Category Archives: Disney
Our Favorite First Magical Memories
Friday, February 25, 2011
Nothing quite escapes the magic of your very first Disney trip. The thrill as you walk down Main Street for the very first time. The magic as you experience each attraction for the first time. The pure joy and excitement at being in the happiest place on Earth. As we prepare for our move, we think back to our first Disney trip, which really was the basis for our desire to move closer to Walt Disney World. We wanted to share some of our favorite pictures from our first magical experience in the World.
One of our favorite places to eat in the Magic Kingdom is the Crystal Palace.
Chef Mickey’s at the Contemporary Resort is always a must do for breakfast.
And who can resist the Genie?
Thanks for allowing us to share some of our favorite memories with you!
Mark and Jen
Update- One Dream Deferred, One Continues
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Good evening all. We had been quiet this past month but have an update to share. Jen’s dream of being a teacher was looking like it might need to wait, but through God’s graces she has now been able to switch schools and continue.
The “bad” news is that we will need to move back our moving date to June 15, 2013, about 9 months later than we had been planning. This puts our countdown under the 1000 day mark today.
But, this brings good news as well. Now, we’ll return to our loved WDW next August, in time to celebrate Catie’s 13th Birthday.
We continue to look forward to sharing our Adventure with you all.
Mark
Another Year Closer
Monday, August 9, 2010
The last few days have been spent deep in memory. One year ago this week our family was spending the week at The World to celebrate Jen’s birthday. It was our first driving vacation to WDW, mainly because we had already decided to move to the area and so that we would have the chance to drive around and see the area better. Now, a year has passed and we are one year closer to our goal move date of 9/15/12. Not to say we wouldn’t move earlier if given the chance and if circumstances were to allow, but we are close to the 2-year countdown.
So, please stay with us as we move ever closer to our dream.
Mark
When You Wish Upon A Star
Monday, June 7, 2010
When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you
If your heart is in your dream
No request is too extreme
When you wish upon a star
As dreamers do
Fate is kind
She brings to those who love
The sweet fulfillment of
Their secret longing
Like a bolt out of the blue
Fate steps in and sees you through
When you wish upon a star
Your dreams come true
–Disney©
This blog will follow our family as we prepare to move from Wisconsin to Florida, and we’re excited that you’ve chosen to join us! We decided to name our website Wishes and Pixie Dust, (and included the Disney song above), because it is our love of Disney that has precipitated this move, and with a little luck and pixie dust, our dreams will come true.
Our dream first began in 2006, after our first family trip to Walt Disney World. It grew to a distant wish, to a real possibility by 2008, after our December 2007 visit, and confirmed after our August 2009 visit to the World. We live in a state where the weather is totally unpredictable six months out of the year, and instead of asking ourselves, “Why do we live here?” we’ve made the leap to do something about it.
We have set a move date of September 15, 2010. We are a family of five, but only four of us will be moving to Florida. Our oldest son will be a junior in college, and will relocate to Madison. Our daughter will be a freshman in high school, and our youngest son will be in eighth grade. We will be moving after school starts, but feel it’s important not to leave before we get our oldest son settled.
Like Carl and Ellie of The Relocated Tourist, we will be selling all our possessions except those that have sentimental value or are not practical to replace, and plan on having professional movers do the bulk of the work. We drove down to Disney last August, really enjoyed the drive, and look forward to being able to do it again. We just don’t want the stress of U-Haul for this move. We plan to host a huge yard sale this summer, not so much to earn money but to pare down our possessions.
We welcome all comments and suggestions! Right now we are very much still in the planning stages, but have decided on Clermont as the city we’d like to relocate to. We will update our blog and hope you’ll follow us along on our journey!
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