When I got married, my idea of the perfect honeymoon was to
go on a road trip with my husband. Stay
in a different city each night, drive with the windows open, and listen to loud
music. I thought of it as kind of a
farewell to teenagehood. After all, I
was only 19. It would have been cool,
except … we had no money. My hubby made
the best of what we did have, which really wasn’t a lot, so the road trip was
really more like overnight at a campground within a reasonable distance from
our hometowns.
So, I have always yearned for a proper honeymoon.
For years, I sat around and wondered what I would have liked
to do for my honeymoon if I ever got a second chance. As the years passed my brain would linger on
the idea of going to Ireland if the money was good, Prince Edward Island if the
money were a little less good, or Alaska to go whale watching in the summer. So, whenever anyone would tell me they were
getting married, I would always ask them where they were honeymooning. Do you want to know what has been the most
popular answer hands down? Not
Italy. Not London. Not Hawaii.
Disneyland.
I am baffled.
Seriously, I know close to ten couples who decided to
honeymoon in Disneyland. And I don’t get
it. I mean … I really don’t get it. I can’t figure out the appeal for grown-ups
who have no children who are looking for a romantic getaway. If anyone knows – please explain it to
me. Because when I want to be romanced,
I’m a grown-up woman who cannot possibly be seduced by the blue Disney castle
of my childhood. Remove my
responsibilities for a while (this applied even before I had children), let me
sleep in and if I can possibly be taken somewhere vaguely exotic – I’m putty in
your hands. So, why do these couples
want Mickey ears? Are they some sort of aphrodisiac
and no one told me? Do men look
irrationally adorable in Mickey ears? Everyone
always comes back with loads of Disney swag.
Which I don’t get either.
I just want to sleep, see a beautiful view, eat a crab, be
given a sparkly present, told that I’m beautiful and … standing in line to get
swirled around like tea in an oversized teacup doesn’t sound like an enjoyable
part of the program. Blah, I’m hopeless. I’ll probably never get it.
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4 comments:
I have honestly never had a friend or know of anyone that has gone there on a honeymoon. Who knows. Everyone has certain destinations they find intriguing.. some ppl just want fun, others want to sit on the beach and others sightseeing. I think romance is different to many.
-Becky.
To my knowledge, I don't know anyone who has chosen to honeymoon in Disneyland. Although, it's not something I generally ask. My cousin took his wife to Cuba, another cousin and her husband got married in Jamaica and then stayed longer to honeymoon there as well.
I hadn't been able to imagine myself getting married until I my met current common-law husband. I think a beach wedding would be awesome and just have our parents there, so that my Mom can disappear with my Son after the ceremony so we can honeymoon an then come home and throw a potluck BBQ for a reception where all our loved ones can watch the video of our nuptials. But, apparently we will never get married, so it doesn't really matter!! LOL ;)
Maybe Disney land is a Mormon thing.
At first, I thought so too, but I know nonmormons who have done it too. I ask a lot of people.
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