Busy Busy Busy

I last update 20 days ago....does not seem that long ago. I hate that time is flying by so fast. I have all these things I want to do and I'm afraid of running out of time. I'm not really wasting time either, I hardly sleep haha - I'm always off doing something.

The Pantry is like a little family. Peggy is my grandma, Rhonda is my mom, Bette is my aunt, Cindy is my cousin, Duron is my brother, Stephanie is my sister, etc. We all look out of each other and get along well. Bette even ordered me to go home and not find my roommates at Epcot because she was concerned I wasn't sleeping much. Oh the Pantry, I love you.

I've met some really cool people at work. I get excited when I meet a Marylander. Some guests aren't fun to talk to, they don't really wanna talk to me, so I'm not too chatty. One night there was a couple who were just a blast. Sure they may have been mildly intoxicated, but they still appreciated everything that I did for them that night. Whenever I can help someone or surprise them with an act of kindness, it makes me feel like I have done something with my day.

I almost yelled at one guest. He was being quite the jerk about the engraving I did on his bracelet. I was told not to touch the settings - just put in the name, hit the yellow diamond, then the green start button. Repeat if necessary. He was convinced it was crooked and ugh. I tried to keep my cool, and I think I handled it fairly well. He was just a jerk.

I met someone who is a campus rep for the college program. I really want to do that - I mean UMBC really lacks any form of knowledge about this program, and I really think its a fabulous experience. I also get to keep some perks =P

I really do love my job - 90% of the time I look forward to going. At the end of the day my back really hurts but it's worth it. I really enjoy what I do.

So what have I been up to the past 20 days besides working? Lots!

There was another welcome party - the House of Mouse Dance Party. I told some people I'd get some pizza for them, so I came prepared with foil and bags in my backpack. It, as always, was a blast. Not only did I get to dance - but Captain Hook and Smee came out and got down with us. Of course we got to meet Mickey and Minnie too! =)

The weather was finally getting out of its cold streak of course when I had to work, but Charlie and I still set out on an adventure to Disney's Hollywood Studios bright and early since I worked at 6pm. We headed to Sunset and got some Fastpasses for Rockin Roller Coaster and waited in line for Tower of Terror. That ride is just so amazing.

Everyone knows I'm big into characters, so of course we visited Chip n Dale. There was probably a group of 5 characters out but I knew time was limited so I chose them, and I'm satisfied with my choice. The character attendant ended up walking away, so we asked the family behind us to take our picture. Well the woman was fabulous for she captured everything. Dale ended up taking me away, taking my ring and proposing to me, of course after teasing everyone else. I gladly accepted hahaha it was definitely one of those magical Disney moments that I loooooooove.

We went back and used up our Fastpasses, enjoying the front car, which is really the best. On our way back to Muppet Vision we ran into a couple cops who pretty much made my day. One of them just blew his whistle, no words. The other had a huge bucket, flashlight and crazy shoes haha. We enjoyed seeing Sweetums and walking around the back parts of DHS. After lunch we set to find Janet and Cait - we found Janet! After talking to her for a bit, it was time for me to catch the bus to Port Orleans and then to Downtown Disney for my shift.

The next day Ashly and I met up with my co-worker, Stephanie, and some of her friends and hit up Disney Quest. There was so much to do there. It was a blast from the past since I did it before with my family back in 2001. Ashly and I kicked butt at the Astro Blaster, we were a darn good team! Elliott and Charlie were in the Downtown Disney Area so we met up with them for lunch and a ride to Wal Mart/home. I took the opportunity to get a group photo in front of the beautiful water of DTD on a beautiful day.

The next day was day 2 of my weekend, and a lot of us did have off, so we went to the Polynesian to soak up some sun since the weather was still being very kind to us. That resort is absolutely gorgeous! We did some shopping in their gift shop, 4 of us finding cute skirts/dresses which led to the idea of getting all dolled up and heading to Magic Kingdom. We did just that! Someone let us through the Fastpass line of Jungle Cruise....I think we should get dressed up more often haha. We played around in the Pirate store and then enjoyed some Dole Whip - my first time. It was absolutely amazing! We managed to squeeze in It's a Small World and Peter Pan's Flight before some made it to Space Mountain haha. I did not, but that's fine, I caught part of Wishes, which will seriously never get old to me. It is stunning.

I worked my first 8 1/2 hour shift on what actually was Valentines Day haha. It was surprisingly not bad at all - I was busy and left in a good mood. Maybe because Ashly informed me she was making a special dinner and dessert. I love my roomie, she is fantastic and loves to cook for people (that really is just bonus points). She made Chicken Alfredo and Cheesecake. Yum!

My next day off I decided to go to Buffalo Wild Wings with the girls. I've heard so much buzz about it and decided to check it out. I spent more time getting ready then actually there haha. It's a karaoke place and was way too crowded. A few of us left early for some Taco Bell and headed back to the apartment to just chill. It was still a fun night.

Day 2 of my weekend again, I did not waste! Elliott, Charlie, Cassandra, Joel and I set off for Magic Kingdom. It started pouring rain when we arrived, but soon cleared up for a beautiful day. The park was empty so I got a beautiful view of the castle. We hit up Haunted Mansion and Big Thunder Mountain (yay Big Thunder!). We also got Dole Whip again haha that stuff is amazing. On our way over to Space Mountain I caught site of Baloo and Rafiki. I called out to stop but no one heard except Charlie. We got really excited for Baloo - he was dancing with us while we were in line. We had to go through Rafiki first though. The cahracter attendant kept calling out picture poses for us, it was a blast. We get to Baloo - so not fun. One random picture and we were sent on our way. Lame!

We found the rest of the group and headed over to the Studios since the main event of the day was Fantasmic! We had time for Muppet Vision and to grab a quick snack before we met with Janet and Alexa for the show. We had amazing seats thanks to Janets expertise of the area =) Fantasmic is honestly breathtaking. I can't wait to go again.

The next day was Ashly's birthday. I unfortunately had to work during her birthday dinner, BUT they all came to DTD for some ice cream at Ghiridelli. We all laughed and had a good time =)

My class starts on Wednesday and I'm REALLY excited. I think it's going to be really interesting. I'm not getting credit for any of this and I really don't care. This experience is incredible and it will look fabulous on my resume.

Boo Boo comes to visit in about a month!!! YAY!!