GRADUATION

So today I went to the DCP graduation. I cant believe it is already that time. I walked in and they were handing out graduation ears and diploma ish type things. is this even real? i mean seriously. i know that i post about it all the time and i am constantly talking about all the cool things that have happened. but you guys... I HAVE SPENT SINCE AUGUST WORKING AT DISNEY. i am pretty sure that it is still not even real. i am pretty sure that i am still expecting to wake up and someone tell me it was all a dream. it seems like that. i havent even had time to get used to the fact that this is, in fact, real life. i am one of the few people who have managed to do something that they dreamed of doing. but now is the time that i lay out what this all taught me. now is when i lay it out for all the future cp's out there who are trying to find their way in all the videos, blogs, and fb groups out there. i am going to do my best to tell it exactly how it is straight up from the good to the bad to the really awful.

WHAT THE CP LIFE WILL TEACH YOU:

1. GROW UP. AND FAST. 
    
     i mean this as honestly as i could. Mommy and daddy are no longer right here to hold your hand. they are no longer here to pay all the bills and let you live at home for free. you are no longer sitting comfortably in your college dorm where rent was paid as part of your tuition. you are no longer going to come home to a cabinet full of groceries or be able to walk down the the cafeteria and eat a meal on that meal plan card that stays magically filled up for you. you gotta be at work on time and that means 15 min early. you cant just skip because all your friends are going to the park,  you will get fired. you cant just go to work and be lazy because you will make enemies. Make good with the people you work with because those are the people you have to sweet talk into taking your shifts on the days you really had cool plans.
    I have lived in a dorm so i knew somewhat of the future, but i still was not prepared. in my dorm we didnt have a stove so i never bought "real" food, but if i wanted it i just had to walk down to the atrium or any other of the food places NC State had to offer. it might not have been the most delicious of choices, but i wasnt gonna go hungry for sure. And im not sitting here saying that i have gone hungry while here at disney, but i sure have had scares. i knew that if ever it got to the point that i needed to, i could call home and someone somewhere would make sure there was food for me to eat...but, not everyone here is that lucky. i have had encounters with a few people who can't wait for housing events (where food is served for free) or grocery bingo (where bags upon bags of groceries are won). these are some of the few times that they are getting something more than cans of soup or ramen. "BUT HOW ON EARTH HAS IT GOTTEN TO THAT POINT? THIS IS A PAID INTERNSHIP, RIGHT?!" this is where lesson #2 comes in...but it is also part of lesson #1.

2. LEARN TO MANAGE WHAT LITTLE MONEY YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE COMING IN.
    
    Yes, we are working a paid internship. WOOO. I get paid barely minimum wage. some departments get more than i do, even as cp's. at roughly 34-40 hours a week minimum wage isnt that bad. the problem is you dont always get all that great of hours. there are times where you might end up with a $40 pay check and i have been there as well. CP HOUSING automatically takes a rent out of your paycheck. this is their way of "making it hassle free for their guests"... right. this is their way of making sure they get their money because they know that we might not always get great hours and would love to hold off a week on rent to save a little more... or get food. $91 a week comes out of my paycheck and that is no matter how much the paycheck is. some apartment complexes charge even more, like the commons... i live in chatham which is on the higher end.
    there are so many wonderful places to eat, places to go, things to buy here in orlando...but you really have to sit down and say "self! do you really need to get this glow in the dark shot glass? self, is it really worth the $14"... the answer should almost always be no....dont completely deprive yourself. just, wait until the end of your program. if you still want what ever it is that you have your eye on then by all means, buy it. but if it has been since august that you even thought of it last then so be it. this is the lesson that i have had the hardest time with. i have never really been that great at managing $$ though.
    there are many ways to save money...one of the best? dont shop at publix for all your grocery needs. i know. i know. publix is a magical place where you can find amazing deals (just yesterday i bought jack links beef jerky because they had it BOGO)...many times you can get the stuff you need for quick meals at the dollar tree and even walmart.  also, try to make your own food as much as possible. i utilized my croc pot because for about $15 i could make some sort of soup or such that would last me a little over a weeks worth of lunches. also, take the bus to save money on gas (if you bring your own car)...i kind have no say in this because i threw up on the buses because i got so car sick so i have refused to take the bus ever since...in theory though, this is a good money saving option.

