Half Way there

I was half way done by college program on September 9th but unfortunatly I was not even in Orlando. Its not a huge deal because I was participating in some other AMAZING activities. I went home for 4 days to Philadelphia. Which I was super excited for an make me crave a whole other pile of plans. You have to understand up until 5 years ago my town use to still deliver the paper to your front door and the milk man.... yea the MILK MAN would leave a glass container of milk at your door. You had to call the local grocery store to set it up but it was so homey. SIGH! I am such a 1950's house wife at heart it hurts. Anyways my other favorite thing to do is travel by airplane or train. I got to do both! oh boy the enthusiasm is killing me. Especially since my home town also has kept the beautiful train depots still intact so they are all stone and UGH! i love it. But if you keep up with any other blogs you know i missed the cast preview of the Boo-to-you Halloween parade. I actually not that  disappointed because I would rather have been doing what i was doing that afternoon before which was sitting on the front porch in a white rocking chair with a beautiful breeze sipping on my peppermint hot chocolate reading a book with no humidity and neighbors jogging by saying "HELLO!" and offering them a glass of water. SIGH! You might here bad things about Philadelphia but im telling you there is a factor of lovely hometown feelings right out side of there.

BUSY BUSY BUSY

So i have been super busy. Ive been going to work and I havent been to a disney park in the last month except to go to work. Its weird to think that but i have been really busy making sure a number of other pieces in my life were normal. SO my normal days off are Monday Tuesday. I went to the beach 3 weeks ago. Then the week after that Bryant and I went around the resorts. I have pictures for you :). Then this past monday I went to the beach.

Beach trips here in Orlando consist of, when Nick, Evan, Bryant & Myself get into a car. Typically Evan's Truck and go to the gas station. Get Gas and Snacks and Drinks. Then we run go to the beach. This beach is typically Cocoa Beach. Last week we stopped at the Ron Jon surf shop. its just super fun. Tuesdays. I usually work on stuff that I need to get done for school and paper work and a whole bunch of stuff honestly. I have been working like crazy to make sure everything happens. So anyways you dont want to hear the blah blah's of my stress.

Pictures are here:

This is from Bryant and my adventures through The Port Orleans Resorts as well as All Star Sports Resort.

I have pictures from the beach but i cant find the files at this moment. so maybe after another beach trip ill be able to show you.

I went to Magic Kingdom...

I went to magic kingdom on my own the other day. I needed some time alone and i was hoping to see wishes with bryant when he got off work... i only made it like 3 hours on my own in magic kingdom before i felt like i was going to die from the heat and sweat. so ill show you the pictures i took in magic kingdom while i was wondering around main street. I got some good ones LET ME JUST SAY! some are sort of repeats but yea. this was my hour or two at magic kingdom. :)

Overtime.

I had my first overtime shift Ever. I know that seems strange but Epcot costuming rarely provided overtime opertunities. Other costuming locations did but i never went to those parks. So today I went into work at 10:00. My shift started at 11:00 but i was there at 10:00. I was nervous when it looked very very scarce cast member wise and i had already decided i wasnt going to put in for the extention but if they wanted me to work i would work. So then about an hour into my shift my manager Robert, who seems very nice, asked if i might be able to say since there were so many call in's and i asked how late he would need me because i was really only interested in extending so late. He was like well is 10 to late and I was just like no 10 is perfectly fine. So i extended until 10. That made my shift a total of 11 hours but with the half hour of lunch i get it really make it 10.5. so in any case i made 2.5 hours of overtime. That is really really exciting considering that i got gypted hours because of random things like my training being screwed up and what not. so now its like it got paid to work hours i didnt work normally. its exciting i must say. :)

Star Wars Weekend

So I have no idea if you are into star wars. I am just a tag along when it comes to knowing about star wars. I know very little and the things i do know are things i picked up from friends over the years who would probably cry if giving the chance to meet George Lucas. So May 20 - June 12 on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays you can go to star wars weekends and do your everyday basic things you would do in studios but there is more involved in the event that that. Obviously with the new revamp of Star Tours it is very very busy there and therefore the store is very very busy. There is special merchandise that disney only puts out of the weekends but more than that people get very excited because the number of limited edition disney and star wars things shoots through the roof. Its so busy with people looking for star wars merchandise that Disney has set up an extra tent.  People are walking around dressed up and there is an extra parade that is just star wars. Its pretty crazy. I have to get ready for work at the muppets shop and a fun filled weekend with star wars fans at work.

Work Locations

I dont remember what i had told you and what i have not told you so we are going to be starting from the beginning.

I work here.

 

if i had to choose a park to hang in all day as a guest it would probably be this one just because there is so much to do that is just simple and doesnt require waiting in long long lines. The food is delicious and its just over all a really wonderful park. So that is where i work.

My area is Backlands Merchandise. The area is laid out like so.

