Sick Day

I called in sick today. But I'm not sick. I'm just done. lol. This week sucked. But good new is that my extension got denied so I'm for sure going home in January. YAY!!! Another reason why I'm done. And if you know me, when I'm done with something I'm DONE! So now I just have to try to make it through the next month and half. I'm closing next Thursday...yes, Thanksgiving. Of course I am. And of course it's the latest shift I've had so far. I work 3:30 to 9:30. We almost failed our inspections. Yet another reason why I'm done...roommates. I'm not even going to go into that just becuase I'm tired of ranting about it. Stupid guest...another reason. I was at Safi and a guest asked me if the Hippo was a Rhino............
Good news it that graduation is in my future. I got the email a couple days ago saying that the even is December 10th. Yay! I'm almost there. The trouble is that I'm going to REALLY want to come home after that day. Ugh...if I could get all my stuff on a plane I totally would to. And be home for Christmas... :(
Well that's about it. I'm going to go watch more reruns of Grey's Anatomy.
I MISS EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!

BEST.WEEKEND.EVER.

I’ve had the last four days off and they were amazing! First of all I spent Halloween night doing laundry and packing. Super lame I know. Lol. But my mommy flew in the next day so I really didn’t care about being lame. Stephen was supposed to come with her, but due to his leg hurting he didn’t get to come. I was super upset when mom told me he wasn’t coming, but then I was totally ok because that just meant I got to spend the whole weekend with my mom! So I went to the resort to check in that morning and our room was ready so I got to drop my luggage off and see our room. We got to stay in the Fantasia building!

So after I checked in Michelle took me to the airport so I could meet mom when she got off the plane. Well that was an adventure in itself! So Michelle and I get lost every time we get in the car together because we talk a lot and she has no since of direction. Lol. So what was supposed to be at most a 45 minute trip ended up taking 2 hours! We stopped by Property Control first and ended up leaving town about 30 minutes later than scheduled, but we should have been fine. (By the way I got a bag, a cup, and a super cute Food and Wine jacket at PC). So we FINALLY get to the airport. Just in time. I got there about 10 minutes after mom landed. We got the rental car and headed straight to Cocoa Beach! We were sooo excited! We ended up eating dinner at Coconuts on the Beach. We sat on the patio and go to eat facing the beach. It was perfect! And it was beautiful. The high that day ended up being in the early 90s. Then before we left we walked on the beach and put our feet in the water. I’m so glad I got to go to the beach before I left.

 

 

Then on the way out we stopped by a REAL Ron Jon shop. Lol. It was pretty cool and I got a discount there. So when we got back into Orlando we went to the Polynesian to have a Dole Whip and watch Hallowishes. It was the last Halloween Party of the season. It was awesome!

 

 

The next day we got up at 6 (GROSS) to get ready and head to Hollywood Studios because resort guest got Extra Magic Hours. This is where the park is open an hour early just for guest staying at the resorts. So we went just ride Toy Story Mania because the wait is over two hours during regular park hours. So we rode it and then left to go to Epcot. At this point it started to rain :/ But we were going to make the most of the day. We went straight to Soarin’ because that ride also has a ridiculous wait throughout the day. We only had to wait about 20 minutes and it was so worth it. I love that ride. It’s a hang gliding simulator ride. When we left Soarin’ it was POURING! So we ran to Figment. Rode Figment which was amazing. (That was the only ride mom absolutely had to ride before she left). Then we went next door and watched Captain EO. After all that we were ready to hit the World Showcase which meant FOOD AND WINE! J Long story short we ended up going around twice and ended up leaving the park feeling pretty good.

 

 

We did stop in Japan because I had a surprise for mom. In Japan they have “Pick a Pearl”. This is where you pick an oyster and you get the pearl that’s inside and then you can turn it into a ring or a necklace. So we both picked a pearl! (And with my holiday discount it was that much more awesome). We turned our pearls into matching rings that we both LOVE!

 

 

And then mom ended up getting a Food and Wine jacket just like mine because they were on sale for half off and 40% off on top of that because of my discount. So the day was turning out to be pretty perfect.

THIS IS MY ULTIME FAVORITE PICTURE!!!

 

 

 

So after Epcot we headed back to Hollywood.

 

 

We watched the Lights, Motor, Action stunt show, met some characters...

