Last night we said good-bye to Disneyland and truly left the park in style. We spent the day riding rides and seeing shows with Judy and Dave and their kids. Dave and Craig talked, Judy and I laughed, Emily and Alex became very fast friends, and Kate and Clara became partners in crime. It's fun to be at Disneyland with a buddy! Then we headed to the famous need-a-reservation-two-months-before-you-come restaurant Goofy's Kitchen. It was pretty incredible. Goofy, Pluto, Fairy-God-Mother, Minnie, Aladdin, Chip and Dale practically sit down and eat with you. They each come and spend time chatting, signing autographs, taking pictures and playing with the kids while your kids are eating all-you-can-eat peanut butter and jelly pizza, scrumptious macaroni and cheese, chicken strips galore and a dessert buffet that makes them all gasp! Then we all headed to the Downtown Disney to finally get our souvenirs. We decided last Monday when we started this adventure we would look at all the souvenirs in all the many stores and wait until the final night to have a miniature 'shopping spree' to purchase a few of the fantastical little things they saw along the way. It was hard for my kids to wait but when it was finally time to buy they really knew what they wanted.
A Little Lesson:
I was proud of Jordan and Emily who had to dig deep and use all the patience they could muster as everywhere you look in Disneyland there is something to buy. Practically every ride ends with a gift shop that is filled with merchandise based on the adventure you just had. For five days, I promised them it would be worth the wait...and it was. The skill of waiting for things in a must-have-it-now world is one that is hard to develop. Since the invention of the credit card, waiting has become a lost art. However, most of life's sweetest rewards have come to those who have learned to just be patient and wait.
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