*not me forgetting to schedule my post so it never went up last week...oops :P
better late than never right?? lol*
“Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.” - Lilo + Stitch
My family means the world to me, they (especially my parents) are the compass that has (and still continues to) guided me. They are the roots that allow me to stand strong and tall; my inspiration to reach for the highest of heights and my net that catches me when I hit my lowest of lows. Without my family, I don't know where or frankly who I would be today as they have played a huge part in shaping me into the young woman that I have become. I am forever thankful and blessed that God gifted me with the amazing sisters and parents that I have and there is no one else that I would have rather spent these last twenty-four years of my life with. Never a dull moment in the Zalfen household. That's all I gotta say :P
Growing up, my family never really took Disney trips. We went once when I was six and then not again until I was asked what I wanted for my twelfth birthday and thus my love for Disneyland was born. It was like walking into a real-life dreamland and re-experiencing it all over for the first time, as there wasn't much that I had remembered. From there on out, for the next few years, Disneyland became my thing lol. It wasn't planned but it seemed like every two years we would go, as we went for my fourteenth and sweet sixteen as well. It was my sixteenth birthday that was the last time my whole family went to the parks together and the last time that my dad tagged along. That is until this last week.
As part of our reopening for the Disneyland resort and focusing on bringing back the magic - Disney ran cast previews for a few days. And with those cast previews, for those who were lucky enough to snag one of the reservation slots - we got to bring up to three guests. I knew it was a no-brainer that I wanted to bring my family although in my mind I wasn't thinking my dad would want to come. I had been a cast member for the past three years and would begggg the man to come but it was always a no. So when I tell you, I jumped and squealed with joy when my sister told me that he wanted to come. Oh boy, I was like a little kid on Christmas morning. I was awaiting for this day for the last almost ten years and it was happening! To get to experience a place that transports you into a fairytale with the man who always treated you like a princess and who you still and will forever look up to is something extremely magical in itself. I absolutely adored getting to see my dad's face light up on his favorite attractions (Pirates I'm talking about you) and getting to show him new ones that he hasn't been on before (he loved Rise of the Resistance, score!). It felt just like the trips we used to go on on my birthdays when I was younger, but this time it was me getting to treat them instead of the other way around. From them taking me to Disney, to me now taking them (who would have thought….not me lol - I hope yall said that in Paul Rudd's voice). I didn't realize before just how much I missed our family vacations (even if they were just for a day) until now. It was a day that was practically perfect in every way - and one that I will forever cherish. I’m already looking forward to the next one <3
Till Next Time My Friends.
Stay Happy. Stay Healthy. Stay Safe.
T <3
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