Souvenirs and a bit of bling.....

For those of you who are lucky enough to work in something other than retail I am sure you are all enjoying this lovely bank holiday weekend; as always the weather has obliged and yesterday I think it rained for nearly the whole day. Today was a whole different ball game and it was humid beyond belief pretty similar to a summer day in Orlando....but just not as much fun

I did ask James if we could go to florida today but he said no; obviously he has no sense of adventure! I read a thread on a Disney forum about you know you're a disney addict when; worryingly most of them just seemed to describe me to a tee:
- you randomly ask can we go to florida today: check
- you can look around and see something disney in every room of your house: check
- you wear something related to Disney everyday: check
- has a Disney playlist on their iPod: check
- has a Disney picture as their phone wallpaper: check

And so the list continues, and this week I was very excited as Disney infinity was finally released in the UK - this is a new game a bit like skylanders but the best bit is as well as the preloaded games linked to each character there is also the option to build your own game. There is just one problem it's going to cost me a fortune as they plan to keep adding new characters; oh well another thing for me to collect - just like these

But anyway onto the bling, this week I got a lovely email from the wedding team at Disney which gave me some more info on the vow renewal that I thought was a good idea; as I thought it wasn't the cheapest option coming in at just over £1,500 but that does include the service, bouquet and also photography

So, by now you know me well enough to know that I like to change my mind or come up with another plan and that I did....I thought that maybe instead of spending all that money on the vow renewal I might like a nice new bit of bling; after all I have spent 15 amazing years with James so maybe an eternity ring might be in order???

As I have said before I love a bit of bling so have spent my weekend customising a new t-shirt, frustratingly though I ran out of crystals before I could finish it.....but fear not I have ordered them and I will be dazzlingly everyone with crystals before you know it

And right now after watching over 3 and a half hours of cricket I am doing what any self respecting girl would do and I have turned to Reese Witherspoon for salvation - under much protest I turned the TV over and am enjoying sweet home Alabama and with that I am signing off as the best bit is just about to happen xxx

Trashy tv and a full cup...

Last week I kind of got myself into a little bit of trouble by researching a Disney vow renewal without talking to James first, so I thought I'd best own up just in case the brochure dropped through the letter box like I thought it might......

So I plucked up the courage and met him at the gate when he got home from work....I was a bit worried about how the conversation might go as we seem to have a sort of top trumps thing going on. If I say I have a runny nose James will have the flu, or if I have a paper cut James will have cut his finger.....you're getting the picture?

How would he react to the oh by the way I have been researching vow renewals at Disney, I was expecting some kind of Jerry Springer type of confession; I had visions of by the way I'm a bigamist or I am in love with my car but thankfully he took the news really well and said that it sounded interesting, phew!!!

All I have got to do now is see if the brochure turns up and then work out if I will need a lottery win or not for it to actually happen.....but as always my brain is running away with me and I have dresses and colours on my brain; I guess I still need to get a grip.

The other news that has made me happy this week, and trust me it appears little things make me happy is the news that you can mix drinks with Disney's rapid fill mugs; I love pomegranate lemonade and sprite mixed after a long day at the parks or for that matter at breakfast, lunch and dinner too.

Guests staying at a Disney resort can purchase a souvenir refillable mug good for the length of your stay which can be filled with soda, coffee, tea or hot chocolate; however this has been open to some serious misuse with people filling up mugs from other places, past trips and also soda bottles.

So Disney have new drinks machines which will only work with an RFID chipped cups and yay the news is you can mix your drink as many times as you like until the cup shows as full......then you can't refill your cup for 2 minutes and this is shown in the display on the machine.

There is mixed views on the machines with people saying its only soda and Disney probably get the drink mix for free but there must have been some cost otherwise they wouldn't be spending all that money on new machines or cups....all I know is that I don't mind what they do as long as I can get a cold drink that I like and I get a new design mug to add to the collection we already have in the cupboard - I bagsy the purple one

Until next week xxxx

I think I have a problem....

Oh my goodness I really have a problem which I am sure by now some of you have figured out; but first a little explanation - yes I normally blog on a Sunday and for those observant people today is Monday but its been a tough week at work and I was a little poorly; but I couldn't not let you into what is in my head this week so here we go....

I have known I have a little Disney addiction for quite a while, my jewellery, my bags, clothes, home would clearly tell even the most unobservant person that but I never thought said addiction would plant itself so firmly into my personal life and now my head.

So what's the big deal, well our next holiday to the happiest place on earth is October/ November next year and it just so happens that this will be shortly after our 15 year wedding anniversary and in a throw away moment I said maybe we could renew our vows whilst we are there....

Then I read some post about a couple who had an unofficial wedding in Magic Kingdom ( Disney weren't too happy about this), but I jokingly suggested that Emmie Lou could do our service if we got her ordained through one of those online companies; obviously I stole that idea from Friends but you've got to admit it is a good one

I thought no more of it until this weekend when whilst catching up on my dibbcasts the episode was all about getting married in Florida and disney weddings and now its all I can think of....I have even spent this evening researching Disney weddings; now all I've got to do is tell James about this  before the brochure drops through the letter box; ummmmmm can someone help me with that one?

Would I really do it, well if money was no option I would do it in the blink of an eye having had a look at the Disney website the weddings look amazing and that's even without a character in sight and minus the Cinderella's carriage (I have everything crossed for a lottery win). Our original ceremony was a very intimate affair which was amazing but wouldnt it be incredible  to celebrate 15 years together by renewing our vows on the beach at the Grand Floridian

And what better excuse for a new bit of bling, see what I mean once I have an idea in my head I just can't stop thinking about it and persuading myself that its a good idea.....if anyone knows of a good therapist who can treat not only my disney addiction ( not get rid of it but at least make me get a grip) but also my candy crush addiction I would be most grateful ....until next time xxx

Is it bed time yet?

I am sure I am not the only person in the world who was grateful that it cooled down just a smidgen last night which meant I got my first decent nights sleep in a week. What with the warm temperatures and the storms my sleep pattern has been all over the place, which I am sure my nearest and dearest will tell you is never a good thing

I am a bit of an odd case (happy to admit it as well) lack of sleep and too much sleep basically have the same effect on me that I get all a bit hyperactive and can talk for England.....Em just think you have this to look forward to after our flight; yay for you! I would love to be one of those people who can sleep anywhere and anytime but no such luck, although a lady from work who can fall asleep at the lunch table said the only place she struggles to sleep is on flights; so is there a secret to it?

I'm not fussed about not sleeping on the way out as its just like having a late night; but its the way home that is the problem; I think the most I ever manage is about half an hour which is not worth bothering with. And this week has definitely felt the same as the first couple of days back after a holiday when everything just seems more effort

So, what have I done with my week apart from not sleep well......I have gone to work, caught up with the girls and had a birthday. I had a lovely day and was treated like a princess, but as per usual I was very  awkward and didn't know what I wanted so we went shopping......after spending a couple of hours at Lakeside I had a lovely new charm for my bracelet but I still had pennies to spend.

James must have asked me about 20 times what else I wanted, did I want the money towards the new Disney Infinity game that is coming out soon or something else? I decided on something else as I had already made up my mind that I was going to buy the game and the thing I wanted was a new bag - although finances couldn't stretch to a mulberry I did get a gorgeous one that is really me; so my Disney nerd bag is in the cupboard waiting for the cold weather to appear again (it really does have disney nerds on it, its not that I am a nerd - well maybe a little bit)

Until next week......can someone turn the light off I'm trying to sleep here  xxxx