Firstly, MERRY CHRISTMAS! I hope that all of you who celebrate it are having a lovely time.  

 This year has been crazy busy for me - I’m in my last year of high school (taking an unhealthy number of AP courses), and I’m in the process of applying for university. Luckily, the next couple of weeks are shaping up to be mostly stress-free, so I’m hoping to pull out my DVDs and Blu-rays and photoshop my heart out! 

Also, I have some big plans for disney-parks - as you may recall, my parents surprised my sisters and I with a DVC membership earlier this year after our March trip, meaning that we will be heading off to WDW at least twice a year for the forseeable future - AND we get to stay at the Animal Kingdom Lodge, which is basically my new favourite place on earth. In light of all this awesomeness, I want to give disney-parks a major facelift - add a ton of tips and tricks for vacations among other things. I’m also planning on giving detailed reports of my trips from here on out to help you guys in your planning! If you ever want to meet up at the parks, send me a message! Our next trip is mid-March of next year.

Lastly, I’d like to thank all of you for making this blog such a pleasure to run. Whether you’ve been here since the beginning or you’re new, you’ve contributed to making our collective experience on this website so awesome. Here’s to an amazing 2014!

- Sydney