During my trip to WDW last September I was wearing a birthday button (it was a month after my actual birthday. Under Lou’s rules that’s no harm no foul lol) Around noon I was in line to meet my favorite Princess, Ariel (no shock there to anyone who has talked to me for more than 30 seconds). This was before the New Fantasyland dress rehersal so she was in human form with Eric. As I got to the front of the line Ariel was admiring my lanyard full of pins especilly the one of her in mermaid form with emeralds embedded in the tail. She was impressed with my talking about my pin collection. She talked about her collection. She asked me how many Dinglehoppers I had. I had to think for a minute about how many forks I had in the silveware drawer. I said about 20. Then she turned around and presented me with the plastic fork and said “Now you have 21. Happy Birthday” When I got home I bought a display case and have the Dinglehopper sitting on a pillow in the case on top of my dresser. It may be a simple plastic fork to anyone else, but to me it’s a special Dinglehopper handed to me by my favorite Princess and I wouldn’t part with it for anything.

P.S. I teared up during Happy’s story.