 

 

AND rode Tower of Terror. Which was HILARIOUS! Now first of all, it was mom’s idea to ride it. She wanted to! Until we were strapped in of course. Lol. I thought she was ok until the first drop and she was IN MY LAP!!! She had a death grip on my arm and her head in my chest! I didn’t have a chance to scream because I was laughing so hard! And of course we got the ride with the extra drop and I thought she was going to squeeze my arm off. So freaking funny!

 

The picture doesn't do what happend justice...

 

 

Then we ended the night with Fantasmic. We ended up going back to the resort around 7:30 because we were sooo exhausted! And I have never been more excited to fall back ever. That extra hour of sleep was so needed.

Then the next day we did it again. Up at six and on to Animal Kingdom for Extra Magic Hour. We did the Safari first thing and then I gave mom a private tour of Pangani. Lol. Then we did the Safari again, rode Dinosaur, and ate at Yak and Yeti.

 

 

Then we headed to Magic Kingdom!

 

 

We caught the 3:00 parade, had the best frozen lemonade, rode Winnie the Pooh, Pirates of the Caribbean, Jungle Cruise, Small World, and met Mickey Mouse. Who TALKED!!! Omg…I wish I could have seen my face when we walked into the room and Mickey started talking! It was awesome!

 

 

Then we were going to stay for Wishes, but we still had three hours and I was freezing and exhausted.

 

 

So we decided to go to Downtown Disney and have a good dinner and just hang out. Which was like the best decision ever! We ate at Paridisio which was so good. It was a great way to end our trip.

 

 

 

 

Saying goodbye the next morning was seriously the hardest thing I’ve had to do in a long time. I ended up staying in my room all day crying and sleeping. Lol. I wouldn’t trade that time with my mom for anything.

So needless to say I’m sooo ready to come home! J

Pictures!

Here are some pictures that I've taken from my new camera!

DeVine

I love these monkeys

Little Max! He's my favorite!

Mt. Everest

Aziz our newest Gorilla

Gino, our family troop male

I love the Okapi! Soooo beautiful!

Momma Kashata and baby Lilly

The bats freak me out

One of our bachelor males (I can't tell them apart)

Safari Giraffe

Love this Safari picture

Teveta Golden Weaver

DAK After Dark, GKTW, and Extensions

Omg…it’s almost been a month since my last entry. Sorry! That just means LOTS to talk about.

On the top of my list…mom and Stephen will be here in three days!!! I am in definite need to some home so I absolutely cannot wait. I spend my whole shifts daydreaming about what were going to do. I went to the resort the other day to finish paying off the room. We’re staying at All Star Movies. Not my top choice, but cheap. Today I actually thought I could get Autumn down here too, but that didn’t happen and I ended up crying in the middle of Magic Kingdom. I finally got to talk to her for the first time in two weeks and said she could of came this weekend because her exam got cancelled so of course I immediately looked up plane tickets. But long story short she can’t come because she’s being academically responsible L STUPID COLLEGE!

But anyway…extension applications came out last week. So about a week before the email came I was 100% sure I was coming home in January. Even the morning I got the email and read it I was sure I wasn’t going to apply and come home. Well…the same day the email showed up Maria (my awesome roomie from my last program) text me at work to let me know I needed to extend because she got accepted in the spring program. UGH…so now I don’t know what I’m going to do. I went ahead and applied for an extension, but I honestly don’t know if I’m going to accept it. It depends on what the offer me and how I feel that day. Lol. My choices were photopass photographer, bibbidy bobbity boutique, recreation, and same job same location. So I don’t know…..

So one of the reasons why I wanted to do another program was so I could volunteer at Give Kids the World again. Well I did! Twice. I tried to get Fridays off so I could go every week, but that didn’t happen. So a couple weeks ago I gave away my Sunday shift and my Friday shift so I could go. I LOVE THE VILLAGE! Sunday was the Candy Land party. (Every night at the village is something different, but it’s the same every week. Monday is Halloween, Tuesday is Mayor Clayton’s birthday, Wednesday is Village Idol, Thursdays is Pirate and Princess Party, Friday is Winter Wonderland, and Saturday is something lol.) The Candy Land party was super fun. The playground is a life size Candy Land board and the families get to play on it. So my job was to take the families around the board. So many precious children!!! Then Friday was Winter Wonderland so it was Christmas in the village. I went with a co-worker Friday and we had an awesome time! We got to be ballerinas in the Christmas parade. Then we got to dance in the snow with the kids. I’m really hoping I get to go back before I leave.

