Have to Keep the Magic

My heart is sad. My dear friend Jennifer is gone. She died suddenly on Monday morning. Jennifer and I were going to do the 2 Kingdoms in one day trip I talked about below. We were to meet up with others at Disneyland if they didn't or couldn't come to both. Jennifer had a great laugh. She loved Disney more than anyone I have met. She loved her two children so much. She had a kind heart and a generous soul.

Here is the biggest part... Jen and I have never met. We tried so many times.. but things happened that didn't work out for her. She was suppose to be with me in September 2008, the weekend after I took my boards. Another friend Kip was there, and we got a pink balloon and carried that around one day, calling it Jen. When I got home, I took the balloon and let the air out (okay not air) but regardless... I mailed it to her. She loved it. I feel like we have known each other for longer than the couple years. That is the power the internet can have. Bring you close to someone who is miles and miles away.

I plan to keep this trip. I hope other friends will join in. I hope someone else will come along too. Jen had said the more the merrier! I promise to keep the Magic in my life.

**8/13/2009: I am going to WDW on Saturday. I am going to meet up with a couple friends of Jen's and mine. We will celebrate her life (one of many trips for that).

Characters in Flight

I finally was able to ride the Characters in Flight helium balloon last night and it was awesome! I didn't take my camera, so I didn't take any photos. The flight was around 7:15pm when we went up. The sun was still very much up, but it was nice. You could see a good distance around the property and beyond in some areas. I really think that if you time it right you could be on the flight when the fireworks* are going off at Epcot or at Magic Kingdom. I would imagine many, many others would try this too! It was really a neat perspective! I think that it can be romantic too... even if it only lasts 10 minutes total. I am looking forward to doing it again sometime.

*Don't forget how long the fireworks are...... Wishes is approximately 12 minutes and Illuminations is 12.5 minutes.