To those who have gone, you're sorely missed.

So, we are midway through August now. Times going so fast it needs to slow down. There are so many people leaving right now its insane. Its now at the point that the people who are leaving, have an effect, for me anyways, as they've been here for half my programme..Ive gotten to know them alot better than people who left when id only been here a few months. That's no disrespect at all to anyone reading this (I'm sure you know what i mean), everyone out here is amazing, theres just so many different characters, so many different memories made, its hard to have experienced everything with everyone, due to schedules, job roles or placement.
Working in the Rose and Crown is awesome..yeah like any job, it has its days where you'd rather shoot yourself than serve another guest or even come in to work, but working there and working with those people, is very much like having a family. When a guest asks if we all live together, my generic reaction is ' yes, we all live together in various apartments, we all socialise together and have fun. The relationships you see between each individual is real, its not staged, because we live and work together, its very much like one big family' and it is. Sounds so cliche right? But it is. Working in the kitchen with so many big characters is alot of fun and everyday is different, everyday theres something else to laugh about. We spent a good few hours playing 'tag' or 'tig' in the kitchen the other day..something as stupid as a child's playground game, was surprisingly so much fun. But now, a sizeable amount of these big characters have finished their programme and sadly left. The kitchen is defiantly already a quieter place and they are already sorely missed.
I didn't realise how much of an effect it would have but it really is obvious, obvious in every part of Disney life, be it work or social and the hole that has been left, will not be filled again. I defiantly think that my Disney experience is not gonna be the same without them and I'm sure i speak for everyone when I say that.
Enough with the sadness here I think..
Ive been really ill for the last couple of days..like I dont think Ive ever been this ill. Its weird..you'd think living in a hot country, you wouldn't really catch a cold, but sure as hell I did. Its defiantly going round and people are now starting to catch it.
But yeah..it got to the point where i thought I may have to go to the doctor and get something. Here in America, you have to pay to see a doctor..not like the good old NHS back home..defiantly taken for granted, and now that i dont have that option, Ive kinda realised that..i think everyone out here has too.
I'm now feeling alot better, still a little bit groggy and coughy but defiantly on the mend. Bad thing is..I'm sure Ive now passed it on to Lauren! Oops! not good..her family come out to visit next week..her WHOLE family..like 13 Canavans coming out! Crazy right?! I'm so very jealous but shes gonna have an awesome time and I get the apartment to myself for a bit. Its gonna be so weird..since being here, Ive never stayed by myself for more than one night. Compared to back home when it was the norm, its gonna be odd to be in the apartment without her! I'll defiantly miss her..I've shared a room with her for like 5 months, its gonna be strange being by myself again!
So, I mentioned that my mother dearest has booked to come out and see me in November? Well she is, but something happened with the company she booked her holiday with..something about not getting enough people booked onto the package-she was gonna fly to LA and see Hollywood and Chinatown and got to Las Vegas and then end up in Orlando for a week..well the first bit isn't happening anymore and they had to reschedule her Orlando trip. Turns out shes gonna to LA and Las Vegas afterwards but shes now coming out a month EARLY. GAH. So shes coming in October now..which is like a month and a bit away! Literally dreading it now..cannot think of anything less i would to do right now, than spent 7 days with her..sounds awful, I know. She wants me to stay with her in the hotel and get loads of time off to see her but i just cant do it. I'd rather eat my eyelids.
I'm gonna book her a hotel using my Disney discount for her and my Nan, which I'm more than happy to do for her and i figure it'll make up for me not spending every waking minute with her..She called yesterday and Lauren answered so I kinda made her tell her I wasn't here and Lauren ended up having like a 10 minute phone call with her! Oops! Totally what my mother is like though! I felt so bad but it was kinda funny :) You know when you can quite clearly hear someones trying to get out of a conversation but the other person just wont let them! My bad :) Love you Lauren!
So I believe I've pretty much told you everything that's going on right now..very long essay here so pat on the back for those of you who stick to and actually read the whole thing!
There are more people leaving in the next few weeks that I'll be sad to see go. People need to stop leaving. It totally sucks. It totally make the reality of how quick this time is passing by, real too.
Totally makes me realise how much I do love this place..

