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Be careful what you wish for…

April 24, 2008 By Marta Darby 2 Comments

SIGH.

My closest, oldest, and dearest friends all live so very far away. And I really wanted to spend time with someone to de-compress from all the frantic let-me-show-you-the-highlights-of-California activity of the past few weeks. (This is a perfect example of my whiny prayer life, but that’s not important right now.)

My very favorite stress-escape is to go for a walk in The Park.

The Park, as we like to refer to it, is Disneyland. =D
I think it’s a local law that if you live in South Orange County you must have a Disneyland pass.  Seriously. I don’t know anyone locally who doesn’t. It’s just  a natural part of living in this sweet, squeaky-clean, white whole-wheat bread bubble that is The O.C.

So, yesterday I had to drop my car off for maintenance, which meant that:
1) I was already out of the house and on the road.
2) I was heading north on I-5.

I know. It’s a total rationalization. But keep reading…

My niece and Park-buddy, Helen, agreed, not only to follow me while I dropped off the car (thanks, Helen!), but that we were already half-way to Anaheim and it would be a shame to waste the trip. (See? I’m not the only one. =D)

On a side note, my very dear friends, Pam and Gene, who live way up in the Central Valley, also love Disneyland. In fact, that’s where we always meet them when they visit, and I was still in that my-friends-live-so-far-away-woe-is-me zone. Thank goodness we have cell phones that can send photos and texts, because we’ve come to rely on that as the very best way to share our lives.

They often send me videos or photos of the time they spend with their sweet granddaughter, CJ, or we exchange photos of what we’re having for dinner. And, of course, Gene sends us the daily Train Report. Thanks to the beauty and convenience of electronic communications, I sent Gene a text sharing what I was up to: "It’s a Disney day!"

He responded quickly, as usual, asking which land I was in and what we were up to, followed by – "Where are you exactly? Send a picture."

So I did…..

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And moments later…..

Pam_me

MY FRIEND!!!

It felt like a surprise party!

So…. I got to spend the afternoon walking in The Park with my BFF.

I LOVE it when the planets align and God intervenes to give me exactly what I hoped for. (in spite of me being such a Whiner-Baby. =D)

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  1. Ody from Miami Lakes says

    April 24, 2008 at 3:26 pm

    Disney today, Miami tomorrow!!!What a blessed life!!LOL!! 🙂

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  2. Pam says

    April 24, 2008 at 6:38 pm

    We are home..so sad!It was my dream to SURPRISE you! I know I should have told you we were coming, but I truly hoped you would visit DL before you went on your signing…. 😀
    So….I hoped, prayed and willed you to be there and then you were! So fun! I wish we didn’t go to the CA after hours thing…it was stupid. I could have had dinner with you all. But, that will have to wait for post fodder! Love you! Have a great time in Miami…don’t forget me!

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