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What was your favorite Disney movie growing up? And now?

This guest post was written by Cailin Szczesiul, a Runner, Baker, Cook, Foodie, Dog Lover, Reader, Painter, Writer, Blogger & World Traveler. I had the pleasure of connecting with Cailin through Grace Boyle. Cailin is new to the blogging world and already doing a fabulous job on her blog, you should check her out!

I know this might sound weird, but I am 27 years old and just got back from the best trip ever at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. A couple months ago my husband and I were trying to decide where to go on our next vacation. Being twenty-somethings with no kids, WDW was not the first destination on our list and I’m not going to lie it took some convincing for my husband to even warm up to the idea. But in the end it was one of the most memorable, exciting & fun-filled vacations we ever had. The rides, the restaurants and not to mention the unique way WDW can make anyone feel like a kid again had us planning our next trip back before we even got home.

Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida consists of four park attractions and two water parks. Not to mention a bar & nightlife district, racecar track, horseback riding & luxurious spas, Disney has it all. The parks are The Magic Kingdom, The Animal Kingdom, Epcot & Hollywood Studios.

To make the best out of your “Grown-up” Walt Disney World experience, here is my Top 10 Walt Disney World “Musts!”:

1. Try and stay in the park if you can. Although this option may not be feasible for everyone I highly suggest staying in the park. Disney has great offers for accommodations not to mention a tiered hotel system that will fit different budgets.
2. The dining plan is worth it. We ended up going with the dining plan to save money and we felt it lived up to the hype. Don’t get me wrong WDW can be expensive so the dining plan does help out with saving money for your meals.
3. Buy the park hopper pass. Rather than buying a ticket for each individual park you will get more bang for your buck with the park hopper. This ticket allows you to jump from park to park on any given day. For example the last day of the trip we only wanted to ride our favorites from each park again. So we went to Magic Kingdom, to Epcot to Hollywood Studio in one day!
4. Make use of the WDW transportation system. Whether it is a bus, boat or monorail the Disney transit system is one of a kind. In a matter of minutes you can travel from one park to another with this world-class system.
5. The best restaurants in Walt Disney World by park:
   1. Animal Kingdom – Yak &Yeti Restaurant. A unique twist on traditional South Asian cuisine.
   2. Magic Kingdom – Tony’sT own Square Restaurant. Italian food at its best!
   3. Epcot- Begetters – European style buffet, complete with shared tables & a polka band!
   4. Hollywood Studios – Sacrificing Theatre Restaurant. Fine American cuisine in the most theatric setting
6. Make use of the fabulous Fast Pass system. Available at most of the major rides in all four parks, the fast pass system allows you to reserve a spot in line by getting a pass for a specific time. You can then go on other rides and when it’s the time on your fast pass simply by-pass the regular line and go on the ride. How great is that!?
7. Downtown Disney is a must for all grown-ups! Situated within the WDW grounds but available to non-guests Downtown Disney offers a welcome departure from the cranky children and long lines for rides. Boasting world-class restaurants, bars, clubs and even a movie theatre, Downtown Disney is a must see!
8. Try and plan out your trip beforehand. We determined what parks we would visit by day so we could call and making dining reservations beforehand. I strongly recommend this. Many of the restaurants fill up quite quickly so to be sure you have a car at the sci-fi diner make reservations before you visit the park that day.
9. The maps are your best friends. Well, other than the person you are traveling with of course! But seriously, the maps will allow you to plan out how you will tackle the park and what rides you really want to go on. Each park is really big and the best way to handle the crowds is to plan ahead.
10. Most important: HAVE FUN! Walt Disney is quoted as saying :
    “I think what I want Disneyland to be most of all is a happy place–a place where adults and children can experience together some of the wonders of life, of adventure, and feel better because of it.”

So get out there and enjoy it!!

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About a year ago I decided to dedicate an entire month of my life to consciously learning something new every day. To track my learning I blogged about my daily learnings. Today, via one of my favorite bloggers (swissmiss) I found a site completely dedicated to the concept of Learning Something New Everyday.

I love the simplistic visuals of this site and of course the bright colors.

Here’s today’s lesson:

And a few of my favs from previous days:

When I was in highschool I used to be obsessed with nail polish. I changed it EVERY day to match my clothes – purple, turquoise, pink, red … you name it. So I thought this video was funny.

Her ending statement says — “leave me a comment and tell me what you’re obsessed with”. Have anything fun/random you are currently or used to be obsessed with?

Hey did you hear it’s 09/09/09 :) ? Are you tired of hearing about it yet? A buncha people are doing fun things in honor of this *holiday (*can be call it a holiday?).

Google of course has a fun logo

Threadless is selling T-Shirts for $9

Wet Seal has $9 Deals and 99 cent Shipping

There are a few Etsy stores capitalizing on sale opportunities

• Take 9 dollars off any item in the shop. BetsyRyland
• For today only, $0.99 flat rate shipping on all single cards (sets not included). PaperFairy
• Shipping is only 99 cents on anything you buy in our etsy shop! Today only! TaylorAiden
• ONLY one day sale buy ONE necklace is a regular price and get the 2nd necklace for 9 dollars less sJ engraving
• NanLawson: in honor of my 25th birthday on 09/09/09 I am having a 25% off sale! see my shop announcement for the deets!! http://nanlawson.etsy.com
• 9 items for 9 dollars! Check it! The White Mole

to find more 09/09/09 Etsy sales this is the search I ran on twitter

The Beatles Remastered Albums are Available Today

Photo: Michael Ochs Archive/Getty – Rolling Stone

Beatles Rock Band goes on Sale today

Did I miss any?

This is THE funniest voicemail I have ever heard. Thanks David for sharing How to Lose a Girl Everytime.

If there are any skeptics out there that say this isn’t real, I can tell you … there are guys who act like this. I’ve met a few of this guys not-so-distant cousins.

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Etsy = Love

My favorite Etsy Sellers:
This is a screen shot of my etsy favorite so sorry their profile’s aren’t linkable.

Are you an Etsy seller? Who are your favs? Leave some linkages in the comments!

PS- I found etsy on twitter yesterday @etsy. And if you’re in the Dallas area there is an Etsy Dallas blog! One of these days I’m going to take myself away from business designing and make some fun stuff to sell on Etsy.