Time is flying by!

I cannot believe that it is almost October already! I seriously feel like it was just yesterday that I was moving in and saying good to mom. Now I am almost half way though my program and never want to leave. Time here goes by so much quicker than anywhere else in the world. I swear an 8 hour shift at home felt like it would drag on for days, but here I work 8 hours everyday and I am shocked at how quick it goes by. Must be something about the Disney magic. Enough about the time lets talk about the weather. It feels like it is the middle of July here. It is constantly close to 100 degrees out everyday, but luckily the humidity factor of the weather is gone! It is funny to see pictures of people back home who are in jeans or boots and I am laying out by the pool. It is crazy to think that I will have to leave this wonderful weather for the dreadful Chicago snow in only a few short months. But lets not think about going home just yet! I am still spending every hour I am not working at the parks with best friends here. I seriously don't know what I would do without their craziness! Well I don't to waste a beautiful day indoors so I guess its time to go lay by the pool!
Have a magical day!

Busy Busy Busy

Sorry I haven't posted anything in awhile I have been super busy! I am still having the time of my life. At work right now we are in "slow" season, but it doesn't feel like it at times. I am starting to miss home a little bit. Mainly missing my mom which I know I shouldn't seeing as how I talk to her 3 or 4 times a day. The day that I missed my mom the most was when I was watching the Emmys. None of my roommates were home so I ended up calling my mom every time I saw a dress I loved or an unexpected win. I am such a mommy's girl I cannot wait for her to visit. Other than missing my mommy a little I am doing great and having tons of fun here in sunny Florida where the temperature is always 95!
Have a magical night!

Rainy Days!

Today was simply amazing. I started work at 9 am at Port Orleans. It was a nice hot and sunny morning. Around 10 am it started to get a little darker but nothing to worry about. At 12 I swear the sky opened up and down poured. So we did what we normally do when it rains and no one wants to rent boats. We played catch, colored, and hula hooped. To top of my lazy day  at work we had recreation appreciation day. We got to go to lunch for longer than an hour paid of course, played the Wii and ate free pizza, which was so good! Overall today was a great work day!  After work I came home to my lovely roommates who decided we needed to get out of the apt. Thank god it was Vegas night so we got our gambling on and who can resist some free food! I guess it is time for our ice cream sundae bar and a scary movie at 1 am! Oh well!
Have a magical night!

Making Memories

Tonight my roommates and I were at Magic Kingdom (of course) around closing time. We decided to sprint towards Space Mountain to see if we could get one more ride. As we were passing the castle in a full out sprint yelling and screaming at each other we stopped to wait for our roommate who was lagging behind. As we stood there we realized that there was a couple standing alone by the castle hugging and crying. To our surprise he had just proposed outside the castle right as we were running by. As soon as we realized what we had interrupted we starting to scream and shout (and most of us cried). As we watched them hugging and  jumping around it was so surreal to realize that this kind of thing happens everyday. Since we were the only ones around we were more than excited to take tons of pictures for them. We realized that we are now a part of their engagement story (in a very unconventional way). Safe to say tonight was a night I will never forget!
Have a magical night!

Roommates!

The one thing I am most thankful for during this semester away from home is my roommates. Callie and Rikki seriously get me through my days here. Whether it be a picture of something crazy or a text asking me where I am, they know how to make me smile. Even if we are just sitting in the apartment watching a movie (we are currently watching Caspar right now) I know that a laugh is right around the corner. Tonight we went to Hollywood Studios and ate at the Sci-fi Dine In and something our waiter said really stuck with me. He said that no matter what happens stay close to these girls keep in contact with them and 20 years from now you will be meeting here with your families looking back on these moments. When he said that we looked at each other and laughed.... We already made plans for them (Callie and Rikki) to live in my backyard. I am so grateful that I can call these girls roommates, best friends, and future babysitters for my kids!
Have a magical night!

Family Time

After being in Disney for almost a month its hard to believe that I used to come here just for vacation. Now I go to the parks to get my favorite pretzel or get a candy apple. Now that my aunt, uncle, and 2 little cousins are here I have realized how much more fun the parks are when you have little kids with. Don't get me wrong I love going to the parks with my roommates, but having a little kids with you makes things so much more fun. Everything makes my cousins excited! Seeing their favorite characters or their favorite rides makes their eyes light up. I wish my little cousins were around everyday just so I could see their excitement about everything. I guess that is all for now!
Have magical afternoon!  

All by Myself.

Today was my first official day of work! I am a big girl now! As nerve wracking as it was, I loved not having someone standing over my shoulder talking me through everything. My first customers ended up being from Georgia. I am pretty sure the nicest people come from Georgia (like my best friend Jessie). I helped them decide which boats to get, told them the rules, and got them wrist bands. When I was finished they asked me how long I had been working there and after I explained it as my first day the family started clapping and cheering. My boss who was in the other room came out and was so curious to see what was going on. He said that was the first time someone ever cheered for a cashier. I feel pretty dang special and really proud to be a Disney cast member!
Have a magical night! 

Finally Earned My Ears!

After 5 long easy days of training at Port Orleans Marina and Downtown Disney Marina I finally passed my kapa (knowledge assessment test). That means that I "earned my ears" or that I can finally work on my own! Everyone who works at Disney has to earn there ears in whatever role (job) they  get. Which means you have to wear this little sticker under your name tag that it bright red and say "EARNING MY EARS" so everyone you talk to has to ask what does that mean... Well its a great conversation starter for one, but it is such a pain in the butt most of the time. So I can now proudly say that I no longer have to wear that sticker ever again! I am so excited to start my job all by myself with no one hanging over your shoulder telling you how they do it. Everyone does their job differently so when I train with 5 different people and they all, say for instance, write out the boat tickets differently obviously they tell me their way is right and the other way is wrong. I am just thankful that training is over with now and I am all grown up in the Disney Company. I cannot wait to see what the next 4 months has in store for me!
Have a Magical Day!