Today is the 75th Anniversary of Disney's Cinderella!!! 💖
As many of you already know, Cinderella has meant so much to me through the years. It's the first thing I think of when someone talks about your classic fairytale. It's a story filled with wishes, dreams and ends with a fairytale romance. Disney has produced many classic stories... but none of them have impacted me as much as Cinderella.
Fairy Godmother will forever remind me of my Nana and I'm not even sure why. Nana meant so much to me. She was like a second mother, but somewhere in my mind, that equated to a fairy godmother. She was there when I needed her. She listened when I needed someone to talk to. She always knew how to make my day a bit brighter. So maybe the reason they're the same in my mind is that my Nana was magic to me.
One of the main reasons that I always wanted to learn how to sew was from the scene with Cinderella's mice and bird friends making her pink dress. I remember being in awe when my Nana showed me her sewing basket filled with stuff just like in the movie. One day, my Grammie gave me my very own sewing basket filled with my first sewing supplies taken right off the store shelves of Dad's family's store. I treasured that box... and to this day I've never used the supplies in it because they're so special. Flash forward to today where both Eliot and I are taking adult ed sewing classes together. I still haven't made myself a dress (yet) but it's on the list! Hopefully someday...
Eliot's and my Disney Wedding is obviously the pillar of my Cinderella dreams. Our Disney Fairy Tale Wedding was literally that... a storybook fairytale come true. There were so many little touches that we pulled from Cinderella- riding in the carriage, Major Domo with our wedding rings in the slipper, the pumpkin coach graphic, glass slipper place card holders, taking photos at Cinderella Castle... the entire thing was so magical and I’m forever grateful to have experienced my very own real life fairytale. ✨🏰✨
Finally, most recently 'A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes' has been extra special to me... especially the part where it says, "Have faith in your dreams and someday, Your rainbow will come smiling through. No matter how your heart is grieving, If you keep on believing, The dream that you wish will come true." 🌈 It's no secret that the past few years haven't been that easy on me. But this passage of the lyrics reminds me of all the hopes and dreams that I had as a little girl and all the ones I still have. On the harder days, it always gives me the strength to keep dreaming and believing.
Happy 75th Cinderella. Thank you for being so special to me. °o°