Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Friday the 13th Villianous Party!

In honor of Halloween right around the corner I HAVE to tell y'all all about the Friday the 13th Party held at Hollywood Studios this year...in a nut shell IT WAS SO AWESOME!!!! I worked that night but as soon as I got off I met up with a friend to head over to this spooky party. It took us about an hour maybe more to get there and it was extremely crowded when we finally made it but it was so awesome and so worth it. As soon as we walked in they had awesome music playing and I had an absolute blast.
 
 
We walked around and saw Disney Villians that are NEVER out!!! Here's some pics of a few of them that came out for Friday the 13th.




After walking around in large crowds and jamming to awesome music it was time for the stage show! The hosts of the show were Hades and Meg! Meg was amazing!!! It was such a great show!!! Dancers were awesome and the whole production was just fabulous. We ended up getting pretty close as well which was awesome!

 
Then it was time for the Villians Fireworks show!! IT WAS FABULOUS!!!!I literally watched the show with my jaw dropped! Such an amazing thing to experience. And again...Disney continues to impress me :) I wouldn't expect anything less. This was the 1st ever Friday the 13th party and I'm sure this isn't going to the  last. So if you ever get a chance and if they do it again...it is definitely a MUST! It was so awesome!!!

 
Another Halloween post is coming...so stay tuned :)
 
Love,
Mindy Sue

Monday, October 14, 2013

My Magical 25th Disney Birthday!!

Let me just start by saying that this was not the beginning of my birthday ;) It started when my mommy and fiancé came to visit. We wore celebratory Disney pins and everything. Mommy, Nay and I watched the parades and ALL the characters told me HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Vince and I celebrated our birthdays together going to parks and having dinner and drinks together as well. It was an amazing beginning to a fabulous birthday :)
 
Then...October 8th finally came and I officially turned a QUARTER OF A CENTURY YOUNG! :) Yipppeee! I am very proud to be 25. I have so many amazing things happening in my life. I will remember these years forever!
 
I have had a princess birthday for the past few birthdays this one was a little different...I was actually at Disney World!!
 
As soon as midnight hit I got phone calls and text from two of my favorites...my fiancé and of course my daddy! SO SWEET!
 
The morning of my birthday was so perfect. I got to start my birthday off talking to Vince and Lilly! :) I love them so much.
 
After my roomie took me to Dunkin Doughnuts for a sprinkled cupcake and yummy drink we headed over to Animal Kingdom. We got on the safari and of course saw the Lion King show. Wonderful morning!

 
After that we went straight to my most favorite park...MAGIC KINGDOM!!! We got there just in time to watch Move It Shake It Celebrate It and dance and sing on Main Street celebrating my birthday!! So much fun!
 



After tons of picture time the most amazing thing happened...not only did we watch the Dapper Dans...but they sang ME HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! This was one of my absolute birthday wishes!!! It was so amazing!! I cry every time I watch them and I am so glad it happened!!!

 
Then, we hopped over to Epcot for my birthday lunch reservations!!!

 
One of daddy's birthday gifts to me was to go to Akerhsus Royal Banquet Hall at Epcot for lunch with my roommates.
BEST DADDY EVER!!!
They called for the royal Ballesteros party :) It was so cool! and when they gave us our ticket it said "CELEBRATION!! MINDYS 25th BIRTHDAY! Once again...Mindy is excited!!

When we walked into this beautiful restaurant and the first person I get to see is BELLE!!!! I almost died y'all!!! I was like a 4 year old!!! It was so awesome!


 
The food was soooo amazing. We had buffet style appetizers of cold dishes like salads, salmon, cheeses, fruit and other Norwegian appetizers. It was all so good. Then I ordered oven-roasted chicken and mashed potatoes with a mushroom sauce...delicious! 
 
As we ate Cinderella, Aurora, Snow White and even Ariel came to talk to us, wish me a HAPPY BIRTHDAY and take pictures with us too!! It was the most awesome experience!!! They were all sooo wonderful!



Thank you to all my roomies for coming to this amazing lunch with me to celebrate this special day :)
 
After lunch our waiter brought me a cupcake with Mickey sprinkles on top and a birthday card with all the princesses autographs just for me!!! I WAS SO HAPPY! My roomies sang HAPPY BIRTHDAY to me and I got to make my birthday wish :)



 
Fiancé and my little girl sent me a birthday card so I got to open that at lunch as well. It was so sweet! Thank you honey and Lilly too :) I LOVE YALL!
 
Daddy, I had such an amazing time! Thank you for the amazing lunch at Disney World! I love you.
 
As soon as we left the restaurant we ended up in Mexico and there were mariachis!!!! You better believe I was excited because they sang me HAPPY BIRTHDAY too!!! WHOO HOOO! My family would be so excited. I also had my first drink at Epcot...a Fiesta Margarita!


 
I got to end the night back over at Magic Kingdom. We watched Wishes and it was the absolute best way to end my birthday. Wishes really do come true!!

Just when I thought the night was over I got home and I had presents waiting for me :) Daddy sent me the sweetest gift...a yellow pair of runnin' shoes...just like the song says.  ;) So thoughtful...Thank you daddy. I also got a gift and card from my sissy, Zach and Maddox and one from my Future in laws! Thank you so much!!! and guess what y'all...Brother got me tickets to see La Nouba next month!!! I cannot wait!!! I also received so many phone calls and all kinds of messages :) I really cannot thank everyone enough for making me feel so special on my birthday. It was an amazing one.

I also want to thank my roommate for going out of her way to help make sure my birthday was super special. love you Court.

