I first need to say that I am so proud of me, I have put the link in my signature. I just followed the directions on the technical boards. I was there reading up on how to post pictures just incase Rig gives in to me. I thought I did it wrong because last night nothing showed up, but today it was there.
The next morning Rig was up before the roosters. Rig is always up before the roosters. He had taken a shower and was dressed sitting on the bed watching a disney channel, it was an information channel about all the things to do at Disney.
"Mornin Babylee, how's it feel to wake up in Disney world?"
The feeling was unbelievable and not just because I got to sleep in and not have to get up and make breakfast for Rig. Usually by this time, which was 6:30am, I would have made him breakfast and depending on which shift I had at work I would either go back to sleep for a couple hours or be getting ready for the breakfast rush at work. It was nice to just sleep straight through. It felt like a Sunday because on Sundays I get to sleep in and Rig makes breakfast for us.
Rig offered to go down and get us some breakfast while I was getting ready, but I wanted us to do that together, so he found cartoons to watch and I got in the shower to wash my hair.
I was going to wear shorts that day, Rig said it was warm enough, but one look in the mirror at my pasty legs and that idea left me quickly. "Who cares Lee if your legs are pasty, wear shorts and get some sun on'em."
But I couldn't do it, they were way too white. I settled for a pair of capris and a tank top. I did my eyes up with make up, Rig prefers me not to wear any make up but I need eye make up at least.
I took my hair out of the towel and went and sat down on the floor in front of Rig, he likes to brush my hair out, and (I'm giving away a secret here, but you won't tell will you?) Rig knows how to french braid, an ex girfriend taught him, that's what he told me, but I think it's great, I can't french braid at all, I remember the day he first french braided my hair, it almost wierded me out, "Is that a cowboy thing? like knowing how to work a rope?"
"Lee, this is our secret, you don't tell anybody."
"Did you have an ex girlfriend that taught you how to do french manicures? I could really use one."
So anyway, Rig braided my hair for me. The boss mans wife told me that she had been to Florida and the humidity frizzes your hair, even if you have straight hair, "Don't even bother doing your hair, it will just frizz up." So I just brought alot of bands to put my hair up for the duration of the trip.
We left the room about 7:45 and went down to get some breakfast. While Rig went and ordered our food I went and got our room key changed to include park tickets and meals. They just gave us new keys altogether.
I came back and found Rig, he was just leaving the cash register with our tray of food, we found a booth to sit down and eat. Rig had gotten him some eggs and pancakes, it might have been waffels, he got me a muffin and grapes and we both got orange juice.
I always tell people what I order every time I went out to eat, Rig says people don't care what you ordered, but you guys do, It seems to be the thing to do on these trip reports, talk about your food and even include pictures. We have dial up out here so I only get to see a few pictures before the computer gets too tired of bringing them up for me.
We ate slowly, I barely ate at all, the excitement of being so lose to going to the Magic Kingdom was upsetting my stomach. "Rig did you bring any tums?"
"Are you sick?"
"My tummy hurts."
"You need to eat."
"I can't, I'm too excited."
Rig just sits there acting like he is bewildered, shaking his head back and forth. "You'll feel better if you eat."
Breakfast took too long, I kept rushing Rig to hurry up. He was enjoying taking his time. I shouldn't rush him when we are on vacation, if we were somewhere else I probably wouldn't have rushed him, but I had waited my whole life for this day and his eggs were holding me up.
Right before I nearly exploded, Rig finished his last bite and stood up to go, we dumped the tray and then went outside to the bus stop.
it was around 8:30 by then. we found the Magic Kingdom bus stop and a bus was just leaving, the line was still long, we got in it and just waited. "Maybe we need to get out to the bus stop earlier in the morning from now on." I nodded my head in agreement.
2 buses came and they were both for us, we didn't make it on the first bus, but we did for the second. There was a family in front of us, the Dad had a knapsack with him, the mom was holding the baby and trying to fold up the stroller, the Dad just climbed on the bus without helping her, his wife is yelling at him, "You could help me if you wanted to." And the husband yells back, "What do you want me to do."
Rig stepped forward and took the stroller from the lady, closed it up and carried it on the bus for her. He is always helping people and being so kind all the time, sometimes it makes me feel mean that I don't think to help. Rig spoils me, he does all the man things, opens doors for me, carrys the heavy stuff, so I am used to being taken care of as a woman and it doesn't dawn on me that I could help another woman in need. I am working on that though, I really am.
We found seats in the way back of the bus. it filled up to standing room only, there weren't any woman or children standing so Rig didn't give up his seat.
As we drove I had to work hard at keeping my breathing under control, excitement isn't enough of a word to describe what I was feeling. 7 months had passed since I first booked this trip, 7 months of imagining in my head what it was going to be like, 7 months of dreaming for this day.
"I can't wait to see Cinderellas castle."
Rig took my hand and kissed my palm, "I can't wait to see you see the castle."
"Why? Do you think I'm going to cry?"
"I know you'll cry."
"I will not"
"Will too."
"Will not."
"Will too, you're a sap."
"I am not a sap."
Rig just smiled his "If you say so" smile, it's a crooked grin with one eyebrow up in the air.
The bus drops us off and the walk up to Magic Kingdom was just breath taking, it was decorated nice for christmas. the air felt electric. We were able to skip bag check, we didn't bring any.
The finger scanner was wierd, I wasn't expecting that, why do they scan your fingers? Rig said for security reasons. But what security reasons call for scanning thousands of park guest fingers?
I could hear the music and smell the popcorn with a hint of cotton candy. Really heavenly.
We went through a tunnel on the left, Rig picked up a park map and event guide.
I was walking fast, almost running, I had left Rig behind in my quest to see the castle. I had always envisioned Rig and I holding hands and walking down main street to the castle together, but I lost it that day, I just had to see it.
Main street was decorated with christmas boughs and wreaths, and there at the far end of main street it stood. Cinderellas castle. It was so beautiful. The castle was always the center of all my disney dreams.
I looked over at Rig who was just watching me, smiling, a few tears escaped my eyes, they were quiet tears, happy tears. "I know Rig you were right I'm a sap."
He opened his arms to me and I went to him and let him hold me. I cried a little more. I don't know why I got so emotional. I think it's because I was finally in disney World and the person I loved most was holding me infront of the thing I spent my whole childhood dreaming of.
(Phew I need to take a break)