Fairytales in real life.

August 4th 2008:
Well our departure is fast approaching and i can't believe that i leave so soon.I have done so well at getting through these past few days without getting overemotional but today i was sitting reading my facebook messages and stuff and i stumbled across a blog from one of the bestest boys i have met here,Luke.I read it and by the time i got to the end,i was filling up.
It went like this... (the bits in bold are about me :) )

One week...
5 days...
two months past and for some reason it feels like i only just got settled. but all good things must come to an end (compliments of Nelly Furtado) right? it has been an amazing trip but i'll save all of the sappy memory-feelings for the last note. lets get you up to date first.
so Mom and Dad came for a week of fun last week and it was a great time. i think i saw more of the parks with them then i have in the whole two months that iv been here by myself! it was great though i got to spend a couple nights with them in hotels - and let me tell you when you get a chance to sleep in a real queen sized bed with a real mattress as opposed to the plastic single bed that i have in my apartment - you dont pass that up! it was wonderful! so we spent the first couple days going through some of the main rides and parks and had a great time. we also got the disney dining plan which gives you a quick service meal and a sit down table service meal each day! so we were able to go to some more of disney's amazing restaurants and they were soooo good! but i think the highlight of the trip was when we got to go to Cinderella's castle for breakfast with the princesses! the night before we were talking and i was talking to my friend Sam and i decided that it would be a good idea to invite her along with us. theres something you must know first about Sam - she will put everyone she knows before herself and will take care of you to the 'nth degree no matter what she has to do to do it! she is such a caring and compassionate person it makes my heart smile! so me and mom and dad decided it was time to do something for her so we brought her along with us and we spent the whole day in Magic Kingdom. the breakfast was absolutely stunning! first we got to go into the castle which felt just like a real castle; there were coats of arms everywhere and a suit of armor and then Cinderella was there and we got our picture with her and talked to her for a while. then i got a sword and sam got a fairy wand and we climbed the stone spiral staircase up to the big room where we had breakfast. it was increadable! the ceilings were all vaulted with coats of arms hanging down and out the big stained glass windows you could see out over all of fantasyland! then princess aurora, belle, jasmine and snow white came around to each table and we got pictures with them and talked with them a while. after breakfast we went and rode some rides and watched the dreams come true parade. it was a great time had by all - thanks for coming Mom and Dad!
the day before yesterday we went to see Cirque Du Soleil. IT WAS AMAZING!! the amount of strength and poise and talent that those performers have is absolutely breath taking and the way they do it makes your jaw drop! we spent the rest of the night going through downtown disney and pleasure island for what i believe will be my last time while down here.
Jen, Sam and I had our last full day off from work and so we decided the only place that you can really spend your last day - is in Magic Kingdom. there is something about the place that just makes you smile and looking up at the castle brings a sense of awe and peace to anyone that looks at it. i really believe that there is magic in that place. we went and rode some rides, like my favorite PETER PAN! yes so if you dont already know i finally have a favorite character - peter pan is his name and i met him twice! of course my favorite will always be Cinderella just because she has always been my favorite despite disappointment the time i checked under her dress for glass slippers when i was four. anyway we went and visited Sam's favorite, Ariel, and talked with her about our program and how long were here and how she was etc.. sam was so happy! then we were walking by the castle and it started to hit us that we dont have much time left... we came across Cinderella's wishing well and we each threw in a penny after a long time wishing. then we all kind of stood there for a minute looking up at the castle. thats when our hearts started to ache a little bit.dont get me wrong im very excited to go home! go back to friends and family and get back to the real world.. but since being here i think i really have grown. i have found out things about myself that i couldnt at home. i made friends that i will keep a lifetime from all over the world. but i think perhaps the thing i will miss the most is the magic; being able to walk down mainstreet with my friends and look up at the castle and know that you are in a place where dreams really do come true. where everyone is welcome, everyone belongs, and everyone has a smile on their faces! i can barely describe what it means to me now because living here has made it so much more relevant to me. this place where sick kids come for their last wish, and families broken apart come and are happy together, and every kid - young or old - comes to dream and have those dreams come to life... i will miss seeing the dreams of so many people come to life every day.
and with that happy note i will leave you thinking about your own dreams but i promise to write one last note before i go.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=768363&op=1&view=all&subj=78899430424&aid=-1&oid=78899430424&id=511101383 THATS THE LINK TO THE NOTE ON FACEBOOK!

So that was his blog entry.Now see why i love this boy so much?I honestly cannot imagine my life without him and Jen.They are my best friends,my other musketeers,and they take up a big huge place in my heart, and i doubt for one second that will ever change.I think that i came here expecting to meet people but i never expected to meet angels.They literally are angels and i don't know what i would ever do if i hadn't them.There is a saying that goes "the people you meet in the first week are the ones that stay with you forever".In our case that couldn't be more true.I met Jen in lifeguard class and i met Luke through her by the pool one day and from that day things would never be the same for me in Orlando.It is honestly like my own Disney fairytale because i may not have fallen in love with Prince Charming but i found a place that is magical and i found people i love more than i could love any random boy! These guys did much more than found a glass slipper,they found their way into my heart and i cannot honestly begin to explain how much i will miss them.But anyway,like Luke said,i will leave the soppy stuff for the very end!

SO today was another day at the marina.It seemed to go really slow and dragged abit which sucked a little bit but never mind.Then after work i went to Steffies and we watched HERCULES and i headed down to the pool and the hot tub and met up with Giulianna and ALison and we hung out and chatted.I bumped into a guy called Nathan who i met like right at the beginning and spoke to him a bit about how his lifeguarding was going and everything!He is here until January and i am sooo mega jealous!Ooooo i finally got my social security number which pleases me because it means i can work in the US now so hopefully my visa won't take so long to get when i eventually come live here.I spoke to Chris today which was lovely cos i have missed that boy like crazy these past few days.It feels like there is a gap in my day not seeing him and i wish more than anything i could just stay here with all these amazing people but at the same time i cant wait to see my family.Gosh i miss them! But i will be sad to leave such an amazing place.But anywho,like i said i am saving all the philospohical sad and happy mushy bits for the very end!
I am gonna head off to bed now becuse i am getting tired which means i will get all emotional and i dont want to just yet!
NIght night xxx