Less than 2 months!

Such a bitter sweet thought! I miss my friends and family back home but I don't want to leave this place. I love it way too much!

I am going to take some time to fill you in on the past 3 months. Wow, can't believe it's been three months and I and my program is quickly coming to an end.

Let me start by talking about my job!
I am working at Port Orleans Resort as a Children's Activities Cast Member. We play games and dance at the pool all afternoon. At night we have a campfire to roast marshmallows and then we show a movie, every night. I don't think I could have been place in a better job. I love everything about it. Many people have asked me how is this helping me with my communication degree. I am talking on the microphone for 75% of the day and chatting with guest and helping them with any problems they may have. Okay, so maybe my job is not always 100% the best. There are a couple people that I am not a fan of being around and sometimes you have those kids that just annoy the crap out of you but you just have to put that smile on and remember people are always looking at you so make sure you never show that you're annoyed. I am really going to miss my job when it's time for me to go home.

ROOMMATES!
AH! My first set of roommates were PSYCHO. Kristy and I lived with 4 girls from Puerto Rico. Everything was fine the first couple of weeks but after about a month things got real. These girls were some of the rudest people I've ever met. They treated us like crap and tried telling us how to live. We put in several request to move and then finally, we made the decision to move even though we were going to be separated. Kristy and I were both moving into 4 bedroom apartments in Chatham Square. Kristy got put into an apartment with 2 girls that I knew from high school so we ended up switching apartments so that I could live with them. Probably one of the smartest moves ever. I love my new roommates so much! I've hung out with them more in the past 2 1/2 weeks than I did with my old roommates in the 2 weeks I lived with them! I couldn't ask for better roommates. Things with me and Kristy aren't the best anymore since we don't live with each other but I am okay with it because I have people there for me.

Like I said before I miss my family like CRAZY.
I was about to see my Godmother and some friends this past weekend which was really nice since I hadn't seen anyone since I've been here. In just 10 days my parents and nephews will be here. I am so excited about this. My parents haven't been here in over 20 years and this will be my nephews' first visit! I know they are very excited and that is making even more exciting for me. Knowing that I can give them that opportunity is one of the best feelings ever.

Let's talk about some of the fun I've been having since I'm here.
Getting into the parks for free is one of the coolest things ever. I can go to Animal Kingdom and go ride Everest then hop on a bus to Epcot and grab a bite to eat in Mexico. Tomorrow I can go to the Magic Kingdom meet a few characters, and then hop on a bus to Hollywood Studios for some thrill rides.
Since I've been here I've also been able to go to a couple of 'hard-ticket' events at the Magic Kingdom. I was able to attend Night of Joy back in August. That was one of the best nights I've had since I'm here. I was able to see Matthew West perform. Probably one of the pest live performances I've ever seen! and I got to see Jeremy Camp perform in front of Cinderella's Castle. Speaking of Cinderella - you know she's my favorite, right? - I go to meet here about a month ago. When I got to meet her I cried just because it has always been one of my dreams. I've met a ton of characters and that is always a ton of fun. I also went to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party last week. The firework show that night was absolutely amazing! I got to go with one of my favorite girls from work and we had such a fun night.

Well guys, I'm probably boring you by now.
I know this is a long blog but I really wanted to fill my readers in on life haha.
Until next time, Have a magical day!

If you're 5 or 82 this is something you can do...

pop it lock it polka-dot it. Country fie, now hip hop it...

sorry, got a little carried away there. I dance to that song almost every at work. that's right, I dance on the pool deck and play pool games with kids, and every night we have a campfire and show a movie. yeah, pretty sure I have the best job here.
sorry, that I have been neglecting you guys.
The Disney College Program has been all that I imagined and more.

I promise to start blogging again soon and give you a detailed blog about the past 2 1/2 months but for now, I'm off to start prepping for my vegan life :)

Less than a month.

It's crazy to think that this time next month I will be living of the dream and working for the mouse. In just 26 days I'll be leaving my home to go to my roommate's for a few days. 29 days until we start our road trip to Orlando. And in 30 days we move into our new apartment together.

Not sure what this blog is gonna be about but I figured since I haven't posted in a while and I start my program in a month I should probably post something.

I'm gonna tell you guys how excited I am to live with my best friend. We haven't been friends for that long but she surely is one of the best friends a girl can ask for. See, she was on of my boyfriend's (at the time) coworker. We would all hang out a lot together. After a while we started hanging out just the two of us. Then in December my boyfriend andvi broke up. Kristy pulled me out of my rut and made me love life again. I'm so thankful to have her in my life and I'm glad that she will be there to help me through any tough times during the program.

