allll-moosttt therrreee!!

2 weeks from now i will be on my way to atlanta if not already there!!!!!!!! i am soooo EXCITED!!!! i am truly going to miss my friends that ive made down here but i cant wait to be home :) i never thought id miss soddy daisy this much hahaha ok so i dont remember what i did the next day off after last post but it was a good day lol since then i got sick again with allergies and sinus issues but am all better now. there is WAAAAYYYYY too much pollen down here. i never had any problems with it before but there is a ridiculous amount here lol anyway i got to hang out with jordan both days off a couple weeks ago and it was tons of fun. the first day we went to magic kingdom with will (one of jordans coworkers) and spent pretty much the whole day there and got poured on! but it was still a lot of fun lol we hung out the next day too but neither one of us remember what we did haha then it was back to work for 5 days. mrs leigh and her family came down on saturday the 24th and after work on sunday i met up with them at epcot for a few hours. monday morning was a bit frustrating. i woke up and got ready for work at blizzard like normal but right before i walked out the door our apartment phone rang so i answered it since half the apartment was still asleep and the lady asked for me and said that i was being deployed for the day to upper frontierland for my shift that was supposed to start in ONE HOUR!! so needless to say i wasnt going to make that since i had to catch a completely different bus and get a different costume so they pushed my shift back and i worked at magic kingdom. it wasnt too bad once i actually got there. the shirt and skirt outfit was ugly but pretty comfy so it was alright. after work me jordan jayne and christie went out to dinner. we were supposed to go to chilis which i have been craving and having withdrawals from for months now but changed the plans and ended up eating at a mexican place called chevys since it was easier to get to. it wasnt chilis but it was really good! then i was off the next 2 days and spent most of the day tuesday with mrs leigh again. tuesday night me and jordan were really hyper and stayed up kinda late so we pulled jaynes mattress and the couch cushions into our room floor and me jordan jayne and paula had a mini sleepover and fell asleep watching the lion king. after sleeping for less than 5 hours i got up and washed my hair and went to magic kingdom with a few friends from studios and spent the entire day there. so much fun!!!!!! we rode a lot of rides including the little kid rides like the flying carpets and the merry-go-round :) it was so much fun though. we stayed for spectromagic and wishes and it made me start to cry because im not gunna get to see it when i go home and cuz ill miss them a BUNCH! so then i worked thursday and yesterday was GRADUATION!!! i have officially graduated my college program with graduation ears and diploma :D yayayay!!! me and jordan and katie went to graduation around 10:30-11ish and got our diploma, grad ears, picture with graduation mickey and minnie, and lunch. it was pretty fun but kinda boring at the same time so we left around 12:30 and then me and jordan went to magic kingdom and got our ears monogramed :) jordan worked at 7:45 so we just walked around and chilled til she had to go in and then i rode the home with alex and ren and we went to rens apartment and watched a couple of movies. it was a lot of fun :) im going to miss them sooo soooooooo much! and then it was back to work today. mom and meredith come back down one the 9th and will stay here til i leave and then we will head to atlanta on the 15th and stay the night there then head home later that afternoon/evening. oh i cant wait!!! but for now thats all! just 13 more days!!! :)

ONE MONTH LEFT!!!!!!

one month one month one month one month one month one month one month one month one month one month one month one month one month one month one month one month one month one month one month one month one month!!!!!!!!!