3. PRETEND TO LIKE YOUR ROOMMATES EVEN ON THE DAYS THAT YOU DONT.
   
    i can assure you that this will make your life so much better. i live with 7 other girls...well, now 6, whom i adore with my whole heart....however, there are days where i would LOVE to ring their necks. there is going to be bickering and fighting, annoying habits, and messes. are you a neat freak? GET OVER IT. you will be living with at least 3 other people and at least one of them is going to not be a neat freak. there are about 5 of us in this apartment that are not. you learn to just deal with shoes in the living room, clothes on the bedroom floor, and dishes always in the dish washer. luckily for me,  i am on of those 5 who just doesnt care. i wash my dish and then move on with my life. try not to make drama with these people because you have to wake up to them every morning and fall asleep to them every night. they are the ones that you have to come home to after a really $H!tty day at work. they are the ones you have to talk to when one of the others is driving you insane. the people you live with HAVE to become a part of your life line because with out them, you will be alone. i dont care how many friends you make while on the program, if you come home to a place where no one gets alone you will never really feel welcome here and home sickness will kick in that much quicker. 

4. MAKE YOUR JOB MAGICAL.... EVEN IF YOU HATE IT.

    odds will probably not be ever in your favor when you start your journey on this program. you are gonna be washing clothes, making beds, cleaning toilets, selling something that someone will complain about, or pressing the same button allllll day long while saying the exact same themed line alllll day long, thousands of times in that day. "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? THOSE DONT SOUND LIKE DISNEY JOBS!" what i just described are: costuming, house keeping, quick service/ table service food and beverage, merchandise, attractions, and custodial. costuming sounds awesome, but really im just a glorified laundromat worker....none of the jobs are perfect, but you have to make them perfect. i get to learn about super awesome characters that are going out. i get to interact with some amazing cast members. my roommates get to experience magical moments when i dont. you really just have to weigh out all the great things that your job can offer. make nice with the people you work with because like i said before, they are the ones that will take those shifts you are trying to give away or trade and they are the ones that will give you their shifts when you are begging for hours. they are also the ones that will make your day go by so much faster because they are magical people. i have so many inside jokes and fun times with the people that i work with. i know beyond a shadow of doubt that they have my back if needed and i have theirs.  
    also, do your job to the absolute best of your abilities because that is the only way you will be recognized by others around you. that is your way of going seasonal if you would like, getting compliment cards (which wins your prizes if yours gets pulled from the box), and it is way to make you look like you hate your job less than you do. granted, i dont hate my job at all. i am actually very lucky to have a good one. plus, if ever you put this on a resume you dont want the company to say that you were actually a less than stellar employee, because let's face it...you ARE going to put this on a resume...WHY WOULDNT YOU?!

5. PATIENCE REALLY IS A VIRTUE. 

    You are going to encounter some craptastic things while you are down here. allow me to list them for you:

• buses are going to be late
• if they are on time, they are probably going to be super crowded
• if they are not over crowded, they are going to break down on the highway
• people are stupid. "excuse me ma'am, what time is the 3 o'clock parade?".... "7 pm next year. TODAY'S 3 O'CLOCK PARADE STARTS AT 3 D.A!" is not a good response to this. 
• work will make you open and close back to back and will never feel bad about
• you may work 50 hours straight then not at all for a very long time leaving you broke.
• you will get home sick even if you have never gotten homesick before. this spans from exhaustion and brokeness. 
• you will hear yard work happening at all awful hours of the morning ( like 7 am)
• you will work a thousand days in a row, finally get a day off and get to sleep in, but your roommate will have a 6 am shift. 
• you will leave having back problems because the beds SUCK. 
• things in your apartment seldom get fixed in a timely manor. 
• people you work with are sometimes the worst part of your day.
• you will check the mail a thousands times for that response to that letter you know you sent a month ago, but it probably wont come
• your paycheck will be the most depressing number ever. 
• the water pressure in the shower is never quite up to par.
• there will forever be a battle over refrigerator space. 
• also, the air conditioner.
• housing sucks
• security sucks
• there is a great inconvenience in housing inspections and you will get docked for stuff that doesnt even exist....like patio trash...

    i could go on, but im pretty sure you get the point. just breathe is all i can tell you.

6. GO TO THE CP HOUSING EVENTS IF YOU ARE OFF!

    i have gone to every one of them that i have been able to and they are so much fun! you get to meet rare characters and there is free food, a really great dj, fun activities, and usually prizes. just go. i have never ever regretted going to one. ever. 

