July 27th 2008:
I had possibly one of the most memorable days of my entire trip today.
This morning, I was taken by Luke and his family to Cinderella’s Castle in Magic Kingdom for breakfast with all of the Disney Princesses. It was one of the nicest things anyone has ever treated me to and I could not be more thankful to them for that experience.
So we got into Magic Kingdom before it even opened, before anyone else. And we went to the castle and gave them our names and everything. Then we were escorted to have our photo taken with Cinderella, inside the castle! So we met Cinderella and I got her autograph and everything. Inside the castle is stunning, there are coats of arms everywhere and winding staircases and there was a knight (one of those spooky suits of armour) in the corner. There was all the people who worked there dressed in like medieval type attire that reminded me of the clothes in Sleeping Beauty! It was absolutely amazing.
Then we were taken upstairs to the room where we were going to have breakfast. It was stunning, you could see Magic Kingdom out of the window, I could see the carousel and the rides close by and the fireworks for the shows going off either side. And all the ceilings were vaulted with the coats of arms on it and everything. The wallpaper in the bathrooms was even themed to appear medieval. Then we went to our table and it was all laid out like royalty with the pretty folded napkins and the two sets of knifes and forks (I got the right ones too :D ). There was “pixie dust” sprinkled on it and it was all in gold and purple and we had the choice of drinks and breakfast food. We had fruit and muffins and croissants and cinnamon buns for starters and then we got given a huge plate of sausage and bacon and egg etc. It was delicious and I loved every second of it. But the best part by far was…while we were eating the other princesses came to our table and talked to us and we got to get their autographs and our photo’s taken. It was so much fun and I felt proper special and it was pure Disney magic!
I know it sounds crazy but I was so overexcited, it was like being a big kid again. I had a proper awesome day :D The princesses were really pretty too. They spoke to me about school and where I was from and talked about the English characters like Alice In Wonderland and Mary Poppins. It was really great to sit and spend time speaking to them because it gives you the chance to see that they are talented actresses as well as good look-a-likes. I was so excited when they signed my autograph book and I can’t wait to show my sisters when I get home. I couldn’t help but think of them today and I wish with all my heart that one day I can bring them here and let them see and feel all the amazing things I have been so lucky to experience since being here.
So then once we had been and ate our food, all the girls got given wands and the boys got given swords and everyone had a magical wish star and the room lit up and was all sparkly and it was so cute. And I really enjoyed talking to Luke’s parents about England and Canada and everything and they were such nice people and they were easy to be around and we had such a giggle and I think all of us were mega excited to be there!!!!
Then once we had finished up in the castle we decided to head out into the Magic Kingdom and spend the day on the rides and seeing the characters and everything. So first we headed over to Luke’s favourite ride, Peter Pan. That was really fun because I love that ride as well and there was hardly any wait plus me and Luke were sat there brandishing our wand and sword like two big kids, it was hilarious. I also got to go on Thunder Mountain which was great fun and I couldn’t stop giggling because of a story Luke and his Mum told me about their Grandma. Apparently, one time she left on her sunglasses and her hat and so when the ride set off she had to cling onto to her eyes and her head for dear life! The photograph must have been priceless :D
So I also got to do the Tikki Rooms and I met loads of characters that I haven’t managed to meet yet too, like Timon and Meiko and Peter Pan.Peter and Wendy were really great fun. They liked that I was from England and Peter stole my magic wand and tried to turn Wendy into a toad!!! And he was asking if we were married, or engaged or dating and we said no. And he was like “well good because if your dating that means you’re a grown-up and I don’t like grown-up’s. It was soo funny because we couldn’t stop laughing at how hyper he was, he was brilliant. Wendy did her English accent too which was pretty crazy because obviously I know how it’s supposed to sound and I found it really odd hearing someone mimic it. Although people copying my accent isn’t a rare occurrence anymore!
I also walked around the Swiss Family Robinson tree house which was beautiful and really high!! It was all made to look like it had actually been made out of the remains of the boat and tree’s and things that you could find in a jungle. We went on the Buzz Lightyear ride for Lukes Dad, which was a laser shooting game and I scored 125,100 which was better than everyone else :D I am a genius on that game. I still have no idea how I managed it though. We headed to the Pirates of the Carribean ride, which is one of my favourites because of the random Johnny Depp’s you see hiding around. The animatronics used for that ride are unbelievable and it’s funny because the film was based on the ride and you can see a lot of similarities like the 3 guys trying to get the keys from the dog etc.
I also went into ToonTown and visited Mickey and Minnie’s houses which was really sweet and a lot of fun because I had heard about them before but never seen them, so it was really interesting to see how much detail and thought goes into every minute part of the houses. There was everything from kitchen appliances to play with, to pictures of their ancestors around the houses. It was sooo brilliant to just take in how much effort that must have gone into the design and building of such magical little houses.
I saw three shows today as well!! None of which I had seen before.
The first one was Woody’s Round-Up which was Woody, Jessie and Bullseye teaching us how to become a cowboy by singing and dancing with us .It was sooo much fun, I have no idea how the cast members who joined in, keep up so much energy all day!?! Then I saw the Dream Along With Mickey show, which is done right in front of the castle! That was amazing, it has all the villains and the princesses and princes along with Mickey and Minnie, Donald and Goofy. It was amazing because the mouths of Mickey and Minnie etc were animated so it looked like they were actually talking, and the dancing was amazing to say that they all were in such heat! Plus it was all choreographed well and was sooo cute in their little couples. It was defiantly my favourite day show! Lastly I watched the Dreams Come True Parade which was beautiful. There were loads of characters on there and lots of beautiful floats and the song was really fun. There were all classic Hollywood costumes for the people dancing in between the floats and the theme was very blue and silver, all dreamy. I loved every second of it.It was really great to spend the day with such a great family as well. It made me a bit sad because I miss my family and I hate the fact that I will never be able to go somewhere with my Mum and Dad together again, but I accepted that a long time ago. And so I am really happy that I had a day with a family who are so kind and genuine and just normal. It made my heart smile seeing that because sometimes I loose faith in normal functioning families and I forget that simple things like spending time together can be so rewarding and so for me, today was even better because I felt accepted by such a wonderful family. So if you guys ever read this, Thank You so much for such an amazing day, I will never forget your kindness and generosity, nor will I forget how amazing it was :D
I was sad for the day to end but I was soo tired from all the adventures we had. So I headed home and slept for a few hours, during which I heard the loudest thunder and saw the most lightening through my window! I was like “argh” cos I honestly thought that it might be a real storm, like a hurricane or something because it was so dramatic! It was fun though because obviously it’s not everyday in England that you get to see such crazy extreme weather.
Then tonight Jen and Luke came over and we watched a movie called Jersey Girl which was really sweet. It was about a guy who raised his daughter alone after his wife died giving birth and it was really touching. It made me miss my family a lot though.I hate and love watching those types of films while I am here,because they are lovely and I enjoy them but at the same time they remind me of my family and how much I miss them so it’s bittersweet really.
Now it’s time for bed though because I have work at 8.45am tomorrow x x x
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Happy Birthday Mummy x
July 21st 2008:
I had my last day off today.So I decided to spend it with my boys again. Today we hung out and talked about random stuff and just spent some time learning more about each other. Me and Chris were planning our wedding because he wants British citizenship and I want American citizenship so it’s a perfect match :D Plus the fact that I get on with him like a brother! I really realised how much I am gonna miss these guys when I leave. I think that here I just kind of fell into a life that fits me perfectly and I have met so many people that I can’t imagine leaving behind. Although I have friends and my family at home that I am dying to see and I am getting excited to be back and seeing them again because 3 months feels like a lifetime being away from the people you love the most. But at the same time I have found a little click here that I fit into and I will miss that soo much when I get home because I think I finally found the person I wanna be while I am here. I am a happier person and I am more confident and I have friends who I know are genuine and I just feel at peace with life. It all sounds very hippy like and no doubt it is hard to understand but I just feel settled and at home here. So it will be one of the hardest things I have ever done when it comes to leaving.
I think that before I came, when people said it would be a life changing experience, I just agreed because I knew going to a country and working there would be a new experience but now I see that I have grown as a person here and I have learned a lot about myself and other cultures and about the way I want my life to be and what I wanna do with my life. I am so glad I came here and even though it cost me a bomb and I know I will have to work my ass off when I get home to afford to pay off my overdraft and whatever, I wouldn’t change any of it because I loved every second of being here and everything about my time here.
I realise how lucky I am to have been given this experience and this opportunity and I cannot even begin to express how grateful I feel for everything I have seen, felt and the people that I have been blessed to meet here.I will always hold that close to my heart and I know I will be back again :D
Bye for now x x x
23rd July 2008:
Today was not so great.
I had work which was fine but I was tired and not feeling very well. I am getting a nasty sore throat again and a bit of a cold which is getting me down because I hate feeling poorly. Work was ok though, although the weather today was horrendous he good part about that though was that I got to chill out in the marina and then got an ER (early release) and came home 45 minutes early!
