Heading To Americano……….

So…… tomorrow we leave for our trip to the US. It’s been a full on crazy year and a half since my sister nominated us for an all expenses paid trip to Disneyland for a week through “Feel the Magic,” and a year since we were chosen….. It’s a little bit like a dream actually. I feel so lucky to have been chosen, as do the kids, but of course we know we were nominated in the first place because we lost something enormous. So it’s another wonderful scenario that is a little tainted by reality. None the less, we are packed, pumped and ready to go on too many rides, eat way too much crappy American food and have way too little sleep. Ahhhhh holidays! I am very excited to see the kids experience all of this. I was around seven when I went to America with my folks and I still remember what a wonderful pace it was to visit. We got a motorhome and drove around for a few weeks, and although the memories have faded a little with time, I still remember what a fabulous trip my sisters and I had. Trenton and I dreamed of taking the kids to Disneyland one day, he too went as a child and it was definitely on the bucket list. I guess I never foresaw us going in this way, but I am humbled yet again at the support and generosity our mates, and the family that helped us raise the funds for Feel the Magic, that in turn paid for us to go. 11 years ago I took Ruby to Texas as a nine month old baby to see a mate who I’d only just recently travelled around Oz with get hitched. It was the most awesome trip, particularly being able to experience and feel the real Texas. We stayed with her Aunt and Uncle,  a traditional Texan family on a ranch, complete with typical Texan hospitality….. and truth be told I didn’t want to come home!!! Once our trip to LA and our wonderful week in Disneyland is over, we are flying back to Texas to experience a real Texan Thanksgiving with my same beautiful mates again….. I am so excited by this opportunity. The way I’ve always tried to travel is to get off the beaten track so you get to see the place as the locals see it, and live, eat, shit and breathe like the locals do. So this will be an awesome experience for the kids too…… to see how people on the other side of the planet live. This is something that a book or the internet cannot show or teach you. And this is also why I love to travel so much….. it’s my favourite way of experiencing a different culture first hand. I am almost more excited to watch my girls interact with my friends two girls, and just look at the different ways that they do things…. It’s going to be an interesting trip! Anyway, I shall be uploading many piccy’s….. sorry in advance if (and when) I go overboard with that! But you know me…… that is what I do best….. See you when I’m looking at you peops. xxxxxx