Day 70 - March 22, 2009

I had another 8-2 shift and then I went home, showered, got dressed and waited for Mama to call and say they were here. I met them at the hotel where I got to open my birthday presents early :). I got a new camera, some really cute dresses and a top, some really nice jewelry, and some cookbooks! It was a wonderful birthday. After the presents were opened we headed to Downtown Disney where we went to eat at Raglan Road with Roxy, Me, Mama, Aunt Carolyn, and Trish. They really liked the restaurant. Afterwards we walked around downtown disney where they discovered the soap store. We stayed in there forever haha. Then we went back to the hotel and went to sleep because we had to wake up early for the next morning!

Day 69 - March 21, 2009

Of course I worked at Tomorrowland again from 8-2. Its a nice shift so I shouldnt complain so much. After work I came home and packed for Mama's visit and made doggy cupcakes :) they looked like little Westies. I was proud of them.

Day 68 - March 20, 2009

Today I worked from 8-2 at Tomorrowland again...but after work I met my friend Holly at Epcot where we went to see the Flower and Garden Festival. The flowers were really cool of course, but seeing a Davy Jones concert was pretty darn cool! Roxy met us after the show and we ate Chinese food. Holly had to leave so me and Roxy left also. Later that night we went and saw I Love You, Man which was really funny.

Day 67 - March 19, 2009

The fun is over for now...back to work. I worked from 8-4:30 at of course Tomorrowland. After work I napped and tried to recover from the previous couple days.

Day 66 - March 18, 2009

This morning I woke up early and headed to the beach. It took twice as long to get there as it should have.....but thats ok. I missed the rain and that was a good thing. We went with Jon's brother Josh and his family for a walk down the beach and that was nice, although it did make my ankle sore. After the beach walk, we ate a sandwich at their condo and then headed to the Oceanographic Society to feed stingrays which was a little intimidating but fun! After we finished all of that, we went down to the pool and swam for a while until dinner where we went to a seafood place that was really good.

Day 65 - March 17, 2009

Today we woke up and went to hang out by the pool and hot tub for a while, which we also did the night before I just forgot the mention it. After pool, we checked out of the hotel and headed to Downtown Disney where we ate at the Earl of Sandwich and took silly pictures around. Then Pierre and Leah headed off to Destin and Jon and I went to play puttputt at the Winter Summerland miniature golf course. I got 2 hole in ones and Jon only got 1. I beat him :). After an afternoon of puttputt we headed to Downtown Disney to walk around, hang out, and eat dinner. We ate at the House of Blues and it was yummy. After dinner Jon headed to the Beach were I would meet him the next day.

Day 64 - March 16, 2009

Today I had another doctor's appointment in the morning, so Jon and I went to that while Leah and Pierre went for a run. The doctor took about 20 minutes which was good, I didnt want to have to wait all day. He told me I needed physical therapy. Then we went back and picked up the other 2 and headed to Magic Kingdom! First stop was the Chapeau because Leah and Pierre wanted their ears with their names on them! They totally messed up Pierre's....very, very crooked and they told him they wouldnt fix it. I would have complained but me and Jon were running to get fast passes at Space Mountain, which had all been given out for the day. After all that we headed to Adventureland where we went to the Tiki Room. Next we went to Pirates of the Caribbean. There was a pretty long wait so we ate our sandwiches which were delicious. We finally got on the ride and everyone enjoyed it. While leaving Adventureland, this guy ran into my achilles heel with his stupid stroller. It peeled back skin, bruised instantly, and HURT. Oh well. We made our way to Splash Mountain where we waited in a rather long line. Good thing I had fastpasses for Big Thunder Mountain immediately aftewards. We had alot of fun on splash mountain, where again....Leah and Pierre got wet. It was really funny. Then to dry off we rode Big Thunder Mountain. After Frontierland we went to Liberty Square where we rode the Steamboat, mainly to just rest for a few minutes. Then we stood in line for the Haunted Mansion where a really stupid lady accused us of skipping her....she was dumb. It was funny. They all thought Haunted Mansion was cool. Then we went over to Fantasyland where we saw the Mad Hatter! We took a picture with him and then went to ToonTown to see Minnie and Mickey's houses. The last thing of the day was It's a Small World which I tricked them into going on haha. After we finished everything, except for Space Mountain which never had a shorter line than 2 hours, we went to Giordonno's Pizza for dinner. Leah and I got balloon hats! We just relaxed and ate pizza, all of us exhausted. Then we went to the hotel and crashed again.

