Okay, so I haven't posted lately, but that's because nothing truly exciting has happened. it's just me hanging out and working at Disney World. I work, then have days off, then go back to work. But I've discovered a few fun things:
1) Splash Mountain is WAY better at night. Espescially when you decide to scream at every single drop (even the tiny one at the end).
2) It's impossible to go to France in the World Showcase withOUT buying and devouring Chocolate Mousse.
3) Winnie the Pooh's ride in Fantasyland is WAY MORE FUN than Peter Pan's Flight. Especially when you're "bouncing with Tigger".
4) The Snow White figure in "Snow White's Scary Adventures" looks EXACTLY like Michelle Duda.
6) The Halloween Decorations at the Magic Kingdom are the cutest decorations to ever exist.
7) That the Indiana Jonas stunt double in the "Epic Stunt Spectacular" should be my boyfriend. For real, Young Harrison lookalike? YES PLEASE.
8) Star Tours will forever be one of my favorite rides, and I will always remember it in it's original form.
9) Celebration Fudge is the YUMMIEST thing I have ever tasted in my life. Thank you Main Street Confectionary.
10) Summer Nightastic was the BEST fireworks show I have ever seen and should be brought back fairly soon just because of it's epicness.
So there you go. There's ten things that I've learned since I've been here.
I should have more to write about once my classes start on the 20th. But right now, there's not much to report. Although I still need to download all my Flip Cam footage to my computer and edit together some vlogs. I'll get to that eventually. I might do a post about work scheduling sometime soon. We'll see.
That's all for now, folks!
Have a magical day!
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
Days Off
I just had my first two days off. I had yesterday and the day before off to play. I spent the first day at Epcot browsing and enjoying the day, and the second at Hollywood Studios enjoying thrills and laughs of all kinds. I've now eaten at 4 countries in the World Showcase, and I'm determined to eat at the rest of them at least once before I leave.
I FINALLY got to see Fantasmic again. The last time I saw it was in 2006 and it's my favorite night time show ever. The weather and my schedule finally decided to get along and allow me to see this wonderful show. I screamed like the silly fangirl I am when Mickey appeared on stage, and enjoyed watching Mandie be blown away by the Lion King and Pocahontas portions of the show.
I've decided going to the parks after or before work just takes too much out of me so I think I might save my trips to the parks for my days off. I'm not completely dismissing visits before work (considering it looks like I'm going to be working a lot of mid-morning through late night shifts). I really want to spend my next day off at the Magic Kingdom, but I feel like I should pay a visit to the Animal Kingdom since I haven't been to DAK since 2006 and I REALLY want to see the Finding Nemo musical.
Anyway, I'm almost done with my training. My last night of training is tonight, and then I've got one more assessment and then an evaluation with one of my managers. After that I get put into the regular rotation. I can't wait until I fall into a comfortable routine with this job. Once I do that my life will feel a lot more balanced, haha.
I'm hoping to find time to edit together lots of vlogs real soon. I'm sorry it's taken me so long, but I do have footage of lots of stuff! I just have to edit it all together and upload it.
That's all for now though! Until next time, have a magical day!
I FINALLY got to see Fantasmic again. The last time I saw it was in 2006 and it's my favorite night time show ever. The weather and my schedule finally decided to get along and allow me to see this wonderful show. I screamed like the silly fangirl I am when Mickey appeared on stage, and enjoyed watching Mandie be blown away by the Lion King and Pocahontas portions of the show.
I've decided going to the parks after or before work just takes too much out of me so I think I might save my trips to the parks for my days off. I'm not completely dismissing visits before work (considering it looks like I'm going to be working a lot of mid-morning through late night shifts). I really want to spend my next day off at the Magic Kingdom, but I feel like I should pay a visit to the Animal Kingdom since I haven't been to DAK since 2006 and I REALLY want to see the Finding Nemo musical.
Anyway, I'm almost done with my training. My last night of training is tonight, and then I've got one more assessment and then an evaluation with one of my managers. After that I get put into the regular rotation. I can't wait until I fall into a comfortable routine with this job. Once I do that my life will feel a lot more balanced, haha.
I'm hoping to find time to edit together lots of vlogs real soon. I'm sorry it's taken me so long, but I do have footage of lots of stuff! I just have to edit it all together and upload it.