 

So it’s Halloween. And of course us here in Disney have been celebrating since the beginning of September. I’m kind of happy it’ll all be over next week. So every year Animal Kingdom throws a Halloween party just for DAK cast members. It’s called DAK After Dark. After the park closes we get to hang out. Dinoland stays open and we get to play the carnival games, Asia becomes like a haunted house, there’s a costume contest, pumpkin carving contest, a DJ, and free food! It was last week and it was pretty fun. Cast parties are always the best. It did kind of suck that I had to close the village that night so I was an hour late and it was the cold! I have officially turned in all my shorts and traded them for pants and I’m wearing my long sleeve shirt every day. It’s actually beautiful outside (lower 80s), but I’m really cold nature.

Soooo….I bought another camera….I couldn’t take it anymore! Standing there every day watching people with their cameras taking pictures was torture. Lol. So I convinced my roommate to drive me to Best Buy and I just did it. And I’m a much happier person now J

So funny stories about work…yesterday I was at Safi with the hippo and I was talking to a family about a fish that is broken. He hangs out by the same window and he’s pretty much bent in half. When I first saw him I thought he was dying, but he’s been there for about a week now. I don’t know what’s wrong with him, but of course everyone who sees him asks me what’s wrong or if he’s dying. So I was talking to this family and we were talking about the fish and then we switched the conversation to the hippo and how it’s the most dangerous animal in Africa and how it’s tusks were huge and could do some damage. Well the little girl of the family who was about 9 thought we were still talking about the broken fish. The look on her face was priceless! Omg…I laughed so hard. She pointed to the fish and said, “That thing is the most dangerous animal in Africa”?! LOL. So funny….

My other story is from a couple days ago. I was in research and I was standing where I always stand by the bullfrog tank. On the wall behind me is the Madagascar hissing cockroaches, the scorpion, and our tarantula. So I’m standing there talking about the bullfrogs (which kept being referred to as the Harry Potter frogs because they’re so big. I’ve been here for three months and have never heard anyone reference HP, but I heard it from FIVE different guest this day!) and I had a guest ask me if the tarantula was dead. I said, “No, it’s alive” without thinking twice about it. I mean I have people ask if the Hippo is a robot all the time. So later in the day I’m in research again and another guest ask if it’s dead again. So now I’m wondering what the heck is going on. I actually go over to look and sure enough the humungo spider is on it’s back! I was like, “yeah, it’s alive…..”. LOL. So I had to try to get a hold of an animal keeper which was a lot harder than it should have been. They don’t really know how to communicate. Rotation came through before someone came to see what was going one, but later on the whole cage was missing. I asked someone what happen and they said that they thought the spider was molting. I was like uh…it looked pretty dead to me! But sure enough the next day the animal keeper came up to me and showed me that it did molt. She showed me a cup with a tarantula in it, but it was just its skin. It was so weird! So no dead tarantula. Lol.

Crowds are getting larger and it’s awful. I am not looking forward to real holiday crowds. People become stupid when they come to Disney. I HATE when people just stop in the middle of the walkway or walk like a turtle!

Grocery bingo was last night. It was at the Chatham field so we had to sit in the grass, but it was better than last time. I had a WAY better card and actually almost won this time. Lol. And we got candy and there was a costume contest.

So there’s an update! Sorry it took so long. I would say I’ll be better, but I’d just be lying. Lol.

Penny Smashing

So I’ve become lazy. Big shocker I know. Lol. I’ve now become the old me where I come home, eat, and watch netflix until I fall asleep. Lol. But don’t give up on me yet. I told myself when I got accepted that I would keep this blog up no matter what.

So work was interesting this past week to say the least. Let’s see…one day I almost stepped on a snake on the way to the bus stop. I’m surprised I didn’t freak out more than I did. I just kind of stood there and watched is wiggled itself across the sidewalk. But I am hoping I never come across another one. It was descent size too. Stretched out I’m sure it would have reached all the way across the sidewalk. And then on the same day that happened one of the Disney buses ran right into the concrete barrier driving into Animal Kingdom. So cast members and Disney buses take this back road into the park instead of going through the main entrance. And this back road is divided (by a concrete barrier) into two lanes and somehow a bus driver just drove right into it. With guest on board of course. It was a huge mess and took FOREVER to clear. So getting to work was super fun that day. Good thing I always take a bus that’s going to get me there an hour early.

