A Magical Encounter

“Have a safe flight home, Mr. And Mrs. Gardner.”
“Thank you, Mr. Disney.”
“Oh, please, call me Walt.”
“Yeah, haha! We go by a first named basis.” chimed Mickey.
“Oh, sorry, Mr. Di... Walt. Well, you can call us Kevin and Kristina.”
“Sure, sure. We have noticed you and Kristina together and we are so happy for you.”
“Thank you, Walt. But, I'm not sure we'll always be happy. Marriage is difficult.”stated Kevin.
“Well, I'm sure you can always be happy, Kevin!”shouted Mickey.
“Really”Kevin replied curiously. Kristina, sitting next to Kevin, was beaming with delight at Mickey's enthusiasm.
“Absolutely. I have a paper straw here full of pixie dust complimentary for all married couples. Remember, the more pixie dust you use, the more you get. Theless pixie dust you use, the more it disappears. And if you wait too long, it could disappear forever.”
“Well, thank you, Mickey.”said Kevin.
“Yeah, thank you so much, Mickey. I love you!”shouted Kristina as she ran and gave Mickey a humongous bear hug.
“Ha-ha! You are certifiably welcome, my lovely young lady.”
“So,”Kristina asked, through her tears of delight at finally meeting Mickey Mouse in person (a childhood dream), “how often should we use the pixie dust?”
“Every day!!!”shouted a voice at the back of the office.
Kristina and Kevin jumped in their chairs and turned to look behind them. Minnie mouse was standing at the doorway. Kristina screamed for joy like a little girl. She and Minnie ran towards each other, jumping up and down as they hugged each other in a squeeze that almost suffocated them.
With Wall, Mickey, Minnie, Kristina and Kevin laughing at the sheer joy in the room, they all calmed down after a minute. Minne then said,
“That's right, Kristina. Mickey and I use it everyday. That's why we've been married for 80 years and still have big smiles on our faces!!!”
Everyone got a chuckle.
“I have a question,”began Kristina bashfully.

“Yes, Kristina?”responded Mickey.
“Is it ok if we use some right now?”
“That's a terrific idea! I can't believe I didn't think of that. In fact, you can use some right now to fly home.
“Can we? Can we?”said Kristina excitedly as she squeeze Kevin's arm.
“Absolutely.”
“Great!”
“Can we get our bags first?”replied Kevin, with a logistical travel concern.
“Oh, they'll be waiting for you at your apartment,”Walt informed them.
“How?”asked Kevin, forgetting his belief in...
“Magic!”interjected Mickey.
“That's right, Kevin. Magic. Just shake some of that dust on your head and enjoy your flight home through the skies,”instructed Walt.
“Let's do this!”shouted Kristina, with the same enthusiasm she had when she said that same phrase on her wedding day.
With some dust in their hair, Kristina and Kevin thought happy thoughts (that's what they figured they were supposed to do) and jumped out the window.
With a smile reaching from ear to ear on Kevin's face and Kristina giggly and giddy, they soared through the skies, over mountains, above seas, and their “flight”was over. Sooner than they thought it would be.
Kristina and Kevin laughed together, reminiscing over the cities they saw and the things that Wal, Mickey, and Minnie said.
As they stepped into their apartment in Orem, UT, they discovered their luggages next to their bed, lined up neatly. What they didn't expect was what was inside their luggage: their clothes had been washed, ironed, and folded. (“Disney always goes the extra mile,”Kevin observed); they each had a Mickey and Minnie Medallion; and the best gift: they each had a straw of pixie dust!

[While we were waiting for our flight from Atlanta to Salt Lake, Kristina shared this story out loud with our friend Christie. A little girl sitting next to us listened intently. When Kristina finished, the girl went back to playing with her iPod. I'm thrilled that Kristina shared this story and got other people interested. She would be an excellent sales representative. She also gave me confidence in my writing.
Maybe I could become a children's storybook author.]

Kevin and Kristina meet Goofy, Donald, Daisy, and Daffy

"Rise and shine, kids! A-hyuck."

Kristina groggily walks over to the window. Her eyes are barely able to open in the morning sunlight. When her eyes focus on the strange new apparition outside, her eyes pop out of their sockets.