That's all for now though! Until next time, have a magical day!
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Check In Day
All right, so time for the next part of my journey.
Check in day.
I met Mandie, Sarah, and Michelle at Pop Century at around 6:15ish. We all headed over to Vista and got in line with Rachael and Elysia. We waited for about an hour, and then we were directed to the Vista club house where we filled out some forms and got our housing assignment. Then we were whisked away to casting where we turned in our on boarding paperwork. That took about an hour. After that we moved into our apartment. We ended up in Patterson in a 3 bedroom. It's very nice. I recorded a video tour for the blog (I'll be working on posting all of that on one of my days off next week).
We unpacked and relaxed for a bit before heading over to The Commons for our housing meeting. Which was long, and only slightly boring. We had very entertaining leaders for the housing meeting so it wasn't too bad.
That was basically it. The rest of the day was spent buying groceries and unpacking.
I'm currently in the middle of training, and so far training has been lots of fun. I've all ready had Traditions, and Discovery Day (Park Orientation) where super secret things I'm not allowed to tell you about happened (All awesome). Every one is really nice. I love working at Epcot so far. You'll find that just like the parks themselves their cast members all have different vibes too. Everyone I've encountered at Epcot seems very laid back and chill. It makes training there very comfortable. I'm enjoying it.
My schedule is jam packed, but with the Food & Wine Festival coming up and LOTS of CPs leaving they need all of us new cast members trained and ready to go very quickly. I'm loving my location and my co-workers. Epcot has such a diverse group of cast members. I've been meeting awesome people from all over the world.
I think I have the best job ever. For real.
That's all for now! Until next time, have a magical day!
Check in day.
I met Mandie, Sarah, and Michelle at Pop Century at around 6:15ish. We all headed over to Vista and got in line with Rachael and Elysia. We waited for about an hour, and then we were directed to the Vista club house where we filled out some forms and got our housing assignment. Then we were whisked away to casting where we turned in our on boarding paperwork. That took about an hour. After that we moved into our apartment. We ended up in Patterson in a 3 bedroom. It's very nice. I recorded a video tour for the blog (I'll be working on posting all of that on one of my days off next week).
We unpacked and relaxed for a bit before heading over to The Commons for our housing meeting. Which was long, and only slightly boring. We had very entertaining leaders for the housing meeting so it wasn't too bad.
That was basically it. The rest of the day was spent buying groceries and unpacking.
I'm currently in the middle of training, and so far training has been lots of fun. I've all ready had Traditions, and Discovery Day (Park Orientation) where super secret things I'm not allowed to tell you about happened (All awesome). Every one is really nice. I love working at Epcot so far. You'll find that just like the parks themselves their cast members all have different vibes too. Everyone I've encountered at Epcot seems very laid back and chill. It makes training there very comfortable. I'm enjoying it.
My schedule is jam packed, but with the Food & Wine Festival coming up and LOTS of CPs leaving they need all of us new cast members trained and ready to go very quickly. I'm loving my location and my co-workers. Epcot has such a diverse group of cast members. I've been meeting awesome people from all over the world.
I think I have the best job ever. For real.
That's all for now! Until next time, have a magical day!
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Road Trip
Hey guys! So I'm sitting in my living room with my lap top, and since I finally have a spare moment I've decided to blog. Haha.
We'll start with part 1 of my College Program journey.
The road trip.
We actually ended up leaving Thursday night. We left around 10:30 PMish, and got to our hotel JUST over the Georgia state line around 4 AM. We slept for 6 hours and then got back out on the road. We got to our hotel at 3:30 and then waited about an hour for our room to be ready. (During this time I was forced to deal with an extremely rude bellman.)
When our room was finally ready we went to Earl of Sandwich at Downtown Disney for dinner. (Best. Sandwich. Ever.) and shopped for a bit. Then we all collapsed and got up super early to go to the Magic Kingdom. We hit the highlights (had very short wait times) and then headed over to Hollywood Studios around 4:30. Again, we hit the highlights (I found out Fantasmic is only performed a few nights a week now. Sadness.) and then we ate dinner at Sci-Fi Dine In (so good!) and then we went home for more rest.