Day 63 - March 15, 2009

First day at the parks!! Woohoo! So we woke up the next morning and realized Leah and Pierre were still asleep. Turns out, the never got off of central time haha. We woke them up and we all ate breakfast and packed our sandwiches for the day. We went to Animal Kingdom first and immediately got fastpasses for Everest. Then we went and watched the 3d show It's Tough to be a Bug which everyone thouroughly enjoyed. After the show we went to ride Roxy's safari! We got thru the line quickly, ate our sandwiches, then waited for Roxy's truck to arrive. We saw so many animals that day. Hippos, bongos, giraffes, cheetas, flamingos, ocapi cattle, rhinos of 2 varieties, lots of elephants! It was alot of fun! After the safari we went and looked at the gorillias and saw them fighting!! It was really scarry but cool at the same time! They were running and grunting and it was amazing. Next we went on Kali River Rapids where Leah and Pierre were absolutely soaked. It was funny how wet they got. To dry off, we went on Expedition Everest which everyone enjoyed. We all had alot of fun. After all that we went and watched the Festival of the Lion King! It was cool, but a little long. After doing all that at Animal Kingdom, which was alot!, we headed to Hollywood Studios. It just so happened that my roommate Courtney was standing outside of Tower of Terror and gave us fast passes to Rock'n'rollercoaster! So we rode that and everyone said it was their favorite ride! Next we went over to Tower, but Courtney went on a break....but luckily out of thin air, this guy handed Jon 4 fastpasses!! So we didnt have to wait in line for EITHER ride!! It was amazing!! Those were the only 2 things we wanted to do at Hollywood Studios so we decided to head to Epcot! Right after we walked thru the gate a photopass guy told us that the shuttle launch was in 23 minutes!! We had NO idea!! So we headed over to the attraction Mission:Space and sat on a grassy hill and waited for the shuttle launch. It was REALLY cool. You could even hear the shuttle!!! It was amazing to see the trail over the ride. We took lots of pictures. Right after we saw the boosters separate and couldnt see anything else of the shuttle, we rode the ride! We got to feel a fraction of what it felt like! AMAZING!! That was Pierre's favorite part of the trip I think. After we finished all of that we walked to China and ate dinner, which was REALLY good. Right as we finished our meal, the fireworks started! We had a wonderful, serendipitous Disney Day! After we finished Disney for the day we had to go to Walmart to pick up more lunch supplies then we went to bed.

Day 62 - March 14, 2009

Today I worked at Pirates of the Caribbean again from 10-5:30. Jon was supposed to get here around 5 and I met them after work at the hotel. I got there and we all hung out by the pool for a while before we decided to go change for dinner. We went to Downtown Disney for dinner, forgetting it was a Saturday. We had to wait a little while for our dinner, but we ended up eating at Wolfgang Puck's which was REALLY good. I was impressed. I will definitely go back there. We went to bed early because we have a big day tomorrow!

Day 61 - March 13, 2009

Friday the 13th! I dont believe in those superstitions so it didnt bother me 1 bit. I worked from 10-5:30 at Pirates of the Caribbean. I dont mind it so much here. Its funny because where I take my break, I see the Jack Sparrow character walk by occasionally. He really does look JUST like Johnny Depp. It was pretty cool. After I got off dinner I cleaned my room and packed for Jon, Leah, and Pierre's visit. We were going to have an apartment inspection while they were in town so I prepared for that tonight, then went to bed. 1 more day of work until Jon, Leah, and Pierre are here!

Day 60 - March 12, 2009

Today I worked a long shift, from 8-4:30 at Tomorrowland. We all know how much I hate Tomorrowland. It was the same old thing, hanging clothes and ink tagging hats by myself. Oh well. Ive learned that they dont care how long I take my break for....so I take longer breaks than I should but who cares. I do more work than some of the people that actually work there. I also had to go by Coronado Springs for Mama and Aunt Carolyn because they come next week! For dinner I went to Downtown Disney with Roxy and her aunt and cousins and we ate at the Earl of Sandwhich which is DELICIOUS. It is actually run by the family of the first Earl of Sandwhich who invented the sandwhich. Man they are good and only $5.75! Yummy! After dinner we walked around a bit and a DJ was giving dance lessons and we all looked goofy and tried to learn "Thriller". It was alot of fun :)

Day 59 - March 11, 2009

Today was a boring work day. I worked from 10-4 at Toontown. Today I had a friend however, a squirrel!! A mama squirrel had babies in the "cage" (a storage area that consists of a chainlink fence and a roof) and I saw her multiple times that day. It was funny to watch her, she was so cute. But thats all I have to report from March 11. My ankle still hurts.