Now I want to talk about one of the people I'm gonna miss the most. Karrisa and I have been friends since we were in kindergarten together. I honestly don't know what I'm gonna do without her for 5 months. I can't even go 5 days without missing her. She too has been there for me through some pretty rough times. My on says we were supposed to be twins. We finish eacother's sentences, know what eachother are thinking or feeling, and we both know how to cheer each other up.

I think that's all for now.

My next blobs gonna be my Disney college program bucket list!

83 days to go.

That's right in 2 months and 22 days, I will be checking into the happiest place on Earth.

Ahh, I can't wait.

This week has been pretty hectic.
My bestfriend/Disney roommate got into a huge fight about Disney and the drive down there and everything. I was even thinking about not going. But that would have been pretty stupid to make that choice.
Everything is better now and back to normal with us.

I also found out that my mom isn't happy about me doing the program. She's glad that I'm getting to have the experience but she isn't thrilled about me leaving home. Which i know every parent has that issue it just sucked that I had to find this out from someone else.


And here's a secret: I'm scared. I'm getting really nervous about the program. It's not the being away from home part I'm worried about. I terrified that I'll move there and start work and I'll HATE it. Like what if I don't make any friends, which I doubt because I never meet a stranger. What if I don't like it there?

I guess that's all for now :)

Summer Time

Well, I've been home for the summer for a week now. I'm making this summer the best summer yet! 88 days until DISNEY!

As you can tell, I'm very excited, but everyday I am getting more and more nervous. I don't think I am ready to leave my family and friends for 5 months. This will be the first Christmas in 21 years that I won't be home for. It's kinda crazy to think I'll be missing everything. I know I'll be having so much fun anyway!

I am really happy that my roommate and I are finally talking to another set of girls who are possible apartment mates for us. Makes me feel a little more comfortable about moving in with random people lol

OH NO!

I lost my Purple folder!
I can't find it anywhere. I've looked in my dorm room. I've looked in my car. I looked at home. I don't know anywhere else it could be. I have all my paperwork for check-in in the folder. Sure I can print it again and fill it out again, but I want my purple folder. I NEED my purple folder.

Prayer to St. Anthony for lost items

St. Anthony, perfect imitator of Jesus, who received from God the special power of restoring lost things, grant that I may find (name the lost item) which has been lost.

At least restore to me peace and tranquillity of mind, the loss of which has afflicted me even more than my material loss. To this favor, I ask another of you: that I may always remain in possession of the true good that is God. Let me rather lose all things than lose God, my supreme good. Let me never suffer the loss of my greatest treasure, eternal life with God.

Amen.

Is this really happening?

On March 2, 2011 my best friend told me she was applying for Disney and then some way, some how she talked me into applying :)

On March 3rd I started the application process. I finished and passed the web-based interview on the 4th. I had my phone interview on March 11th. I was super nervous! Here's a funny story :) my interview was  scheduled for 2:30pm. Well I was sitting around listening to Disney music to prepare myself since about 2. Well, at 2:25 my nerves got to me and I reallllly had to pee. So I decided to run to the bathroom but I took my phone with me just in case Disney called. My friend had her interview just an hour before mine and they called her 2-3 minutes after her scheduled time so I thought I had time to use the bathroom. Literally as soon as I sat down on the toilet my phone rang! Of course, just my luck! So I pee'ed super quick before answering my phone because I didn't want them to hear. Then I answered and knew I could flush the toilet because I didn't want them to hear that either. So I just waited and went back to flush it after my interview. haha :)))
My interview was 20minutes long. As soon as I finished my interview I called my friend to let her know how it went. While I was on the phone with her I got another call from a blocked number. It was Disney with a few more questions for me. Another 5 minutes of interviewing. This worried me because I never heard of this happening to anyone else.
That evening my friend and I went to dinner and then to a coffee shop to study. While there she got an email thanking her for the interview and what not. I didn't get the email I waited about an hour since out interviews were an hour apart but still nothing. I started worrying again. Finally on Monday I got the Thank You email.
On either the Tuesday or Wednesday she got accepted. I checked my email constantly. That's all I could think about. Most people I knew applying around that time were finding out within a week of their interview. On Friday, March 18, I was spending the day with one of my best friends who i hadn't seen in months! We went to lunch and went shopping but all I could think about was DISNEY. I was on my phone the whole time checking my email. We had just got back from shopping around 3:30ish. I went lay down for a nap but decided to check my email one last time. I was starting to loose hope for that day. Finally! I was accepted! I had gotten the email while we were driving home! I yelled for her to come into the room and I told her I was going to Disney. Her and I and her dog haha jumped up and down in excited. I called my friend who convinced me to apply. She was so excited for me. We were going to Disney together :) She asked me what role I got and I didn't even know. I told her I didn't read that far into the email. She said it was right at the beginning but I couldn't even get past CONGRATULATIONS!
I was accepted for Recreation Roll!
That was one of the happiest days of my life.