Let me explain: When I decided to venture into the blogosphere, I mentally gave myself some guidelines to follow, based on the writings I wanted to put out into the world. Therefore, this is not a "guess what we did last weekend" blog or a "look how cute my kids are" blog (ok, maybe every once in awhile I can't help myself), nor is it a "stuff that bugs me" blog, "pretty junk I wish I could afford" blog, or even a "what I recently read/saw/cooked" blog. Don't get me wrong - those are all good things to write about and you will see hints of them here from time to time. But my personal purpose for having a blog is to gather up to truly poignant (or truly funny) moments in my life and share them with the people I care about, with the belief that no matter what unique experiences you have, the deeper meanings in life are universal and real and important to document.
That being said, I'm dying to break my self-imposed rules for a moment to do a little shameless bragging because...
I'm typing this as I sit on luxurious queen bed in a beautiful hotel room on the second floor of the Disneyland hotel on an all-expenses paid Disney vacation! And the coolest part is that it is all thanks to blogging. I was approached through my parenting blog (SuperMom Central, in case I haven't yakked about it enough here) with an opportunity to bring my family to Cali for the weekend and experience the infamous Disney Christmas magic. We've been enjoying all sorts of special treats - Gingerbread Houses and Christmas cookies (Mickey style), festive parades, beautiful musical performances, impressive fireworks, a holiday version of both "It's A Small World" and "The Haunted Mansion", some fancy face painting, plus Christmas photos with Belle, Goofy, Mickey and Minnie!
If you know me well, you can imagine what a dream come true this is for me. The Disneyland hotel is beautfiul - all decked out for the winter season and full of fun Disney touches like a Pirate Paradise Pool and Mickey eared bathroom products. My kids are totally loving it but my excitement comes in at a close second!
I'll soon be blogging about this on SuperMom Central, if you want to hear more about all the awesome holiday cheer Disney puts into a winter vacation experience but that's enough gushing here on the family blog. What I really wanted to say was...
HA - to all the people who scoff at blogs. Blogs serve so many excellent purposes - furthering the flow of information and opinion, celebrating the freedom of expression, keeping in touch more easily and fully with the people you love, passing on life experiences to share the human journey, online journal recording... and PR! I was given the opportunity this weekend to witness it firsthand and I must say...
VIVA LA BLOGOSPHERE!
7 comments:
YOU GO GIRL! YOU ABSOLUTELY DESERVE THIS!!!! I am so happy for you and proud of all the work you have done--there is seriously no one more deserving!! How awesome for you!!
So jealous! Have a great time, and go down the waterslide for me.
Jealous, jealous, jealous!! Have a fabulous time - can't wait to read about it. And you know what? Just today, I posted about Disney...
How fun Lauren!! I don't think you can ever be too old for Disneyland. I want to take Addy sooo bad. And great job on your Supermom blog. You have done a ton of work on that thing.
Also, I am looking for your new address. I have a Christmas card with your name on it and no place to send it.... email me your address please.
I am wondering if we were there at the same time! We went Nov. 28- Dec. 4. It was beautiful, huh?
you know i think it is so awesome that you've been recognized for all your hard work & generosity through your mom blog. keep it up sista, & enjoy yourself!
you rock! i am so impressed with your blogging skilz, and with the time and effort you put into it! I guess it has paid off too! Have a blast at Disneyland for us!
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