course, I freaked out with excitement. October is the kickoff of the big 50th Anniversary in the parks. We’re vaccinated and we’ll wear masks like so many other people who’ve been going to Disney. I got three adorable Haunted Mansion masks just for the occasion. This is going to be our special treat because we couldn’t go anywhere together last year.

Planning this anniversary trip has really kept me going this year. I have something big and fun to look forward to, instead of feeling crushed by mundaneness and fear. I’ve never been to Disney World without my parents, so there’s also that extra step. I feel like I’ve finally come into my own and I’m in control of things, despite everything else.

I will keep you updated on how our big, colorful spreadsheet of Disney plans actually comes into fruition.