Near By :Merch Locations

Indian Jones Attraction: Cart and Truck

American Idol Attraction: Outdoor store

Star Tours: Tattoine Traders

Muppets 3-D: Stage One, Pizza Planet Cart, Christmas Shop

Lights, Motors, Action: Lights, Motors, Action Cart & Youse Guys outdoor store

Backlot Tour: American Film Institute Store, AFI Cart, Prop Shop

Sci Fi Dine-in : Writers Stop

There are a few more locations but i honestly have blanked on what they are. 

It is a very large area and although i am still in training i see myself liking it quite a bit. Umm... i think i like the star tours shop and muppets the best but thats also where i have spent quite a bit of time. 

I dont really know what else to say. Ill probably take pictures of my area as time goes on.

We have internet

I know i have been slacking on your guys lately. 

Things have been crazy around here.

They have also been amazing. 

I have been going crazy with work and training 

but it in the end i have been having a FANTASTIC TIME.

I have had the last three days off 

so i have enjoyed being able to just go out 

and enjoy myself without the "Stresses of work"

Work I am liking a little more every day.

You do a of computer work when you first get here

and with the late nights that happen it is not that uncommon

for you to want to fall asleep during those times. 

My work location is 40% of Hollywood Studios.

The area is called backlands and it consist of about 16 locations. 

These locations include carts they include stores.

They include food and they also have ride dumps.

If you looking for all areas of merchandise this area has what you need.

I didnt know how i felt about doing food.

But its basically a coffee shop.

Its got AC and its is fairly easy. 

CP's get alot of late hours but my managers seem extremely sweet.

I was half tempted to give two of them hugs the other night

but i feel like that would be creepy.

I am interesting in getting GT trained.

GT = general teller = money room

it seems like it would be a blast.

The people i am working with are pretty funny.

and compared to most people in the CP i get a ton of interaction.

Lets just say with the guest interaction this CP is a step up!

Bryant passed his lifeguarding exam which makes me extremely happy.

He is going to be deep water at Typhoon Lagoon.

it makes me nervous because typhoon has dozen of saves a week.

I think he will do fairly well with the whole things.

Fingers crossed.

I have pictures of a little photosession that bryant and i had in magic kingdom the other day. so here is one of those pictures and also a picture of me giving buzz lightyear a kiss and then a picture of bryant and i "discovering" the hat at hollywood studios. and the the group picture when buzz and woody pictures with me and my friends

No Internet

This is going to be a quick update because Bryant is in the shower and i am using the internet in his apartment. I have no internet apparently we will be getting internet soon. I hope this does happen. I dont know but this is the quick update. I have in the backlands of Studios which is basically a ton of places. I will have a picture of the whole area once I have internet to update. Anyways. Um I think im going to like it. There is a lot of change and the whole role is very different than costuming. Today my shift was 10-18:30. That is one thing you have to get use to here in Disney is the military time. Um tomorrow i have work 7:00-11:30 in the writer's shop. Its this cute little coffee shop. The im going to go to the magic kingdom and write bryant a letter since i think it is probably about time. But that will be after i go to costuming. So anyways lets do a breakdown of the last few days....

May 15th - Drove into Orlando
May 16th- Went to Downtown Disney with D-Fam and then went swimming at the Grand Floridian and watched Wishes at the Polynesian
May 17th- Beaches and Cream and Dinner at ESPN
May 18th - Check in
May 19th - Out and about
May 20th - Magic Kingdom & Blizzard Beach & Studios instead of Traditions because i was by-passed
This is where things get a little scattered so i am just going to say that once i get internet ill update you guys a little better. I have Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off so i am definatly going to be working on getting shoes for work but then also going and working on bryants gift a little. :)

Going to Orlando

This title explains in all.
Bryant and I are going to Orlando today.
I will not have internet for a few days so expect an update or two on my tumblr.
i dont remember if the link is with in here so its [here]

Down to the Wire

So it is may 5th. That means we have less than 2 weeks until the Disney College Program picks up and starts moving. The reason I am making this post now is because for Bryant and I this is where life becomes a little crazy. I know I have been through what May looks life for us before but this is the other part I probably didnt mention.... So since Bryant and I are driving and we everything we own between us we figured we would just wait and get the things we needed once we got into town. Now for most CP's waiting until they get into town means going to the walmart. I did a post awhile back about my suggestions for doing that. If you arrive after the 18th still consider looking into it.I cant find the post right this minute so basically go to walmart.com create an account and then site to store everything to the walmart on SR 535. OK? okay!

So back to what i was originally trying to say. So Bryant and I are planning on getting there on the 15th. These 3 days are going to be spent getting things together so that when the time comes are are not S.O.L. We have to get things like Shampoo, Towels, You know all that stuff that you need to live clean. But yes, we will be doing that. and getting everything in order. =] I am exciting to be learning my work location soon. I am excited to get my HUB access again. I am exciting to be able to go to property control. and I am excited to be back at Disney.

So anyways. If you guys have anyway questions go to my tumblr [here] ... ask away. I dont really know what all to talk about until the time comes when we get to orlando. Um I should be making a video of the trip a little and some of the stuff we are doing while waiting to go to jacksonville and then while we are waiting to go to orlando. Its going to be a busy couple of days. You ready? So am I!