It was after work that things got really bad L First I was talking to one of my good friends and he has major relationship problems and was down and upset and needed help and so I felt helpless and I hate that. If I could be there for him any more I would and he knows that but sometimes I hate that I can’t just wave a magic wand and make things better!! I think I am gonna suggest that becomes Disney’s next invention. Although I think they pretty much got that one down here because even when I have the worst days ever, one look at the background on my computer (a picture of the castle) reminds me how lucky I am to be here and how amazing this experience has been!So I managed to organise helping out my friend and was starting to feel a bit happier,but then I get in and find out that we have a mandatory meeting on Friday at 10am because a member of our flat has called for it. So basically I have to call-in to work and not go to my shift and instead sit and talk with some random stranger about the fact that one person is unhappy about life in the apartment.The best part about this,however, is that she is the messiest one. I think that I wouldn’t have even minded if the discussion was held here and she had expressed her opinion but to go and organise and official meeting which will cause me to miss work,all over some dishes in the sink is too far. I hate arguments and confrontation and I don’t want there to be any tension here because I only have two weeks left but this girl seems to leave me no choice. I can’t do right for doing wrong and even when I trust her and defend her she makes me look like an idiot and betrays me. I feel so down and just hurt by all of this. Today was not fun at all. And do make it better, someone from outside the flat, also made my day a hell of a lot worse by telling the most horrible lie and using me and manipulating me to find out information that he should have just asked out straight for. I was soooo angry but mainly I was hurt by the things that happened today. I have chosen not to name people because I feel that its not required. I want to express my unhappiness and report truthfully about my feelings, not to place blame. But I felt the need to highlight the low points of shared accommodation with strangers as well as the highs! However…my flatmate Giulianna and me had an awesome night talking and listening to music, especially to a certain song “I am stronger than you think I am” its brilliant and it fits in with a lot that’s going on around us at the moment so we had a girlie rock out session and painted our nails! It was fun :D
24th July 2008:
So today I was poorly…And I will maybe update this at a later date (BTD)
25th July 2008:
So today was possibly the worst day ever. We had a mandatory meeting with the price management people who own our housing complex to sort out the problems in the flat. You would think this would make things easier but it made them worse and solved absolutely nothing. I was so mad because I had to miss two hours of work for it and it was totally pointless. It was supposed to be a time to air our issues and it ended up just being a dragging up of the past issues and like I said it solved nothing.
It was already gonna be a bad day for me anyway because it was my Mummy’s birthday and so I was sad to be away from my family. I just was not in the right frame of mind to go into a meeting when I was homesick and upset and then it just topped it all off being somewhere when I didn’t wanna be. So when I got to work I was a total mess and I rang my Nana Ross on my break and after I spoke to her I was still a bit sad but felt a million times better because no matter what she always manages to make me smile and I honestly do not know what I would do without her in my life.
However,now I am looking back on today it made me realise that I have made some amazing friend here.James,who poicked me up and rushed me to work so I wasn’t any later than I had to be, Giulianna sending me text messages making sure I was doing alright, Chris texting to make sure I still smiled, Josh giving me millions of cuddles and just making me smile. I just think that it’s the bad times when you realise who really cares and all of those people let me know they cared and that made me happy because it’s a positive that has derived from a fat ass negative day !!
So anyway I am off to sleep now because I am sooo drained after all the emotions today and then working all day in the boiling sun hasn’t helped! Nighty night x x x
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Mamma Mia!
July 16th 2008:
Not a great deal to say about today if I am honest. I was just working and then I was absolutely bush whacked (tired) so I came in and collapsed on my bed and just slept.
The best part about today was chilling with Josh. He is one of the guys I work with and he is a little angel, he always looks after me and everything and I am gonna miss him more than I can explain when I leave. I am really not looking forward to leaving though to the point where I don’t wanna mention it because I know I will get upset. I feel like I have found a home here and that I can be myself and I love my friends and my job. How many people can say they wake up in the morning looking forward to work? Or that they could call their friends and know that they would be there no matter what?! I can when I am here and I love and appreciate that so much. That’s all for now.
July 17th 2008:
Today was really great,well tonight I suppose. After work I went home and chilled out and had some food and then met up with Jen and we chilled out together for a bit. Then we got dressed and headed to meet Josh,James,Luke and Matt to go to the cinema because they wanted to see Dark Knight and me and Josh had to see the opening of Mamma Mia! So we met with everyone and I got to meet Josh’s boyfriend, Cody who seemed a bit quiet at first but then once he was just with me and Josh he was a little sweetheart and I can totally see why Josh likes him so much. He was really sweet and polite and just fun to hang with. Everyone here is sooo nice. The film was frickin awesome! I love Julie Walters more than I could ever say and this film just made me laugh from start to finish. It made me miss home a bit though cos of the whole Dad and Mum thing and her friends act just like me and my sisters so that kind of got to me a bit but I still loved it and I know it will be adding onto my list of amazing quote films between me and Niki (my youngest sister).She messaged me saying she was going to see it and I just know that she will love it as much as I did cos I know her inside out and I miss her and Emily more than I could ever say!
When I got in, I headed straight for bed, I was so tired.Night x
July 18th 2008:
Today was my last day at work and it was pretty eventful. I had to play the pirate for the kids cruise but the boat I was driving stalled so I was stranded in the middle of the lake, dressed as a pirate looking pretty stupid and then to top that off, the boat behind me was in gear and pushed out and went flying off into the middle of the lake with nobody driving it!! It was hilarious though and we all killed ourselves laughing afterwards! I also got an ER which stands for early release because it was storming too bad and I had to rush anyway because we had a bit of drama in the flat that I needed to help out with, nothing bad just one of my room mates was upset and alone and I needed to get back to help her out cos I am caring like that :D Then I went for a quick meal with my friends then afterwards we chilled out at the apartment and watched movies and ate food that was bad for us and just talked which was really nice.
July 19th 2008:
Day off today! Finally, it has been busy and I was really excited to be off. So today me and Luke and Chris (My new gay best buddies) went shopping and they made me buy girly clothes and it was soooo funny. I was heading straight to the boy section and they dragged me to the girl section and got me some jeans that fit properly and then they let me go and buy one pair of comfy baggyish jeans! I got a dress as well which was a huge step! I love it though, its all pretty!! So we did shopping and I was a girly girl and we ate out and it was wicked! I love those boys way too much for words! So then we came back to the apartment and chilled out with Giulianna and Luke and Jen and watched movies and had a really great time. We also met Blake (Chris boyfriend) and we all went swimming in the pool and had a big kid fight with the water and had my blow up ball and ring there and just messed around and I was sooo relaxed, it was the perfect day off!! I also love the fact that the people I care most about here all care about each other too!! We talked and giggled and watched movies.
July 20th 2008:
Ok.So today I had the day off and since the boys decided to stay over last night, we had an early morning at the pool and relaxed and then headed over to Bennigans for food! Then at 4.30pm me and Giulianna headed over to the Commons ready for our night of Disney VoluntEARS. This is an opportunity for cast members to do volunteer work and help out with some of the projects Disney runs and is associated with for charity. So tonight was the “give kids the world” night which is an organisation that runs week long vacations for children who maybe sick and their families in order to give them memories that will last a lifetime. We all went on this minibus and got to the site where the families stay, which is just outside Disney property. Its called Claytonburg and they have little characters like Mayor Clayton who is this rabbit and everything. Each family had their own house and they can pick what name they want it to be called on the mailbox and everything. We went and watched a video about the charity and the work they do and their ethos and found out things we could and could not do. So then we had to set up a party in front of the “house of hearts” which was a huge card house type building which you could go eat in!! We did a party called “Candyland” and we had giant gingerbread men and lollipops and balloons to set up and we had baskets full of candy to give out. We also set up a game called Candyland which is where you pick cards and there are colours on the cards and you have to jump to the next block of that colour on the board! It was sooo much fun setting up everything because I was getting so excited for the kids to see it all and to meet them.
Then we were given a coupon for either ice cream or a meal and so me and Giulianna headed to the ice cream parlour because we were dying in the heat, because today was mega mega hot!! So then after we had eaten we went for a walk around and went in the cinema and I tried this thing called a Icee which is like shaving foam texture but it’s cheery flavour and its almost like a slush puppy but not! Its hard to describe!!So anyway after that we headed to go see the pool and met a lovely family with two young boys and we talked to them for a while about the party and their stay. It was so nice to meet people who are so lovely but also heartbreaking knowing the pain they must be feeling. Although I have to admit that during the actual time I spent with these children and the adults, I can’t say I honestly thought about their illness because I was having so much fun with them, and I think that you don’t see it when they are having so much fun :D But one of the two little boys I met at the pool made me smile, I was sitting on the floor while I was talking to the parents and he came and sat in between my legs and laid down on my tummy and cuddled me, so his mum said “oh he has found a girlfriend” so I asked him “are you going to marry me?” and he said “no” and ran away, it was sooo funny and so cute. Then we headed back to start the games and the party and I met the most beautiful little girl named Emily, she was so happy and talkative and she played Candyland with me and danced with me and told me all her favourite characters and I took her to go and hug some of them and I was talking to her mum about living in England my program and everything and she asked for my address so they are going to write to me and let me know how Emily is getting on and send me the pictures they took and everything so that will be something to look forward to when I get back :)
So we then headed to the stage and danced and played and got face paint and I had such an amazing time with all these beautiful children and amazing parents and siblings. We had gingerbread house building competitions and we played this game where we had to wrap the kids up to look like stripy candy canes and everything :D Then all too soon it was over and I had to help pack up before home time!!