7. IT REALLY IS OK TO STAY IN YOUR PJ'S ALL DAY.

   there is no need to go go go all the time. you will wear yourself out and get sick. there is a nice feeling of getting to lounge around all day and watch netflix, catch up on laundry, and try that new pinterest recipe you have been dying to try. there is no shame in telling your friends "no" and just getting some rest.

8. TAKE EVERY PICTURE YOUR CAMERA CAN HOLD AND THEN SOME.

    there are so many moments that i really do wish i had a picture of. there are some memories that i will never be able to fully recap because eventually the face that was made, the words that were said, the outfit that was worn will fade. capture everything your little heart desires.

9. CALL HOME.

    

    you're in your 20's, finally on your own, finally living your own dreams. but home misses you more than you probably miss it. home is waiting for their litter dream chaser to come back and tell a thousand stories. home is where your heart is secretly calling out to. dont forget about where you came from because it is the only way to know where you are going. 

10. MAKE EVERY SECOND COUNT.

    there are so many lessons that can be learned here, but really the only one that truly matters is: make it worth while. come out of this a better, stronger, happier, more cultured person. you are going to meet people from all over the world and they are going to become so important to you. dont allow yourself to miss important moments with them. dont allow yourself to miss anything because you will never get that chance back. get out of this the experiences that you make. unfortunately it isnt as magical as you hope because you spend so much time worrying about money, but i promise you it is an experience you will never forget, nor will you ever want to. i have made some of the very best friends a girl could ask for. i was blessed to get placed in a wonderful department with AMAZING co workers.  i was blessed with amazing roommates who i would not change for the world. i have made so many memories with the people around me and i thank god every day for allowing me to have this opportunity. 

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS MADE THIS JOURNEY SO WONDERFUL <3

Do I Have to Name Every One of These?

..::enter at your own risk!

miserable grammar ahead!::..

It has come to my attention that I have not blogged in about 7 decades.  So here I am :) I dont even really know where to start because i dont know where i left off. so i will start with the things that matter...i reckon

i am now working on something called Holiday's Around the World. i am one of only 4 people in costuming who got picked to do this so that is pretty cool i reckon :) it is VERY stressful on so many levels, but it really is fun on the good days. i feel honored that i got picked to do something that so many people come to epcot to watch. 

BUT WAIT! ERIKA, WHAT IS THIS HOLIDAY WORLD NONSENSE YOU ARE SPEAKING OF?!


Weeeeelllllll, it is something that epcot does at the holidays every year where there is a story teller in each country that tells the story of that countries holiday traditions.  Ex: America has Santa and Mrs. Claus and Mexico has the three kings. I recommend checking out.


Something that i have seriously gotten into (more that i ever expected to) is character hunting. there is nothing better than the thrill of meeting a rare character, especially when it is one so rare that they only come out once a year... take Elvis Stitch for example. I am not sure if i have talked about halloween stuff in a blog yet, but just know it was a marathon, but sooooo fun!!!!! characters came out at 4, 5, & 6 for 30 min a set at different resorts. I made it to 6 resorts in 2.5 hours. i was literally running from car to cue lines and back again. oh man, do i LOVE the thrill of that chase. 
     im not sure how many characters that i have met up to this point, but i will try to name a few (pictures are on my fb account):

1. Standard Minnie
2. Pilgrim Minnie
3. Psychic Minnie ( i dont remember what her real title is)
4. Christmas Minnie
5. Explorer Minnie
6. Explorer Mickey
7. Winnie the Pooh
8. Tigger
9. Stitch
10. Elvis Stitch
11. Standard Chip
12. Standard Dale
13. Actor Chip 
14. Actor Dale
15. Cop Chip
16. Robber Dale
17. Halloween Daisy
18. Fortune Teller Daisy
19. Standard Pluto
20. Sailor Pluto
21. Standard Mickey
22. Scare crow Mickey
23. Sailor Mickey
24. Sorcerer Mickey
25. Pilgrim Mickey
26. Christmas Mickey
27. Standard Goofy
28. Goofini (stunt goofy sort of)
29. Christmas Goofy
30. Christmas Duffy
31. Aladin 
32. Jasmine
33. Jafar
34. Cinderella
35. Belle (not on this trip)
36. Tiana
37. Louis (the alligator)
38. Rapunzel 
39. Aurora
40. Standard Phineas 
41. Standard Ferb
42. Christmas Phineas
43. Christmas Ferb
44. Gaston
45. Buzz
46. Woody
47. Jesse
48. Bullseye
49. Green Army Man
50. Pocahontas
51. John Smith
52. Standard Donald
53. Davy Crocket Donald
54. Donald in his Storybook Circus costume
55. Halloween Donald
56. Alice
57. Hades
58. Evil Queen from Snow white
59. Captain Hook
60. Mr. Smee
61. King Louie
62. Baloo
63. Jake (jake and the neverland pirates)
64. Sophia the First
65. The 3 Cabelleros
66. Mr Incredible
67. Frozone
68. Wreck it Ralph
69. Venillope
70. Dug
71. Russel

