In the first surreal moments of my over 40 existence I found myself waking up here in a room fit for a princess. I made my way to this perfectly pink little room in our Orlando vacation home because as it turns out, after close to 19 years of marriage I have discovered my prince charming sleeps more like Shrek. I reverted to my inner child and sought solace from the sleeping ogre. And then I just laid here in bed and stared at the pretty princesses on the wall, thinking about all the dreams I had as a young girl to be one. Well, wake up sister. Cause 40 just reared it's ugly head. I am laughing to myself about all the blog posts I read "40 is the New 30" and even better, "40 is the New 20". Maybe Tinkerbell sprinkled them with some extra special magic fairy dust on them but I am going to get real and say "40 is the New 40". I don't know, maybe it is the end of whirlwind 12 days I have been gone. First on a preview cruise for the new Disney Fantasy Cruise or the ensuing days of theme parking but I am about ready to return home to reality. An over 40 reality. Its really just one day that has passed. But if I said it wasn't a big deal, I would be lying. I am ...

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