Not a great deal to say about today if I am honest. I was just working and then I was absolutely bush whacked (tired) so I came in and collapsed on my bed and just slept.
The best part about today was chilling with Josh. He is one of the guys I work with and he is a little angel, he always looks after me and everything and I am gonna miss him more than I can explain when I leave. I am really not looking forward to leaving though to the point where I don’t wanna mention it because I know I will get upset. I feel like I have found a home here and that I can be myself and I love my friends and my job. How many people can say they wake up in the morning looking forward to work? Or that they could call their friends and know that they would be there no matter what?! I can when I am here and I love and appreciate that so much. That’s all for now.
July 17th 2008:
Today was really great,well tonight I suppose. After work I went home and chilled out and had some food and then met up with Jen and we chilled out together for a bit. Then we got dressed and headed to meet Josh,James,Luke and Matt to go to the cinema because they wanted to see Dark Knight and me and Josh had to see the opening of Mamma Mia! So we met with everyone and I got to meet Josh’s boyfriend, Cody who seemed a bit quiet at first but then once he was just with me and Josh he was a little sweetheart and I can totally see why Josh likes him so much. He was really sweet and polite and just fun to hang with. Everyone here is sooo nice. The film was frickin awesome! I love Julie Walters more than I could ever say and this film just made me laugh from start to finish. It made me miss home a bit though cos of the whole Dad and Mum thing and her friends act just like me and my sisters so that kind of got to me a bit but I still loved it and I know it will be adding onto my list of amazing quote films between me and Niki (my youngest sister).She messaged me saying she was going to see it and I just know that she will love it as much as I did cos I know her inside out and I miss her and Emily more than I could ever say!
When I got in, I headed straight for bed, I was so tired.Night x
July 18th 2008:
Today was my last day at work and it was pretty eventful. I had to play the pirate for the kids cruise but the boat I was driving stalled so I was stranded in the middle of the lake, dressed as a pirate looking pretty stupid and then to top that off, the boat behind me was in gear and pushed out and went flying off into the middle of the lake with nobody driving it!! It was hilarious though and we all killed ourselves laughing afterwards! I also got an ER which stands for early release because it was storming too bad and I had to rush anyway because we had a bit of drama in the flat that I needed to help out with, nothing bad just one of my room mates was upset and alone and I needed to get back to help her out cos I am caring like that :D Then I went for a quick meal with my friends then afterwards we chilled out at the apartment and watched movies and ate food that was bad for us and just talked which was really nice.
July 19th 2008:
Day off today! Finally, it has been busy and I was really excited to be off. So today me and Luke and Chris (My new gay best buddies) went shopping and they made me buy girly clothes and it was soooo funny. I was heading straight to the boy section and they dragged me to the girl section and got me some jeans that fit properly and then they let me go and buy one pair of comfy baggyish jeans! I got a dress as well which was a huge step! I love it though, its all pretty!! So we did shopping and I was a girly girl and we ate out and it was wicked! I love those boys way too much for words! So then we came back to the apartment and chilled out with Giulianna and Luke and Jen and watched movies and had a really great time. We also met Blake (Chris boyfriend) and we all went swimming in the pool and had a big kid fight with the water and had my blow up ball and ring there and just messed around and I was sooo relaxed, it was the perfect day off!! I also love the fact that the people I care most about here all care about each other too!! We talked and giggled and watched movies.
July 20th 2008:
Ok.So today I had the day off and since the boys decided to stay over last night, we had an early morning at the pool and relaxed and then headed over to Bennigans for food! Then at 4.30pm me and Giulianna headed over to the Commons ready for our night of Disney VoluntEARS. This is an opportunity for cast members to do volunteer work and help out with some of the projects Disney runs and is associated with for charity. So tonight was the “give kids the world” night which is an organisation that runs week long vacations for children who maybe sick and their families in order to give them memories that will last a lifetime. We all went on this minibus and got to the site where the families stay, which is just outside Disney property. Its called Claytonburg and they have little characters like Mayor Clayton who is this rabbit and everything. Each family had their own house and they can pick what name they want it to be called on the mailbox and everything. We went and watched a video about the charity and the work they do and their ethos and found out things we could and could not do. So then we had to set up a party in front of the “house of hearts” which was a huge card house type building which you could go eat in!! We did a party called “Candyland” and we had giant gingerbread men and lollipops and balloons to set up and we had baskets full of candy to give out. We also set up a game called Candyland which is where you pick cards and there are colours on the cards and you have to jump to the next block of that colour on the board! It was sooo much fun setting up everything because I was getting so excited for the kids to see it all and to meet them.
Then we were given a coupon for either ice cream or a meal and so me and Giulianna headed to the ice cream parlour because we were dying in the heat, because today was mega mega hot!! So then after we had eaten we went for a walk around and went in the cinema and I tried this thing called a Icee which is like shaving foam texture but it’s cheery flavour and its almost like a slush puppy but not! Its hard to describe!!So anyway after that we headed to go see the pool and met a lovely family with two young boys and we talked to them for a while about the party and their stay. It was so nice to meet people who are so lovely but also heartbreaking knowing the pain they must be feeling. Although I have to admit that during the actual time I spent with these children and the adults, I can’t say I honestly thought about their illness because I was having so much fun with them, and I think that you don’t see it when they are having so much fun :D But one of the two little boys I met at the pool made me smile, I was sitting on the floor while I was talking to the parents and he came and sat in between my legs and laid down on my tummy and cuddled me, so his mum said “oh he has found a girlfriend” so I asked him “are you going to marry me?” and he said “no” and ran away, it was sooo funny and so cute. Then we headed back to start the games and the party and I met the most beautiful little girl named Emily, she was so happy and talkative and she played Candyland with me and danced with me and told me all her favourite characters and I took her to go and hug some of them and I was talking to her mum about living in England my program and everything and she asked for my address so they are going to write to me and let me know how Emily is getting on and send me the pictures they took and everything so that will be something to look forward to when I get back :)
So we then headed to the stage and danced and played and got face paint and I had such an amazing time with all these beautiful children and amazing parents and siblings. We had gingerbread house building competitions and we played this game where we had to wrap the kids up to look like stripy candy canes and everything :D Then all too soon it was over and I had to help pack up before home time!!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Rainy Day Fun...
July 13th 2008:
Today was a good day. I had the day off and I chilled out and had a wonderful lie-in until like 11.30am,then I hit the pool for a while. Then in the afternoon me and my friend James went to go and get food and I tried this Mexican fajita type thing and it was yummy! Then we headed to Yacht and Beach and had ice cream from Beaches and Cream and chatted to some of our friends and stuff. It was good to spend time with James and learn more about him and just chill out. I found out a lot about life in America and the stuff he does at school and about his fraternity although he couldn’t tell me much because they are mega secretive about stuff !! But I did find out that Brad Pitt was in the same one when he was in college so technically he can be called James’ brother!!!
After that we headed to Publix where we did some shopping and I got some yummy fruit and then we went back and I watched Anastasia with James and his friend Brittany who is lovely btw! And then for the first time ever I watched the “Miss Universe” pageant on TV which was crazy, it was just like it is in Miss Congeniality! I was shocked how weird is was realising these things happen, I guess I thought most of it was made up for film…How wrong could I be?!?!
July 14th 2008:
Ok, so I was completely shattered and tired out today. I had such a late and busy night last night you would not believe!!
So I ended up going to House of Blues and meeting up with everyone and we had such a great night and I had a really good time, which I wasn’t expecting because I didn’t like House of Blues all that much last time, but it is much better as a group and I was killing myself laughing at the Russians. When they lifeguard they are so quiet and reserved and they seem shy but get them on a dance floor with Russian vodka inside them and they are rave machines! I was giggling so hard and Jake couldn’t even stand up at one point because he was laughing so hard, It was immense! Then it got to about 2.30 and we were ready to leave, when Sabrina realises that her bag is missing!! We search everywhere and finally find the bag but everything valuable is gone, phone, camera, money and most importantly and devastatingly her passport! Now this was extremely bad due to the fact that we were out for her leaving night because she goes home in 5 days!!!!!!!!!!
So we searched until like 3.30 and then we had to go, so me, Jake and Bo Yang decided to walk it cos we just were in a bit of a random mood but then we ended up getting a lift with our friend James after like 20 minutes which was funny!! So by the time I got home it was getting to about 5am and I realised i had work at 8 which means bus at 7 so I literally had to go get ready and head to work, minus the sleep!! I tried to get an ER (early release) but with no avail and so I ended up working an 8 ½ hour shift on no sleep!! To end the story I got in from work and collapsed !! I didn’t wake up until the next morning!!