did i mention i only have one month left yet?? lol

anyway so with one month exactly as of today (4 weeks and 2 days to be even more exact lol) im getting very anxious and ready to go home. im having a blast and its been the best decision i have ever made about my life and the only major one that i was truly peaceful and excited about. my quest for knowledge from the Lord for my major still hasnt shown to be much clearer yet but i have full faith that in His own time when its 100% perfectly right He will let me know what my life direction should be. in the mean time i registered for classes in the direction of graphic design (finally, yes i know jordan lol) and havent really had any doubts with that decision yet but still havent felt truly at peace with it yet either. so with that said i am definitely coming home haha and i still have the summer to hear God's answer before classes start. the sibleys came down on saturday night and i was able to meet up with them when they got here and could not have been happier to see them! the zahands were next to arrive the following afternoon and the parishes later that evening. i had so much fun with all of them! i was able to be given tuesday and wednesday off as well so i had a full 4 days off to spend time with my family. we hopped parks a lot but had a blast doing it. wednesday morning was a bit frustrating only in that i got up and ready and waited to hear from the group when and where we would start the day. not hearing from meredith that morning i had assumed she was unable to board the previous flight and wouldnt be landing in orlando until around 4ish. so i had my things packed for the 2 nights i was staying at pop century with her and after hearing from the crew i headed to animal kingdom which is the park they chose to start at. i made it to a.k. by the time a bus had arrived at pop so to kill time i walked around the front store just outside the park and picked up sunscreen which i had forgotten to put in my bag before leaving. after i finished in the store i went on in the park taking my time too. the second i went through the turnstile into the park my phone starts ringing merediths ringtone. sure enough, she was able to catch the earlier flight but her phone was dying so she couldnt call me before hand but was now in orlando. so i had to turn around and leave to got to my apartment, pick up my stuff, catch a bus to pop century and check us into the hotel. btw the bus to pop century takes 50 minutes before it finally gets there. 50 minutes!!! so by the time the two of us caught up with everyone at animal kingdom it had been 4 hours or so and 4 bus rides later. i sat on a bus for practically 1 1/2 to 2 hours straight at one point. it was not fun. but we reached a.k. in plenty of time to ride some rides and eat at their rainforest cafe and the rest of the day was perfect! the 4 days went by too quickly and left me missing home and the rest of my family even more. but like i said earlier im hanging in and not giving up until i finish this program to its end. im sticking with it, mostly so i can rub it into merediths face who thought that i wouldnt even get in the car to come down here lol jk but thatll be icing on the cake haha i was off today and will be tomorrow too. today i finished reading the last song which only took me like 3 or 4 days to read and it was amazing!! and after that me and jayne went to publix, lunch, and by the pool and are getting ready to go to buffalo wild wings later. all in all a great and relaxing day. it has been such a great experience and opportunity and i cant say it enough. it has truly helped me in my life and has changed me some for the better. i still have one project left to complete before my mom will be 100% satisfied but other than that its been amazing and i havent regretted one moment down here. but again, im ready to be home and these next few weeks cannot go by fast enough! but im gunna make the most of it since im here and determined not to leave :) anyway i think thats all! bye!!!

so i like blizzard beach! its so laid back and the day goes by fairly quickly with is nice since i get longer shifts there. we are fairly busy in the morning and then slow down during the afternoon then get busy again at closing with everybody returning their locker keys. there are a few other cps that transferred with me so im not the only one there which is nice because we all tend to get along real well and pretty fast too because we are all going through the same thing. even though the days go by soon enough they do tend to drag after 8 in a row lol but i survived my 8 days straight of working without a break and have enjoyed these past two days off. yesterday i slept late then went to lunch, publix, laid out and cooked dinner with jayne. it was such a great day!! today i slept even later lol but got up and gathered all my dirty clothes to wash, then went to get a package and the mail. i got a nice easter card from mommy and daddy :) (thanks!!) then came back and spent some nice relaxing time out on the balcony with my nose in a book (crazy love is pretty much amazing btw even though ive only read 3 chapters--thanks leigh and tonia!!) and spent some time alone with my book, journal, and the Lord, then went and sat by the pool for a little while catching the last few minutes of the warm sunshine. another really good day. the sibleys, zahands, and parishes are coming in just a couple days and i cant wait!! meredith comes again a few days later on wednesday and im off thursday and friday so that works perfectly that i get to see them all at the same time. but we also have another inspection right in the middle of their trip so along with working and visiting i have to clean too :P yuck! oh well it wasnt so bad and we passed the last one so its all good. just one month and about a week and ill be on my way home!! cant wait, even though ive had a great time here so far i miss home :) anyway i think thats all so im off to eat some dinner!! later!

