More From the Happiest Place on Earth

My second day in the sun was much better than the first. I don’t know why that is, but I did drink lots more water. Today I was pummeled by the heat again. Basically I tried to keep in the shade and AC, keep drinking and live through it. Thankfully, the really hurtful heat just lasted for an hour or two.

I’m more convinced that the lack of balance on a Disney vacation is not a good thing for me or for most people. Being at Disney, I really feel like I need to keep going and going, because there just isn’t time to see and do everything. We’re not staying on the grounds of Disney, so leaving for part of a day and returning isn’t practical. So we go on and on and on with activities.

We’ve been really lucky with the famous lines at Disney, and that has gone well and we’ve gotten almost everything we tried to do in. I do think I’m a bit more able to see the fun in Disney than I was in the past. We also haven’t killed each other or broken a relationship yet, though all this togetherness is challenging and really, it’s too much.

Interestingly and not at all on purpose, we’re here for part of Gay Week. Or is it Gay Day? Either way, that’s kind of fun. Our anniversary is on Thursday, so it’s even more appropriate.

So it’s a challenge, having “fun” hour after hour, day after day. I’m visiting rides and places I remember from when I was a kid. I’m seeing it a bit through the different eyes of my kids. I guess the best moments are when I can let go of the surrounding circumstances of overbearing heat and sore feet and just experience things as fully as possible. I’m sure that will be a good metaphor to bring back into the daily flow.