Saturday we hit Islands of Adventure. We headed straight for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. We waited 90 minutes to ride the Forbidden Journey, and then attempted to shop a bit. I bought a wand. More specifically I bought Remus Lupin's wand (because he's my favorite). Then we walked over to The Lost Continent and did Poseidon's Fury (LOVE that attraction, and our guide was AWESOME. For real. Hilarious.) We hit the rest of the park and then went BACK to WWoHP after riding Spiderman. I tried a Butterbeer and bought the souvenir mug to go with it. Eventually we hit every attraction possible for one day (AND blasted people with the water cannons outside of Ripsaw Falls).
Sunday we went First Baptist of Orlando, ate at Chevy's, and then shopped some more at Downtown Disney. Then the PRE CHECK IN DINNER! YAY! Where Michelle and I might two room mates for our third bedroom! Elycia and Rachael. We finalized plans for the next morning and hung out a bit, and then I went back to the hotel and went to bed early. Because...
MONDAY WAS CHECK IN! Yay!
I'll post my check in adventures tomorrow night probably. :)
I have Traditions tomorrow, so I should probably go to bed soon. That's all for now!
Until next time, have a magical day!
We'll start with part 1 of my College Program journey.
The road trip.
We actually ended up leaving Thursday night. We left around 10:30 PMish, and got to our hotel JUST over the Georgia state line around 4 AM. We slept for 6 hours and then got back out on the road. We got to our hotel at 3:30 and then waited about an hour for our room to be ready. (During this time I was forced to deal with an extremely rude bellman.)
When our room was finally ready we went to Earl of Sandwich at Downtown Disney for dinner. (Best. Sandwich. Ever.) and shopped for a bit. Then we all collapsed and got up super early to go to the Magic Kingdom. We hit the highlights (had very short wait times) and then headed over to Hollywood Studios around 4:30. Again, we hit the highlights (I found out Fantasmic is only performed a few nights a week now. Sadness.) and then we ate dinner at Sci-Fi Dine In (so good!) and then we went home for more rest.
Saturday we hit Islands of Adventure. We headed straight for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. We waited 90 minutes to ride the Forbidden Journey, and then attempted to shop a bit. I bought a wand. More specifically I bought Remus Lupin's wand (because he's my favorite). Then we walked over to The Lost Continent and did Poseidon's Fury (LOVE that attraction, and our guide was AWESOME. For real. Hilarious.) We hit the rest of the park and then went BACK to WWoHP after riding Spiderman. I tried a Butterbeer and bought the souvenir mug to go with it. Eventually we hit every attraction possible for one day (AND blasted people with the water cannons outside of Ripsaw Falls).
Sunday we went First Baptist of Orlando, ate at Chevy's, and then shopped some more at Downtown Disney. Then the PRE CHECK IN DINNER! YAY! Where Michelle and I might two room mates for our third bedroom! Elycia and Rachael. We finalized plans for the next morning and hung out a bit, and then I went back to the hotel and went to bed early. Because...
MONDAY WAS CHECK IN! Yay!
I'll post my check in adventures tomorrow night probably. :)
I have Traditions tomorrow, so I should probably go to bed soon. That's all for now!
Until next time, have a magical day!
Monday, August 09, 2010
I'M HERE!
I'm here in Orlando at my apartment in Patterson!
I'm so excited! I'm all unpacked. I just have a few things left to do (talk to security about my car, register for classes) until I'm completely settled. My parents are leaving Wednesday morning (which is also the day I have Traditions.)
Anyway, I'm about to make a grocery run to Wal-Mart and see if I can find the front desk. Then I think I'm going to dinner with my parents. :)
I've met a bunch of my fellow bloggers over the last few days. (the roomie Michelle, Jasmine, Molly. And I think I briefly spotted Lauren in a line the other day).
I don't think it's hit me that I'm actually here yet. It will probably hit me when I go to Disney University for Traditions on Wednesday.
But that's all for right now. I'll talk about Check in in more detail later.
Until next time, have a magical day!
I'm so excited! I'm all unpacked. I just have a few things left to do (talk to security about my car, register for classes) until I'm completely settled. My parents are leaving Wednesday morning (which is also the day I have Traditions.)
Anyway, I'm about to make a grocery run to Wal-Mart and see if I can find the front desk. Then I think I'm going to dinner with my parents. :)
I've met a bunch of my fellow bloggers over the last few days. (the roomie Michelle, Jasmine, Molly. And I think I briefly spotted Lauren in a line the other day).
