A Magical Day to Skip Some School

I had promised Audrey when we moved back to California, I would take her to Universal Studios to experience the

Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

And so we did!

She took it all in, a complete sensory experience...after having troubles with school friends and being hurt by friends...

this was the perfect day. The perfect day to escape and live in a world she has read about so much!

I think in the end she would be happier going to Hogwarts versus Sierra Vista Jr. High :)

the shop windows and shops were all so adorable and full of details!

Of course, Honeydukes was our favorite

she chose a wand and used it throughout the park on spells in the windows or roof tops!

the Three Broomsticks for lunch was delicious!

Every detail is well thought out here for sure.

We decided to explore the rest of the park which is all movies and hollywood and fun!

gosh, I think this rekindled my love for the Simpsons!

my favorite Simpsons character...Sideshow Bob

I must be his favorite of the day too

ok, after exploring and going on the Mummy Ride, The Walking Dead attraction(I may have ruined her for life...we screamed at every zombie which seemed to only encourage them to get even closer!), Minions and Simpsons...we headed back to the main reason of going...Harry Potter!

this act was fabulous

we got the frozen Butterbeer and let me say...it really was delicious!

We hopped on the Studio Tour ride which was really cool and had to get this giant pink donut!

We stayed until the park closed at 5pm. She told me her cheeks hurt from smiling so much all day. It was really the perfect day to go...no lines, a bit overcast for the Harry Potter mood and just being together felt so good :)

one last spell....

7th grade has been rocky for this girl.

I could not be more proud of her.

It is hard to make friends that will last.

Friends who won't tell you they don't want you around anymore.

I don't know how she will do the rest of the year but I know on February 27, 2019, we had a perfectly happy and magical day.

I think we will both remember it forever :)

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