It has been quite some time since I last scrapbooked. In fact, I don’t think I’ve done any type of scrapbooking since 2005 (right before I moved to Houston). Tonight, I drug everything out of the closet and sat down to see what I might be able to get accomplished. You see, I have a sorority scrapbook started, a LSU batgirl scrapbook started, 2 Disney scrapbooks waiting to be started, a wedding scrapbook waiting, a honeymoon scrapbook waiting, and a “dating”/first 4 years in Houston scrapbook. Oh and a mini-scrapbook for all of my wedding showers. It really is a daunting task I will admit.
I decided to focus on the 2008 Disney scrapbook as I have quite a few photos already developed and ready to go. I also have the paper, stamps, stickers, etc ready. Since it takes a while to get creative with scrapbooking, I figure this would be the easiest one to start with and then as the creative juices start flowing I’ll move over to the honeymoon and wedding books since those are at least to me more important. With all of the books I figure I’ll start with a few basic pages and then add to them later – either more pages or more embellishments.
So tonight, after 2 hours of work, I have 1 page completed and 2 more “laid” out on the page but not glued down yet. I forgot how time consuming it is to cut photos down, lay them out, and then design the “frames” around the photos. Someone help me when I finally do get in the mood for the extras! It will be 2 hours and no pages done.
Besides wanting to increase the emergency savings fund and losing weight, I have another reason. What you may ask? Well, Mike and I are planning a budget trip back to Walt Disney World in Orlando next fall. Last time we went I ballooned myself up to 160 pounds! eek! If I can get my survey taking butt into gear and earn the money, we’ll be going back next September for Free Dining. I found some great deals on Disney World Tickets at Orlando Fun Tickets so it hopefully won’t take too many surveys to pay for it all. I was shocked at how good the ticket prices were over there. Much cheaper than Disney (who just raised their rates!!!) and some of the other ticket outlets that are known around the web.
Minnie is my absolute favorite and I remember the first time Mike and I went down to WDW we found her in every park. Yup, we tracked her down and Goofy (Mike’s favorite) so we could see them in their different park costumes. Minnie can be found in a camping outfit in Animal Kingdom, a pioneer costume in the Magic Kingdom, and her famous red and white polka dot dress in EPCOT and in the Hollywood Studios. Goofy has an array of costumes too.
I am also really looking forward to trying out the refurbished Space Mountain. I hope someone uploads a video on YouTube when it reopens in November. I am wondering how much, if anything, will change. When I was younger, my family went down to Orlando and I was scared to death to try Space Mountain but a little coaxing from my dad did the trick and it has turned into one of my MUST rides when I go back. I will admit it is a cheesy, not scary at all rollercoaster but it is fun nevertheless.
Do you know what is happening on June 18, 2010? I honestly did not know about it until I read about it on a message board two days ago. I have to say I am fairly excited about it but it seems like it is way overdue. Waiting another year is just sheer agony for some from what I can read.
So what exactly am I talking about here? The new Disney/Pixar movie coming out next summer – Toy Story 3. The loveable movie about a boy named Andy and his toys with the two most famous toys being Buzz Lightyear the Astronaut and Woody the Cowboy Sheriff. I loved the first two movies and really enjoy the theming and attractions at Walt Disney World so as you can imagine I am super excited over the new movie coming out next summer. I think it is a tad early to be stirring people up and getting people excited with an advertisement about the movie but it is Disney and they know what works. If you haven’t seen the advertisement/trailer teaser here it is courtesy of YouTube.
So yesterday I posted this photo for my weekly Wordless Wednesday meme. So now I’m going to tell you about it since it is…
The photo yesterday is from the new Toy Story Mania ride at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Can I tell you that that is a difficult ride to get on? It is the newest attraction at Walt Disney World (and possibly Disneyland as well) and as such, everyone runs to ride it first. Now back to the photo. When you are in the queue for the ride you pass through these rooms which are decorated in kid toys and games. There is a huge talking Mr. Potatohead, a barrel of moneys hanging around, and this wall of the game Candyland among other things. Candyland was my all time favorite game growing up. In fact, just a couple of years ago, I bought a new game so I could replace the beat up (and torn up one) from my childhood. Every now and then I drag it out for Mike to play with me. So you could only imagine my excitement when I walked in and saw that. The ride was pretty awesome too. So next time you are at DHS make sure to hit this ride up first.