So I witnessed something very rare while at Gorilla Outpost the other day. So when you’re in Gorilla Valley it’s not a big surprise when the males on the bachelor side fight. And when I say fight I mean chase each other for two seconds. It’s very rare they ever get physical. I’ve seen one physical fight on the male side. But it’s SUPER rare to ever see the females on the family side fight. So I was standing at outpost and I had a pretty big crowd because Gino, the one male on the family side was visible, and Azizi and Lilly (the baby) were next to the glass. Now Azizi and Lilly (three years old) are like best friends and play all the time together. And that’s what they were doing. But today Lilly was being a little more ornery than usual. Usually she just hits Azizi until she grabs her or chases her. Well today I watched her throw dirt at Azizi and then run up and hit her and throw a ball at her and then she started biting her. Now the biting is normal but Lilly was obviously not getting the attention she wanted and was seriously biting her harder than normal. Well I guess Azizi got fed up with her and bit Lilly back. And I guess she was taking it a little too far because out of no where Kashata (Lilly’s mom) came running over the hill and just attacked Azizi. They were both standing on their feet with teeth showing and everything. Well after about two second of that Gino (who has been sitting watching everything) stepped in. All he had to do was get on all fours and take a few steps forward for them to completely stop. So after that mom sat right where she could see Lilly and Azizi tried to walk off, but Lilly is a little brat and kept trying to play. But I think she finally got the hint and just sat by herself. It was the craziest thing I’d ever seen. And of course I then had to try to explain what happened about 50 times to everyone who was watching. But it was pretty exciting.

I did have a pretty bad day Monday which is my Friday. I pack my lunch and get to work early so I can eat in the break room. Well right before I walked in the break room I realized I forgot my water bottle at home. Now my water bottle is crucial part of my day! I drink about 3 or 4 bottles a day. So I was super upset mainly because I had brought lunch and had nothing to wash it down with. But I remembered there being a soda machine down at the outside break room. So I went down there and swiped my card and it accepted it, but when I pushed a button nothing happened. So I tried that about three more times and nothing. So I tried cash…yeah that didn’t work either and it just ate my money. That really ticked me off. So I was just in a pissed off mood the rest of the day and you could totally tell. Pretty much everyone who talked to me that day just annoyed me. And then on top of that I had to close and it poured and I had to wait 45 minutes for the bus and then it took almost two hours to get home because tourist don’t know how to drive and someone flipped their car over so traffic was at a standstill FOREVER. So needless to say I’ve really enjoyed my two days off.

I got up early (9:00 lol) to go to Breakfast in Bed grocery bingo. Yeah that was a total fail. None of my roommates went but I ran into a co-worker so we sat together. Now I love grocery bingo because it’s fun and if you win you get a TON of FREE groceries. I’ve missed the last two because I’ve been working so I was super excited to go to this one. Well that excitement did not last long. We all did get free luggage tags just for showing up, but that all I got :/ My co-worker won about three rounds in. She also won last time she went!! So not fair. I swear I had the worst card ever. They barely called any numbers I had. And if you were one or two away from winning you were suppose to stand up…yeah I never got to stand up that’s how bad my card was. We did play this one round called stinko bingo where everyone stood up and if they called a number you had on your card you had to sit down and the last person standing with no numbers called won. I ALMOST had it. I was literally only one number away…it was awful. Lol. So I went home empty handed. There’s one more in October. If I’m not working I might go. Lol.

