Somebody Pinch Me!

Okay, maybe not, but I’m so excited! If you know me or have been reading this blog on a regular basis, you know I’ve been having the worst 15 months ever. I’m recuperating from recent surgery and I’m finally starting to feel better. On a side note, if you feel like something is wrong and what your doctor is telling you doesn’t make sense, keep pushing! Just sayin’.

I’m looking forward to 2011 for several reasons. Better health, yay! and as you may or may not know, we are going to become grandparents! I know, I look too young to be a grandmother, but it’s true. Here’s what we brought back for our daughter and son-in-law from our trip to Disney World in August.

 Why did we get 2 you ask? Because they are having twin boys! Does it get any more exciting than that?

Then in March, I am one of the very lucky ladies going to Disney Social Media Moms! I have wanted to go ever since last year’s conference. I figured this year was a no go because if it was once again in February, it would be right in the middle of when the babies are due. Then right around Thanksgiving I found out it was in March and that meant we could go.

The registration day arrived and I was so nervous. By luck I was done with my registration application at 2:07 and then waited almost 24 tense, anxious hours to find out if I got in. Even though I got in early, I still felt like my going was a long shot. We have a small blog here, but want it to grow and going to this conference would be such an incredible opportunity.

On Friday afternoon I was sitting in the food court of the mall with one of my daughters when I checked twitter and saw the message that the emails were going out soon. Then an email popped up on my phone and I opened it, knowing it was from Disney and I passed the phone to my daughter. “Tell me what it says, I can’t look” I told her. Nobody has a better poker face than my daugher and it seemed like forever while she read it. Then she looked up and said “Congratulations! You’re going to Disney!” I was so excited that I think I did one of those lame Miss America hand flutter things in front of my face. I’ve been so happy ever since.

I do feel a little guilty that it will only be myself and my husband making the trip, but then I’m like, Woot! It’s only my husband and I making the trip! We’ll be leaving the kids at home this time, but we have taken them to Disney World the past 2 years so it’s not like they’ve never been. Our two oldest daughters have both done the Disney College program, one daughter has even gone twice. When Sissy learned we would be flying, she was more than happy to stay home. Her only request is to bring her home something from France. J-Man was more upset about both of us being away than our destination.

I can’t wait to meet everyone in March!