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Part Nine: The Best (And Worst) Moment of my Life (September 12)
Part Nine: The Best (And Worst) Moment of my Life (September 12)
We went back to Main Street and decided to get Mickey Ears. I picked out the Princess ears and Zac got a set of plain ones for his nephew. Because I had my birthday pin on they gave us free personalization. Yay Disney Magic!
We decided to sit in the rocking chairs at the building where you can meet the Princesses. We had a nice break before picking up our ears. I loved how my ears came out. They're so pretty!
At this point we decided to get ready for out CRT ADR. It was early but I was starting to feel sick.The sort of lightheaded/woozy sort of sick. I was ready to call it a night and told Zac so, but he convinced me that I've been waiting far too long to eat in the castle and why don't we see if we can get in early.
We took our time walking through the castle so that Zac could take pictures of the mosaic murals. It took awhile because we'd have to wait for people to pass. Finally we made it through and I explained to the podium person how I had an ADR for an hour from now but could she see if we could go in now. I gave her my name and she said that we could go in! I was really surprised because I know how tightly booked CRT is. I guess because we went on off season.
We went inside and waited to see Cinderella. It was a decent wait but there was so much to look at that it didn't matter. I forget what I talked to Cindy about but I know I had a good time with it. I was starting to feel better too. Not long after getting our picture taken we were called up to the dining room. We took more than our share of time getting up the stairs. Considering that every few steps, Zac wanted to take a picture. I don't blame him though. It's beautiful in there.
The dining room is smaller than I had imagined it but it was still gorgeous. We got a table more towards the center. Our waiter was very nice and made sure we got our sword and wand. We didn't get wishing stars though, which I was a little disappointed about. The food was delicious. I had been worried because I've heard some bad reviews. I got the shrimp cocktail, grilled tuna salad, and flourless cake. The cocktail was good, although I didn't care for the sauce. Not that it wasn't good, it just wasn't to my tastes. The tuna salad was amazing. Ahi Tuna cooked rare over a delicious salad. The cake was nothing special but it was good.
The one thing I will complain about was meeting the Princesses. It took them a very long time to get to our half of the dining room. When they did get there they were all very rushed. I'm sure there was a good explanation and I didn't let it get me upset. It was just something that I noticed.
After eating we hurried downstairs to catch Wishes. We were let through the ropes and we found a nice spot in front of the castle. I positioned myself in Zac's lap. The fireworks started. They were absolutely gorgeous. Zac and I were all cuddled up and about halfway through the show he whispers in my ear.
"Will you be my princess?"
And I look down and he has a ring.
I started crying. And I said yes.
I spent the remaining couple minutes of the show in half shock. When it was over I was filled with dread.
I'm going to take a sidebar here. It's relevant and I feel I have to do a bit of explaining before I move on.
At this point you may be wondering why the heck I went from blissfully happy to scared out of my pants. And this is why I have to do some background and I hope you bear with me. If I didn't explain, none of this would make sense.
Zac and I loved each other very much. I knew this would happen. I actually knew exactly when it would happen. It wasn't a huge secret, although Zac had thought it was. He had been strangely specific about what he wanted to do on our Magic Kingdom night. And he is the guy who never has requests. So I knew for weeks.
The thing about this was, I was in fairytale land. I only thought about the proposal in the light of it being one of the most romantic and magical moments of my life. I wasn't really thinking of what would come after. Actually getting married. It probably sounds really immature to you, but give me a break. I'm only 23.
Zac and I are also in two different worlds. Not just because he lives in Canada, which is a huge deal. But in other ways. Religiously, economically, etc. There were a lot of things that would have to change for both of us. And then of course our families. My family didn't particularily care for the idea of me being with him. They agreed he was a very nice man, but not for me. So there was that.
In the end, there was too much in the way of us having a successful marriage. Not to mention that I'm not ready at this point in my life to get married to anyone. I just started a career, I'm still paying off student loans, etc. Also the fact that I wasn't exactly attracted to him. Not like I thought I was.
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You get the picture. He wasn't the one. And I knew at that moment when I felt the dread, that something wasn't right. If he was right for me, I wouldn't have felt that. I would have felt on top of the world. But I had said yes. Because I felt like the cameras were on me, so to speak.
So I then I had to say no. And the rest of the night was me on the phone with my mother, crying, having panic attacks, and feeling really uncomfortable about sleeping in the same bed. He felt like a stranger now. I guess I was trying to push myself away from him. Still, I didn't want this to ruin the last two days of our vacation. So I tried to sleep.
Oh wow, you poor thing, dealing with all those emotions. From what you're saying, I think you did the right thing. I cannot begin to imagine how you were feeling.
I'm sorry that you both had to go through that but I'm very glad that you had the courage to do what you knew was right. If you would have been pressured into a life that wasn't right for you you both would have been sorry.
Don't worry some day the right prince with ask you to marry him and you will have that Happily Ever After!!
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I just caught up and wow what a trip report! I can't imagine the roller coaster of emotions you were on. I hope that you continue with this TR and we hear the rest of your story.
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From what you're saying, I think you did the right thing. I cannot begin to imagine how you were feeling. 
I hope that you continue with this TR and we hear the rest of your story.
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