Has all this really happened since then?!

So...I so totally went to Vegas for my 21st! Literally THE best thing I've ever done! I love that I am one of the only people I know who can say 'Yeah, I celebrated my 21st in Vegas!' Not only that..whilst I was living in America for a year and working for Disney! Cripes! I'm so lucky to have awesome people out here too who came with me to celebrate. 5 in total..literally the best holiday EVER!
Its was gutting not to have all my usual friends and family around me but the girls defiantly made up for it. I think its the first birthday Ive ever had without my dad and sister too so I defiantly felt that space where they should have been, but its only one birthday and now that 'im all grown up' I'm gonna have to get used to it!
Of course I have now got the freedom of being able to drink again and obviously, I've been taking FULL advantage of it! I fricking love it! Its like Christmas and the novelty still hasn't worn off yet!
So Vegas was just over 2 weeks ago..gees..how time flies...and I've now hit the 6 month mark. Yes..Ive been here 6 months..yesterday actually. That's half my programme gone..in 6 months, this will all be over and ill be at home. That's such a scary thought.
But now that I'm 21..I defiantly feel like I'm enjoying myself alot more because I'm not constantly on edge if I've been drinking (obviously, when you underage drink at home..you get a slap on the wrist or whatever. Here, if I was caught, I'd get into a hell of alot more trouble, be terminated from my programme and sent back home..yeah..a hell of alot more to lose!) But I do feel happier and more at ease and I feel I can get involved alot more..not that I couldn't before, I'm just a big wimp worrier and didn't wanna risk it!
On a slightly related note..to do with birthdays obvs, living abroad when its your birthday does have its upsides...I'm still receiving birthday cards and gifts..its like its being prolonged...I LOVE it! :) And talking of gifts, I'm gonna rant about my mothers gift..she sent me a package that had a note on it telling me I couldn't open it until my birthday and obviously Lauren totally stole it and locked in her locker so I couldn't get to it! Its like she was on her side! But anyways..the night before we left, she let me open one of the bigger presents and just take the cards and smaller presents to open on my actual birthday. So you know when you shake/feel a present to try and guess what it is..well i shook it and it made a noise...a noise that you can tell it shouldn't be making. She sent me a photo frame..which had obviously shattered to bits as she hadnt packed it in a BOX like any normal human being with a brain would do! Not only that...the photo that was in it was of me and my sister, on a photo shoot that she'd asked me to arrange before I left England! Cheeky or what?! Cheers mum! AND...in my cards from her and my nan, I received money...yay i hear you say? nay..she sent me POUNDS not DOLLARS! WTF?! What am i supposed to do with that?! Okay, so that's my rant over. The thought was there...but my mother is stupidly hopeless and a little cheap..especially for my 21st...just saying!
So as I said, yesterday was my 6 month mark..I celebrated by being up at the crack of dawn to be in work for a trainer session as I'm becoming a trainer..well become now..
Stupidly pointless! They scheduled me to work straight after too. YUCK. I get into work and one of the trainers isn't well so I end up having to train...not only that..train in food running...until 9pm at the earliest! GAHH. I ended up doing a 13.5 hour shift yesterday..was actually not bad but talk about being thrown in at the deep end!
I was supposed to be going to see Kings of Leon in concert today...I should be there right now actually, but they've cancelled their world tour! WTF?! So literally the worst day ever yesterday and today!
Ive spent today nursing a stinking hangover from Lasses last night as I needed to blow off some steam, and treating myself to some retail therapy :) Defiantly the best way to cheer myself up! Am totally treating myself more often!
I have my first proper trainer shift on Tuesday which I'm quite apprehensive about but after yesterday, I think I feel a little more comfortable about doing it now.
Theres not alot happening now..its kinda quietened down in Disney life right now...nothings coming up other than training and I cant really think of anything else to add on right now. I'm thinking the hangover has something to do with it!
So with that being said..I'm gonna sign off right now as staring at the screen is making my head hurt and making me feel a little nauseous..oops. So just a little update for you..I shall add more soon!
Miss and love you all xxxx

Long time no post.