Day 58 - March 10, 2009

So I havent updated in a while, but have no fear! I wrote things down! So today I was off of work so I woke up and went with Roxy to Epcot to meet her aunt and cousins. We ate lunch in Mexico and it was yummy! Enchiladas with tomatillo sauce :). We mainly walked around the world showcase, not doing much of anything. We rode the ride in Mexico, but I think that was the only ride we did that day. It was really hot that day and really sunny so we only stayed a couple of hours. I did however relive a childhood moment today. I bought a sno-cone in Japan and ate it in front of the Japanese pavillion just like I did when I was little at Disney World. It was the same flavor and everything :) honeydew melon!

Day 57 - March 8, 2009

Off of work yahoo.  Although I didnt do anything to interesting.  Oh and I lied earlier..I made those cupcakes on the 6th...and I only made 12.  Anyways.  I woke up late because of daylight savings time.  When I did wake up around 10 I did my laundry and waited by the pool for it to finish.  I did get a tad bit pink but nothing terrible.  Later Maggie had to run some errands so I tagged along.  We went to Animal Kingdom costuming and Coronado Springs so that she could show her ID.  Then we went to publix and got stuff to make cupcakes.  This time I made them look like mashed potatoes.  Also way cool.  Later Maggie and I went to dinner with her brother Nathan at Red Lobster.  After dinner we went to the Virgin Megastore and looked around.  We got home and I was lazy and did absolutely nothing.

Day 56 - March 7, 2009

Today I worked from 10-6:30.  Blah.  I was supposed to do towels so I took several different books....but of course it was too good to be true.  I ended up not doing towels and working at the Emporium and hanging up princess costumes. I was covered in glitter by the time I was finished.  After work I came home and me, Maggie, and Roxy went to Walmart and I got stuff to make cupcakes.  I decorated them to look like Van Gough's Starry, Starry Night.  They were way cool.

Day 55 - March 6, 2009

Today I worked at ToonTown again.  I met this really nice girl who was about my age who is a full timer.  She talked to me and she was very interesting.  She moved to Florida the day after she graduated high school from Oregon.  She had zero work experience so she couldnt get hired by Disney but she bugged them everyday for 2 weeks until they did.  She also was paying for herself to go to school.  After being in Florida for a while she started dating this guy who was abusive.  She was putting up with that when she met a guy at work who helped her get out of that relationship.  They end up dating and she gets pregnant.  Keep in mind she is only 19 or 20 at this point.  They decided to get married and she had the baby.  So now she is a full time student, full time Disney employee, and full time mom.  So anytime I think something sucks and is hard, I'm going to think about all that she has had to deal with.  Oh did I mention that she was an adopted child? Crazy.  Anyways.  I helped her box up clothes and I then hung up clothes.  Apparently I did a really good job because I got a Great Service Fanatic card which is the opposite of a reprimand thingy.  So that was cool.  I didnt do anything after work.

Day 54 - March 5, 2009

Today I worked in Tomorrow Land and I did not like it.  The people didnt tell me where the bathroom was, where the break room was, or what to do.  So basically I just decided that clothes needed to be hung so I did...I had to ask people where the bathroom was...it was actually very far and hard to find..as was the break room  I pretty much was counting down the minutes until it was time to go.  After work I decided I wanted to go and see Fantasmic at Hollywood Studios.  I couldnt find anyone to go with me but I decided last minute that I would go by myself.  I ended up getting there right around the time it was starting so I had to stand :(  but the show was really good.  Its more of a theater thing with pyrotechnics as opposed to a fireworks show.  But i really enjoyed it.  Then I came home and went to bed.  I'm boring.

Day 53 - March 4, 2009

I worked from 9-3 today and I worked at ToonTown hanging clothes.  That always keeps me pretty busy so I dont mind it very much.  Nothing really happened at work, I just drove there and back, relaxed for a while and then Roxy and I went to Magic Kingdom.  My ankle was hurting pretty bad that day even though I had my crutches so we went to go rent a wheelchair and they gave it to us for FREE :)  It was alot of fun.  We ate a hamburger at Pecos Bill's Tall Tale Cafe and then went on the Jungle Cruise.  We didnt stay long because we were both kinda tired and it was getting late at that point and people are NOT nice to people in wheelchairs.  We were going to stay and watch SpectroMagic, the light parade, but we couldnt get anywhere in a wheelchair so we just left.