im sure there are a few that i have missed, that is 70 characters since i got here in august. i plan on getting quite a few more in the next month :) i will try to remember to keep you posted :)

in super mega recent news: i got to hang out with Soopy Poopy  (jessup), amanda, and huck along with the newest b-nats for the last 2 days and it has been sooooo much fun! it was great thinking back on all the old times and finding memories in the deepest parts of my mind. it felt like i was care free in high school again and i found that part of me would kill for those days again. they were so much easier than adulthood! 

a question that i keep getting asked: "i bet you are homesick, huh?" not really. i wouldnt say that i was home sick. there are days that i would sell my first born child to see my mom, sleep in my own bed, and put my little fur babies...but i am not biting the bit to go home by any means. i live and work at disney for crying out loud :)) it isnt always glamorous and it isnt always magical, but what job ever is? i love my team here and i love the memories i am making. dont get me wrong, it will be nice to be home in january but i am for sure going to miss it here. disney. not orlando. i HATE orlando. too many people from other countries driving as though they are in that other country and it is too hot. i miss having actual seasons. FLORIDA DOES NOT HAVE SEASONS!

Any who, i have to work at 7 am so this is all i am going to write for now. love you guys!

friday the 13th villian invasion

oh my lort. so i went to the friday the 13th villain take over at hollywood studios tonight and it was the most nutso experience in the history of the world. let me break it down for you:

1. leave the apt at roughly 7 pm

2. sit in traffic for over an hour with plans of just parking at disney boardwalk

3. find out the only space available for dbw is valet, we are CP's. aint nobody got money for that. so, we had to drive to epcot bc every single resort had closed its parking lot as well. 

4. get to epcot and go to the bus line. the lady in front of was on the phone with a friend who had already gotten on the epcot-->studio's bus and had been on it for 2 solid hours in traffic so we decided to just not

5. go into epcot with the thought process of riding the ferry over to studios, missed it. the line was crazy long and it only came every 20 minutes any way so it wouldnt have been worth it.

6. made the decision to just walk to studios through boardwalk. so if you have ever been to disney world, this is a minor trek. 

7. arrive at studios and get through the line to enter the park at 9:23 (this part is important for later information that we received).

8. wait in line for oogy boogy for an hour and half and even though we could see him we gave up and decided just do a drive by photo shoot because we probably had another hour or more to wait and the set up was 2 characters rotated out, so by the time we even got to the line it might not have been him any more it would have been jafar. 

9. just went around and took pictures of the villains that were doing meet and greets to avoid lines.

10. go to the most amazing firework show i have ever seen in my entire life. (it is about 11 ish at this point, maybe later). they were goin off with villain music in the background and they just kept going and going. there were so many times that we thought it was the finale, but they would continue. they were so perfect. 

11. walk over to tower of terror so caitlyn could speak to her friends she works with.

12. find out from her coordinator that the park was at capacity and  at 10 pm they stopped letting people in. SO if we would have waited on the ferry or the bus we wouldnt have even been able to go in. they were having to let 5 people go in for every 5 that left. 

13. we later passed a girl that was just a few people behind us in the oogy boogy line and she was telling someone she had waited for 3 hours to meet him. insane. this was his first time ever coming out so it was a big deal.

all in all this was the most unorganized event disney has ever put on. i dont think that they had any idea what exactly they were getting themselves into and i dont think they really thought it would have such a large turn out. the coordinator said that capacity probably trumped new years, easily. CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?! it was so crazy. it was fun though. it was fun to people watch, i just wish there would have been easier and better chances to meet the villains. maybe this will be the push that disney needs to send the villains out more. people love them. heck we probably only watch the movies for the villains! :)

i will post pictures soon. i know i keep saying that. and it keeps not happening.

lazy saturday.