Looking back at the date of my last post and reading what Ive written is so very strange! Its been close to 2 months since I updated last...it seems like a lifetime ago that what I have written was happening! So I apologise profusely to those who have avidly been waiting for a post from me! It wasn't until a friend told me she missed my blog updates and hearing what I'm doing, that I realised, so much has happened its unreal. Its gonna be difficult for me to get it all in order and it may be a very long post so bare with me and I apologise now!
So..the last time I blogged, I was just starting my service training (Jesus..I'm having to refer back to what Ive written so I can remember what's happened!)
I did about a week and a half of training with my service test being on the second Thursday. I'm not gonna lie..it was the hardest few days Ive had in a while and I broke down a few times with the pressure (mainly from myself may I add. I need to learn to control this vice I have...its not healthy and I'm realising how much I often put pressure on myself) But everything paid off and I passed with flying colours, first time, and the relief I felt was exhilarating..I was on top of the world. I'd said to myself that if i didn't pass first time or the retake, I'd have self termed and come home. The money I earned on podium was ridiculous and now I'm earning so much money through serving, I have no idea how people can survive on that wage, how was are expected to survive on that wage!
I plan to save as much as I can to take home with me...I figure as long as I can save a substantial amount that will pay for car insurance as soon as I set foot in the UK, for a deposit on a flat and then money to live off for the first few months of being home, I'll be grand. Its ridiculous what you can earn here in service so Ill be taking full advantage of it!
So I passed my test mid may which was the time frame I wanted so I had a month to save as much money as I could for Ben's visit. I set myself a goal of earning to pay for the hotel and then any money I saved over that would be a bonus so Ben and I could have the most amazing time. Ive never had a holiday with a boyfriend before so it was more than important for me to do that. I made up my mind that whatever happens, I'd be paying for the hotel. He'd spent alot of money on a ticket to come see me, how could I then take half of what he'd earned to pay for the hotel, when I could earn that money in a couple of weeks? I don't mean to be big headed about it, but Id feel so bad for taking his money as he wouldn't have had all he'd saved to spend on himself.
So as you can imagine, in the weeks and days leading up to his arrival, I was acting ridiculous, as if i was on something constantly. I don't know how Lauren or anyone I work with put up with me as the running countdown just got bigger and louder! I got my lasses name 2 days before Ben arrived..Ive told you about lasses...the social thing that happens every Monday for the UK girls. Well I got initiated the week before and we were give our names which would be on the back of our shirts that every lass gets when she initiates. Mine is 'Countdown Darling' courtesy of my countdown for Ben coming and for my over use of the word 'darlin'! I absolutely love it! :) I'm already on my next one...my 21st! But we'll get onto that in a minute.
So Wednesday 22nd June arrived...I defiantly didn't sleep much the night before for being to excited...defiantly kept Lauren up, chattering away! Kitty rented a car for me and Lauren, Kitty and I went for IHOP breakfast before setting off to Sanford to collect the boy. To say the journey there was interesting, is a HUGE understatement. FYI (He was due to land at 3.05 but the flight was scheduled to land earlier at 2.40 so we left just after 1pm to give us 'plenty of time') For starters...Kitty thought he was flying into Orlando Intl so set off in that direction...! Lluckily I clocked on before we got too far! We turned around and headed in the direction of what we thought would take us to Sanford. Yeah, no. 45 minutes later, still no signs for Sanford..Im panicing in the back seat, being THE worst backseat driver ever, I'm surprised Kitty didn't pull over and kick me out of the car! So all 3 of us are then calling 3 different people asking where to go and receiving 3 DIFFERENT sets of directions. As you can imagine...right now I'm on the verge of total meltdown. I HAVE to be there when he walks out of arrivals...I'll hate myself if I'm not. I'll just add that at this point its now just turned 2pm (plane lands at 2.40) so we had 40 minute to drive back the way we came AND further on to Sanford, which is like another 30 minutes away...yeah. AHHHHH! I had conveniently forgotten that