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{merry christmas from mickey}

friday night i got an unexpected text from a friend who lives in laguna inviting me to come stay for the weekend, hit up disneyland and see the christmas decorations, and just play in cali.

of course i wasnt going to pass that up.

so around 8:00 pm, jenny and I were starting our 6 hour drive.

haunted mansion gone nightmare before christmas.

cole may or may not have had an ADD pass to get us in the front of the line of everysingle ride, even in front of the wheelchair people.

at first we felt a little guilty,

but the constant downpour of rain and long lines made that go away real quick.

the world of color.

there are no words.

i would pay 100 dollars just to see it again.

happiest 30 minutes of my life.

it puts bellagio water show to shame.

will post a video of it, it is a must see for all you disney lovers out there.

confession: i cried.

happy tears because it was so unbelievable and so much more than i expected.

sad tears because i wish josh could have experienced it with me, my whole family actually.

even though we were soaked to the bone,

freezing,

and looking like wet rats the whole day,

it was exactly what i needed to get in the christmas spirit.

there really is no better place on earth.

before heading to vegas sunday night, we spent monday in vegas at jennys house,

we made a pit stop to a forbidden apartment. one of my favorite missionaries lives here.

wesley, aka elder eames, had no idea i was even in california so im sure when he got home that night with a christmas present from me on the doorstep it was a little freaky. one of the best things i have ever done, my heart was pounding. but rules are rules, so i didnt see him at all and after realizing they werent home we had some great photo opps. i sent them to him in the mail already. stalker status? kind of.

highlights: seeing disneyland all festive, watching world of color, riding rides til we could hardly walk anymore, being drenched(not the part where my uggs got ruined though), seeing the ocean, christmas shopping, pf changs, bj's pizzeria, pinkberry, playing with best friends, good talks on the long drive, stalking missionaries, and absolutely loving the hustle bustle of the christmas spirit.