July 15th 2008:
Today was sooo much fun at work. We had storm and rain closings and took pictures and it was just a blast. Ok, so I will slow down from buzzing now and explain properly why it was so much fun…
Well, this morning I went to work and I was in a bad mood and just didn’t feel good, I was hot and sweaty and tired and grumpy! BAD MIX! Then we had some rain and lightning and so I was in the marina for like two hours. During this time, Josh pulled out his camera and we had such a giggle taking silly pictures of us in pirate hats and captain hats and playing games and having fun. Then me and Josh decided to go on a mission in the pouring rain to go get chocolate and popcorn, so we did and it was hilarious because we were soaked to the skin and running like crazy people…all for a decent bar of chocolate, ahh the things we do ey!!!
So,after the rain had gone we decided to go back outside and continue the picture taking shenanigans and we had a blast taking silly pictures on the boats and on the docks and everything. I was laughing so hard and by this time I was in such a great mood! I love Josh, he is like my big brother “who gropes me” (quote from Josh).Neh…we have a giggle and he always looks out for me and makes me smile and is so on my wavelength its crazy!!!
So after we had taken pictures and stuff it began to rain again. There was nobody coming to get boats out so we decided to have some fun of our own. I got in a sea raycer (a mini speedboat) and Josh and David got in the Lake Patrol Boats (that go like 45mph) and we all went out on the lake and they did circles around me and made huge waves so I got drenched and my boat was bouncing off the waves like nobodies business. It was sooooo much fun, I loved it. So it really was a day of fun down on Bayside Marina.
Then I got home and chilled out for a bit and made some food and then Luke came round and we had a catch up and I was telling him all my gossip and he told me his and then he was showing me some pictures of his sisters wedding online. His sister looked gorgeous and their photos look like they were meant for adverts in a magazine, they are stunning! I feel like I know Luke’s family now, he tells me about them all the time its crazy. I am sooo excited to meet them when they come down here soon .I then showed him a few pictures from House of Blues and today and we just had a good little chat. Then I am just typing up my blog for the past few days!!
I feel I should apologise for the fact that I have to do days at a time in my blogs now but I just don’t get a chance to write every night and I figure doing it all at once is better than not doing it at all!!
Today was a good day. I had the day off and I chilled out and had a wonderful lie-in until like 11.30am,then I hit the pool for a while. Then in the afternoon me and my friend James went to go and get food and I tried this Mexican fajita type thing and it was yummy! Then we headed to Yacht and Beach and had ice cream from Beaches and Cream and chatted to some of our friends and stuff. It was good to spend time with James and learn more about him and just chill out. I found out a lot about life in America and the stuff he does at school and about his fraternity although he couldn’t tell me much because they are mega secretive about stuff !! But I did find out that Brad Pitt was in the same one when he was in college so technically he can be called James’ brother!!!
After that we headed to Publix where we did some shopping and I got some yummy fruit and then we went back and I watched Anastasia with James and his friend Brittany who is lovely btw! And then for the first time ever I watched the “Miss Universe” pageant on TV which was crazy, it was just like it is in Miss Congeniality! I was shocked how weird is was realising these things happen, I guess I thought most of it was made up for film…How wrong could I be?!?!
July 14th 2008:
Ok, so I was completely shattered and tired out today. I had such a late and busy night last night you would not believe!!
So I ended up going to House of Blues and meeting up with everyone and we had such a great night and I had a really good time, which I wasn’t expecting because I didn’t like House of Blues all that much last time, but it is much better as a group and I was killing myself laughing at the Russians. When they lifeguard they are so quiet and reserved and they seem shy but get them on a dance floor with Russian vodka inside them and they are rave machines! I was giggling so hard and Jake couldn’t even stand up at one point because he was laughing so hard, It was immense! Then it got to about 2.30 and we were ready to leave, when Sabrina realises that her bag is missing!! We search everywhere and finally find the bag but everything valuable is gone, phone, camera, money and most importantly and devastatingly her passport! Now this was extremely bad due to the fact that we were out for her leaving night because she goes home in 5 days!!!!!!!!!!
So we searched until like 3.30 and then we had to go, so me, Jake and Bo Yang decided to walk it cos we just were in a bit of a random mood but then we ended up getting a lift with our friend James after like 20 minutes which was funny!! So by the time I got home it was getting to about 5am and I realised i had work at 8 which means bus at 7 so I literally had to go get ready and head to work, minus the sleep!! I tried to get an ER (early release) but with no avail and so I ended up working an 8 ½ hour shift on no sleep!! To end the story I got in from work and collapsed !! I didn’t wake up until the next morning!!
July 15th 2008:
Today was sooo much fun at work. We had storm and rain closings and took pictures and it was just a blast. Ok, so I will slow down from buzzing now and explain properly why it was so much fun…
Well, this morning I went to work and I was in a bad mood and just didn’t feel good, I was hot and sweaty and tired and grumpy! BAD MIX! Then we had some rain and lightning and so I was in the marina for like two hours. During this time, Josh pulled out his camera and we had such a giggle taking silly pictures of us in pirate hats and captain hats and playing games and having fun. Then me and Josh decided to go on a mission in the pouring rain to go get chocolate and popcorn, so we did and it was hilarious because we were soaked to the skin and running like crazy people…all for a decent bar of chocolate, ahh the things we do ey!!!
So,after the rain had gone we decided to go back outside and continue the picture taking shenanigans and we had a blast taking silly pictures on the boats and on the docks and everything. I was laughing so hard and by this time I was in such a great mood! I love Josh, he is like my big brother “who gropes me” (quote from Josh).Neh…we have a giggle and he always looks out for me and makes me smile and is so on my wavelength its crazy!!!
So after we had taken pictures and stuff it began to rain again. There was nobody coming to get boats out so we decided to have some fun of our own. I got in a sea raycer (a mini speedboat) and Josh and David got in the Lake Patrol Boats (that go like 45mph) and we all went out on the lake and they did circles around me and made huge waves so I got drenched and my boat was bouncing off the waves like nobodies business. It was sooooo much fun, I loved it. So it really was a day of fun down on Bayside Marina.
Then I got home and chilled out for a bit and made some food and then Luke came round and we had a catch up and I was telling him all my gossip and he told me his and then he was showing me some pictures of his sisters wedding online. His sister looked gorgeous and their photos look like they were meant for adverts in a magazine, they are stunning! I feel like I know Luke’s family now, he tells me about them all the time its crazy. I am sooo excited to meet them when they come down here soon .I then showed him a few pictures from House of Blues and today and we just had a good little chat. Then I am just typing up my blog for the past few days!!
I feel I should apologise for the fact that I have to do days at a time in my blogs now but I just don’t get a chance to write every night and I figure doing it all at once is better than not doing it at all!!
Friday, July 11, 2008
Days gone by...
July 9th 2008:
Today was pretty uneventful.I went to work and was on gates which was boiling hot and I had to keep dipping my feet in the pool to keep myself cool!!
I also got the news that I am going to train to do the Sandcastle Club which is the kids club which I am really pleased about because then I will hopefully get to spend more time interacting with the kids which will be great to put on my CV for teaching!! I was really excited to hear about that so I am going to go and get my fingerprints redone because they have to run an extensive background check before I do the training so that they know I am 100% safe to be around children. I really cannot wait to start all the training though because that’s my ideal job. I said for years that I would love to be in children entertainment somewhere abroad so it is amazing that yet another of my dreams is coming true.
Apart from that though I don’t have much else to report and to be honest I am sooo tired I am gonna go straight to bed.
Sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 10th 2008:
Ok so today was a bit of a random one.I had work on gates until 5.15 and then I went to go and get my haircut! It was getting really dry with all the sun and chlorine and everything so I was like hmm I need a cut. So I went to go get rid of the dead ends and was prepared to have quite a bit off cos I like my hair to look healthy.What happened next can only be described as a scissor shearing nightmare…The woman cut my hair to above my shoulders!!! I was like ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I have short boy hair! I was sooo upset because I have spent forever trying to grow it and now this woman had cut it all off, I was sooo sad. But I am now trying to look at it as positive and say that at least my hair will be thick and beautiful when it grows back which better be fast before I have a nervous breakdown!!!
However, I had a pretty good night after this disaster. I went and met up with Jen and her sister and her sisters boyfriend and we had food in Plant Hollywood which was awesome, I have never ever been to a restaurant like it! The atmosphere was electric and there was soo much cool stuff to look at like the 52 car form Herby was suspended from the roof and there were pirate ships attached to walls and props used in actual Hollywood movies all over the place. It was so unbelievable! I love being in there, it was definitely an exciting place to go and eat and surprisingly not all that expensive!!! There was a huge screen that looked like sun and there was all classic Hollywood movies playing and music and shout-outs for brithdays,anniversaries and visiting sports teams etc. I had so much fun and my eyes were darting form wall to wall through every inch of the place and each time I looked another way I found something I hadn’t seen before! It was really such an amazing place to go!!! I recommend it to anyone who hasn’t been before!!I also invested in a cheesy Planet Hollywood t-shirt as a souvenir plus I thought it was a pretty funky tee!!
