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How about the three of us save the money we'd spend on Christmas presents and take each other to Disneyland instead?
I didn't really believe we'd pull it off, I don't think, but I watched her save for it all year, and on Christmas day, she found in her stocking my contribution: a single gold coin, a full ounce of solid gold my parents had given me several Christmases before. I'd wanted to spend it on something special, and I couldn't think of anything more appropriate than this -- a gold coin to enter the Magic Kingdom.
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We didn't plan much for this trip -- since we were headed down by car, we didn't need to bother with airline tickets and hotel reservations.
Just days before we were to leave, I found out a few things that nearly killed my enthusiasm for the trip entirely:
retcon wanted to do all the driving, since he was nervous about letting anyone else drive his new car;
- treebyleaf expected to spend just one day at Disneyland, not two;
- and worst of all, the Haunted Mansion was going to be closed while we were there.
So. A bit of soul-searching was in order, but the morning after this news, I woke up feeling relaxed and refreshed, and puzzling over why I'd been so depressed the night before. Of course I still wanted to go.
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But we still had fun. The Pirates of the Caribbean rocks pretty thoroughly, and the Nightmare Before Christmas store next to it is really cool. Churros are delicious (and fun when you emulate a light-saber war with them)...and unless you want to endure the sensation of your teeth itching, then avoid It's a Small World.
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