a. it would take him a good 10 minutes to get off the plane and into the terminal, b. it takes a ridiculous amount of time to get through customs when you land in the US, c. that it would probably take him a while to get his luggage and d. the car clock was 15 minutes fast! Bless Kitty and I love her so much for it, I don't know how we managed it but we got to Sanford for 3.10pm and luckily he wasn't there yet! After alot of confusion about where he'd be coming out from, I finally made it to where I needed to be! I literally just got there when the doors opened and Kitty shouted 'I see Ben!' I turned round and there he was :) Literally the best moment of my programme. I cannot even begin to describe the rush of feelings at that moment. It was euphoric.
I'm not gonna bore you all with the details of everything we did for the week as I'll also make myself very sad, but I'll just say we did EVERYTHING Disney!
I didn't realise just how much I miss home until Ben arrived. Ben's been a big part of my life for quite a while so for me, he's associated with alot of things from home, alot of memories too, not just mine and his.
Now he's gone, life sucks again. I'm so glad he came to see me, I love him so much for it and I cant believe how quick its come round and gone. It just goes to show though, how quick time does fly by and before I know it, ill be on a plane back home.
Ive realised how lucky I am. I love Ben with all my heart. That hasn't changed since the day I left home and its not gonna. Kitty described him as 'the boy version of Claire!' I flipping told them! :)
So now Ben's gone :( life is back to reality. It sucks majorly.
BUT. My 21st birthday is in LESS THAT 3 WEEKS! Tomorrow, me and 5 other friends are booking LAS VEGAS to celebrate! I literally cannot control my excitement! 21st, 22nd and 23rd July cannot come any quicker! I cannot wait, not just for the fact that its a HUGE birthday and I'll FINALLY be legal to drink, but just to get out of Disney, for a few days...I cannot fricking wait!
I had an interview the days after I came back to work, to become a Disney Trainer and I found out today that I got it! :) Im actually really excited about it. I kinda wanted to wait until Id been in service a little longer but now that I've got it, Im not hugely fussed. I dunno when I start but im excited to get the training pin (yeah i know thats gay, but who cares?!) Plus...it will look awesome on my CV! :D yeaaahh!
Sooo. Thats a very quick overview of whats happened in the past few months. I could have added loads of other little things but then this would be even longer for you to read and we all know I have tendencies to go off on one and go into ridiculous details that are seriously not necessary...probably like right now?!
Im trying to think of anything else thats happened in my life...
Ohhh. My dad and his girlfriend are getting on very well apparently and the prospect of them moving in together is looming! Im so happy for him but he keeps worrying about me! Silly man!
Ive run out of steam...i dont know what else to write about! Laurens just come in and said 'I hope you're writing wonderful things about me!' and then said...'I hope you're now not writing what I've just said in your blog!' Well! Seeing as Ive just written this, I feel Im obliged to write something nice about her, otherwise that would be just plain rude! :) Im joking! But seriously...the past few weeks, Laurens been amazing and been there when Im just to proud to say. Shes fricking awesome and I dunno what id do without her right now. I love her to pieces and im so glad shes my roomie here. Saying that...im so glad ive had everyone around me...Meena, Kitty, Kylie and Alan..I love them all to pieces...they're my Disney family. They keep me sane and keep me me when I feel down or so lost, even If they do love to take the piss out of me CONSTANTLY. Although, I guess that happens wherever I go, whatever country Im in! Its like they're keeping me in practice for when I go home and endure a years worth of abuse from Sam and Adam...we all know thats gunna happen as soon as I set foot on UK soil! God I miss those two insanely! Sam's off in Mallorca, working in a bar with some friends. Im so so proud of her, im so glad shes actually gone and done what we were talking about doing, months and months ago. I soo wanna visit her in Spain whilst shes working! Would be so awesome! I shall contemplate that now as its just popped into my head!
Right, im gunna sign off now as im just gunna keep babbling and writing and writing!
I promise to keep you all more updated! I think theres gunna be alot more happening here as the end of the year starts to come close so watch this space :)
Miss everyone from home dearly and I love you all xxxx

