First of all I wanted to provide a little background.  I grew up in Southern California for the first 19 years of my life, so I was grateful that my parents took us six kids to Disneyland almost every summer.  My father was a college professor and my mother was a stay-at-home mom, but at the time I didn't really appreciate the sacrifice it must have taken to pay for 8 people to visit a Disney park.  As a result of that sacrifice, memories were built that have carried with me throughout my … [Read more...]