These videos are on my facebook if you would like to check them out feel free :)


 
 
Again...thank you everyone for making this day so special! I love y'all!
Cheers to another amazing year of life!
 
Love always,
Mindy Sue



Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Mommy & Fiance visit!

 
Mommy finally arrived at the most magical place on earth and she couldn't have come at a better time. I was missing home and family so much. It was so nice to be able to have my mommy in Disney World with me :)
 
We stayed at the Disney All-Star Movies Resort. It was so nice and such a fun family place to stay. When she arrived I was beyond happy!! I was waiting for her to hop off that bus so I could give her the biggest hug ever!! I missed her so much!
 

On the very first night that we checked in when we arrived in our room there was a gift waiting for us :) It was so sweet! It was from my dear friend Alyssa from High School. She was one of my best friends in high school. It was beyond nice of her to create such a magical moment for my moms first trip to Disney World!! We absolutely loved it! THANKS ALYSSA!
 
 
 
Our first full day together we decided to spend it at Magic Kingdom! I was so excited to show my mom all the magic that Disney World has.
 
Mommy finally got to see the castle.
 
We rode a ton of rides and met many new friends

 
 


Mommy even got to meet her favorite Mermaid!

Minnie Mouse too...
 
 
and of course the BOSS man himself...MICKEY MOUSE!!!


 
 We went to lunch at BE OUR GUEST!!!! I was extremely amazed!!! I cried like 3 times...It was so beautiful and so delicious!! I cannot wait to go back.

 
 It was such a wonderful day! All week we had amazing Disney food and lots of yummy Disney snacks :) Mom & Nay purchased the quick service dining plan...absolutely worth it! We highly recommend a dining plan to anyone going to Disney.
 



We got to watch all the parades and mommy loved them! All of the Disney Character Wished me a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! It was so awesome!!!! I was the happiest girl on Main Street! Mom said that the parades were her favorite part :)


The next day we decided to resort hop and lounge around :)

 
We went to check out the Wilderness Lodge, Polynesian, and the Boardwalk. We liked the other resorts that we saw but we all agreed that our was the best. It was just fun and very inviting
 

 
We ended the night watching the Little Mermaid poolside with dessert and then went to Downtown Disney to enjoy the wonderful nightlife. We got to listen to live music and shop :)
 
The next day we got to head to Daytona Beach!!! It was so relaxing and so nice to be on the beach with my mommy
 


 

That night I headed to the airport with my roomie to pickup my Prince Charming!!! I sprinted (literally) into his arms!!! I couldn't have been more excited to finally be with the love of my life. To hug him and kiss him was beyond amazing!
We went straight to bed to wake up the next morning and spend half the day at Animal Kingdom then hopped on over to Hollywood Studios :) It was such a fun day!!





 
hahaha just giving Mickey some lovin but fiancé wasn't really havin' it....Minnie either! lol

 
We even got to go visit my cute little camp counselor at the Lion King Show :)

 
Oh by the way...boyfriend and I got to celebrate our birthdays together all weekend! One of the best parts :) Thanks again future mother and father law! Best bday present ever was yall sending me my true love XOXO
 
Everyone wished us a Happy Birthday all day! It was fun to be able to share that together.




 Mommy and Nay survived Mt. Everest!!!





We rode so many rides! I was so happy that I got to ride them all with my main man :)
 
One of my favorite things from this weekend was when Vince and I smooched on camera on the Tower of Terror! Then the sweetest cast member gave us a free 8x10 print out bc she had seen others try and not succeed...but we did bc WERE AWESOME!!!! :)
 Can you spot us?

 


 
We had such a good day. Making so many memories!





 
 
Can you spot mom, nay and Vince and I?

 
oh and mommy got chosen to be in Indian Jones show! She did so good as a little actress :) hahaha Good Job mommy!
The funniest part was when they asked everyone their name and where they were from everyone answered with their first name and state where their from...Nope...not my mommy. She answered with her first and last name and the city and state. She sounded like she was running for Miss America! Hahaha it was absolutely perfect! I couldn't have been more proud! :)

The cutest man I know!!! I'm absolutely in love with him and I just cant get enough :) These pictures were takin right when we got to snack on a mango smoothie and a cream cheese pretzel...delish!



 
After our wonderful week mommy and nay left back home. I already cannot wait to see them again in January. It was such an amazing visit.
 
Vince and I got to spend a whole date day together before he left. It was the best weekend I've had in Disney World. We spent time at the resort, and a ton of time at Downtown Disney!







We played this game to see how many golf balls we could get into a bucket wearing Mickey Gloves. We both got all the balls into the bucket in 18 seconds! HAHAHA it was a tie!! But of course Vince believes he is the "actual" winner...WRONG! lol :P
 



 
We ended our stay together at House of Blues drinking margs, dinner and live music, watching some Disney shows together on youtube, talking, drinking some Once Upon a Vine Wine and preparing for the next day to come...the day that he had to head back to Texas without me :( We didn't think about it much while together bc we just wanted to enjoy every second we had together...and we did. It was absolutely wonderful! I'm so glad we got to make all the memories that we did on this amazing trip.
 
 
We had so much fun being together as always. This past week was such an incredible one.
 
Being able to see and spend time with my mommy was perfect. And being able to in my fiancés arms again...priceless. Words cannot express how amazing it was to have them all here. Thank y'all so much for coming to share the Disney magic with and making it even more magical then I ever thought it could be.
 
Mommy I cant wait to see you in January! I miss you already.
 
Honey...We'll be together again very soon making more memories together in Disney World then I get to go home and we get to start our life together.
 
 
"The most important thing is family"
 
 
Love always,
Mindy Sue