On and upwards as they say.

Reading back over my previous post, I'm struggling to remember everything that has happened in the last week. I mean, not a huge amount has happened but enough to make you question the order in what things happened it. So I'll try my best to piece it back together now. I'm actually having to look back over my facebook wall to see whats happened! How mad is that! I have a memory like a fish but this is beyond a joke! So from looking back over my page this is what I've come up with!
Wednesday 27th, Kitty, Meena (2 of the girls in my arrival group) 2 German girls who Kitty works with, Linda and Alina (i hope that's right!) and myself, hired a car and drove down across to Sarasota..well Kitty drove, as you have to be 25 with most hire company's in America, bloody ridiculous! It took us 2 hours to get there but it was well worth it, the beach was breathtaking...actual white white sand..powdery too, not the coarse stuff that you get on most beaches! But it was mighty windy so we all spent the day sporting the windswept look but it was an amazing day all the same!
Friday was of course, royal wedding day, a day that literally EVERY guest had been talking about for the past like 2 months. The question 'so were you invited to the wedding?' had been completely worn out and became quite annoying to answer actually. The day of the wedding was actually a really fun one. Most of the UK cast members got up early to be in Epcot for 8am as there was a commemorative photograph being taken and we'll all receive one at some point. They had food prepared for us as well and they made a 'wedding cake' for William and Kate, which was a little sad to be honest, but bloody yummy! I also managed to trap my finger in one of the huuuuge doors that lead backstage...hurt like a absolute bitch and looked absolutely disgusting after it had finished swelling and transforming into ET's finger! Luckily i didn't break or fracture it, would have cost me dearly in hospital fees if i needed x-rays, even for a flipping doctors appointment it costs! Was petrified i was gonna loose my nail but its fine now, just have a black mark on my nail and its almost back to normal thank god...just in time for me to go into my service training! :) Ill come to that in a sec...trying to keep everything in order here, doesn't help when you're shattered!
I received my first package from home on Sunday! Was from my cousin Wendy who had asked if i wanted anything without me even asking which was really sweet. Her 3 boys had said they were gonna send me things that they think someone living in America should have as they didn't want me getting homesick, bless their hearts! I received numerous amounts of English sweeties, an Easter egg, some Union Jack cupcake cases, footsie tights and 2 cans of spray deodorant. So the last 2 items may sound weird but the footsies line my shoes because i cant wear tights or knee highs anymore...its too darn warm now! And for some reason, Americans don't believe in spray deodorant! If you manage to be lucky and fine some...i guarantee it'll smell like shite! So for people reading this, who are coming out, especially girls...stock up on spray deodorant if you don't like roll on!
This Monday just gone, Disney hosted a Spring Formal for all its cast members which, I honestly thought, was gonna be shocking! But it was actually alot of fun. They do 2 a year..the spring one and then a winter one, so I'll get to go to both which is quite exciting. They had tables upon tables of food, a decent DJ and the evil characters from Disney films with whom you could get your photograph taken with.
So today was my last podium shift. Tomorrow i go into my training for service! I'm doing like an 8 hour shift of food running then Monday I'm doing a day in the kitchen and Tuesday I'm doing a bar day. I then have 3 days off, then on Saturday i have another food running shift and then Sunday I'm into my service training where ill actually be serving tables! eeeep! its so scary that its finally come! I'm so excited but I'm so nervous too!
Oh! I received the first half of my package from my sister that Ive been asking for since February! 2 MONTHS its taken and its finally here! I'm waiting of the other part of it, as there was too much stuff to put in one packet! Oops!
So that's been my past week in a nutshell, taken from my facebook page! Its probably a little scrambled and doesn't make much sense, so I apologise if it didn't and you got bored half way through!
Ive decided to really knuckle down and sort myself out, starting with eating healthier and going to the gym more. Ive actually been sticking to it which is surprising as it takes alot of effort for me to get into a habit of things! But this week Ive gone to the gym 3 times and cycled 8 miles and ran 2 miles...very proud of myself although my legs are now suffering! I'm also knuckling down with revision of the menu from tomorrow so I'm confident with my knowledge of it. Also cutting back the social life a smidge, just until I'm through on service...will also help with monies too!
That being said, I must go to bed as I wanna be awake and alert for training! I always hated it when people didn't put effort in back home when i was training them, so i don't wanna become one of those people! That, and also I'm literally falling asleep as i type, I'm constantly hitting caps lock by accident and writing everything as if I'm shouting it and have probably sent you all off to sleep! So goodnight :) 