Day 52 - March 3, 2009

I slept until like 9:30 or 10 today because I was off.  I got up, showered, and dressed, and none of my roommates were awake.  So I just read or watched tv or something.  Once they woke up we decided to go to the Animal Kingdom to ride Roxy's safari.  We took the bus to Animal Kingdom and then practically ran to safari's because we wanted to make sure we got to ride hers.  We got there and asked for her, waited...and waited...and finally we got to go on it.  This was like the 4th time I had tried to ride hers so I was glad it finally happened.  She was really good.  We got to sit in the front row and we kept trying to mess with her but she wouldnt laugh.  It was alot of fun.  After that was over Maggie and I went to ride Expedition Everest while Crystal and Brittany watched the parade.  We ended up riding Everest twice.  We got to sit on the very front row and it was SO much fun.  If you are gonna go on that ride you must go on the front.  After we went on that twice, Crystal and Brittany went off on there own and Maggie and I went home because we were tired or just didnt want to be there anymore.  Afterwards we went to eat at Maccaroni Grill and it was good :).

Day 51 - March 2, 2009

I was off of work today but I had a dr's appointment. Roxy was supposed to get off of work early, so I went to Animal Kingdom to pick her up and I waited...and waited...and called..and called....and then I got a call back to say that she wasnt going to be finished for another 2 hours.... This was at about 12:20. My dr's appointment wasnt until 2:30. Regardless I went to my appointment WAY early. I had to wait until about 2 when I got the good news that I DO NOT have to have surgery!! Woohoo. When my appointment was over I went to go pick Roxy up a second time and then we went to Epcot. We got an ice cream cone from Edy's and went on Test Track, saw Honey I Shrunk the Audience, then did Mission:Space. Mission:Space did us in so we left after that. We didnt even go to the World Showcase. Then we came home and I cooked fried chicken, corn, zucchini, and mashed potatoes and turnips. It was delicious. Then we passed out and went to bed too early.

Day 50 - March 1, 2009

I had to be at work at 9. I drove to Magic Kingdom, got on the bus, walked down the tunnel with my crutches, clocked in....then I proceeded to find out that I had to go to Downtown Disney.....did I mention that Downtown Disney is 2 minutes from my apartment whereas MK is 20 minutes?? So I went to Downtown Disney and took toys out of plastic for about 2 hours, then I took my lunch break. After I had been on break for about 5 minutes, a lady comes in and tells me that I have to go back to MK. So I finish my break and go to MK, take the bus, walk down the tunnel, and go wash towels for the rest of the day. Basically I put towels in the washer/dryer and sit and read until they are done. It was actually awesome. I got to read alot of my book :). Then I left work and went to Publix where I left my wallet in the cart..Luckily some really nice people turned it in with everything in tact. I came home then left and ate pizza at Giordano's. Now I'm here updating this.

Day 49 February 28, 2009

I had to be at work at 10 which was kinda nice. I had to roll pirate scrolls ALL DAY LONG.....it was a boring day to say the least. I did 222 pirate scrolls. I could have done more but I didnt feel like it. I just sat there killing time towards the end. I was bored. After work I drove home and met Roxy and we went to the Magic Kingdom where I got a FREE wheelchair. I was pretty embarassed but I really needed it because my ankle was killing me even with crutches. We went to eat a hamburger and them we met up with Abby who had to leave because she lost her id (then later found it). We only did 1 thing...it was kind of a waste of time going but thats ok. We did the Jungle Cruise at night which was pretty cool. Then we were planning on watching Spectromagic parade but people wouldnt let us maneuver with the wheelchair. So we just left. Came home and I read then slept, exciting I know.

Day 48 - February 27, 2009

I had to be at work at 9. I got to work in the modified duty work room. woohoo.. I got to stuff envelopes with "Eyes and Ears" which is a magazine/newspaper type publication that comes out once every 2 weeks. Apparently we mail these to other people in the company like in California, even though it is about Walt Disney World. These are very large oversized publications and I had to stuff them in interoffice envelopes and put lables on them. It was pretty monotonous but not too terrible. I got off of work at like 3 and then came home. My MRI was scheduled for 7 and I was supposed to be there by 6:30. Roxy went with me to the hospital. It was the most ridiculous hospital ever. The imaging department was made to look like a beach. The floor was made to look like a boardwalk, the walls were painted like the ocean, it smelled like suntan lotion, they play sounds of seagulls, whales, tugboats, and ocean noises. It was ridiculous. The MRI machine looked like a giant sandcastle. By the way MRI's are not fun. You cant move, you cant sleep, the noises it makes are very loud and annoying, and it lasts 45 minutes. Ughh.