I don't think it's hit me that I'm actually here yet. It will probably hit me when I go to Disney University for Traditions on Wednesday.
But that's all for right now. I'll talk about Check in in more detail later.
Until next time, have a magical day!
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
I'll be at Disney to check in on the 11th, can't wait!
YAY! That's exciting! Hope your travels and packing go smoothly! :)
Tales of a Disney College Program Hopeful -- Vlog #33
(5) days until check in
(1) day until I leave
Okay, so I'm sitting here posting to the blog on my lap top for probably the last time ever before I leave for Florida. And I can honestly say, that I don't think being *this* close to Disney has hit me yet. It probably won't hit me until we check in to our hotel tomorrow evening. Anyway I'll be filming EVERYTHING, but I won't be able to edit it together until I'm settled in Florida so this will probably be my last vlog for a bit. BUT I will be updating the blog VERY frequently.
I can update the blog from my phone so I'll be keeping you guys informed that way for the first four days I'm there. Also if you don't yet, follow me on Twitter. I can update Twitter from my phone as well, so that will be updated a lot too.
Today I'm doing some last minute things to get ready. I'm going to clean out my car, and then I'm going to run to Target and get some things I need. After that I'll stop by Wal-Mart (and use my gift card) to get gas. Then we'll probably start packing up the cars. :D
The time has come (the Walrus said). This time tomorrow I will be on my way to the Sunshine State and the most magical place on Earth. Who's excited? I AM!
The next time you hear from me, I'll be on my way to my adventure of a lifetime! That's all for today, folks! Until next time, have an EXTREMELY magical day! <3!
(1) day until I leave
Okay, so I'm sitting here posting to the blog on my lap top for probably the last time ever before I leave for Florida. And I can honestly say, that I don't think being *this* close to Disney has hit me yet. It probably won't hit me until we check in to our hotel tomorrow evening. Anyway I'll be filming EVERYTHING, but I won't be able to edit it together until I'm settled in Florida so this will probably be my last vlog for a bit. BUT I will be updating the blog VERY frequently.
I can update the blog from my phone so I'll be keeping you guys informed that way for the first four days I'm there. Also if you don't yet, follow me on Twitter. I can update Twitter from my phone as well, so that will be updated a lot too.
Today I'm doing some last minute things to get ready. I'm going to clean out my car, and then I'm going to run to Target and get some things I need. After that I'll stop by Wal-Mart (and use my gift card) to get gas. Then we'll probably start packing up the cars. :D
The time has come (the Walrus said). This time tomorrow I will be on my way to the Sunshine State and the most magical place on Earth. Who's excited? I AM!
The next time you hear from me, I'll be on my way to my adventure of a lifetime! That's all for today, folks! Until next time, have an EXTREMELY magical day! <3!
Vliggity-Vlog Explosion
(5) Days until check in
(1) Days until I leave for Orlando
I've got SEVERAL videos to post on here today. I posted a ton of footage on my channel yesterday. It's all from my farewell weekend. The first two vlogs are from my family send off party.
Part 1
Part 2
The next three videos are of the Just Dance party that some friends and I had at my house. It was a lot of fun! :)
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
There will be one last vlog before I leave. It will be posted tonight probably.
That's all for now! Until next time, have a magical day!
(1) Days until I leave for Orlando
I've got SEVERAL videos to post on here today. I posted a ton of footage on my channel yesterday. It's all from my farewell weekend. The first two vlogs are from my family send off party.
Part 1
Part 2
The next three videos are of the Just Dance party that some friends and I had at my house. It was a lot of fun! :)
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
There will be one last vlog before I leave. It will be posted tonight probably.
That's all for now! Until next time, have a magical day!
Friday, July 30, 2010
Test E-mail Blog
I just want to see if this works. It might be how I blog during my first four days in Florida before check-in.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Savings Update (Probably My Last One)
(11) Days until check in
(7) Days until I leave for Orlando
(2) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
Just added to my Disney savings! :)
New Total: $671.56
I deposited my last paycheck from the job in the bank the other day. I originally thought I was going to be needed next week, but I've been told I won't be. So, Friday is my last day at work. I didn't reach my goal of $800, but I'm still proud of what I did manage to save.