Loving Life

Everyone has a passion in life, something that they are really comfortable doing and excell in. Something which gives their life purpose and meaning, i suppose you could say? For example dance or some sort of musical talent, something that stands them apart from others and something that makes them come alive inside. Okay so I've not got an amazing passion, i used to dance; ballet, modern, tap the lot, gymnastics and drama too. I was really into it as a child but as i grew older i lost interest and slowly stopped. I then got back into it but then lost interest again and don't really bother with it anymore. My passion, the thing i love, that I'm really good at, is waitressing. I know that may sound odd to some of you, others will get what i mean...i hope anyways! I love talking to other people about their lives and meeting people through service. Every day is different and you meet a whole host of different people from different places. I love that I can have an influence on someones day, I can make it better for them, i can cheer them up and they leave with a smile on their face and greet them with open arms when they return (okay how cheese does that sound?! but you catch my drift..comes from being a supervisor too!)
Ever since I found and applied for this job in Disney, I knew that's what I wanted to do, and I'd do whatever i needed to do to get there.
When I arrived here, i knew I'd have to wait a specific amount of time until i could transfer into service but i knew right away that I'd be doing it as soon as i could.
As much as I have enjoyed the roles I have been playing since i got here, (chippie tills, chippie filler..I DESPISE THIS ROLE (only because i practically live in that place, i did a straight week of chippie filler shifts...not fun), seater, greater, beer cart and finally stocker (considered the guys role but everyone has to be trained on it...basically means you change kegs and the gas that runs the whole pub and literally make sure every area of the food and bev side of the UK pavilion runs smoothly)) I've not really felt the sense of purpose you get when you are serving people (with stocking, it was similar because it felt like you have purpose, that people need you and appreciate you more..if that makes sense?)
It made me appreciate my job back home alot more and also made me miss it.
But I've now been here what, 83 days? Close to 3 months now. I could pick up my pre service pack at 30 days and take my pre service test at 60 days. You have to pass that stage, otherwise you cannot move on to the next stage.
From my last post, I'm pretty sure i told you i was revising a shed load? Well from last Sunday, I've been revising non stop. Every night after work id sit and write everything out and go over and over it in my head. Id set myself the time scale of a week to take it in as it'll take me 2 weeks or so after i pass it to get my dates of when i have my training, I then have a week of food running and then a week of service training with my actual test being on the Thursday. Also, because this is a lengthy process, id set myself the target of being in service by mid May so i can start saving all my money and tips for when Ben comes out. A fair time schedule I'd say, even if it did drive me insane and my personal life suffered a little!
But yesterday, being Sunday, was the day id told myself i was gonna sit this test, and i felt i was pretty much ready. I felt calm and not really fussed about it if I'm honest, which is weird as at tests and exams, i usually am a wreck!
I went in and sat that test at 4.45 but it wasn't marked by the time i finished work...almost 5 hours later! As you can probably imagine, i was dying slightly but i made my manager sit down with me and mark it.
I passed.
Not even by a little bit. The pass mark is like 85%?
I got 96%.
I didn't just pass it, I near on aced it, words of my manager, not mine. Thats not me gloating and being all competitive or anything...Im shit at tests and never was really good at anything other than english and art so its a real achievement for me to have done so well.
I've never felt such relief in my life! i really need to have more faith in myself...everyone keeps saying it but i never believe it! I guess all those hours of studying did alot more than i thought they would!
So right now, I literally am the happiest i have been since I got here. I'm finally loving life! Don't get me wrong, its not horrible here at all, it is amazing and the people here are amazing and the experience here is amazing, but everyone is different so what i may be feeling now, may not be the experience others want. We all differ and this is my happiness :)
So I have an amazingly beautiful apartment which i love so very much and feel so much at home in, an amazingly awesome housemate, who I love to bits. My boy is coming to visit me in 58 days, which i am EXSTATIC about and love him so very muich for...literally, still buzzing! And I'm now going back into my passion, serving (and consequently, earning more money :)). Literally cannot tell you how happy I am.