So after bingo I decided to go to the Magic Kingdom and do some penny smashing. I went alone because no one else had the day off. But that was ok because I like to have some me time every now and then. So before I moved down here I saw something super awesome on Pinterest. It was a bracelet made out of smashed pennies. (You know those pennies you get out of the machines at amusement parks). Well once I saw that I knew that was something I was going to do. So I had a bunch of pennies and quarters in a baggie and was ready to go. But when I got to the park I couldn’t find a single machine! Lol. Now I know Disney has them because I’ve seen them. So I asked someone and they said that Guest Relations actually had MAPS of where all the penny press machines are. I was like NO WAY! So not only did I get a map of Magic Kingdom, I got a map of all four parks, Downtown Disney, and the resorts! I got really excited really fast. It quickly became my new favorite hobby! I felt like I was on a scavenger hunt. The map only give you a general idea of where the machines are, but then you have to actually find them. For example…there are three machines in the Emporium shop. Well the Emporium stretches all the way down Main Street and has multiple rooms. So it was super fun. And there are sooo many machines. I ended up doing Magic Kingdom and some of Epcot before I ran out of quarters. And I was exhausted from doing so much walking. But definitely something I will continue to do and my bracelet is going to be awesome.

Today was my last day off and always like having a day where I do pretty much nothing. That was today. Lol. Well I did run to Walmart and cleaned. But other than that I’ve been watching netflix with the roomies all day. They were watching the Walking Dead when I woke up. So everyone has been raving about this show and I’ve never watched it just because I don’t really care for zombies. But now that I’ve seen it I really don’t understand why anyone would watch it! It’s soooooo gory…..like disgustingly gory. I mean I kind of liked the suspense, but I just couldn’t get past the blood and guts. Eehhhh. Lol. But I have now completed the second season of Baby Daddy. So funny. I told Autumn about it and she sent me a very mean snap chat about how she missed her nap because she was watching it. Lol. I miss her so much….

But on a happier note…I get to go volunteEAR at Give Kids the World next week!! YAY! I’m always working on the days they go so I gave away a couple shifts next week so I can go J I’m so freaking excited.

So I had the room to myself for most of last week. Karie’s mom came into town. That was more fantastic than you’ll ever know. One of the only reasons why I wouldn’t extend would because I hate living with people…lol. Just finished cleaning the kitchen again. We have inspections starting this week. I’ve just accepted that I’m the only one who’s going to clean.

Well that’s about it. Oh I sent out post cards last week and everyone is starting to get them! That made me super happy J

I don’t have to be at work until 2:30 tomorrow so I’m going to eat candy corn and watch netflix for a while.

Auditions

Well auditions sucked. I didn’t make it past the first round. There were sooo many people. I was number 401. I think there were over 600 CPs who showed up. Auditions started at 9:00, but check in started at 8:00. I got there around 8:10 and the line was already wrapped all the way around the building. So I waited in line forever. Then I had to wait for them to call my group back. Then we had to wait in another room. Then we had to wait in the hall. Then they took us to the auditions room. It was ridiculous. They took us back in groups of about 50 and we learned this super simple dance that is difficult if you’re not coordinated. Lol. Four steps of marching, a jazz square while waving your hands in the air, four steps of skipping, and two pivot steps while throwing your hands in the air. We had to do it three times across the floor in groups of four. I was able to do it pretty well (while smiling lol), but some people were just a hot mess. Lol. I think they called five people out of our group to move on. One person was really tall, one girl was shorter than me, and one girl did her dance WAY over the top! Lol. So I don’t know what they were looking for. But I guess I can say I’ve been there done that. I’ve done both types of auditions now, face and character. I like face way better. You just stand there and look pretty. Lol. One of my co-workers made it pass the first round, but not sure how far she went. But she’s a music and theater major so I wasn’t surprised.

So I was pretty bummed after auditions. I tried not to get my hopes up, but it would have been nice to make it past the first round. Plus I wasted my whole morning. Lol. I got done at 11:00, but just missed the bus so I had to wait for the 11:45 bus =/ So I went home and took a nap. Lol.

The day before Michelle and I went to Hollywood to pin trade. Always one of my favorite things to do in Disney. Then ended the day watching Wishes at MK.

So the next time a person asks me how they keep the animals from hunting or keep them separate on the Safari (because I get asked this at least once a day) I’m just going to say that they’re trained not to kill each other. I hate stupid people…

Well it’s Grey’sday!! I’m off to watch Grey’s Anatomy J

 

Oh here's the picture of the group that went to Food and Wine

 

 

Food and Wine

So today we did Food and Wine Festival at Epcot!

