Jessica and the JAG: The Happiest Place on Earth

Drew & I visited Disneyland last week to celebrate our first year anniversary. We really splurged and stayed three luxurious nights in the Grand Californian Resort. It was splendid. We even got the little "anniversary/love package" so there were rose petals, champagne & chocolates in our room when we arrived. And we now have our very own personalized Disney bathrobes!

Since we had 3 full days of park-hopping we were able to do all of our favorite rides multiple times. It was so much fun to be together & just act like the kids we are! Also, since we had so much time we made some fabulous dining reservations. We ate at Napa Rose, the really nice restaurant in our hotel, one night & it was SO tasty. It was definitely worth the splurge. We also ate at The Blue Bayou - the restaurant inside Pirates - one night & that was a treat. I can't say the food is that excellent, but the ambiance is very nice.

We got Disneyland Happy Anniversary buttons from one of the store clerks that we mentioned our anniversary celebration to and Drew was a good enough sport to actually wear it with me one day. So many people told us happy anniversary & congrats - we've never felt more popular! Also, tons of old men chatted Drew up because he was wearing his Navy sweatshirt the whole time. You wouldn't believe how many Disney cast members are prior military & it was fun to hear their stories.

It was an excellent anniversary trip & one of the bonuses is that I got a "free" Disneyland annual pass because it was the same price as our 3-day park hopper & they let you apply the full price towards an annual pass. So I've got a year full of Disney magic ahead of me!