Tomorrow is my last day of my internship, and then I've got a farewell lunch with my cousin. Then Friday I'm working, and then Friday night after I get off work I've got two friends coming over to hang out one last time before I leave, Saturday is my family send off party, Sunday I have my cousin's bridal shower, and then all I have left to do is pack for Florida (which I've already pretty much done.)
The countdown is winding down, folks! It's very exciting!
That's all for now! Until next time, have a magical day! :)
(7) Days until I leave for Orlando
(2) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
Just added to my Disney savings! :)
New Total: $671.56
I deposited my last paycheck from the job in the bank the other day. I originally thought I was going to be needed next week, but I've been told I won't be. So, Friday is my last day at work. I didn't reach my goal of $800, but I'm still proud of what I did manage to save.
Tomorrow is my last day of my internship, and then I've got a farewell lunch with my cousin. Then Friday I'm working, and then Friday night after I get off work I've got two friends coming over to hang out one last time before I leave, Saturday is my family send off party, Sunday I have my cousin's bridal shower, and then all I have left to do is pack for Florida (which I've already pretty much done.)
The countdown is winding down, folks! It's very exciting!
That's all for now! Until next time, have a magical day! :)
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Tales of a Disney College Program Hopeful -- Vlog #25
That's all for now! Until next time, have a magical day!
To-do/Top 5 List Update!
(17) Days until check in
(13) Days until I leave for Orlando
(8) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(0) Days until Ramona & Beezus
1. Buy a car. I'm really close on this one guys. Ruby is being totaled. So I must find something else. The insurance company is only giving my 6,000 so I need something affordable but quality. I've found something I like. I just need to convince my dad to like it too.
2. Find an apartment in Boone for Spring 2011. So far I've had no luck. I've only found two real possibilities and neither one of them got back to me. But I'm going to keep looking until I leave and after I leave (if I haven't found anything by then). (Now to be done in October while I'm in Florida).
3. Finish filling out my W4. This is all I have left of my on boarding paperwork.
4. Find my birth certificate or have a Passport made. This is for check in. I either need a passport or my driver's license and birth certificate.
5. Buy a pair of dress flats for my "Non-costumed" Disney look. I need a pair of black flats to go with my Disney professional clothing.
6. Apparently I have to add "Get renter's insurance" to this list. Ugh. (To be done as soon as I move into one of the CP apartments).
Find My Birth Certificate:
So my adventure today was ALL about getting this done. Only Forsyth County's court and government buildings are so spread out that it took us FOREVER to find the Office of Deeds. We walked in the heat (and in circles) for HOURS. I, however, learned that Forsyth County has a "Hall of Justice" which really made the comic book nerd in me happy. But I'm now sunburned from all the outside walking. (And exhausted).
Tomorrow I plan on filming and editing a vlog about the classes I plan on taking, and I'm also going to start filming things for packing vlog. :)
We're into crunch time now, people! I'm so excited!
Next Wednesday will be my last day for my internship, and then next Saturday will be my Send-Off part with my family friends (which I am BEYOND excited for!) My friend Holly is now coming with us to Orlando. She's going to be hanging out with me while I get settled at Disney and then leaving with my parents on the morning of August 11th. She's never been to Disney and I can not wait to get her down there! We're also going to go to Islands of Adventure and pay a visit to Hogsmeade as we're both HUGE Harry Potter fans. (I fully intend on buying a wand).
That's all for now!
Until next time, have a magical day!
(13) Days until I leave for Orlando
(8) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(0) Days until Ramona & Beezus
2. Find an apartment in Boone for Spring 2011. So far I've had no luck. I've only found two real possibilities and neither one of them got back to me. But I'm going to keep looking until I leave and after I leave (if I haven't found anything by then). (Now to be done in October while I'm in Florida).
4. Find my birth certificate or have a Passport made. This is for check in. I either need a passport or my driver's license and birth certificate.
6. Apparently I have to add "Get renter's insurance" to this list. Ugh. (To be done as soon as I move into one of the CP apartments).
Find My Birth Certificate:
So my adventure today was ALL about getting this done. Only Forsyth County's court and government buildings are so spread out that it took us FOREVER to find the Office of Deeds. We walked in the heat (and in circles) for HOURS. I, however, learned that Forsyth County has a "Hall of Justice" which really made the comic book nerd in me happy. But I'm now sunburned from all the outside walking. (And exhausted).