In the spring Epcot does the Flower and Garden Festival and in the fall they do Food and Wine. I got to see Flower and Garden at the end of my last program which was really amazing, but let’s be honest, everyone loves Food and Wine way more. Lol. So when I decided to do a fall program that was one of the things I was super excited about doing. We went with a group of Michelle’s co-workers and everyone was really cool so we had a great time. Food and Wine is definitely something to do with a group. That way everyone can get something different and you can share. So the way Food and Wine works is that along with the regular countries that are already in the world showcase there are extra booths set up from other countries that are usually not in the showcase. And out side each both is a sign that list the food and drinks that are available for that country. And it was relatively cheap. I was expecting the prices to be much higher. Everything was between $3 and $6. Now everything is small portions because you’re just sampling because there are so many booths. There’s usually two entrees and a dessert to pick from and about five drinks. So we started in Brazil. And like I said, every time someone bought something we all tried it. So a couple of the girls got a sparkling Moscato and it was one of my favorite drinks of the day. Next I got a Pinot Grigio from Australia that I was not a fan of. Which was disappointing because I usually like Pinots. Then Michelle got a pork slider from Hawaii that was pretty delicious. It had pineapple and spicy mustard on it. Then we went to Mexico and I got my usual nachos (that are not part of food and wine lol) that we all ended up sharing. But we did get a couple of sangrias from the Mexico booth that were extremely strong, but really good. Then I headed inside Mexico (again not apart of food and wine) because I wanted a margarita. So I waaaayy over paid ($16 drinking around the world is not cheap!) for an avocado margarita. Everyone kept saying it was really good and it was the only frozen one so I figured I would try it. Um…no! I thought it would get better as I kept drinking it, but it didn’t. lol. I mean it wasn’t horrible. But you have to have an acquired taste for it that I apparently didn’t have. So that was a bummer. Especially since I started getting a headache after that. I think drinking in the heat is what did it. I thought I was going to have to go home because of course I didn’t have any pain meds with me, but Michelle is an awesome roommate and found a gift shop with some Tylenol. So that kind of put a damper on the day, but at least it didn’t blow up into a migraine. So we moved on. We did skip a lot of the booths. This is something you can’t conquer in one day. Lol. I think the next thing we got was food from Morocco. Sooo good. I was going to get a chicken roll, but the guy said it was really spicy so I got a Kefta Pocket. It was just seasoned beef in a Peta pocket, but it was really good. Then some of the group got sushi and Sake from Japan. The last drink we got was an Apple ice wine from Canada that was sooooo good. Then we skipped some more booths and ended at the dessert and champagne booth. I was really full from Morocco so I didn’t get anything, but they have these things called frozen smores that I have heard are like amazing. So I will definitely be getting one of those before it’s over. It’s not over until November 11^th so we have plenty of time to go back and try more. There was a dish from Italy and France I really wanted to try as well. But it was a really fun day and like I said it’s a lot of fun to do it with a group.

I also ran into one of my co-workers. Remember Craig from my assessment day? (The first time I met him one of our older co-workers introduced us as “Craig this is Megan and she’s single”). Lol. Well we’ve become really good friends so it was awesome running into him.

Oh we also harassed Katie while she was working. lol.

 

 

So after our adventure we were all wiped out! We came home and took a much needed nap. Lol.

Oh I also bought a new purse this morning! So Vera Bradley just came out with a new line for Disney. Like a couple weeks ago. Now I’m not much into designer anything so I really wasn’t into the Vera Bradley thing until I saw it. One of my co-workers showed me the wristlet she got and I liked it and then I started seeing people with the side body bags and I really like those. And I’ve been needing to get a bigger purse for when I go to the parks. I have my small black one, but it’s just not big enough for all my stuff. So since Michelle works at World of Disney she took me this morning before we went to Epcot so I could get one. I wasn’t quite expecting the price to be so high. I wanted the bigger side purse (there are two sizes), but I ended up getting the smaller one because of the price (with my cast discount it was $50). But I still love it. There are so many pockets and all my stuff fits just fine J I’m glad Michelle went with me because she knew to look for one with good print on it. They’re all different. Oh and then literally an hour after I bought it I found out that our 40% discount started in two weeks……. =/ I was like seriously??? But that’s ok.

