Hello everyone!

It has been a while since I have written one of these so bare with me a little bit. Any of you who have talked with me for any extended length of time probably know that I am a big fan of "nerd culture" and about 5 or 6 years ago my wife and I had the pleasure of going to the largest "nerd" event of the year. 

It is one of my favorite summer memories of all time. That being said, even getting tickets is no easy task (I have tried every year since and failed). We drove and that took forever, even driving through LA sucks. 

Once you get there, it is packed and way bigger than you think it will be. There is a ton to see and do. Seeing people who you know from every show and movie you like is pretty cool, but my favorite memory is definitely walking through the artists booth and walking past a little 10x10 booth dedicated to a relatively obscure Alice in wonderland comic. It was small and unassuming, we almost walked right past it until Sarah caught it at the last minute. The thing about this comic is that it is one of Sarahs absolute favorite series. When we stopped to talk to the guy manning the booth we realized almost immediately that it was the artist and creator for the series. The whole interaction was really cool, he was really nice, we bought a bunch of stuff and he signed all of it. Overall it was an amazing experience and if you enjoy movies, comic books, video games or television, I could not recommend going enough. 

Well hello, Loop readers!

Again, we’re very excited to bring back this form of internal communication. Our purpose is to hear from each other on a daily basis, and hopefully to find new grounds of common interest to continue to build our team dynamics.

Anywayssss,

My most memorable summer vacations have always been the ones to Disneyland back in the day. If you hadn’t already heard, I’m a big Disney fan, and I can fully blame my parents for this, since it was our go-to summer vacation for many years. Growing up with 3 other siblings, I have no idea how they afforded it, but I’m sure prices were a lot more reasonable back in the 90’s.*  

Now, I also know a lot of people who hate Disneyland, and I actually don’t blame them. I bet some of you even rolled your eyes at the beginning of this post. I get it. It’s changed a lot over the years. I was there semi-recently, and the lines were horrendous, it was SO crowded, and the food is a lot more expensive when you’re not solely eating the Mickey Mouse shaped chicky-nuggets (also when you have to pay for them yourself 😁).

And yet, I still loved it just as much, because it’s tied very closely to many of my favorite family memories of us all being together and extremely happy. A memory that really sticks out to me was how my dad always wanted to provide the best experience for us while we were there, so money seemed to be a non-issue, but only while we were in the park. We were by no means a wealthy family, or spoiled for that matter, but while we were in Disneyland, if I wanted a Mickey shaped ice cream for breakfast, bam, I had it. If my little sister wanted to be dressed from head to toe like a princess; voila, wish granted.

But yeah, I always remember and cherish how extra magical my dad made the whole experience, and I hope to be able to do the same if I find myself there with a family of my own someday. (Needless to say, I should probably start saving now haha)

**Fun fact, I looked it up actually. Sheesh.

1997 Adult One Day Admission - $36.00 each

2019 Adult One Day Admission - $97.00-$135.00 depending on peak seasons/weekends, etc.