last week was my last at hollywood studios. it was kinda bittersweet too cuz ill miss everyone at mickey's but the water park just fits my personality so much better so we'll see how things go. sunday was my day of training at blizzard beach and it was alright. the park is still closed so nothing was running, some parts were still under construction, and nobody was there so its not a good judge of how things are gunna be. im off today and tomorrow and then the park opens on wednesday when i go back in so we'll see how things go then and maybe ill get a better view of how things are gunna go over there. but today i was off so i went to the florida mall with my roommate jayne and spent a few hours shopping with her (but didnt buy anything except a cover for my phone) then came home and went to hollywood studios to meet up with meredith and her two co-workers who are here for a long weekend. we got to ride toy story mania twice and meredith beat me both times :( but it was still fun. then we went to their resort and me and meredith had dinner and talked some more and then i came back to the apartment. so things are going well here. in all honesty i could come home tomorrow and be perfectly happy with that but at the same time i want to stay here and finish it out. its just a little over a month so i know i can do it but its getting kinda rough being here without my family. but anyway im starting to get a headache and im getting tired so im gunna go take some meds and go to sleep! well thats all for now so later!! 

loooooooong time coming

so i know i know, its been almost a month since my last post! well not much has gone on besides work. i feel like thats all i do, work work work! haha well i do work 5 days a week so i do work a lot lol well anyway, work is going well, its still a little bit slow but spring break is coming up so its gunna be a whole new story haha on my off days ive just kinda chilled and take it kinda easy. one of my roommates, paula, taught me how to knit and i just finished my very first scarf and i even put fringe on it too :) so im pretty happy bout that and my grandmother will be proud haha i get hang out with my roommates a lot when we are at the apartment. ive gone to the parks a bit on my days off but usually we mostly have gone to epcot so we just walk around the world showcase. the parishs came down last week and i was able to spend some time with some great family friends from atlanta so that was really nice :) meredith is coming down with some work friends next week so ill at least get to see her and then the sibleys, parishs, and zahands are coming early april for almost a week so that will be awesome :D !!! i cant wait to see them!! then a month later itll be time to come home so its going by pretty fast. anyway i went to animal kingdom yesterday with jayne and we had so much fun but got completely SOAKED!! haha but when i got home i got on dry clothes and went to another apartment of a friend from work and hung out with her and 3 others for dinner and uno and that was fun :) but its back to work tomorrow 4:30 to 10:30 but im gunna try to make myself update more often haha but it may turn into a weekly thing so that it might be easier for me to remember lol well i think thats all for now!! sorry it took so long! later!!

so yea

ok i know ive been horrible about posting!! im sorry, but ill fill you in if i can even remember what all happened lol ill try to remember all the details but mostly i just worked and hung out with the roommates when i was at the apartment. lets see, friday the 5th i was off again and hung out with...ok i honestly dont know what all happened at not by day, but ill tell you what i do remember: i worked main entrance cart sunday and tuesday and hated it like always, worked area stock monday, friday and for a couple hours yesterday and honestly dont mind it at all, i only worked a couple of hours yesterday because i started to get sick on friday and by yesterday i was miserable so i was sent home without any points or anything against me, wednesday me jordan and paula were off together and went to walmart to get some groceries and other things we needed then went to downtown disney and did some last minute shopping (for jordan and paula anyway) and i got my sketch book for my idea book for a class im hoping to be able to get into and part of merediths bday present and a cup of a decent size because all the cups we were provided are little glass juice cups :/ and designed a t-shirt with marie on it and college program spring 2010 :) its so cute!! then on thursday me jayne and paula went to animal kingdom in the afternoon and saw the festival of the lion king show and nemo the musical show and saw donald duck at camp minnie mickey, then at 5 christie got off work so we met her in the parking lot and the four of us went back to downtown disney because it was the last day for our 50% holiday discount and got all our last minute shopping done, including the other half of merediths present :) then the whole work stuff i just mentioned occured. today i was supposed to start my week of deployment to downtown disneys store micheys groove but was so sick i couldnt do it much less work the 14 hours i was scheduled so i had to call in, i jordan so worried about me she left her apron and nametag :( but paula graciously took me to the closest walgreens take care clinic and turns out i have a really bad cold and an ear infection in my right ear, my very first ear infection and im 10 hours away from home without my parents :( but im working through it, my throat is killing me though because of all the drainage running down it. but i am feeling much better other than my throat, i still have a stuffy nose so its hard to breath out my nose but for the most part im healing nicely :) mom and meredith come in just 4 days and i cant wait!!! i miss them sooooo much, even though me and meredith had been arguing so much more before i left, i cant wait for them to get here!! im so excited :) i am off thursday and friday so i will get to hang out with them those 2 days and i dont go into work until 5:30pm so on saturday so i can spend some time with them before work. ok now i think im all caught up :) yayayay!! haha well i think im going to eat something so i something in my stomach besides all this drainage :/ later!!!