 

 

OMG…so I went to Walmart after work last night so when I got home I was already in a bad mood because I hate going to Walmart as a CP. (I got off at 5:00 and didn’t get home until 8:00). Well when I walked into the apartment I was just pissed that it’s so freaking dirty so I just started cleaning. And cleaned for like three hours. We have inspections coming up too so that’s another reason why I did it, but it just irritates me that no one else cleans. Like I literally do the dishes every night when I get home. And it’s just a mess. So I started with our bathroom because there was mold growing in the sink and in the tub. So I scrubbed until I couldn’t scrub anymore. Then I moved onto the kitchen which was just disgusting. And then I picked up the living room which is like impossible because our dining room table is a catch all for everyone’s crap. But I did pick up the floor that had trash all over it. We don’t have a vacuum so I’m going to borrow one from the front desk soon. I just can’t believe that we’re all adults and no one can clean up after themselves. It’s irritating. I’m not meant to live with other people! Lol.

Oh I talked to one of my managers. I was trying to get Fridays off as one of my regular days off because housing goes to Give Kids the World every Friday and Sunday and I don’t get to go because I’m working. And as one of my co-workers said, “That’s like my thing”. Lol. But she couldn’t do anything for me. Which I thought was kind of stupid because I feel like she could of if she really wanted to….but she did say I could request off a few Fridays during my program and then she would try to give me a fifth day those weeks so I don’t have three days off. So I guess that was nice. Lol. But I’m still kind of bummed.

Mom and Stephen will be here in 31 days!!!

I got to skype Autumn tonight! I freaking miss her so much.

(Just realized I could make the pictures bigger). lol.

Animal Kingdom: Burudika @ the Street Party in Harambe

Here's a taste of what happends in Africa during the Burudika Street Party :)

Halloween Pins and Dancing

So….we went to the Halloween party Tuesday night. It was miserable. Lol. We decided to be ready by 5:30 so we could get there a little early. Well with girls I should have known that wasn’t going to happen. Lol. We ended up leaving around 6:30 so we got there as soon as the party started. It was suppose to be all of the roommates because it was Katie’s birthday (we’ve been planning this for a month), but only four of us ended up going. So that didn’t help the situation. My costume was cute, but itchy and my wings wouldn’t stay up so I didn’t get to wear them. That didn’t help either. THEN it rained…that REALLY didn’t help. But I did get to meet Tink. That was really all I wanted.

 

Oh and Terance :)

 

I did get some candy and got to see the parade. It was pretty stinkin’ awesome. Except the headless horseman wasn’t going because of the rain so that really sucked. That’s like the highlight of the parade. But Christopher Robin is in the parade along with the grave diggers who scrape shovels on the pavement which is awesome. The villains are in it along with the hyenas from the Lions King! And the Boo to You Parade song is the best.

We did watch the fireworks, but we were a little too close to the castle to really see them. But they were still pretty fantastic. I was done with the whole thing around 10:30 and when I’m done with something, I’m done! And I’m gonna be in a pissed off mood until I’m back home. And that’s what happened. Michelle and I got separated from the other two girls and couldn’t get a hold of them and ended up sitting on a bench for 45 min waiting for them to call us back. And it was cold and I was exhausted and it was just not good. So we ended up getting home around 1 and I went straight to bed because I had work in the morning.

So needless to say it will not be one of the highlights of my program. Lol.

Works been good. I did have a kid step on my toe the other day asked if my boots were steel toed. Um…NO. But thanks. And did the parents do anything? Of course not. I have had a lot of fun with the Wilderness Explorers lately. And there have been a lot lately. I have found that if I’m at a position I don’t like if I interact with the Explorers whether I have a badge bag or not it makes it much better. For example, at Rehab (my least favorite position) I make sure the Explorers are finding there trail markers since the person at Entrance usually doesn’t tell them to and by the time they get to valley (at the end) for their Hiking badge they’ve missed all the markers. So that makes some positions a little more fun.

