Disneyland

Last week, Andrew had to go to LA for a three day training for work. When I found out that he was going to be there for my birthday, I was initially very cranky. Then, I found out that in 2009, everyone can go to Disneyland for free on their birthday!!! So, we left Chloe at home with grandma (thanks Elaine and mom for splitting the week) and Andrew and I had a child-free 3 days in LA. In addition to going to Disneyland on Wednesday, I also got to see some good friends from my college days who live in the LA area. It was fun to catch up!!

This is a before picture of me on the Matterhorn......and the after picture below. Not looking so excited anymore. Maybe this should have been a warning that I can't ride all the roller coasters that I used to be able to ride in my youth!!

My friend Jen and her son Alton suffered through the day at Disneyland with me :). We had fun on the Buzz Lightyear and Toy Story rides, even though Jen beat me by an embarrasing amount! I will claim it is because she has experience with these rides, as she has an annual pass and rides these rides frequently. I like to think that I could be as cool as her with more practice!!!

After Andrew got off work, he and his coworkers met us at downtown Disney for dinner at ESPN zone. They called ahead to get my name on the scrolling banner outside. So fun! It is on a 15 minute loop, so we sat there until I could record it.....Skip past the employee info, and then you'll see my name in lights!!