i hope you have a magical day

Seriously, those people said that ALL THE TIME. What does it even mean?

Anyway, we're back!! We landed in chilly NC yesterday morning and have been recovering ever since. We had such a great time! There's no need for the Disney play-by-play, but because I know you're just DYING for some details, here's the quick recap :)

We...

• Verbally expressed our relief to be out of the cold about 27 times
• Ate A LOT, and thanks to the fabulous meal plan, we didn't have to think twice about the cost of food
• Had our picture taken with Mickey, Minnie, Pluto and Donald
• Went to Epcot every single day, even if it was just to eat
• Ate in: France, Germany, Morocco, Italy, Mexico, China and Japan at the World Showcase in Epcot
• Basically, we fell in love with Epcot
• Saw more meltdowns, arguments and family disfunction than any other vacation ever
• Rode Living with the Land twice - nerds, I know
• Had the world's worst breakfast buffet at Chef Mickey's
• Chatted up each and every one of our servers (most from other countries) to get the "how did you end up in Disney World" question answered
• Sympathized with 5-year-old Andrew after getting off Space Mountain and realizing that no child should ever have to go on that ride
• Had dinner at the Coral Reef, right next to the aquarium
• Went on a make-shift safari and loved it
• Talked about taking our little girls to meet the Disney Princesses one day
• DID NOT ride It's a Small World, nor did we hear the song
• DID hear We Celebrate You, the new Disney song, about 457 times

Basically, we had a "magical" time :)

bon voyage!

Alright, bloggy friends. We're off! Not yet, but tomorrow morning we will be. One last soiree with the boy before he leaves me. Here's to lots of great pictures, good friend and of course, magic.

free at last

After a pretty hellish week, I'm officially on vacation! Andrew made me promise to have the email on my phone turned off before I got home and I had it off before I even walked out. And while my inbox is usually full of at least 50 flagged "I'll deal with these later" emails, it is now completely empty. Check.

So after running a few errands, picking up dinner and a movie, I'm happily relaxing in my PJs with my sweet husband. Who found out today that he leaves me at approximately 2:07pm on Saturday, March 6. Our 4-year dating anniversary and just two days shy of our 2-year wedding anniversary. It wasn't until I got his flight information that I realized how much I am absolutely dreading that day. I don't have any idea how I'm going to react once he's gone, but I can only imagine that it will be pitiful. What's a girl to do without her best friend?

I was reminded today of our wedding vows. A few years ago, I was in a bible study talking about women of the bible who followed/trusted God in various ways. Sometimes they trusted God directly and sometimes they trusted the leadership of someone in their life, indirectly trusting God in the process. I remember thinking then that I wanted my marriage to mirror that. And on the day I married Andrew, I promised to follow him as he follows God.

It has become crystal clear to me that regardless of how difficult the next few months may be, I am trusting that my husband is doing it for the right reasons. And in the process, I'm trusting the Lord to get us through it.