A Visit to Disneyland

May 8, 2020, 3 Comments

Let’s take a trip to Disneyland, but Disneyland in 1965… Disneyland may be closed currently, but thanks to a little book called A Visit to Disneyland we can all pretend that we have stepped into a time machine to visit Walt Disney’s original Magic Kingdom. I hope you all enjoyed this little peek into Disneyland…

Myself, wearing a dark leather motorcycle jacket, and wide leg khaki pants, behind me old photographs of explorers hang next to an old steering wheel for a boat.

Fortune and Glory

March 4, 2020, 2 Comments

If you’ve been reading the blog for awhile, then you know I love to attend the various unofficial theme days at Disneyland. Last weekend was Adventureland Day, inspired by the explorers, skippers, and tiki birds of Adventureland. It was rather chilly, it even rained, and the sun played hide and seek all day, so I…

Myself, sitting inside the Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor, wearing a long, red dress with a small floral pattern, with lace trim at the laced V-neckline, and cuffs. A red "D" brooch edged in white is worn on my left shoulder, my hair in a Gibson Girl updo.

Valentine’s Day Lunch on Main Street

February 19, 2020, 3 Comments

Over the years I’ve mentioned that I’m not the biggest fan of Valentine’s Day. But it’s slowly grown on me. However Patrick and I have never do anything big, and don’t exchange gifts. Since moving to California, I’ve used Valentine’s Day as an excuse to wear something red and/or pink, maybe with hearts, and go…

Myself looking at the Millennium Falcon, the back of my jacket visible, which features red, green, and white cards with symbols on them, and text reading "Fair and Square" along the bottom.

Christmas, but make it Star Wars

December 31, 2019, 3 Comments

Way back in October I received my very own custom hand painted Star Wars inspired jacket by my friend and fellow Star Wars fan, Solanah. But, between all the craziness that is the Halloween and Christmas seasons, I failed to find the time to do a proper reveal of the jacket. However when working on…

Myself, standing aboard the Mark Twain, a white paddle wheeler, looking out over the rail, wearing a bright blue sweater, and a light blue skirt with white and dark blue snowflakes sewn on.

Once Upon a Wintertime

December 17, 2019, 2 Comments

Last weekend Patrick and I celebrated our ninth wedding anniversary. We didn’t do anything too fancy, since things have been hectic lately, and opted just to do dinner at Cafe Orleans at Disneyland. They currently offer hot chocolate beignets and they are absolutely delicious. Since we had a winter wedding, I wanted to wear a…

Myself, standing in front of a cave opening, wearing a full length pale tan yellow dress, with a tan and purple floral print. The sleeves are a long bell sleeve edged in lace.

Fall Dapper Day with Friends

November 5, 2019, 6 Comments

Fall Dapper Day came right on the heels of Halloween this year, but for the most part we played it pretty chill, spending most of the day roaming, taking photos and eating food. Like previous unofficial theme days at Disneyland, you’re not only getting pictures of me, but also photos of some of my stylish…

The trio of us wearing our red ensembles walking toward the camera.

A Walk on the Dark Side

October 30, 2019, 5 Comments

Last week my friend Solanah (some of you long time readers may remember her from my old days in Portland) came to visit to spend a couple days at Disneyland, and our friend Brittany joined us. Prior to the visit we all decided to wear flowing red ensembles to Disneybound as the Emperor’s Royal Guards…

Myself standing near a statue of a woman, surrounded by leafy trees, wearing a black top hat, black lace dress, with red, blue, and gold belt featuring an eagle, a black shawl with pink flowers embroidered on it around my shoulders, and short black boots.

Inspired by the Inspired

October 23, 2019, 2 Comments

While I always love a good witchy ensemble, the Halloween season really brings it out. Not too long ago I scored a vintage top hat at a thrift store, and having recently re-watched American Horror Story: Coven, I threw together an outfit inspired by Misty Day, whose look is inspired by Stevie Nicks, known for…

Myself standing in our backyard, with lush agave plants, wearing a blue cowboy hat, blue gloves, red bandana, a white shirt with blue plaid and red text reading "Frito Kid" and blue jeans, and brown cowboy boots.

The Forgotten Frito Kid of Frontierland

August 28, 2019, 4 Comments

As mentioned in my previous post, today I’m sharing the costume I made and wore to D23, but first a little bit of backstory… When entering Disneyland one of the first things Guests see are posters for the various attractions and restaurants. One such poster in the early days was for the Casa de Fritos.…

Outside of the Anaheim Convention Center, a massive white statue spells out "D23 expo"

D23 – The Ultimate Disney Fan Experience

August 26, 2019, Leave a Comment on D23 – The Ultimate Disney Fan Experience

Over the weekend Patrick and I went to the D23 Expo, a three day event that is best described as Disney convention, but it’s all things Disney, including Star Wars and Marvel. There are exhibits to view, places to shop, and many panels to attend. Some are massive, and cover big announcements for upcoming films…