Tomorrow I plan on filming and editing a vlog about the classes I plan on taking, and I'm also going to start filming things for packing vlog. :)
We're into crunch time now, people! I'm so excited!
Next Wednesday will be my last day for my internship, and then next Saturday will be my Send-Off part with my family friends (which I am BEYOND excited for!) My friend Holly is now coming with us to Orlando. She's going to be hanging out with me while I get settled at Disney and then leaving with my parents on the morning of August 11th. She's never been to Disney and I can not wait to get her down there! We're also going to go to Islands of Adventure and pay a visit to Hogsmeade as we're both HUGE Harry Potter fans. (I fully intend on buying a wand).
That's all for now!
Until next time, have a magical day!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Savings Update!
(18) Days until check in
(14) Days until I leave for Orlando
(9) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(1) Days until Ramona & Beezus
Just added to my Disney savings! :)
New Total: $501.56
I have one more full paycheck and then probably a partial paycheck after that. Hopefully those two paychecks will put me up around $800 before I leave.
That's all for today! Until next time, have a magical day! :)
(14) Days until I leave for Orlando
(9) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(1) Days until Ramona & Beezus
Just added to my Disney savings! :)
New Total: $501.56
I have one more full paycheck and then probably a partial paycheck after that. Hopefully those two paychecks will put me up around $800 before I leave.
That's all for today! Until next time, have a magical day! :)
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Disney Bucket List
(19) Days until check in
(15) Days until I leave for Orlando
(10) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(2) Days until Ramona & Beezus
1. Ride all the rides I've never ridden before! This goes for any walk through attractions and shows as well! Which is a total of 23 MK attractions, 10 Epcot attractions, 7 Studios attractions, and 11 DAK attractions.
2. Visit both Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach as I've never been.
3. Take any and all tours that I can.
4. Go to Beaches'n'Cream with 3 other people and order "The Kitchen Sink"
5. Eat at as many Disney restaurants as I can afford.
6. Visit all the Disney Resorts (And visit them all again around the Holidays).
7. Attend the Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue, Spirit of Aloha, and Mickey's Backyard Barbecue
8. Be a part of a Character Dining experience. :)
9. "Drink" around the world. When I say drink I don't mean alcohol, lol. Maybe I'll try something at some point during my journey "around the world" but for the majority of it I will be "drinking" non-alcoholic things.
10. Eat around the world. Eat at at least one stand/restaurant in each World Showcase.
11. Get pictures taken with all of my favorite characters.
12. Eat the Thanksgiving meal sandwich at Earl of Sandwich.
13. Go to Disney Quest and Characters in Flight at Downtown Disney.
14. Ride Star Tours as many times as I can before it closes for "Re-imagining"
15. Experience as much of "Summer Nightastic" as I can within my first week there.
16. Tour the park with my friend Beth on my day off. ;) (I know many Beths so if you're reading this and you've never talked to me about touring WDW with me then it's not you, haha.)
17. TRY A DOLE WHIP. Finally. I've never had one, and I really really want to try one.
That's all for today! Until next time, have a magical day!
(15) Days until I leave for Orlando
(10) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(2) Days until Ramona & Beezus
1. Ride all the rides I've never ridden before! This goes for any walk through attractions and shows as well! Which is a total of 23 MK attractions, 10 Epcot attractions, 7 Studios attractions, and 11 DAK attractions.
2. Visit both Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach as I've never been.
3. Take any and all tours that I can.
4. Go to Beaches'n'Cream with 3 other people and order "The Kitchen Sink"
5. Eat at as many Disney restaurants as I can afford.
6. Visit all the Disney Resorts (And visit them all again around the Holidays).
7. Attend the Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue, Spirit of Aloha, and Mickey's Backyard Barbecue
8. Be a part of a Character Dining experience. :)
9. "Drink" around the world. When I say drink I don't mean alcohol, lol. Maybe I'll try something at some point during my journey "around the world" but for the majority of it I will be "drinking" non-alcoholic things.
