When I put on my watch to leave on Friday, I didnt realize that I hadnt changed the time on it, since its not a watch I wear all the time. So I couldnt understand why it took us so long to drive to Disney, and why Ally wasnt hungry for lunch!
So when she told me the first thing she wanted to do was meet the fairies, we walked toward Toontown and I saw the line was 75 minutes, I about passed out! It was already noon by now and I was starving! I didnt eat breakfast because I thought we could grab a snack as soon as we got to MK.
But the child was running the show and we were NOT stopping for food! There were fairies to meet and thats final!
I asked the CM if the sign showing 75 minutes was accurate and he said absolutely. The family that got into line a couple of spots behind us said they had changed it to 90 minutes already.
Oy vey!
We struck up a chat with the mother and daughter in line behind us. And the mother and daughter behind them. Seemed to be a mother/daughter event. Guess daddies didnt want to wait 75 minutes for fairies. And Im not talking about the CM who described in detail the events that were to unfold in preparation for fairy meeting! If ya know what I mean! Not that theres anything wrong with that!
All I know is that the time is slowly ticking away, Im famished, Im out of water, and I dont think I can survive another minute. My mouth is dry, my stomach is growling. Seriously, I might as well have been dropped in Jeff Probsts lap somewhere in the next Survivor season. Not that that would be a bad thing. Jeff Probsts lap, that is. But I digress.
Parched. Starving. And still the line is moving two spots ever 10 minutes. Im not kidding. It was S L O W!!!
Finally we got to the rope. We were next! Yea! Lunch was in my sights!
Then the CM took Ally and me, and the next two families. He gave us tiny photopass bracelets, cause, well, everything is tiny when you meet the fairies.
He explained to us that fairies are only 5 inches high and when they talk, it sounds like bells ringing. So the only way to meet them and hear them, is if we shrink down to their size. Duh. Like who didn't know this?
So we begin the process. As we walk down the corridor, everything starts getting larger. Or are we getting smaller? I was waiting for Gene Wilder and the Oompa Loompas to appear!
Allys eyes continued to get wider too as she realized what was happening.
I had read about the process to meet the fairies. I knew we had to shrink. Again, duh! I told Ally about it and she didnt believe me. Where is the magic, child???
Jeff told me not to push it. I needed to prepare myself for the fact that she might not buy into this. I would have to tell her <gasp> that Tinkerbell was just a gal dressed up. Say it aint so!!!
So I was prepared. But when the fairy handler CM told us about the shrinking process, Ally looked at me with eyes that said, I cant believe I doubted you, mother, oh intelligent goddess or something along those lines. The magic was working. Ha ha ha ! My baby is still a believer!
Then Mr Fairy Handler came and got just Ally and I and took us through a door into the most wonderful fantasy ever! There were only two other families in this room, set up like the Princess meet and greet in Toon Town, where each fairy has her own backdrop. It was so intimate.
So Iridessa sees us enter and walks up to us and takes Ally back to her spot. She let me feel her wings. Im not gonna kid you, it made me feel kinda dirty! She was so sweet and chatty with us.
But the whole time I could not take my eyes off this one!
She was wonderful! If I could cast someone to be Tinkerbell, it would be this gal. She was sweet and sassy, and just as cute as, well, as cute as Tinkerbell!
See the sass here?
I grew up with Tinkerbell there was no Jasmine or Ariel or Belle when I was little. It was Cindy, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, and Tinkerbell! In fact, I remember one of my first Halloween costumes was Tinkerbell. But she kinda went by the wayside until recently.
And now here she is. In the flesh. For real. And yes, shes real!!!! Can you tell how much I enjoyed meeting Tinkerbell???
That pic made me feel so big! She was soooo tiny!
Then there was Rosetta. Eh. No big whoop.
Both Tink (she lets me call her that now - we go way back...) and Rosetta admiring that they each had their own page for autographs. Mama came prepared. Of course, I'm also prepared if I ever run into the Country Bears! Cause that really WOULD be a Jamboree!
As we left, Ally said, I wish we could have met Silvermist. The CM overheard her and said, Oh, Silvermist will be here later!
I looked at Ally and said, NO. There is no way Im waiting in line again. Not even for the perfectly wonderful Tinkerbell.
We get to lunch and as hungry as I am, I then realized that I never turned by watch back so it's only around 12:30 by this time. Whew! That whole shrinking thing really did me in. I think it did a number on Ally, too.
So, did Ally truly believe?
Sitting at Pinnochios Village Haus for lunch a few mintues later, she said to me, Mommy, are your legs shaking?
No, why? Are YOUR legs shaking?
Mmm hmmm
Ally, why are your legs shaking?
I think its from the shrinking. Maybe they havent got back to their normal size yet.
Woo hoo! Hook. Line. And sinker. The magic is still alive!
I was so excited when I saw Jeff the next day, I told him I really wished he could have seen Tinkerbell, too. His response?
"No thanks, I have a problem with the whole shrinkage thing. I don't want anything to shrink."
Just what I needed to lighten up my morning! I spent an hour working last night - just crazy busy! And my back was killing me last night! I think it's stress related though. Cause as the night wore on, it got better, but during the day yesterday it was horrible, and then gradually just faded away...
Which is maybe once, two tree times a month at most.
things that sparkle
I like the bling idea too. Very girlie. 
