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After 8 long, stressful days in NICU since our baby arrived early, we needed a big dose of some Disney magic\u2013some lighthearted fantasy, the escape of a holiday wonderland. So our first outing with our new baby was Disneyland! Some probably thought I was crazy to be out and about so fast, but it was just the fix our family needed.<\/p>\n
You see our new boy was born on my daughter\u2019s birthday and \u201cIt\u2019s okay, Mom\u201d was all I heard for that week, as her party got cancelled, she slept in hospitals, she ate her grocery cake next to my Mission Hospital bedside and, well you get the picture. She was a trooper through it all, but I saw the deep, disappointment of her invisible 8th birthday that I just couldn\u2019t seem to fix. Not many things can make up for a year of anticipated hopes and little girl dreams.<\/p>\n
Luckily, Disneyland just so happened to be hosting a holiday blogger preview event. So we gathered ourselves, and ungracefully stumbled out the door as our new family of five.<\/p>\n
My girl beamed, giddy with the promise of the special escape. \u201cMommy, the castle was so beautiful!\u201d \u201cThe reindeer were the best.\u201d \u201cThe rides were so much fun.\u201d And she beamed as we hit the holiday party later that night. It was so fantastic to see her having fun, getting lost in the moment and finally getting her special day.<\/p>\n
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\nIndeed we all had fun, forgetting the stress of our very long week and becoming normal again \u2026 socializing, laughing, walking amongst the magical decor. Sometimes nothing other than Disneyland can fix the big things. Let\u2019s face it, it\u2019s tough times economically, the holidays can bring stress and sadness, and many other factors get magnified. So if you need a holiday boost, Disneyland can really work its magic. It did for us. We are so blessed to have our happy, healthy bundle of joy. And when it comes to memories, I\u2019m sure my girl will always remember her belated 8th birthday celebrated at Disneyland.<\/p>\n
So if you can relate (whatever your circumstance), pick you fantasy day to get away and get lost in all the holiday spirit. There\u2019s much to see and do in 2011, from the new toon-themed cartoon-style Christmas tree this season for the 2011 holidays at Disneyland Resort. Check out the seasonal addition to the \u201cWorld of Color\u201d nighttime water spectacular. Holiday favorites return with \u201cA Christmas Fantasy\u201d parade, the nightly snowfall on Main Street, U.S.A, and the special holiday versions of Haunted Mansion and \u201cit\u2019s a small world\u201d Holiday. And in Fantasyland, holiday guests will find the traditional snowdrifts and icicles adorning Sleeping Beauty\u2019s Winter Castle.\u00a0 Then top the day off with a \u201cBelieve \u2026 in Holiday Magic\u201d fireworks night show. For more details, visit http:\/\/www.disneyland.com\/holidays<\/a> and for hotel and ticket offers, visit http:\/\/www.disneyland.com\/offers<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n \nHappy holidays, all. Enjoy the magic of the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After 8 long, stressful days in NICU since our baby arrived early, we needed a big dose of some Disney magic\u2013some lighthearted fantasy, the escape of a holiday wonderland. So our first outing with our new baby was Disneyland! Some probably thought I was crazy to be out and about so fast, but it was just the fix our family…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p714E2-Kq","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/debbieintheoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2878"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/debbieintheoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/debbieintheoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debbieintheoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debbieintheoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/debbieintheoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2878\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/debbieintheoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debbieintheoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debbieintheoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"http:\/\/debbieintheoc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/10\/dlandcollage-450x450.jpg\")
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