10. Eat around the world. Eat at at least one stand/restaurant in each World Showcase.
11. Get pictures taken with all of my favorite characters.
12. Eat the Thanksgiving meal sandwich at Earl of Sandwich.
13. Go to Disney Quest and Characters in Flight at Downtown Disney.
14. Ride Star Tours as many times as I can before it closes for "Re-imagining"
15. Experience as much of "Summer Nightastic" as I can within my first week there.
16. Tour the park with my friend Beth on my day off. ;) (I know many Beths so if you're reading this and you've never talked to me about touring WDW with me then it's not you, haha.)
17. TRY A DOLE WHIP. Finally. I've never had one, and I really really want to try one.
That's all for today! Until next time, have a magical day!
Monday, July 19, 2010
To Do List Update
(21) Days until check in
(17) Days until I leave for Orlando
(12) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(4) Days until Ramona & Beezus
1. Buy a car. I'm really close on this one guys. Ruby is being totaled. So I must find something else. The insurance company is only giving my 6,000 so I need something affordable but quality. I've found something I like. I just need to convince my dad to like it too.
2. Find an apartment in Boone for Spring 2011. So far I've had no luck. I've only found two real possibilities and neither one of them got back to me. But I'm going to keep looking until I leave and after I leave (if I haven't found anything by then).
3. Finish filling out my W4. This is all I have left of my on boarding paperwork.
4. Find my birth certificate or have a Passport made. This is for check in. I either need a passport or my driver's license and birth certificate.
5. Buy a pair of dress flats for my "Non-costumed" Disney look. I need a pair of black flats to go with my Disney professional clothing.
6. Apparently I have to add "Get renter's insurance" to this list. Ugh.
Finish filling out my W-4:
DONE! My on boarding paperwork is done! Woooo! One less thing to worry about!
I was going to go to the courthouse today to get a few copies of my birth certificate, but mom told me to wait until July 30th (her day off) so she could go with me. Now I just have to go to the bank tomorrow and nag dad to check on renter's insurance. :)
That's all for today! Until next time, have a magical day!
(17) Days until I leave for Orlando
(12) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(4) Days until Ramona & Beezus
2. Find an apartment in Boone for Spring 2011. So far I've had no luck. I've only found two real possibilities and neither one of them got back to me. But I'm going to keep looking until I leave and after I leave (if I haven't found anything by then).
4. Find my birth certificate or have a Passport made. This is for check in. I either need a passport or my driver's license and birth certificate.
6. Apparently I have to add "Get renter's insurance" to this list. Ugh.
Finish filling out my W-4:
DONE! My on boarding paperwork is done! Woooo! One less thing to worry about!
I was going to go to the courthouse today to get a few copies of my birth certificate, but mom told me to wait until July 30th (her day off) so she could go with me. Now I just have to go to the bank tomorrow and nag dad to check on renter's insurance. :)
That's all for today! Until next time, have a magical day!
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Updated Top 5 (6) Things to Do
(23) Days until check in
(19) Days until I leave for Orlando
(14) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(6) Days until Ramona & Beezus
1. Buy a car. I'm really close on this one guys. Ruby is being totaled. So I must find something else. The insurance company is only giving my 6,000 so I need something affordable but quality. I've found something I like. I just need to convince my dad to like it too.
2. Find an apartment in Boone for Spring 2011. So far I've had no luck. I've only found two real possibilities and neither one of them got back to me. But I'm going to keep looking until I leave and after I leave (if I haven't found anything by then).
3. Finish filling out my W2. This is all I have left of my on boarding paperwork.
4. Find my birth certificate or have a Passport made. This is for check in. I either need a passport or my driver's license and birth certificate.
5. Buy a pair of dress flats for my "Non-costumed" Disney look. I need a pair of black flats to go with my Disney professional clothing.
6. Apparently I have to add "Get renter's insurance" to this list. Ugh.
Buy a Car -
I FINALLY got a car. A 2009 Kia Rondo. I love it!
Buy a Pair of Black Flats -
Bought these at Payless. I ADORE THEM!
I'm working on the rest of the list. Monday I have to go to the courthouse and get a copy of my birth certificate (we don't have one apparently). Mom is also going to call our Insurance guy to see if our home owner's insurance covers renter's insurance next week. And I'll be filling out my W2 for my on boarding paperwork this week. We also found out that no apartments will be available in Boone until October at the earliest so that one will not end up being crossed off before I start packing.
Anyway, that's all for today!
Until next time, have a magical day!