DISCLAIMER: THIS ONE IS LESS "DISNEY" AND MORE "ERIKA NEEDS TO VENT TO PEOPLE"

There isn't much going on today, but i realize it has been a while since i have updated everyone on what is going on.

i am getting along great with my roommates and i cannot wait to have the roommate night that we have planned for next thursday. i think it will be good for us all to hang out outside of the apt and work. by us all, i really mean whoever is able to get off work in time.

i went to magic kingdom today only to find out that my main gate pass had been canceled. real cool considering it was not suppose to be canceled until tomorrow (which would be fine considering i have to work most of the day). i was only at the park for about 2 hours though and come back here. i got fried. i have not worn sunscreen since i got here and today it caught up with me, im just glad that it does not hurt :/

things have been going better at work...i cant remember if i had told you or not how awful monday was. i was so close to walking out and never coming back. the people that i had been scheduled with were so incredibly lazy. if you are going to get a job, WORK IT. dont mosey around and wander off and all but disappear. it isnt so great for the 2 people that are having to cover everyone else's butts so we dont sink in the mess that is being left by every character that walks through that door. of course, i guess it was only a mess because me and the other girl that WERE working were getting so far behind. the amount of stuff that we have to do is insane when there are only 2 people doing it. it isnt fair at all. oh well, the last few days have been better so i have tried to forget monday ever happened. annnnnny way.

i want to take a second to say that i am missing some very important people back home. yes, i miss all of you so very much...but it is hard being away from my mommy and my nana, and my boys. i miss those little fur babies like crazy! mama sent me a picture of percy in her hat and it was sooooo cute!! i'll have to post it on here some time lol

it about made me cry though because the caption was "we miss you mommy" :'( 

i wouldnt trade this experience at all. not one little bit, but i wish i could bring everyone to me or bring disney to them. i miss my family, my bee, my pharmers, my wifee, my neeky, mi hermano, i miss everyone soooooo much! i took for granted all my off days this summer. it was like august 12th was never actually going to come and it was all really just a big dream. so, i stayed at home and just didnt do much and now i regret it because i missed so many great times with the people i love the most. listen to me. i sound like i wont be back in a few months or like i died. i am NOT ready to come home, not even a little bit, but i do wish i could see some of my people. let's skype/facetime soon.... ok? i need to see some of my family.

OOOOO! PHARMERS LIKE HEATHER AND BRIT! YOU HAVE IPHONES! LET ME FACETIME AT WORK ONE NIGHT! :) kthanks! also, thank you evie for giving me the cool term "pharmers", i like it and i will be keeping it. 

Every day of this journey has taught me something new. everything from enjoy the smallest smile, to embrace the hardest rain. something good comes from all of it!!!! it warms my heart so much to see all the tiny princesses, pirates, and space rangers. i love it so much to see the magic in their eyes. see the faces of someone's first glimpse at the castle. there is really nothing better in this world than that. the way there is a sudden glow, no matter the age of the person. i passed someone in magic kingdom today that was 100% blind and yet, he still had that glow. he still had the magic in his voice when he talked about how wonderful it all was. i love that there is something for everyone from every walk of life. it has been so great so far. even though i have my off days, i am still loving the choice i made to send in that application and i want to send a very big 

THANK YOU

to everyone who pushed me to do so. 

ILOVEYOU.

It is getting to be crazy.

SORRY FOR ANY AND ALL TYPOS. THERE WILL BE QUITE A FEW BECAUSE I AM WAY TOO TIRED  TO READ WHAT EVER I JUST WROTE. ALSO, THIS IS A LONG ONE. SORRY.

Ok, so i know that it has been far too long since i have posted, but i have been incredibly busy. i really dont even know how i am functioning as a human being right now!!! im not even kidding, i go go go from the moment i clock in until the moment that i clock out. the first couple of days that i was on training were a mixture of sucky and wonderful. one day i got to put on some costumes. 

I WORE CINDERELLA'S DRESS. 

not some crappy walmart knock off. 

I WORE THE ACTUAL MADE FOR DISNEY WORLD FOR A PRINCESS, CINDERELLA DRESS. 

it didnt button because i am no disney size 8, but still, it went all the way up and that is what counts. i also go to "become friends with" daisy and stitch. :) i am perfect disney height for both :) 

speaking of disney sizes: THEY ARE AWFUL. they are the cause of depression and tears. it really is not fair that you come to this place that is supposed to be so wonderful, yet they make you feel so bad about yourself. i wear a size 12 pants which isnt that bad in todays america, but a size 12 here is not even close. in one style of the shorts i had to put on a SIZE TWENTY before it would even think about buttoning comfortably. luckily they were not my only style options and i could get a size 16 in the ones i have now. the costume i have to wear is already hideous, why do you have to make me feel bad about my body by screwing up the sizers, too? oh well. there is nothing i can do but to go forth and prosper, right? 

i have not really had time to go to the parks much, but i have went a few times. i met cinderella, mickey, and a few others. i have set a goal to meet as many characters as possible while i am here and i am bound and determined to do so. i feel like i have a decent number right now :) I have made some wonderful friends so far and i am so glad of that. a lot of people got to hear me say that i was so afraid that it would be a repeat of when i was at state and didnt make any friends.