shop til you drop, roomie (-2) day!! :)

welllll i worked main entrance cart the past 2 days and it pretty much sucked :( boo hiss!! first of all it poured down raining both days so i was cold and wet the whole time...secondly even though people are coming and going the whole time, you are alone at the cart and nobody buys from you so you dont even have guests to talk to, unless its pouring down rain and everybody crowds the cart for ponchos and nobody speaks english...blah!! and im back there again all next week!!!! that and area stock which is the stocker for the hub carts, main entrance cart, and movieland :/ not real excited about that but its just 5 days so i can make it haha just need a little prayer :) but i am off today so that was nice...i slept late today and it was amazing!! then me, katie, jayne, and christie went out shopping and a couple of the outlet malls close by...me and jordan have the day off together but she is out with a friend from work cuz they had already had plans for awhile now which is cool, we will have other days off together. jayne's birthday is on sunday so since most of us are off today and nobody is on sunday we are going out tonight to celebrate it. im off tomorrow too so that will be fun :) well i think thats about all right now so more later!! bye!

back to work...

after i ate last night me and jordan went and finally did our month worth of laundry that had piled up haha then we all hung out in the living room when everyone was back

i feel much better today so thats good. went back to work and was there from 3-9 at the hub carts, which are the 2 carts on either side of the sorcerers hat. i actually didnt mind it. it was lonely by myself and at times i felt like i needed another person helping me work it but over all it wasnt real busy and i made it through lol it was pretty cold today which didnt make me very happy but again i made it through haha tomorrow ill be at main entrance cart and/or movieland so i get the beautiful seafoam green and gold suit, fun fun lol oh well its just for a couple days then its back to the old lady outfit ha well i think thats about all so later!!

icky icky sicky

today i woke up not feeling good AT ALL but i still got up and got ready and tried to make it to work...but sadly i was way too nauseous with a HoRrIbLe headache, major sinus drainage, and some other stomach issues that made it basically impossible to be at work, so i called in today. i took some medicine and went back to sleep until 3:30. i never actually threw up which im totally grateful for because thats the worse thing ever, i completely HATE throwing up :( but im feeling better except my headache came back. so i took some more medicine and am now going to try to eat something so that there is something in my tummy besides drainage. well more later, bye!!

"i dont know your life!!"

off again today!!! woohoo! slept late again, felt great! went over to the pool with 2 roommates and laid out for a couple of hours...the pool was freezing so my feet were the only thing that made it in lol it was pretty cloudy but still warm, the wind didnt blow anywhere near as much today as it had the past couple days and there were a few nice moments with absolutely no clouds and no wind that were so amazing!!! i am so happy i was able to soak up some rays, the sun really does make me feel better and happier and more energized...i could never live in alaska for that very reason lol after that we headed back inside and took showers and got ready and headed over to epcot...this time i didnt get hit in the head with a bird :) we mostly spent our time in the world showcase but actually went in all the countries instead of just walking by all the countries haha we had a lot of fun and then searched for some food to eat since we basically hadnt eaten like anything all day lol then after dinner went over to tomorrow land so i could exchange my shirts i bought yesterday for a smaller size since i over estimated what i would need and that only took like forever!! seriously this girl was either not paying attention or just never learned how to hit the exchange button and follow the directions on the register screen, but we finally got that done and walked back over toward the world showcase but to the front of the lagoon to watch the fireworks show illuminations...it was AMAAAAZZZZZZINGGG!!!!!! i absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE fireworks :) :) :) :) :) :) after they were over we came back to the apartment and hung out and watched baby mama...still funny no matter how many times youve seen it haha and now im about to go to sleep...work tomorrow :/ oh well, its just 12:45-8 so its not bad hehe well im out!! later!