"Kevin, look who's here!" Exclaims Kristina as she rushes to Kevin's side of the bed, pulling him out before he has a chance to open his eyes. "Look!"

"What the...? Is that Goofy?"

"It sure is," yells Goofy. His super sensitive hearing helped him hear everything. He's a dog, after all. "Come on down. We're going fishing at Disneyland."

Kristina giggles, "Come on, Kevin, let's go."

Kevin still hasn't woken up, "But we're still in our PJ's."

"I'll fix that right away!" Goofy claps his hands, and voila. They're magically in fishing gear, with fishing poles, fishing hats, and bait and everything else. Also, they're not in their bedroom anymore. They're at a lake in Disneyland!

"I've never gone fishing before, but this is so much fun." Kristina has been smiling from ear to ear all morning.

Kevin is smiling now, too. But he can't help but wonder, "Are we allowed to fish here?"

"Is Mickey a mouse?" Responds Goofy. "Oh, look, there's Daisy and Donald! And another duck I don't recognize."

"Oh, Goofy, that's Daffy!" Kristina happily reminds Goofy.

"Oh, right. Mr. Disney never drew us together."

Goofy and Kristina stop talking when they realize Kevin is rolling on the ground laughing.

"What's so funny, honey?" Kristina wonders, perplexed.

"Daffy is hitting on Daisy, and Donald is making that hilarious quacking sound he does when he gets mad. And boy is he mad!"

"A-hyuk! You can say that again," says Goofy.

When the three of them finish laughing at this hilarious scene, they relax and spend the rest of the morning fishing. Goofy catches the most. Kristina catches almost as many big fish as Goofy. Kevin only catches a small fish. They release all their fish.

"Goofy, that was so much fun. Can we do that every morning? Kevin and I need a break from Provo."

"You can come fishing whenever you like. Just tell Kevin and he'll transport all of us over here again." Says Goofy.

That's right. Even though Kevin didn't know what was going on, it was the power of his imagination that made this trip possible, combined with Kristina's enthusiastic belief in Disney.

Kevin and Kristina meet Goofy, Donald, Daisy, and Daffy

"Rise and shine, kids! A-hyuck."

Kristina groggily walks over to the window. Her eyes are barely able to open in the morning sunlight. When her eyes focus on the strange new apparition outside, her eyes pop out of their sockets.

"Kevin, look who's here!" Exclaims Kristina as she rushes to Kevin's side of the bed, pulling him out before he has a chance to open his eyes. "Look!"

"What the...? Is that Goofy?"

"It sure is," yells Goofy. His super sensitive hearing helped him hear everything. He's a dog, after all. "Come on down. We're going fishing at Disneyland."

Kristina giggles, "Come on, Kevin, let's go."

Kevin still hasn't woken up, "But we're still in our PJ's."

"I'll fix that right away!" Goofy claps his hands, and voila. They're magically in fishing gear, with fishing poles, fishing hats, and bait and everything else. Also, they're not in their bedroom anymore. They're at a lake in Disneyland!

"I've never gone fishing before, but this is so much fun." Kristina has been smiling from ear to ear all morning.

Kevin is smiling now, too. But he can't help but wonder, "Are we allowed to fish here?"

"Is Mickey a mouse?" Responds Goofy. "Oh, look, there's Daisy and Donald! And another duck I don't recognize."

"Oh, Goofy, that's Daffy!" Kristina happily reminds Goofy.

"Oh, right. Mr. Disney never drew us together."

Goofy and Kristina stop talking when they realize Kevin is rolling on the ground laughing.

"What's so funny, honey?" Kristina wonders, perplexed.

"Daffy is hitting on Daisy, and Donald is making that hilarious quacking sound he does when he gets mad. And boy is he mad!"

"A-hyuk! You can say that again," says Goofy.

When the three of them finish laughing at this hilarious scene, they relax and spend the rest of the morning fishing. Goofy catches the most. Kristina catches almost as many big fish as Goofy. Kevin only catches a small fish. They release all their fish.

"Goofy, that was so much fun. Can we do that every morning? Kevin and I need a break from Provo."

"You can come fishing whenever you like. Just tell Kevin and he'll transport all of us over here again." Says Goofy.

That's right. Even though Kevin didn't know what was going on, it was the power of his imagination that made this trip possible, combined with Kristina's enthusiastic belief in Disney.