I had parade yesterday. And let me just say it was pretty much the stupidest day ever. First I almost showed up to work 2 hours early. We have a big calendar on the fridge that everyone writes their schedule on so we all know when we’re all working and once I write my schedule on there that’s usually what I go by. Well it said 11:45 to 7:30 and I know that’s what the HUB said because I remember thinking that it was going to be my longest shift yet and it was freaking 15 min short of being an eight hour shift. WELL when I got to the bus stop something told me to check my schedule. Mind you the bus just turned the corner. Sure enough it changed and I didn’t have to be there until 1! I remember the day before at work seeing my schedule for the next day and seeing that it was 1 it just didn’t click. Sooooo thankfully I didn’t get on the bus (I would have been pissed beyond belief if I would have gotten all the way to work and found out) and I walked back home and watched the Office for an hour. So I eventually get to work and I knew the day was going to be kind of weird because I had parade, but instead of going home afterwards I was going back to the trail and had to close the Village that night. And I was only scheduled a 30 min break for the whole shift. Well I got that 30 min break 30 min after I got there! I was like seriously??? I just ate before I got to work and I still have six hours to go! So I was pissed. Then parade came after my break. So this is only the second parade shift I’ve had. I was assigned to be the clipper. Which consist of clipping the ropes before and after parade. Which sucks because we got new ropes with new clippers and they hurt your thumb! So yeah. I really do like parade because after you set up you literally stand and walk around for an hour talking to guest. And the African street band/street party is playing and they’re so much fun to listen to. I caught myself at one point standing there listening to them and looking around and thinking to myself that I love my job and I’m working at the best possible place in Disney J So after parade we don’t have to clock back in until 4:30 and we usually have about 10 – 15 min to spare. So the coordinator who was on parade let us dance to the street party (they play before and after parade). It was so much fun!

Then I headed back to the trail and I was still bitter about having to work three more hours without another break, BUT I did end up getting one more 15 so I was little happier after that. Lol.

So I totally didn’t mention (because I haven’t blogged since then) that we had a baby African Pigmy Goose hatch in the Aviary. But I found out yesterday the dad accidentally crushed him L He was sooo cute! So it was nice while it lasted. Lol.

Pin trading…so I ordered pins from ebay before my program because I’m a big pin trader and love to do it when I go to the parks. Well I’ve traded in the parks once. lol. I actually do more personal pin trading at work. Lol. And it’s always with my co-workers. So there are five of us CPs on the trail. And we’re all really close and get along really well which I’m super duper glad about. But we all have work lanyards and every time we see each other we always check out each other pins to see who has the best ones and to see if we’ve gotten anything new. Well I always put extra pins on my lanyard these and days because I always come home with fewer pins than I’m suppose to have. Lol. Because I either trade with a guest and they give me a really good pin and I pocket it or one of the other CPs has an awesome pin and I trade with them and pocket it. Lol. I’m running out of pins to trade so I ordered more online last night. Lol. I’m going to have to get another personal lanyard because I’m running out of room already! But I’m super happy with all my pins so far. I’ve come across some awesome ones!

 

So character auditions!! One of the CPs at work kept saying that there was an audition coming up next Wednesday and I should go, but I didn’t take her seriously because first of all it wasn’t on the Disney Auditions website and second of all every audition that is on there is not for CPs. So I was like whatever. Well come to find out it is for CPs! And that’s why it wasn’t on the website. I guess there was flyer at the front desk of Vista. Ok thanks for letting the rest of know! Ugh…but anyway when I found out we could go I was freaking out because I really want to go, but I was working that day. So I posted my schedule as soon as I found out and thankfully someone picked it up so I’m going!! If I get it, I will for sure have to extend. But that will ok with me. So I’m super excited and super nervous at the same time. I’ve only been to a face audition and all I had to do was stand there and look pretty. Lol. This time I’m going to have to learn a dance. And I don’t dance! Lol. But I’m going into it with a positive attitude and I’m just going to have fun with it.

So I get a three day weekend! Just have to make it through tomorrow. I went in early today because I need to talk to a manager, but of course they all went to lunch at the same freaking time. So I’m going to go in early again tomorrow and try again. After I talk to them I’ll tell you what it’s about. Nothing majorly important. Lol.

OMG Grey’s Anatomy started back up Thursday!!! I worked until 7:30 and of course I closed with Anne Marie who always wants to stay until all the tables have cleared in Tusker whether or not it’s time to leave or not. Well I told her I had to leave at 7:30 because I had to catch the 7:45 bus so I could get home in time to catch Grey’s at 9! Lol. Well I made it and I commandeered the TV for two hours and it was awesome. I love that freaking show! But up until now I’ve watched it on Netflix so the commercials are killer. Lol.

Ok I’ll for sure let you know how auditions go! J