adventures around the world...well the world showcase

so i am off today!!! i slept late, very late :) it was nice haha then ate lunch at the apartment and then headed over to epcot to join a roomie for the day. when i got there and met up with her we decided to do the kim possible mission thing where you are given a cell phone that wade sends videos to and you help solve the missions and each country has its own mission. we started our missions in mexico and once we solved that one we headed over to norway to do another one. while standing there getting info on our mission, i felt something hit me in the back of the head and a piece of bread falls to the ground in front of me, so my first thought was that someone threw bread at me. so i start looking around for maybe someone i know or something when a lady standing nearby with her family tells me that it was a bird and i turn around and sure enough there is this bird hopping around behind us trying to find his lost food. yes, a bird hit me in the head, flew right into me. haha it was kind of funny though because i expected it to happen one of these days with all those ridiculous amounts of seagulls that fly so close to everyone. but anyway, we finished that mission and then went over to france to do another. in the middle of our mission we saw marie from the aristocats so i of course had to have a picture with her because i absolutely love her :) after we finished that mission we just wondered around and looked through shops. we went through mousegears and katie showed me this set of 4 different shirts that each had a walt disney quote on them...i found my perfect shirt, the quote on it said why do we have to grow up...my life motto basically haha. i also got one that said happiness is a state of mind thats really cute too. then we headed over to test track to get at least one ride in our day. after our ride we went to innoventions and got to ride a segway!! :) it was super fun but was really kinda hard lol we then went to club cool and tried some different cokes from around the world some of which are actually pretty good. then headed back over to mexico to finish of the day with some nachos and quesadilla :) mmmmmm!! it was delicious!!!! when we came home we got a little crazy and started to make music videos to disney songs hehe over all a very fun day :) more later!! bye!!!!

sorry its been so long aunt janet :)

just got home from my 6th straight day of work about 20 minutes ago and im wiped!!! today was not only my 6th day in a row but it was a 12 hr shift as well. it really wasnt that bad, i started training in the money room tonight and i have to say i like it better than being out in the last minute rush after the park closes that is the store haha but tonight the park closed at 6 to regular guests and we had sherwin williams rent out the park for a convention. i got home about 15 til 1 and i seriously think that my feet are swollen :/ they hurt really bad, BUT i made it and i get paid tomorrow (well today lol) and i have the next 2 days off so it will be fun in the parks for me and a roomie :) well just thought id post since i havent in about a week, but its been nonstop work so there wasnt much to blog about. maybe ill have more tomorrow after a day off haha later!! have a magical night!!

off days are so awesome!!! haha went out yesterday with one of the roommates and spent way too much money bahaha but i got a lot of stuff and it was all great deals lol we went to a couple of the cast member exclusive stores, one was just old season stuff and one was "damaged" (in this case damaged is a very very loose term, most things were perfectly fine but had a small pen mark or something like that) then went to magic kingdom for the rest of the night. we met a lot of characters and the woody and jessie we met by splash mountain were completely amazing!! i really wish i knew who their friends were so i can tell them how totally awesome and wonderful they were. they gave such big and tight hugs and made you feel like they truly cared about you and were happy that you came to see them, they were just amazing. we were able to wiggle our way up close to the semi-circle area right in front of the castle to watch the entire show of wishes. i absolutely and positively love fireworks and its such a great show. today we are going out again but we are taking our time getting everything ready hehe and not sure which park yet. meeting up with some friends of the family and my cousin for dinner at the rainforest cafe in downtown disney around 8 so that should be fun :)) well i think im off now, ill be back later!!! have a magical day! ºoº

hi ho, hi ho, its off to work we go...

lots and lots of working!! lol today was my last day of training!!! WHOOP WOOOO!!!!!!! haha not that its bad but its just a lot of information all in just a few hours for a few days so its brain-overload to the max!!! hehehe i am off for two days so my feet get some rest and i get to sleep past 5:30am :):):):) i passed my assessment test with 90% with needing 80% to pass but i was pretty freaked out while taking it. anyway, not a lot to report just that its a lot to learn in not a very long amount of time. oh yesterday was fun *sarcasm*...i was given a work schedule the day of park orientation which told me that i was working monday jan 18 from 11:30-8:00 training with tanya, so i get there at like 11:00 for my shift and a woman named joyce comes up to me and asks if im rebekah so i said yes and she told me that i was supposed to be there at 9:45 training with her and that they had been trying to call me and contact me because i was late. well after showing her my schedule they gave me, that was all fixed and i was no longer considered late. as the time gets closer to 11:30 a girl i had been training with comes in for her shift also 11:30-8:00 training with drew, comes in and finds out that drew is off for that day (not just called in, but scheduled to be off) so she ends up getting my original trainer who thought she would have me to train. yea it was a pretty crazy morning lol well now i think thats all so im off to wait for my pizza :):):):) park tomorrow with a roomie!! have a magical day!!

