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! :)