24 Cool Things That Happened to Me at 24

24 Cool Things That Happened to Me at 24

California Coast

1. I started this blog! Thank you to everyone who reads, shares and likes my posts. To all my friends I annoy into sharing it on Facebook, to all the times I made people take the same picture for the 100th time in a row to get the perfect shot, and to my family who encourages me to keep writing, I couldn't do this with out you!

2. I spent the weekend celebrating my favorite wizards, with fellow Potterheads at A Celebration of Harry Potter event at Universal Studios. Did you read my blog posts about it? Click here or here to read them now!

On my broom, trying to catch the golden snitch!

3. I made new friends and celebrated with old friends. They say friends are the family you choose and I am very lucky to have ones that show up for me no matter what.  

Celebrating Maria and Emma's birthdays

Reunited with Marie in her home city of Lyon, France

My new friend Ema and I at Tokyo Disney

4. I got to experience an exclusive cast member only event at Typhoon Lagoon. Thankful that I lived (and potentially will be again) in the happiest place on Earth and got to experience Disney in a way many only dream about. Read more about Disney's Typhoon Lagoon!

Wave Pool

Lazy River

5. I got to spend some much needed quality time with my family. Living away from my family is incredibly tough, but thanks to some life choices this year I was able to spend more time with them than normal. I finally get to spend the full holiday season with them this year as well. Something I haven't been able to do in over 2 years.

Grandma

Mom

My family

During a girl's trip

Wine with my Grandma D

Train ride with my grandparents and aunt

6.  I got to nerd out AGAIN on Harry Potter, but this time IN LONDON. From the Harry Potter London Warner Brothers Studio Tour, to Platform 9 3/4 quarters at King's Cross Station and everything else in between. Thinking of visiting the set? Check out everything you need to know about The Warner Brothers Studio Tour, The Making of Harry Potter.

Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross Station

Trying out the green screen at the studio tour

The entrance to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in London

Touring the studio 

Visiting film locations around the city

I was also able to cross multiple cities and countries off my bucket list including Italy and Greece. Let's name them!

7. Positano, Italy

8. Pompeii, Italy

9. Sorrento, Italy

10. Venice, Italy

11. Rome, Italy

12. Florence, Italy

13. Pisa, Italy

14. Santorini and Athens, Greece

15. I met the most incredible Italian family that welcomed me into their home for two months. Of course that includes my temporary German roomie Lydia too! I still keep in touch with them and have plans to return next year. 

Matteo

Lydia

Flavia

Carlo and Pietro

Carlo and I on the tractor

Beautiful mamma Laura

16. I got another tattoo while in Amsterdam! The irony of the situation being that I am from Amsterdam... just the one in Ohio so I just HAD to get my travel related tattoo in the real Amsterdam 😉

Hanging by the canals 

17. I got to visit a completely new continent, by heading to Japan!

Kyoto

Osaka 

18. I crossed off another Disney from my list

Tokyo Castle

19. I added new states to my goal of visiting all 50, like Hawaii

Diamond Head Hike

Hanauma Bay

New friends

20. And Washington

Space Needle

The Public Market

21. And Oregon

Cannon Beach

Route 101

22. Took a road trip down the west coast

Painted Ladies

Pebble Beach

Humboldt Redwoods State Park

23. Visited Disneyland in California for the first time in 15 years

Teresa and I in Disneyland

Disneyland Castle

Not the next king

24. And finally.... I started a new job that joins my two passions, a Disney Travel agent! Check out my website and like my pages! Here is a link to my Instagram and my Facebook to keep up with all the offers we have in store!