oops!! catch-up overview :)

Thursday i had the day off so i slept in and chilled around the apartment until Jordan came back. Then the two of us and Jackie (another girl from our apartment complex) went out to Downtown Disney for some walking/shopping around then came back to the apartment after a few hours and just hung out with everyone for the night. Yesterday was park orientation and it was pretty long. we walked all around the park for no less than 2 hours straight without any breaks then went to a fairly short presentation over the Disney Basics. After that we were introduced to a manager or two from our role department and were taken to get our costumes (which isnt a bad one but i look like an old lady/old school flight attendant). Today was my first day of training on stage with a trainer from our role for 8 and 1/2 hours with  two 30 minute breaks. we were told so much information but i feel like im picking up on most of it fairly quickly and easily. tomorrow i have what is called elab for merchantainment. ill be in at a computer for pretty much the whole time doing training videos and questions. im super excited today though because after i got back i convinced my mom to sign up for skype so we just had an almost 30 minute conversation via webcam, so i got to see my mom :):):):) but anyway thats pretty much the overview of my past couple days. my feet are tired but im holding up pretty nicely so thats good haha. well i think im off!! later!

have a magical night!!! 

Traditions ºoº

today was traditions class which was totally awesome!!! i had to get up super early and the class was really long and had a lot of information, but it was so much fun at the same time. we learned about the past, present, and future of the Disney company and it was amazing to see all the behind scenes stuff that goes on to make such a magical place. we had a very special guest that came to see us and delivered a present near the end of the day...Mickey Mouse, the big cheese himself, came to deliver our Disney name tags!! it was so cool, i felt like such a little kid getting all excited because Mickey came just for us haha :) but it was a really great day altogether. park orientation isnt until friday and training day 2 is saturday so i have another day off tomorrow and am planning to go to the parks with a couple of girls from my apartment complex that i meet last night on the bus back to the apartment (arent you pround mommy?!?!? :D ). tonight all the roomies minus one went out to dinner and hung out after everyone got back from traditions and it was a blast. well i think me and a couple roommates are gunna go watch a movie so until next time...

ºoº have a magical day!!! ºoº

Check-in!!!

So yesterday was the big check-in day!! There was so much to do and it just kept going! lol Everything moved continuously and smoothly, except for the part where my name wasn't in the list of stickers of location assignments...but they still had me down the sticker just didn't print out. So with that said, I'll be working at Blizzard Beach water park!!! However, it is closed right now and will be until sometime in March. So until it opens back up I will be working in Disney's Hollywood Studios left-block merchandise!!!!! Not really sure where the left-block is but my park orientation is on Friday so I will know soon :). Today is a free day to get finished moving in and settled but we were able to get me all done yesterday so today ill be going to find my mom and sister in the park and spend the day with them. Tomorrow is Traditions class and i have to be up super early to be at the bus stop by 6:45 am, YUCK!!! Oh well, I'll have the rest of the day after class so I guess it won't be too bad. I have my park orientation on on Friday and training day 2 on Saturday so I'll try to get my pictures uploaded of the room on Thursday since I have that day off and my mom and sister will be back home :( and Jordan has her first day of training on that day. But until then...

have a magical day!!!!!

just a week to go!!!

so today is officially the one week mark before i check in on the 11th!!! however i leave to the most wonderful place on earth in less than 2 days for a nice 5 day trip in the parks with my mom and sister before my check in day! im so excited and cant wait to get there!! im hoping for a shop on Main Street or Sunset Boulevard but ill be happy with just about anything cuz ill be in Disney World!! :):):):):):) im so ready but ill miss my home and parents and family and friends but i also know this is such an amazing opportunity and it will be really good for me. well thats bout it for now!! later! :)