California Here I Come!

Confession: I hate to pack.

Yes, I love to travel, but I really hate packing. Like - I seriously hate it. Whether it’s for a gig, for a vacation, for a conference, I literally procrastinate until the LAST. POSSIBLE. SECOND. Maybe it’s because I can’t decide what to bring, or maybe it’s because I’d just rather be doing something else, but here I sit, blogging about how I hate to pack when I really should be packing. Because I leave in just 2 days!! I’m super excited to meet up with my fellow “Stars” (what I call my Upon A Star Travel colleagues) in Disneyland for our retreat this weekend.

Now that I got that off my chest, let’s talk about what I cannot wait to see — THE SUN. That big yellow orb hides itself from Pittsburgh a lot, and I can’t wait to greet it in Cali. Almost more importantly, I’m crazy excited because I love, love, love Disneyland! That’s the place where it all started. It’s Walt’s park. It maintains all the nostalgia and charm from yesteryear, but of course it’s grown with the times. As much as I love Walt Disney World, I love Disneyland too. I just love them differently.

Aside from my usual favorites (Pirates of the Caribbean and Space Mountain are two of my tops in Disneyland), I can’t wait to ride Guardians of the Galaxy again. And hopefully… fingers crossed…. I will be able to score a boarding pass for the brand new Star Wars Rise of the Resistance ride! If that sentence made zero sense to you, it’s ok. I’m not judging (ok I am a little). Suffice it to say, it’s one of the most innovative and amazing rides in existence, and I have yet to be on it personally. Say a little prayer, would you?

I also can’t wait to eat, because I love good food - something Disneyland has TONS of. Pretty sure my first snack will be a beignet at New Orleans Square, but a good churro may beat it out. Which would you choose? I may need to take a poll on that one…

I can’t wait to share pictures and stories with all of you!

~Jenn