We then met up with Luke and did some shopping for him and then came home. I virtually collapsed into my bed, I was soooooo tired! I only have two more days of work though and then I have Sunday off! Yey! I am gonna try and go to a park or something I think although it depends on the weather because it has been scorching the past 2 days and I don’t know if I would cope all day at a park or not!!!
That’s about it for tonight, I would stay and write longer but I am beyond tired and don’t really have much more to say about today :D Nighty night x
July 11th 2008:
Today was a good and bad day really. My mood seemed to swing form happy to excited to sad to tired to missing home and back again. It was all a bit confusing really. I was in a great mood when I left this morning, I managed to wake up on time and not snooze my alarm and even had time to sit and e-mail my family before i had to catch the bus. Then I got to work and started to get grumpy because I didn’t cope well with the heat and one of my managers annoyed me because he made us move away form the cool air con in ridiculous heats to go wash boats, when we had already done the number we were supposed to. I was really not impressed because I wouldn’t mind if he was saying it because we had done nothing but we’d already done our jobs and the heat was crazy and I was finding it especially hard because we don’t get heat anywhere near this bad in England!!! But I washed 4 or 5 more boats to keep him satisfied and I did some other jobs but tried to keep to the shade as much as possible because 9 hours in the boiling sun can’t be good for anyone. Then It stormed which I was glad off because I got to chill out in the marina and read my book and have a giggle with Ryan and Dustin and Kristen so that was good. Then my bus ride home seemed to take forever so I was grumpy again. Then I got home and have relaxed here ever since but I have headache coming on and I feel really worn out and quite emotionally drained if I am honest. I have no idea why my emotions where so up and down today I guess the weather doesn’t help and I suppose good and bad things happened as well. Maybe it is that simple!! Anyway I am gonna go chill some more and read and then get a good nights sleep because tomorrow is my last day before my day off so will have something to keep me going for most of the day :D
Today was pretty uneventful.I went to work and was on gates which was boiling hot and I had to keep dipping my feet in the pool to keep myself cool!!
I also got the news that I am going to train to do the Sandcastle Club which is the kids club which I am really pleased about because then I will hopefully get to spend more time interacting with the kids which will be great to put on my CV for teaching!! I was really excited to hear about that so I am going to go and get my fingerprints redone because they have to run an extensive background check before I do the training so that they know I am 100% safe to be around children. I really cannot wait to start all the training though because that’s my ideal job. I said for years that I would love to be in children entertainment somewhere abroad so it is amazing that yet another of my dreams is coming true.
Apart from that though I don’t have much else to report and to be honest I am sooo tired I am gonna go straight to bed.
Sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 10th 2008:
Ok so today was a bit of a random one.I had work on gates until 5.15 and then I went to go and get my haircut! It was getting really dry with all the sun and chlorine and everything so I was like hmm I need a cut. So I went to go get rid of the dead ends and was prepared to have quite a bit off cos I like my hair to look healthy.What happened next can only be described as a scissor shearing nightmare…The woman cut my hair to above my shoulders!!! I was like ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I have short boy hair! I was sooo upset because I have spent forever trying to grow it and now this woman had cut it all off, I was sooo sad. But I am now trying to look at it as positive and say that at least my hair will be thick and beautiful when it grows back which better be fast before I have a nervous breakdown!!!
However, I had a pretty good night after this disaster. I went and met up with Jen and her sister and her sisters boyfriend and we had food in Plant Hollywood which was awesome, I have never ever been to a restaurant like it! The atmosphere was electric and there was soo much cool stuff to look at like the 52 car form Herby was suspended from the roof and there were pirate ships attached to walls and props used in actual Hollywood movies all over the place. It was so unbelievable! I love being in there, it was definitely an exciting place to go and eat and surprisingly not all that expensive!!! There was a huge screen that looked like sun and there was all classic Hollywood movies playing and music and shout-outs for brithdays,anniversaries and visiting sports teams etc. I had so much fun and my eyes were darting form wall to wall through every inch of the place and each time I looked another way I found something I hadn’t seen before! It was really such an amazing place to go!!! I recommend it to anyone who hasn’t been before!!I also invested in a cheesy Planet Hollywood t-shirt as a souvenir plus I thought it was a pretty funky tee!!
We then met up with Luke and did some shopping for him and then came home. I virtually collapsed into my bed, I was soooooo tired! I only have two more days of work though and then I have Sunday off! Yey! I am gonna try and go to a park or something I think although it depends on the weather because it has been scorching the past 2 days and I don’t know if I would cope all day at a park or not!!!
That’s about it for tonight, I would stay and write longer but I am beyond tired and don’t really have much more to say about today :D Nighty night x
July 11th 2008:
Today was a good and bad day really. My mood seemed to swing form happy to excited to sad to tired to missing home and back again. It was all a bit confusing really. I was in a great mood when I left this morning, I managed to wake up on time and not snooze my alarm and even had time to sit and e-mail my family before i had to catch the bus. Then I got to work and started to get grumpy because I didn’t cope well with the heat and one of my managers annoyed me because he made us move away form the cool air con in ridiculous heats to go wash boats, when we had already done the number we were supposed to. I was really not impressed because I wouldn’t mind if he was saying it because we had done nothing but we’d already done our jobs and the heat was crazy and I was finding it especially hard because we don’t get heat anywhere near this bad in England!!! But I washed 4 or 5 more boats to keep him satisfied and I did some other jobs but tried to keep to the shade as much as possible because 9 hours in the boiling sun can’t be good for anyone. Then It stormed which I was glad off because I got to chill out in the marina and read my book and have a giggle with Ryan and Dustin and Kristen so that was good. Then my bus ride home seemed to take forever so I was grumpy again. Then I got home and have relaxed here ever since but I have headache coming on and I feel really worn out and quite emotionally drained if I am honest. I have no idea why my emotions where so up and down today I guess the weather doesn’t help and I suppose good and bad things happened as well. Maybe it is that simple!! Anyway I am gonna go chill some more and read and then get a good nights sleep because tomorrow is my last day before my day off so will have something to keep me going for most of the day :D
Thursday, July 10, 2008
July 8th 2008:
I had a day off today!!!!!
It was so lovely to have a lie-in and know i didn't need to be up for any reason.So i stayed in bed until about 10am (yes thats a lie-in now!!!) And then i went and chilled out by the pool and read my book.I don't know if i have mentioned already but i have really got back into my reading being here and have already taken out like 6 or 7 books from the library we have here. I think with being on my English degree i forgot what reading for pure pleasure was and so i am really glad to be back into it again. I read "The Other Boleyn Girl" which is an absolutely amazing book.It really got me interested in history and the stories and relationships surrounding Henry VIII and his era! So i am beyond happy that i have resumed my reading,although no doubt by the time September comes back around i will be reading for my studies again.But don't think that i don't love my course material because i do,for the most part. It is simply that sometimes i miss reading something simply for the sake of enjoying a good book!!When you have to study a book in detail it can make or break it for you,because you either discover a new level of genius behind the words or you realise that it isn't all that it seems in the first place.
Anyway...after i had read by the pool i came back to the apartment and relaxed some more and sent a few e-mails and updates to people and just enjoyed having time to do so. I also wrote some postcards so as soon as i can get hold of some more stamps i am gonna send those on,which i am excited about because i enjoyed writing them. Another simple pleasure which i had forgotten,writing. I mean please don't get me wrong i still enjoy typing my updates and little messages and memo's on my laptop but i find that there is a certain unexplainable pleasure in putting pen to paper and writing whatever first enters my head.But then again,thats probably just me.
Then this afternoon,Luke came over and we chilled out and caught up on events and gossip and whatnot and then we headed over to Magic Kingdom to go find a present for his friend Becky and also so i could go on some rides that i had not yet had the chance to experience.We spent about 2 hours finding the perfect gift and thinking up an engraving for the miniature glass slipper we choose!Once that was done with,the real fun began. I got to go on the Peter Pan ride,which was one of y favorites so far, it was amazing.You go round and take the trip to Neverland,like they do in film.You go into their bedroom and over London and to Neverland and its amazing.It's all done while your sitting in a flying boat and you feel like you're a hundred feet up because everything below you is miniature.I also did Space Mountain,which was amazing, it was so crazy because it throws you up and down and to the sides and it's pretty intense but it is deffo one of the best rides by far :D I would say it was easily equal to Rock n Rollercoaster!!!
While we were in the cue for Space Mountain, me and Luke got onto the topic of religion.Luke is a pretty religious kind of guy and i don't blame him.He has been brought up with religion and he believes in what it stands for. I,on the other hand, have not been brought up surrounded by religion,really my Nana Hopkinson is the only truly religious person in my family and so i have not been raised with a typical "Christina" upbringing.It was intriguing to listen to the answers Luke gave me to some of my questions and one of them resounds with me quite deeply and so i wish to share it with you...
I posed the question as to why God would kill innocent children with diseases such as cancer if he was such a fair and loving being.
His answer was simple...(not a direct quote,but the general gist!!)
