Today my middle son, Brandon, turns 5. The moment he was born, I felt like I had known him forever. It’s like we were together in another life. He lives in a world of imagination and fantasy. He’s a pirate, a Jedi and Peter...
A Disney news mob has descended upon the OC! Have you checked out the Orange County Register lately? It’s chalk full o’ Disney goodness in honor of all of the big changes at the Disneyland Resort! Today’s issue is full of great Disney stuff...
Tomorrow is the big day I’ll be posting a piece that I’ve been writing in my head since I started my blog: my “relationship” with Walt Disney’s apartment. Honestly, I’ve put it off all these years because I wasn’t sure if it was part...
Life is great when you have someone to share it with–a friend, a significant other, a colleague. The shared experience can be a powerful one. I’ve had so many amazing Disney shared experiences with my children, my husband and dear friends–both old and new....
I’ve been writing about Disneyland for a long time now and in that time, I’ve helped countless readers plan their trips and make the most of their vacations. In the midst of the planning and the list making, there’s something that we should never...
Our boys in those early Disneyland days. For those of you who have read my book, you know that it is dedicated to my friend, Renata. I thought it was time I shed a little light on our friendship. I met Renata while she...
Disney made my dream of reporting on camera come true! Meeting Marcy and Suz, is definitely one of the best things about working with Disney. In 1998, I walked out the Harbor House gate for the last time with a lump in my throat...
This is a picture of me with my very first friend, Eric Darling, on our very first trip to Disneyland. My mom and dad went to high school with his parents and we joke that we’ve been friends since we were fetuses. This trip...