It's a simple story. Really.
Girl is at work and sees Boy, in a tuxedo, walking through the mall with his {then} girlfriend as they are heading to the Prom (the girlfriends', as Boy is a college freshman). They stop to chat with friends at the very place that Girl is working and then head out to the dance. Girl has no idea that said Boy works at the same place when he is home from college. In fact, he and his brother and sister (that's me) have worked there for years. A few weeks pass, the school year ends and Boy is back in town and back at work, this time working alongside Girl. The two spend many hours together at work and connect. Boy breaks up with girlfriend. Boy and Girl date for a few years. And this should be where the story ends happily ever after. But, Boy being young (and dumb) breaks up with Girl due to distance and college. Girl goes on to get married, have 4 boys and raise her family for the next 20 years.
Girl is once again single. She wonders what happened to
that Boy she first saw in that tuxedo so many years ago. She looks him up, friends him on facebook and they reconnect all these years later. Quickly, they fall in love again and Boy finally does the smart thing and doesn't let Girl get away for the second time.
And that is the story of how I got to spend my 12th Anniversary this New Year's Eve, at Boy and Girl's rehearsal dinner at a private venue in DisneyWorld, laughing and talking with family while watching the fireworks go off over Epcot from a very spectacular location. And now I now get to call that girl, sister; and I added 4 nephews, a niece and a great-nephew into my family all in one fell swoop.
Happy Anniversary indeed!
My brother C "buying" B a drink.
Brothers. In both the Picture above and below.
Coolest desert ever (and quite tasty!)
These chocolate balls are hollow but filled with Blondies and Buttercream.
They put them in liquid nitrogen to flash freeze them, smack them with a spoon to break them open and then drizzle them in Carmel and sprinkle with sea salt.
Amazing!
Because the ice cream balls weren't enough we also got Mickey Ears!
And of course, a fireworks display that only Disney could create...
These guys then plotted their bike ride down on the boardwalk. They got a group together and rented a covered bike for 8 and spent 1/2 hour cruising the boardwalk below us.
Looks like someone is milk drunk...
On our way out, C remembered the cooler full of Mickey Ears and found an ingenious way to make sure we took each and every one of them home.