God,is rewarding these children for being phenomenal beings by letting them enter Heaven (a happier and better place than earth).We often see death as a punishment but it is only a punishment for those of us left behind to deal with it.Those who leave us are going to a better place and so Luke explained that maybe the children he chooses to leave earlier are children who have touched the lives of others and have inflicted a powerful change on lives and therefore should be rewarded for their strength by receiving an early departure from the world we live in ,that can be so cruel. And instead,giving them the chance to be in a happier place for much longer ands pare them the heartaches they may face living in a world like the one we live in today.
I had never before considered this view and was surprised to find that i agreed strongly with it. I like that idea of seeing these deaths as a reward for them rather than a punishment for us. It was truly enlightening and although i cannot profess that i will revert to a life of Christian faith and solid belief, i would definitely like to hear more about some of the options and alternative explanations that they have to offer.
So today was full of firsts for me :)
I had a day off today!!!!!
It was so lovely to have a lie-in and know i didn't need to be up for any reason.So i stayed in bed until about 10am (yes thats a lie-in now!!!) And then i went and chilled out by the pool and read my book.I don't know if i have mentioned already but i have really got back into my reading being here and have already taken out like 6 or 7 books from the library we have here. I think with being on my English degree i forgot what reading for pure pleasure was and so i am really glad to be back into it again. I read "The Other Boleyn Girl" which is an absolutely amazing book.It really got me interested in history and the stories and relationships surrounding Henry VIII and his era! So i am beyond happy that i have resumed my reading,although no doubt by the time September comes back around i will be reading for my studies again.But don't think that i don't love my course material because i do,for the most part. It is simply that sometimes i miss reading something simply for the sake of enjoying a good book!!When you have to study a book in detail it can make or break it for you,because you either discover a new level of genius behind the words or you realise that it isn't all that it seems in the first place.
Anyway...after i had read by the pool i came back to the apartment and relaxed some more and sent a few e-mails and updates to people and just enjoyed having time to do so. I also wrote some postcards so as soon as i can get hold of some more stamps i am gonna send those on,which i am excited about because i enjoyed writing them. Another simple pleasure which i had forgotten,writing. I mean please don't get me wrong i still enjoy typing my updates and little messages and memo's on my laptop but i find that there is a certain unexplainable pleasure in putting pen to paper and writing whatever first enters my head.But then again,thats probably just me.
Then this afternoon,Luke came over and we chilled out and caught up on events and gossip and whatnot and then we headed over to Magic Kingdom to go find a present for his friend Becky and also so i could go on some rides that i had not yet had the chance to experience.We spent about 2 hours finding the perfect gift and thinking up an engraving for the miniature glass slipper we choose!Once that was done with,the real fun began. I got to go on the Peter Pan ride,which was one of y favorites so far, it was amazing.You go round and take the trip to Neverland,like they do in film.You go into their bedroom and over London and to Neverland and its amazing.It's all done while your sitting in a flying boat and you feel like you're a hundred feet up because everything below you is miniature.I also did Space Mountain,which was amazing, it was so crazy because it throws you up and down and to the sides and it's pretty intense but it is deffo one of the best rides by far :D I would say it was easily equal to Rock n Rollercoaster!!!
While we were in the cue for Space Mountain, me and Luke got onto the topic of religion.Luke is a pretty religious kind of guy and i don't blame him.He has been brought up with religion and he believes in what it stands for. I,on the other hand, have not been brought up surrounded by religion,really my Nana Hopkinson is the only truly religious person in my family and so i have not been raised with a typical "Christina" upbringing.It was intriguing to listen to the answers Luke gave me to some of my questions and one of them resounds with me quite deeply and so i wish to share it with you...
I posed the question as to why God would kill innocent children with diseases such as cancer if he was such a fair and loving being.
His answer was simple...(not a direct quote,but the general gist!!)
God,is rewarding these children for being phenomenal beings by letting them enter Heaven (a happier and better place than earth).We often see death as a punishment but it is only a punishment for those of us left behind to deal with it.Those who leave us are going to a better place and so Luke explained that maybe the children he chooses to leave earlier are children who have touched the lives of others and have inflicted a powerful change on lives and therefore should be rewarded for their strength by receiving an early departure from the world we live in ,that can be so cruel. And instead,giving them the chance to be in a happier place for much longer ands pare them the heartaches they may face living in a world like the one we live in today.
I had never before considered this view and was surprised to find that i agreed strongly with it. I like that idea of seeing these deaths as a reward for them rather than a punishment for us. It was truly enlightening and although i cannot profess that i will revert to a life of Christian faith and solid belief, i would definitely like to hear more about some of the options and alternative explanations that they have to offer.
So today was full of firsts for me :)
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Independence Day!!!
July 3rd 2008:
Ok. Well today i was sent home from work cos i didn't feel too good. So i got alot of rest and slept for most of the day which seemed to improve my energy levels but not really my headache or my headcold that seem to be developing!! I decided to not sit in and mope about though and went to Publix with Luke so i could buy medicine and he could grab some groceries! So we did that together which was nice because we had alot to catch up on and i felt like i could have a real chat with him and speak about alot of things which we hadn't had a chance to speak about before. So it was great to spend time with him even though i was not feeling so good.
Then me,Luke and Jen went to Magic Kingdom to go and see the Independence Day fireworks because we aren't allowed into the parks as cats members on July 4th due to the fact that they get full to capacity.The fireworks were absolutely amazing.They were possibly the best ones i have ever seen in my entire life.They shot them off in 360 degrees around the whole castle and there were star shaped one's and red ones that turned white then blue.They shone stars and stripes projections to make the castle look all patriotic.It was honestly,so beautiful. I love how OTT (over the top) American people are when it comes to celebrating...EVERYTHING!! I really like how they feel so passionate about their country that they go to as much trouble as they do.Had a really great night and couldn't even begin to explain how amazing those fireworks were.Until tomorrow,SAM x
July 4th 2008:
Well today was the big one the Independence Day.And i can't really say all that much about it because i was sick :( Spent the majority of the day in bed trying to get better but will think of something to say at a later date.I may even add in some American facts if you're lucky :P
July 5th 2008:
Repeat of yesterday i am afraid.Spent all day in bed trying to get well although i managed to get up and make myself some food and took plenty of medicine and feel slightly better than before.Think i will be back at work tomorrow so i am looking forward to that cos i miss everyone on the docks!!
July 6th 2008:
I am back at work and happy again :) Feel a ton better although still have a sore throat but at least i am not headachy and groggy now. I hate being ill it really annoys me because its so pointless and i can't prevent it.But never mind, i am back at work today so hooray :D
I had a fairly good day,although it was mega mega hot and i must say for once i was glad of the air con to help me cool off because i kept having hot flushes, it's a good job i am young enough to know it's not the menopause otherwise i would be worried :P
So anywho,it was a pretty great day.Was fun seeing CB and David and everyone.Ryan declared a water war which had me in stitches laughing and also soaked through to my skin but then again it was so hot i think it was actually the best way possible to cool off. Although i am sure the guys were trying to run an unofficial wet t-shirt competition which i am not sure abides by Disney look!! Tut tut! For those of you that aren't Disney Cast Members, the Disney look is basically a set of guidelines about what is and is not acceptable attire and presentation within work.So it's things like earrings and tucking shirts in and all that jazz!
I really had a nice night tonight as well because i sat down and sent alot of e-mails and messages and made sure i had caught up with everyone so that felt good knowing i had made the effort.Then Luke came round and i baked butterfly cakes and we went to Walgreens and grabbed some snacks and sat and had a big ass chat about things which was fun cos we had alot of catching up and gossiping to do :D And it was fun just chillin out with him in my apartment instead of being out and busy. He stayed over too and so we could chat til like 2am which was funny cos normally we have to have said goodbye no later than 11 cos of stupid signing in and out of guests rules, you see he lives at the Chatham buildings whereas i live at a place called Vista Way. Its not far but they have rules about people coming in and out and stuff which is fair enough cos its only for our protection but it can be a royal pain in the ass sometimes.And so then we listened to chillax tunes and just fell asleep,me in a heap on the floor all wrapped up in my quilt and Luke passed out on the sofa! I am guessing we were shattered!!!
July 7th 2008:
Today was a gates shift day but surprisingly it was quite a fun day. It always seems to drag more on gates but i had some funny conversations today and some silly times with other people so that was all good.
First i was a bit sad cos my friend James wasn't happy and i didn't like that he was down so my new mission atm is to check up on him and make sure he is doing alright! He is a but of a worrier and he has every right to be.He is one of those cute guys who you wanna just look after.I swear i sound like his mother when i am speaking to him sometimes,which i then have to apologise profusely for! So that wasn't too good.But i had some funny conversations with a guy called Jake.He was mimicking (copying) my accent and i was coping his.The Americans replace t's with d's so WATER sounds like WADER!!Its funny hearing them try and do my accent though because it sounds so odd on them and they make me sound like a right toff (posh person) which i find hilarious because they exaggerate it so much :D
Then tonight i had a film night with Angelica and we sang along to Grease and Sister Act Two,both of which i love to pieces!!I also did some tidying which i was rather pleased about :) And now my room looks all beautiful and then i think i am going to sit and rewrite my sister a birthday card because it never got to her and then send some postcards to my family and friends!!I haven't had time to do much writing except for this blog so i am going to enjoy sitting and taking the time to write down a little message for everyone!!!I have the day off tomorrow so i think i am going to sit by the pool and do some writing and then maybe go to a park or something.Maybe do a bit of souvenirs shopping for people or for myself if i am in the mood,who knows.