(19) Days until I leave for Orlando
(14) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(6) Days until Ramona & Beezus
2. Find an apartment in Boone for Spring 2011. So far I've had no luck. I've only found two real possibilities and neither one of them got back to me. But I'm going to keep looking until I leave and after I leave (if I haven't found anything by then).
3. Finish filling out my W2. This is all I have left of my on boarding paperwork.
4. Find my birth certificate or have a Passport made. This is for check in. I either need a passport or my driver's license and birth certificate.
6. Apparently I have to add "Get renter's insurance" to this list. Ugh.
Buy a Car -
I FINALLY got a car. A 2009 Kia Rondo. I love it!
Buy a Pair of Black Flats -
Bought these at Payless. I ADORE THEM!
I'm working on the rest of the list. Monday I have to go to the courthouse and get a copy of my birth certificate (we don't have one apparently). Mom is also going to call our Insurance guy to see if our home owner's insurance covers renter's insurance next week. And I'll be filling out my W2 for my on boarding paperwork this week. We also found out that no apartments will be available in Boone until October at the earliest so that one will not end up being crossed off before I start packing.
Anyway, that's all for today!
Until next time, have a magical day!
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Savings Update :(
(25) Days until check in
(21) Days until I leave for Orlando
(16) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(8) Days until Ramona & Beezus
I had to use $30 dollars of my savings for gas. Poo.
New total:
$343.76
(21) Days until I leave for Orlando
(16) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(8) Days until Ramona & Beezus
I had to use $30 dollars of my savings for gas. Poo.
New total:
$343.76
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Savings Update, Vlogs, and Crunch Time
(26) Days until check in
(22) Days until I leave for Orlando
(17) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(9) Days until Ramona & Beezus
Psych premieres TONIGHT!
Alright guys, it's time for another savings update. Today I added $71.01 to my Disney savings. So here is my new total:
$373.76
I've worked four extra hours this week so my paycheck should be around $240 next week which will mean I'll get to put $201 into my savings. So that will help a lot.
In other news, I still don't have a car. The insurance guy is not taking my dad's calls, apparently. So we can't buy a car until we talk to him and get our money.
I've only accomplished one thing on my "Top 5 things to do before I pack list", and I realized last night that I need to make it a Top 6 list. I need to add "Print Direct Deposit form" to the list.
Mom is also planning a send off party for me on July 31st. That should be a good time.
We're in crunch time now here, folks. The stress is starting to get to me (especially with all the drama of buying a car). I have to finish my top 6 list, I would also like to buy a few more things that I need, I've got to start trying to pack (I don't even know where to begin). Like a lot of other people I'm beginning to feel like I'm behind on everything even though I've been preparing for this since February.
Expect a new vlog this weekend sometime about the classes I want to take in Disney. If it doesn't come this weekend then look for it early next week. I should start my packing vlog in a couple of weeks. It might take a while as I plan to spread out my packing so I'm not doing it all at one time.
But that's all for today!
Until next time, have a magical day!
(22) Days until I leave for Orlando
(17) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(9) Days until Ramona & Beezus
Psych premieres TONIGHT!
Alright guys, it's time for another savings update. Today I added $71.01 to my Disney savings. So here is my new total:
$373.76
I've worked four extra hours this week so my paycheck should be around $240 next week which will mean I'll get to put $201 into my savings. So that will help a lot.
In other news, I still don't have a car. The insurance guy is not taking my dad's calls, apparently. So we can't buy a car until we talk to him and get our money.
I've only accomplished one thing on my "Top 5 things to do before I pack list", and I realized last night that I need to make it a Top 6 list. I need to add "Print Direct Deposit form" to the list.
Mom is also planning a send off party for me on July 31st. That should be a good time.
We're in crunch time now here, folks. The stress is starting to get to me (especially with all the drama of buying a car). I have to finish my top 6 list, I would also like to buy a few more things that I need, I've got to start trying to pack (I don't even know where to begin). Like a lot of other people I'm beginning to feel like I'm behind on everything even though I've been preparing for this since February.
Expect a new vlog this weekend sometime about the classes I want to take in Disney. If it doesn't come this weekend then look for it early next week. I should start my packing vlog in a couple of weeks. It might take a while as I plan to spread out my packing so I'm not doing it all at one time.
But that's all for today!
Until next time, have a magical day!
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