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.