Nighty nighty xxx
Ok. Well today i was sent home from work cos i didn't feel too good. So i got alot of rest and slept for most of the day which seemed to improve my energy levels but not really my headache or my headcold that seem to be developing!! I decided to not sit in and mope about though and went to Publix with Luke so i could buy medicine and he could grab some groceries! So we did that together which was nice because we had alot to catch up on and i felt like i could have a real chat with him and speak about alot of things which we hadn't had a chance to speak about before. So it was great to spend time with him even though i was not feeling so good.
Then me,Luke and Jen went to Magic Kingdom to go and see the Independence Day fireworks because we aren't allowed into the parks as cats members on July 4th due to the fact that they get full to capacity.The fireworks were absolutely amazing.They were possibly the best ones i have ever seen in my entire life.They shot them off in 360 degrees around the whole castle and there were star shaped one's and red ones that turned white then blue.They shone stars and stripes projections to make the castle look all patriotic.It was honestly,so beautiful. I love how OTT (over the top) American people are when it comes to celebrating...EVERYTHING!! I really like how they feel so passionate about their country that they go to as much trouble as they do.Had a really great night and couldn't even begin to explain how amazing those fireworks were.Until tomorrow,SAM x
July 4th 2008:
Well today was the big one the Independence Day.And i can't really say all that much about it because i was sick :( Spent the majority of the day in bed trying to get better but will think of something to say at a later date.I may even add in some American facts if you're lucky :P
July 5th 2008:
Repeat of yesterday i am afraid.Spent all day in bed trying to get well although i managed to get up and make myself some food and took plenty of medicine and feel slightly better than before.Think i will be back at work tomorrow so i am looking forward to that cos i miss everyone on the docks!!
July 6th 2008:
I am back at work and happy again :) Feel a ton better although still have a sore throat but at least i am not headachy and groggy now. I hate being ill it really annoys me because its so pointless and i can't prevent it.But never mind, i am back at work today so hooray :D
I had a fairly good day,although it was mega mega hot and i must say for once i was glad of the air con to help me cool off because i kept having hot flushes, it's a good job i am young enough to know it's not the menopause otherwise i would be worried :P
So anywho,it was a pretty great day.Was fun seeing CB and David and everyone.Ryan declared a water war which had me in stitches laughing and also soaked through to my skin but then again it was so hot i think it was actually the best way possible to cool off. Although i am sure the guys were trying to run an unofficial wet t-shirt competition which i am not sure abides by Disney look!! Tut tut! For those of you that aren't Disney Cast Members, the Disney look is basically a set of guidelines about what is and is not acceptable attire and presentation within work.So it's things like earrings and tucking shirts in and all that jazz!
I really had a nice night tonight as well because i sat down and sent alot of e-mails and messages and made sure i had caught up with everyone so that felt good knowing i had made the effort.Then Luke came round and i baked butterfly cakes and we went to Walgreens and grabbed some snacks and sat and had a big ass chat about things which was fun cos we had alot of catching up and gossiping to do :D And it was fun just chillin out with him in my apartment instead of being out and busy. He stayed over too and so we could chat til like 2am which was funny cos normally we have to have said goodbye no later than 11 cos of stupid signing in and out of guests rules, you see he lives at the Chatham buildings whereas i live at a place called Vista Way. Its not far but they have rules about people coming in and out and stuff which is fair enough cos its only for our protection but it can be a royal pain in the ass sometimes.And so then we listened to chillax tunes and just fell asleep,me in a heap on the floor all wrapped up in my quilt and Luke passed out on the sofa! I am guessing we were shattered!!!
July 7th 2008:
Today was a gates shift day but surprisingly it was quite a fun day. It always seems to drag more on gates but i had some funny conversations today and some silly times with other people so that was all good.
First i was a bit sad cos my friend James wasn't happy and i didn't like that he was down so my new mission atm is to check up on him and make sure he is doing alright! He is a but of a worrier and he has every right to be.He is one of those cute guys who you wanna just look after.I swear i sound like his mother when i am speaking to him sometimes,which i then have to apologise profusely for! So that wasn't too good.But i had some funny conversations with a guy called Jake.He was mimicking (copying) my accent and i was coping his.The Americans replace t's with d's so WATER sounds like WADER!!Its funny hearing them try and do my accent though because it sounds so odd on them and they make me sound like a right toff (posh person) which i find hilarious because they exaggerate it so much :D
Then tonight i had a film night with Angelica and we sang along to Grease and Sister Act Two,both of which i love to pieces!!I also did some tidying which i was rather pleased about :) And now my room looks all beautiful and then i think i am going to sit and rewrite my sister a birthday card because it never got to her and then send some postcards to my family and friends!!I haven't had time to do much writing except for this blog so i am going to enjoy sitting and taking the time to write down a little message for everyone!!!I have the day off tomorrow so i think i am going to sit by the pool and do some writing and then maybe go to a park or something.Maybe do a bit of souvenirs shopping for people or for myself if i am in the mood,who knows.
Nighty nighty xxx
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Good Job!!!!!!!!
July 1st 2008:
Work today was pretty funny. I was dangled over the lake by CB and i honestly thought she was gonna throw me in! It all started because i found this fake slug that the fishing guides use as bait and i was like "Hmmmm what should i call him?" and then CB came walking down the dock and i said, i know i will call him Elvis,because as i have mentioned previously CB is the most obsessed Elvis fan i have ever met. She says Elvis is her first husband, i am not so sure what her "second husband" feels about that but i am sure he doesn't have much choice :P So anyway no sooner had i said Elvis,she had me dangled over the lake going "Whats his name?" and i was like "Not Elvis...erm...Edgar!" It was hilarious!!!
I love work and the people there so much, i really am gonna miss then when i leave!! But i know i will deffo keep in touch with them because they are like my American family :) I am pretty tired of work atm though because i have had seven days with no break and i am scheduled for another two before i get my day off on Wednesday. I am soooo shattered and i feel like i might get ill soon,yano when you just feel your body shutting down! Fingers crossed i don't though because i am sooo excited about being at work and at Epcot on 4TH JULY,INDEPENDENCE DAY!!Because i have never celebrated it before and i think it will be awesome, and its coming up pretty soon :D
I was in a mixed mood today.It was my Nana Ross' Birthday and i missed her and my family alot today.HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANA,I LOVE YOU <3 Isn't it funny that really our birthdays are just another day but they seem to hold so much power over us when it comes to emotions.We are happy when our birthdays are good and we're with the people we love,we're sad when we're apart from those we wish we could celebrate with.We're excited by the prospect of what will happen and sometimes disappointed when things aren't what we expected.We're fearful of the later birthdays because they remind us of our age and we're anxious for those big birthdays that change things we can do in our lives like drink alcohol and be married. Isn't it funny that when you think about it,everyday is a birthday for someone,but to most of us it's just another day?!
I am in a bit of a philosophical mood as well today,in case you didn't already work that one out. I am quite sleepy from working so much and i am really looking forward to a day off tomorrow. I had a busy night tonight though. I was supposed to be meeting a friend in Epcot but my phone broke and so i had problems finding and contacting them.But i found my friends Jen,Luke and Ashleigh and we had some giggles walking round.We were in Epcot because it was "CANADA DAY" and all three of them are form Canada and since they couldn't celebrate in the real Canada ,they figure the Epcot version was the next best thing.It was my very first Canada day and i have to say it was a great one. I hadn't seen Luke in what felt like forever because he went home for his sisters wedding,which i hear went beautifully.so Congratulations guys, i hope your marriage is as special as Luke tells me you are :D
So me,Jen and Luke were reunited and that could only mean trouble,when we are together you know we will be laughing and giggling for hours and true to form we had such a good night!! I ate my first "snow cone" which is shaved ice with flavouring on it,it was delicious. And we watched the Epcot fireworks, "Illuminations" which was stunning.We laughed so hard i think my tummy got a full work out and we made memories that will stay with me forever. Then when we got home we settled down to watch "Moulin Rouge" and then i decided to run to my apartment to get my glasses and to tell everyone i was safe and where o was because obviously with my phone being stupid and not working i couldn't text anyone to tell them i was ok. So i got to my apartment and realised i had left my key inside and that now i was locked out,and of course because it's my luck there was no-one in. So i crashed on Jen's sofa for the night,which was surprisingly comfortable!!! :D
July 2nd 2008:
Today was sooo much fun.I had my first day off in 9 days!!!So me and Jen chilled out all day by the pool and then at four when the afternoon storms hit,we sat inside and watched movies!!"You've got mail" & "Father of the Bride", it was a movie day for sure.After we watched both of these our friend Matt came round and was dying to go watch the new movie, "WANTED" so we said we would go with him.While on the bus we concocted a plan for our lives. You see there are four of us, Luke,Matt,Jen and Me and when you put us together,we have nothing but fun. I don't think we ever stop laughing and just being big kids and i love it!! So we were saying that Matt and Jen should get married and have a kid and then Me and Luke should get married and have a kid and then our kids should get married!!And we'd all holiday (vacation) together in Disneyland each year. It was the funniest conversation ever, because we were discussing the terms of the marriages and the baby names and the weddings and the honeymoon and it was like something you do when you are in year three (3rd grade?!!basically when your a little kid)!!! It was hilarious and if you knew the way we were when we are together you would understand.
