Married Life (7 Years Edition)

We got to spend our anniversary in our happy place this year!

Traditional picture!

(And for those that aren't aware, Married Life is the title of the song in Up that plays in the beginning of the movie, when they show the montage between Carl and Ellie of their married life. It's also a song that plays on Main Street in Disneyland and we get quite excited when we hear it while we are there)

It rained for half of the first day we were there, as well as for about an hour of the second day...but the rest of the trip had great weather! It was the first trip in awhile to Disneyland where we weren't sweating all day long!

Disneyland in the rain is still fun!

We got to do a couple of things we'd never done before. One was to try out the Alfresco Tasting Terrace in California Adventure, where you can order some wine and sit out on a patio overlooking Cars Land. Even though we did order some wine and a cheese box and we sat out on a patio, we found out after we got home that we went to the wrong place! The Alfresco Tasting Terrace is located upstairs of the area that we went, so we weren't able to order off the full menu. It was still fun though, and we had a very relaxing time enjoying what we did get.

He got a red blend and I got a cabernet. Both were delicious!

The second thing was so much fun...and that was getting to ride in the Lilly Belle! For those that don't know, the Lilly Belle is a train car (a caboose) that Walt wanted to have for his wife. He also wanted it to be a place that he could relax with dignitaries and maybe even have a cocktail. Unfortunately, due to the fact that he was working on a lot of other projects, the Lilly Belle had to take a backseat and did not come to fruition until 10 years after Walt passed away. Some of the furniture on the Lilly Belle, including the chair Josh was sitting in, were purchased from the Queen Mary. It's a beautifully decorated car and we were so excited to be able to get a reservation to ride in it. It only runs when the weather is good, as it does not have AC and can get very hot in the summer. They also don't usually run it when it's raining. We have been trying for the past couple of years to go on it and this was the first trip that the weather was nice enough to be able to do so. I'm so glad we had such an awesome conductor with us to tell us some great stories about the Lilly Belle, Walt, and the parks themselves. The ride went by too fast, but I'm thankful we were able to experience it...and have the pictures to prove it!

 Sitting on the car purchased from the Queen Mary

Walt and Lillian

We had such a good time enjoying our favorite rides. A few of the rides had been updated since our last trip (The Storybook Land Canal Boats now have a Frozen scene and Alice in Wonderland added some really cool animation throughout the ride), so we were excited to see the changes. We also were able to see an extended preview of Cinderella that is coming out in a few weeks, which was really fun!

The park was getting ready to close and we were the only ones on our Pirates boat! Such a fun way to experience the ride! 

And because we were there on our actual anniversary, we got to enjoy our dinner at the Blue Bayou on the day we got married 7 years ago! It was such a wonderful way to celebrate our love and the commitment we made to God and to each other, on that very day. I also tried my first Mint Julep (non-alcoholic, being Disneyland and all) and it was delicious!

Waterside seating at the Blue Bayou! 

Overall, it was such a good trip. The lines were short and we were able to do so much. We were also able to get a lot of sleep and just enjoy our time there. I was reminded when we got home of how nice it is to be able to go just the two of us, because we have our favorite things we like to do together, that other people might not enjoy as much. We have our traditions of where we like to take pictures and where we enjoy eating, and I'm so thankful it's a place we both mutually love.

He thought we should do Bullwinkle ears  

In line for Toy Story Midway Mania

I'm so thankful we were able to enjoy our happy place again to celebrate our 7 years of marriage!