Vacation

Day 22: My favorite vacation was definitely when my family (including grandma :) ) and I went to Disney World for my Make-A-Wish when I was 12. It was an incredible trip! We stayed in the stunning Grand Floriddean, went to Give Kids the World a few times. And let me tell you that that place is also incredible. All the workers are volunteers who wait around a year or two on a waiting list. They have a movie theater, miniature golf, ice cream parlor, horse back riding, and so much more for kids who wish to go to Florida through a program (such as mine was Make-A-Wish. Some states are different). The kids that go are often very sick or have serious illnesses, so it can be heartbreaking to be there at the same time sometimes, but it's lifetouching. Everything is free, and the kids that go can just have fun.
But back to the actual vacation, we went to Disney World and Universal Studios for a week.We were there during hurricane season, so it was very humid and we had a lot of rain for a couple of days. But we were able to go to the front of the lines and everything was free. The entire vacation was such a blast! Make a Wish is incredible for all that they do.



Grand Floriddean

 Since it was a while ago I don't have any of the pics scanned onto my computer, but I can ensure that it was the most amazing trip.

California

I did end up going to California :) And let me say, it was the best trip I have ever been on! We all had so much fun. We went to a place to eat called Mideaval Times, where our school cheered on our 'Green Team Member' with a bunch of other schools (preschool and elementary age). I had forgotten what high-pitched screaming sounds like :/. But we had fun, wearing paper crowns and eating kid food.
     After that, we all piled in and got large frosties and fries. We danced whenever we were driving in the van. Hearing Daniel sing and dance in the van made my day. I got sunburned while it was blizzarding in Utah. Then Brooklyn and I watched the Ellen Show while eating junk food. I felt gross by the end of the day, but it was a great day!
     At Disneyland the next day we crammed into the van for our leadership conference and a fun day at Disneyland. Our leader tought us some awesome lessons about how to be a good team member, leader, listener, etc. We had activities where we relied on each other. We were able to get a fastpass to Space Mountain and got a final picture with our leader DJ.
     After our short conferene, it was time for the adventuers. That's right. It started to pour rain, so most of the lines were no longer than 20 minutes each. That meant we partied! We went on space Mountain: 6 times. California Screaming: 4 times. Tower of Terror: 4 times. River Rapid ride in pouring rain and Soarin as well. We stayed at California Adventure until it closed (with a random dance party at the end with strangers we just met). We then went back to Disneyland and rode the Indiana Jones ride and Big Thundermountain Railroad twice each along with the Matterhorn about four times. After leaving Disneyland at midnight, we all headed to Dennys, where we had our delirious moments as we stayed until 2 Am. By the time I got back to the hotel I felt so ill as I had the worst motion sickness that lasted through Sunday morning, but we all had the time of our lives.
     The next day we all slept in, checked out of the hotel, and then headed to the beach. Brooklyn and I were able to take some awesome pictures before it began to rain again. Everyone ate at a yummy diner named Ruby's at the end of the pier. It was then time to head to the airport and fly home. I will never forget that trip!!! :)

pretty darn excited on the plane!

We like frosties :)

Poor Smothered Mickey



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