the happiest place on earth

many people hate going to disneyland.

they hate the lines.
they hate the over-priced EVERYTHING.
they hate the excessive happiness.
they hate the fairy tales and the make believe.

i am NOT one of those people.

regardless of what anyone says,
Disneyland will always be a place where my inner child can take complete control.
i love the fairy tales and the make believe.
i love feeling like i've stepped into a whole new world [no pun intended],
and have left a jaded, much more undesirable world behind...
at least for a day.
it is my "happily for the moment,"
temporarily giving me a taste for what "happily ever after" just might feel like.

i regularly purchase tinkberbell merchandise.
i have useless Disney trivia stored away in my brain.
i know where hidden Mickeys are, and take delight in sharing them.
i still get excited when i see a character walking around.
i have no problem spending $3 for a churro.
and yes, i'm an annual passport holder, and damn proud of it!

i just think that sometimes, we get so caught up with our "grown up" lives:
running errands, 9 to 5 jobs, bills to pay...
we neglect that tiny little voice that likes to remind us that cartoons are fun,
ice cream is a delicious, special treat, and stuffed animals can provide comfort and fun.
so sue me for having found a place that lets me get in touch with a much more innocent, playful, hopeful, and happy part of myself that i wish was a bigger percentage of what makes me, me.

i think the world would be a much better place if we could all find the time to keep in touch with our "mini-selves."