Today is my mother's birthday. She is another year older, another year wiser, but still here. My family and I have fought through many challenges this past year, but we're here. We're here celebrating the life of my mother and a new house. As an early birthday present I bought her a Disneyland Pass so now I don't have to go alone. This year my mother was supposed to spend her birthday in Mexico City with our family, but with all the moving and the turning in of our other house, plans got changed. I knew she wanted to go see the Plaza De La Familia from the movie COCO at California Adventure. So that's the first thing we did after we got her pass. It was so cute. From the entrance you feel as though you're being transferred into a little spot in Mexico. When you walk in there is an area where they do free face painting of little skulls with flowers and such. The line for it was so long that we didn't get a chance to get one, but the ones we saw were adorable. Within that area there was a Tree of Life that was held against the wall like the ones in Mexico. Next to that was the wall of memories. Where you can write or draw memories with your family and place them on the wall for others to see. You can also view other's memories. Some were happy and some were sad, like the one's of those who have passed on. It was a nice time to remember the good times with family. Next to the wall and tree there was a little food cart that held Elotes and cookies. For those who haven't had a Mexican corn, you don't know what you're missing. This however was the first time I had to put my own toppings on my corn, they are usually done for me (I'm so spoiled). The corn came with a tajin packet, parmesan cheese, and Heinz mayonnaise packs. It was definitely a sight to see. The corn was amazing though and our little COCO cookie was really good. It was a white frosting with a cookie over another and like a caramel paste in the middle holding them together. After we ate, we spent time looking at the Mariachi band and hearing the stories they told inform of the Plaza. Then from there we went through a little walk of the movie. It was designed to give insight into the movie and show the background of it. Since my mother couldn't go to Mexico this year, we found our own little Mexico. Everything for the movie felt so authentic. From the banners, to the food, and the music, everything was celebrating our culture in such a rich vibrant way it was touching. We spent about two hours there just enjoying the sights and the sounds. From there we went to do some of my favorite things. We decided to head over to Disneyland to partake in the sights of Halloween that have come so early. I absolutely adore Halloween and the fall season in general (even though it's still 80 degrees in SoCal year round). The seasons changing mean, longer cooler nights, the start of school, holiday's approaching, sweaters and leggings, and just getting closer with family and friends. We walked into the park and first thing was to take a picture of the famous Mickey Mouse Pumpkin. We took some pictures then walked down to the fruit cart and my mom got some watermelon and I had to get my hands on a poison apple cups. I then got it filled with grapes and everywhere I went people asked where they could get one too (I also found that they glow in the dark). The walk down Main Street is always a fun one, but when the halloween decorations are there, it makes it all the more magical. You know right then that you're in for a treat. We walked around and found ourselves taking yet the most famous picture of Cinderella's castle. I found the castle to be so beautiful today. Everything seemed to be going perfectly that day. We got to Disneyland around 5:00pm so the after school crowd was starting to come in. Even though it was getting crowded we couldn't be happier. After walking around some, we found ourselves in New Orleans Square. My mother had never had a bread bowl before, so that was the mission of the day. We spent the rest of the evening people watching, walking around, taking pictures and talking. It was a day I will never forget. My mother, letting out her inner child with me at the Happiest Place on Earth. Now that she has a pass, there will be many more days to come.
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AuthorReggie is a college gradute with a degree in English. She loves traveling and hopes to one day stay on the battle field for missions. Life is a book and everyday is an adventure, follow her on this journey and see the world through her eyes. Archives
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