Hi guys!! I was lucky enough to get to visit Disneyland resort on both Sunday and Thursday this week. Sunday was a trip to celebrate a dear friend's birthday. And it was WET! I  don't mean it was kind of soggy and damp. I mean it was pouring down big, fat rain drops. Everyone was covered from head to toe in plastic ponchos... except for me. I was covered from head to toe in sopping wet clothes. And I was totally okay with this! It was still a great day in the park.

I went from this...

...to this wet mess in under a minute!

The rain did make things cold and slippery but the thing about rain is it makes soup the perfect meal! And that is exactly what we did. We stopped of at Cafe Orleans for a late lunch and warmed up with some French Onion soup. I consider myself a french onion soup connoisseur of sorts and this bowl sure hit the spot. It was rich and cheesy and the onions were caramelized to perfection. And yes, there were pomme frites as we all know, no trip to Cafe Orleans with out these "french fries with  attitude". Dessert was a birthday-sized plate of cake and beignets themed to Up. How awesome is that!!

The Frenchiest of french onion soup

Pomme Frites... Mmmmmm!

A rather poor photo of Up Biegnets

We managed to enjoy our day a great deal even in the rain. However... Thursday arrived with blue skies all around and promised to warm up to a toasty 75 degrees. Sometimes you just can't beat Southern California in the winter. The parks were SO empty. There were stretches where I didn't see anyone else at all. It was MAGIC. Sure... it means that I missed out on seeing some of the awesome outfits you guys were wearing at the park that day. But wasn't it nice to have room to breathe and stretch out? As proof of all the room, I offer this photo that my friend took:

Room for a nap! Photo by Dtrigger05

With so much space, there was plenty of time for rides! Watch for a youtube video coming soon to see all the fun we had that day in the park. Such a great time!! But of course, I don't go to Disneyland Resort for just the rides. So we hit up Disney California Adventure for lunch. We ate at the Paradise Garden Grill. I opted for the Cheeseburger that was visiting the location from the Taste Pilots Grill that is currently under renovation. There were not very many burger options. Just a cheeseburger or a bacon cheeseburger. I went with the regular cheeseburger and disappointingly, unlike at Taste Pilots there was no topping bar to be had. The burger did come with thousand island dressing. It wasn't a bad burger by any means... but it was pretty bland and boring.

A basic burger

After lunch we hit the Sonoma Terrace Beer Garden where I enjoyed a beer called a Pranqster. We had time to just sit, hang out and talk. Once we were done we got to meet Oswald! It was super exciting. It was my first time meeting him. And then a few of us went and sang our hearts out at the Frozen Sing-a-long. I'm not going to lie... my friend Matt and I sang a pretty amazing duet of Love is an Open Door. It was Grammy-worthy, to be sure! And after we finished watching Elsa let it go, we headed off in search of more refreshments. Vodka, pomegranate and limeade from Cozy Cone Motel.

Pranqster!

Me and my buddy, Oswald!!!

The foam on top is lime flavored

We hit a few more rides before our tummies were asking for dinner. This time we went to the Pacific Warf and I opted for the Clam Chowder in a Sourdough Bread Bowl. I cannot tell you the last time I had one of these and I don't know why its been so long! It was so tasty. It made up for my boring burger earlier in the day. The soup was creamy and hot and the bowl was crusty and the perfect sourdough-ish taste. I kind of wish I had a bowl right now!

Chow-ddah!

We ended out night at the new Frozen area in Hollywood Backlot. We played in the snow for a while, waved to Olaf, warmed up with white chocolate hot cocoa with freshly made peppermint marshmallows and then danced and danced late into the night... or at least until 8pm when the parks closed for their off-season hours.

Thanks for reading! I'll post a link to the video soon. By the way... where is everyone's favorite place to grab a burger at the Disneyland Resort? Sometimes I just want a tasty burger!