Happy Birthday Mickey and Minnie!!!

Happy 85th Birthday to Mickey and Minnie Mouse!!!

Mickey and Minnie made their film debut in "Steamboat Willie" on November 18, 1928. That makes them 85 years old today!  Every year, I get excited for their birthday since I share a birthday week with them!  (My birthday is this Wednesday.)

I thought that I would celebrate by posting some of my favorite pictures of me with Mickey and Minnie through the years.

It all started with a mouse... so what better place to start than the beginning?  

This is the first time my brother, Jeremy, and I met Mickey Mouse.  I still have my first Minnie Mouse ear hat!  I also included this photo of Eliot meeting Mickey for the first time!

Unfortunately, after these adorable photos, I have to jump ahead to photos of Eliot and I with Mickey and Minnie closer to present day.  I've mentioned before that project "raid my mother's family photos" will be in effect this Thanksgiving and Christmas... then I'll have a lot more of our family photos through the years!  (For those of you who have followed my blog, there are a few familiar photos from other posts.)

Here we are with Mickey Mouse in January of 2009.

And with Minnie Mouse in January of 2009.

In June of 2009, we visited Mickey and Minnie during my first ever trip to Disneyland.

We also saw Mickey in California Adventure.

We visited with Mickey and Minnie again during October of 2010 for our first ever Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party.

Of course, we couldn't have a Disney Wedding without inviting our favorite mice!  In September of 2012, they joined us at our Walt Disney World Wedding Reception. 

 Dancing with Mickey, Minnie and our guests at our reception was a dream come true.

They also helped us cut our wedding cake.

And we posed for a few pictures before they had to leave.

Scuba Mickey arrived later on in the reception with a special message for us.

A few days later, we visited them again at Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party.

Finally, we visited Mickey and Minnie at Chef Mickey's for the first time during our Disneymoon to Walt Disney World in March of 2013.

Hopefully, the next time I see Mickey and Minnie, it will be when I'm crossing the finish line at the Walt Disney World Half Marathon in January!!!  °o°

It All Started with a Mouse

It all started with a mouse.

Well, I guess for me, it all started with a Little Mermaid.  But without the mouse, there would have been no mermaid.  Let me explain…

Hi!  I’m Melissa and I’m a self proclaimed Disney geek.  I have been for as long as I remember.  Most of my life has involved Disney in some way or another.   I grew up going to Walt Disney World on family vacations and have been 13 times.  I’ve also been to Disneyland once.  I’ve always loved the design of the theme parks and I love looking at all of the small details that most guests miss.  I know all sorts of random facts about the parks.  I usually cry when I arrive on property, and I always cry when I leave.  Disney is pure magic and it always will be.

My first Disney memory was when my parents took me to see The Little Mermaid in theaters.  It was 1989 and I had just turned 5 years old.  I grew up in a small coastal town in Maine so driving an hour to the movie theater was a really big deal.  I remember going to Sears at the mall before the movie and I was really excited that my cousin and I were going to see a movie!  Little did my 5-year-old self know that this was the beginning of something much bigger than me. 

I absolutely loved it.  The bright colors of the mermaids and fish were enchanting.  The music was catchy and I would sing the songs over and over.  I loved the story of how Ariel became a human so she could marry her prince.  It was magic to me.

Me in our garden with my Little Mermaid sweatshirt.

So, for me it all started with a Little Mermaid.  This blog is about my journey, my memories, my experiences and My Disney Life.

To all who come to this happy place, welcome.

Melissa