We're all pretty quick witted and some of the comments we come out with are classic! The amount of daft innuendo's we make a day, i wouldn't even wanna know how many there are :D But i love everything about the silliness and fun we have together and i honestly can't imagine life without these guys now!!
We are planning trips to see each other already,fingers crossed in Easter Half Term (SPRING BREAK) which will be pretty amazing because it means i will get to see them all again,but it makes me sad to think that i won't get to spend everyday being nothing but a giggling child.Going back to hard work at university and the stress of a "normal" or should i say "non-disney" life, just feels odd and i can't imagine it right now. I know that must seem so crazy since i only came here on May 25th but i guess being here feels like another world,which really it is. I don't,however, think i will stay here and not go back to university. I want my degree before i move away from home because i owe it to myself and to my family to finish and get my teacher status. I know that Disney is my dream but teaching is also my dream and i don't think i should have to choose between the two, i can have both i just have to be patient and wait for Disney!! But i mean i managed to wait nineteen years to visit here so i am sure another two years of university isn't gonna seem like anything compared to that :D
Talking of university, i found out today that i have passed my first year, and i did alot better than i expected to so i am extremely happy about that and i am really looking forward to next year now and to living with Lauren in our new place and everything!! It has reminded me that my life outside Disney still exists and that it is gonna be pretty great when i get back!!!
Anyway...back to the film with Matt and Jen. So we got to the cinema and saw the advertisement for another film, "Hancock" starring Will Smith and because we were in a pretty comedic mood we decided to go with that one instead. It was such a good decision,that film just finished an amazing day off perfectly.Some of the one liners are pure genius,for example at one point Hancock has just crushed a train and this man says "she oughta sue you for that" and then Hancock (Smith) goes "Well you should sue Macdonald's cos they f****d you up" (cos the guy is fat). I was killing myself laughing! It was such a good film and the soundtrack was amazing!! I just really had a great night out with some amazing people and today was one of those days that you remember for a long long time.
QUOTE FOR TODAY: "Good Job"
Nighty Night x
Work today was pretty funny. I was dangled over the lake by CB and i honestly thought she was gonna throw me in! It all started because i found this fake slug that the fishing guides use as bait and i was like "Hmmmm what should i call him?" and then CB came walking down the dock and i said, i know i will call him Elvis,because as i have mentioned previously CB is the most obsessed Elvis fan i have ever met. She says Elvis is her first husband, i am not so sure what her "second husband" feels about that but i am sure he doesn't have much choice :P So anyway no sooner had i said Elvis,she had me dangled over the lake going "Whats his name?" and i was like "Not Elvis...erm...Edgar!" It was hilarious!!!
I love work and the people there so much, i really am gonna miss then when i leave!! But i know i will deffo keep in touch with them because they are like my American family :) I am pretty tired of work atm though because i have had seven days with no break and i am scheduled for another two before i get my day off on Wednesday. I am soooo shattered and i feel like i might get ill soon,yano when you just feel your body shutting down! Fingers crossed i don't though because i am sooo excited about being at work and at Epcot on 4TH JULY,INDEPENDENCE DAY!!Because i have never celebrated it before and i think it will be awesome, and its coming up pretty soon :D
I was in a mixed mood today.It was my Nana Ross' Birthday and i missed her and my family alot today.HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANA,I LOVE YOU <3 Isn't it funny that really our birthdays are just another day but they seem to hold so much power over us when it comes to emotions.We are happy when our birthdays are good and we're with the people we love,we're sad when we're apart from those we wish we could celebrate with.We're excited by the prospect of what will happen and sometimes disappointed when things aren't what we expected.We're fearful of the later birthdays because they remind us of our age and we're anxious for those big birthdays that change things we can do in our lives like drink alcohol and be married. Isn't it funny that when you think about it,everyday is a birthday for someone,but to most of us it's just another day?!
I am in a bit of a philosophical mood as well today,in case you didn't already work that one out. I am quite sleepy from working so much and i am really looking forward to a day off tomorrow. I had a busy night tonight though. I was supposed to be meeting a friend in Epcot but my phone broke and so i had problems finding and contacting them.But i found my friends Jen,Luke and Ashleigh and we had some giggles walking round.We were in Epcot because it was "CANADA DAY" and all three of them are form Canada and since they couldn't celebrate in the real Canada ,they figure the Epcot version was the next best thing.It was my very first Canada day and i have to say it was a great one. I hadn't seen Luke in what felt like forever because he went home for his sisters wedding,which i hear went beautifully.so Congratulations guys, i hope your marriage is as special as Luke tells me you are :D
So me,Jen and Luke were reunited and that could only mean trouble,when we are together you know we will be laughing and giggling for hours and true to form we had such a good night!! I ate my first "snow cone" which is shaved ice with flavouring on it,it was delicious. And we watched the Epcot fireworks, "Illuminations" which was stunning.We laughed so hard i think my tummy got a full work out and we made memories that will stay with me forever. Then when we got home we settled down to watch "Moulin Rouge" and then i decided to run to my apartment to get my glasses and to tell everyone i was safe and where o was because obviously with my phone being stupid and not working i couldn't text anyone to tell them i was ok. So i got to my apartment and realised i had left my key inside and that now i was locked out,and of course because it's my luck there was no-one in. So i crashed on Jen's sofa for the night,which was surprisingly comfortable!!! :D
July 2nd 2008:
Today was sooo much fun.I had my first day off in 9 days!!!So me and Jen chilled out all day by the pool and then at four when the afternoon storms hit,we sat inside and watched movies!!"You've got mail" & "Father of the Bride", it was a movie day for sure.After we watched both of these our friend Matt came round and was dying to go watch the new movie, "WANTED" so we said we would go with him.While on the bus we concocted a plan for our lives. You see there are four of us, Luke,Matt,Jen and Me and when you put us together,we have nothing but fun. I don't think we ever stop laughing and just being big kids and i love it!! So we were saying that Matt and Jen should get married and have a kid and then Me and Luke should get married and have a kid and then our kids should get married!!And we'd all holiday (vacation) together in Disneyland each year. It was the funniest conversation ever, because we were discussing the terms of the marriages and the baby names and the weddings and the honeymoon and it was like something you do when you are in year three (3rd grade?!!basically when your a little kid)!!! It was hilarious and if you knew the way we were when we are together you would understand.
We're all pretty quick witted and some of the comments we come out with are classic! The amount of daft innuendo's we make a day, i wouldn't even wanna know how many there are :D But i love everything about the silliness and fun we have together and i honestly can't imagine life without these guys now!!
We are planning trips to see each other already,fingers crossed in Easter Half Term (SPRING BREAK) which will be pretty amazing because it means i will get to see them all again,but it makes me sad to think that i won't get to spend everyday being nothing but a giggling child.Going back to hard work at university and the stress of a "normal" or should i say "non-disney" life, just feels odd and i can't imagine it right now. I know that must seem so crazy since i only came here on May 25th but i guess being here feels like another world,which really it is. I don't,however, think i will stay here and not go back to university. I want my degree before i move away from home because i owe it to myself and to my family to finish and get my teacher status. I know that Disney is my dream but teaching is also my dream and i don't think i should have to choose between the two, i can have both i just have to be patient and wait for Disney!! But i mean i managed to wait nineteen years to visit here so i am sure another two years of university isn't gonna seem like anything compared to that :D
Talking of university, i found out today that i have passed my first year, and i did alot better than i expected to so i am extremely happy about that and i am really looking forward to next year now and to living with Lauren in our new place and everything!! It has reminded me that my life outside Disney still exists and that it is gonna be pretty great when i get back!!!
Anyway...back to the film with Matt and Jen. So we got to the cinema and saw the advertisement for another film, "Hancock" starring Will Smith and because we were in a pretty comedic mood we decided to go with that one instead. It was such a good decision,that film just finished an amazing day off perfectly.Some of the one liners are pure genius,for example at one point Hancock has just crushed a train and this man says "she oughta sue you for that" and then Hancock (Smith) goes "Well you should sue Macdonald's cos they f****d you up" (cos the guy is fat). I was killing myself laughing! It was such a good film and the soundtrack was amazing!! I just really had a great night out with some amazing people and today was one of those days that you remember for a long long time.
QUOTE FOR TODAY: "Good Job"
Nighty Night x
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