Magic Kingdom

Day 4 (June 10,2013)
After an amazing night of sleep and a lazy morning that led into the early afternoon, Gary and I were on our way to Magic Kingdom. We rode the tram to the front gate, scanned our tickets and were quickly stopped by a mid-day parade that we had no idea was going to happen. There was something magical about watching the Disney characters dance around, the princesses held close to their prince chartings...for a moment I felt like life was full of innocence once again. (As cliche as that sounds)
After the parade we tried to find shelter for a few moments from the heat and ended up in a line we thought was for a Mickey Mouse show...before long we were standing in front of the character himself for a photo opportunity! Quickly we grabbed out our picture of Gabriel and without a funny look or question got yet another perfect family photo. The rest of the day we spent walking around in the heat, collecting fast passes and stopping to catch small shows here and there. Of course there were plenty of photo ops for our little jedi bear along the way. By the evening I felt like a child myself. The world seemed brighter and caught up in the moment I decided to ride "It's A Small World". The line was short and as we sat down in our boat I handed Gary one of two dimes I dug out of my pocket. While we had been waiting for the ride to begin I noticed thousands of coins in the shallow water. I knew that this was the best place to make a wish, amongst thousands of wishes from all over the world. I still don't know what Gary wished for, and I hope he wished for something he truly wants. As for me, I won't go into much detail but I wished for something beautiful and magnificent. I wished for healing that comes from only heaven itself. And though I know that everything is done in God's perfect timing, I hope he heard my heart that night.
After the wishes were cast and a short ride spent in awe of the beauty this ride contained, we were off to see the fireworks. We weren't in front of the castle, but off to the side where the crowds weren't quite as bad. I was still very much caught up in the innocence that surrounded me. The fireworks were beautiful, and before long I found myself crying as a swarm of emotions swept me away. In a moment I felt thankful, aching, exalted, beautiful, young, and so many other things...here I was next to the man of my dreams, my prince charming and yet feeling incomplete. My wish has yet to be granted but I know, someday, my dreams will bring me more happiness that I can even begin to imagine. As the fireworks lit up the sky tears were falling down my cheeks and I found myself praying and wishing. I was hopeful, I felt renewed.
After the fireworks we made our way to the teacups. Gary had us spinning out of control, the world around us was a blur...but we were laughing and looking into each others eyes like we haven't done since before Gabriel's passing. I fell in love with my husband again and it sank in that it didn't matter how out of control the world was spinning around us. We were together, man and wife, a mother and father.
I know how cliche all this sounds, I really really do...but I feel like maybe something is changing within us. Maybe we've awakened to God's calling to us. Only time will tell.