****I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A SECOND TO SAY THAT I REALIZE NOW THAT I MADE SOME OF THE BEST FRIENDS THAT I EVER HAD WHILE I WAS THERE AND I WOULD NOT TRADE THEM FOR A SINGLE THING IN THIS WORLD, JUST AT THE TIME I WAS CLOUDED IN THE BRAIN.****

WHAT I DO:
Yes, i basically work in a laundromat. i clean the costumes all day and hardly ever is there not at least 3 of our 5 washer/dryers going. it is constant. the moment a "friend of a character" or performer brings in their costume we are taking it out of the baskets, separating them, and placing them in a washer. there are performers coming in and out from early morning until 9:45 at night so there is no time for breathing. it isn't so bad though because i get to hang out in the royal closet from time to time because that is where all of the princess gowns, prince costumes, and villains are. so let me just tell you, that is my absolute favorite place. I have only been in a few times though.  Today there was an emergency with Ariel's costume and we had to rush her a new one. I also get to build the costumes so they are ready to just step into and go. building them just means i get all the components and secure them together: pads, rings, fur, clothing, accessories. it is really fun, but some of them are crazy. the big bears have to be stepped into because they are so incredibly large. i know it sounds lame and sometimes it really is, but most of the time it is pretty great. i get to see so many people come in that just made some child's, or even adult's, dream come true and i know that i had the biggest part in that because, without me there would be no costume ready for them to put on. :)

i will try really hard to do better and keep yall updated more often, but i cant make promises! i miss everyone back home and cannot wait to see you again soon.
LOVE YOU <3

SUPER EXCITING PICS & VIDS

First, let me say that I am far too lazy to edit any of these and I am not using my Rebel on this trip. Some of these are blurry, side ways, or pixely. Just go with it. I am trying to capture super awesome moments in really short amounts of time. Annnnnywho, enjoy <3

They were dancing to Nsync's Bye Bye Bye. OF COURSE I HAD TO STOP!!!

These are lanterns from the new Tangled section in the New Fantasy Land.

This duck was on a mission to attack me today at Epcot.

this is me on a secret mission to rescue Perry. It. Was. Awesome.

these next few videos are from the dance party. 

Disneyesque Happenings

HELLO FAMILY AND FRIENDS

I don't even know where to start!!! So much has happened in the last few days. I have made some amazing friends and made my room more homey with my SWEET Duck D blanket :) <3 I have been "adopted" as an honorary roommate in Caitlyn's apartment. I guess I am ok with that ;)

Yesterday there was a housing event. Woody's Roundup or something or other. It was a hotdog bbq and Woody/Jesse themed. I got to meet Jesse and Bullseye :D!! I also had Traditions yesterday which is my first official day of work. Mickey came in to congratulate all of the new CP's then when we went on the mini Magic Kingdom tour i saw Jasmine, Prince Eric, Wendi and Peter (they gave all the CP's a shout out and told us good luck), and Merida. It was so wonderful seeing my wonderful dream home for the first time in years... CINDERELLA'S CASTLE!!! Too bad I will never actually be able to live there lol. It was kind of miserable though because I was in black slacks and a long sleeve cover up because my batman tattoo doesn't exactly fit the "Disney Look". 

After the housing event the new "roommates" and I went to the pool for roughly 8 million hours but it was soooo much fun and so many inside jokes were created. 


"FREEZE FRAME!" ;)

Tonight we are going to Magic Kingdom since we all finally have our passes. Let me just tell you I am beyond excited!!! Then Sunday is roommate day because by some miracle every one in my apartment is off work. We are going to explore all of the parks so look forward to all of those pictures :) <3

Oh! Random thing.... the Walmart here is massive. About 12 of our stupid store could fit into it! I was slightly jealous by it until I couldn't find anything and all of the employee's that asked couldn't understand what I was asking for. I was getting super irritated  but I tried staying calm because I have to remember that I am no longer in tiny Franklin and I am now in a big city were diversity is the main happening. Oh well, I will get used to it I am sure. 

Ok, here is the part you are all excited about :)