Disney Dreaming

Via

I went to Disney World for the first time when I was 7 years old. My family went on a vacation to Florida to stay with my dad's sister (she lives there) for the week. On the very last day of our vacation, we got to spend the day in Magic Kingdom. This was such a big deal because as everyone knows... Disney World is not cheap. It was seriously a dream come true, even though I can't remember it now, and I only have pictures to remind me. We went again when I was 10 (my birthday was actually right in the middle of our trip!) - my dad's company has an annual week long meeting in some random location, and that year, it was in Disney World, so that families could come along. This was an even bigger dream come true for me (and my family) because we were able to stay at the Contemporary Resort (which is like, top notch, let me tell you). We got to spend an entire week on Disney property, and got to visit every single park (some more than once!). I spent my birthday celebrating with Mickey and Minnie, and to this day, I still remember eating breakfast in Cinderella's castle. That trip to Disney is by far my favorite memory, even though I can't clearly remember it these days. (Old person brain!)

Anyways. 

I'm getting married! The whole thing is still sinking in, seeing as I've been planning my wedding for years. And I'm coming to find... with Pinterest at my finger tips 24/7, I basically have all that I want to do for my wedding completely planned out. All that I have to do is book things, and start the hundreds and hundreds of DIY projects. And with over a year until the actual wedding, I've got time to get this stuff done. So... my attention has been focused on the honeymoon! Blake and I have decided on... Disney World (didn't see it coming, right? Haha!). We've been reading all the books and the websites and talking all.the.time about Disney related things... and I can't wait! I think we are more excited about Disney World than the actual wedding! 

Looking through Disney blogs and such, it kinda makes me wish I was more of a princess kinda girl. If I were, I would totally force my parents into a Disney World wedding. Those things are stinking expensive though! But seriously. They look amazing! I'm sure my parents are glad they aren't going to have to shell out for a destination wedding of that level. :) 

I just wanted to share this today! We have Disney on the brain over here! So if you have any fun stories or tips, feel free to share! We *love* hearing about Disney vacations! It's our current obsession. :) 

xo Haley

St. Louis.

*oops, got a finger in there!* that's what she said.

Our trip has been so fun! We still have a few more days left, and I'm pretty excited about that. We have just been relaxing and hanging out with my aunt and uncle, having the greatest time. 

I bought a few disposable cameras for the trip, and here are a few photos from the first camera. I tried to take a few during the Florence concert, but I didn't use the flash (since it wasn't allowed) and I guess they just didn't turn out because they didn't even develop and print them for me at Walgreens! 

...and yes, we did see Hunger Games again. They released it again in IMAX, so we decided to see it there, since Blake didn't get a chance to see it in IMAX the first go around. We just really love that movie. :) 

The other photos are from when we were walking around in St. Charles. (where Blake proposed!) 

We are big fans of this area. Blake, can we move here? 

xo Haley

Florida.

I totally realized that I never shared photos from Florida.

Obviously, these are not all of them.. but they give a fairly decent idea of what the week was like. :)

(the pool was better than the beach...)

this is what Blake & I did for the whole week.

we read. and read. and read.

any guesses as to what he read?? Twilight.

(me, my momma, and brother's girlfriend, Amber)

which shoes don't belong??

I got a huge kick out of the fact that my brother only went to the beach once or twice, and wore boots/jeans every day.

We had a wonderful time. We rode back with my aunt to St. Louis (the lucky woman got to spend her birthday driving 13 hours), and spent Sunday celebrating her birthday with shopping, pizza, and pedicures... It was so, so much fun (even though we made Grandma very angry...)

Update on Miss Breigh:

She is doing well, she has awful headaches though. It seems as if her daily routine is waking up with a headache, taking a mid morning nap to sleep it off, go to bed with a headache, and then do it all over again the next day. I wish there was something I could do to help her feel better. Her surgery should be in August, sometime... she won't be returning to school until either next spring, or fall '12, and she probably won't be returning to our current school, but go to one of the Christian universities in town. I am proud of her decisions regarding school, she knows whats best for her, and I'm excited to see where the change in schools will take her.

Ps. Enter Colby's giveaway! Now.

hello from florida.

we're having fun just chilling poolside and today we ventured out to the beach.

i didn't last too long. i'm not a fan of sand. haha

i think tonight, little brother + his girlfriend + blake + me are going on a little double date tonight to go eat and see Hangover 2.

last night, mr. blake took me on a date to the sugar shak to get ice cream and to look through all the local shops (that closed early - silly us, we forgot it was sunday). but we sat on a bench eating out sweet treats, and he gave me a promise ring.. this one, to be exact. i love this boy quite a bit. ♥

see you soon. :)

xo haley