67

The title of this post doesn't exactly give much away as to what the topic is gonna be about, for those of you reading who are here and know me well, will know exactly what it means without the slightest of explanations needed.
You'll be forgiven in thinking that its the amount of days Ive been here, but its actually not 67, its more than that. Its not the amount of days till my birthday, as again for those of you reading this, who are out here will know that I'm desperate to turn 21 and be legal again!
I'll cut the crap now and stop the 'climax' that's building. On Tuesday, when I was moving to Patterson (I'll come back to that once I've told you this!) i received a message which is the best news carrying message Ive received since arriving in Orlando. It read 'im flying out to see you on June 22nd till June 29th! :)' Yes. BEN'S COMING TO SEE ME!!!!!
Okay that's a little toned down as to the one I gave on Tuesday, mostly consisting of screaming, jumping on the spot and frantically calling Lauren to scream down the phone at her!
Literally Tuesday, was the happiest day I've had here. I cannot believe hes actually coming to see me...little old me, some 4350 miles away from home! I literally cannot contain my excitement. I love him so so much for doing this, I still cant believe he has and I'm counting down the days till he comes! EEEP! Up in my living room is a whiteboard which Ive got a countdown on...love it! Everyone at work is fed up of it now and cant wait till he gets here either, purely for the fact that ill no longer be annoying them with my countdown :) Don't care, so excited! I get to experience everything that I'm doing out here, with him, for a week. Its our own little holiday, something I've never done with a guy before so its gonna be awesome! Making a list of everything we can do as I've managed to get 6 out of the 7 days I've requested, off! Jammy right?! :) But closer to the time ill see if i can swap that day with someone so i can have the whole week with him :)
SO going back to the bit about moving, I'm now no longer living in The Commons, I've moved in with Lauren, to a 1 bed apartment in Patterson Court, just down the road. I'm LOVING it. Its so much cleaner and nicer and more homely that The Commons, although I would have liked to have stayed in The Commons as Kylie, Kitty and Meena are still there.
But I'm feeling more homely and comfortable here than I did at The Commons. On Wednesday, Lauren and I went to Typhoon Lagoon and sunbathed all day after a hectic day of moving! She then cooked me tea and we watched movies and ate very British food which was awesome...loving living with her! :)
I'm currently being swot and studying, blurgh.
I have to learn the menu from the Rose and Crown pub to be able to go into service, that's the WHOLE menu..so appetizers, entrees and desserts, kids menu, coffees, wines, cocktails, beers, scotches...the list goes on and on!
Ive so far learnt my appetizers, just done that now in like an hour, so I'm gonna get Lauren to keep testing me so it sticks better. Going to James and Stephens apartment later to have a revising session which will be good too :)
My aim is to take my test next week and then I'll go into my food running and service week at the end of April, beginning of May, which means I'll be in service mid may and earning more for when Ben gets out here! That's my aim anyways.
So that being said, I'm gonna cut off and go back to revising! :)

2 months down, 10 to go!

FML. 2 months? Really?
According to my little badge at the side, Ive been here bang on 60 days.Wowzer.
This week has been pretty chilled and a good one..I've had all daytime shifts so since last Sunday, Ive had every night off! Such a novelty back home seeing as management works more than floor staff and pretty much every evening!
Ive kinda laid back and done the bare minimum too..i mean it doesn't help with the fact that there have been tornado warnings for the best part of the week and there being no guests in Epcot! Being ER'd (early released for those who don't know) was literally the story of every ones lives this week as we literally spent the day tasking and shitting around chatting!
Ive never seen rain, or weather for that fact, like it! One minute the suns shining and its blue skies, next minute its literally pelting it down with rain, thunder and lightening like you've never seen or heard. There was one crack of thunder on Monday which sounded like someone had shot a gun just outside chippie! Ridiculous!
Also experienced first tornado warnings ever...quite scary honestly but i think it'd be quite cool to see one...obviously from very very VERY far away! They have tornado warning that come through the radio too, it sounds like my alarm clock!
Its also so random that people STILL come to the parks in weather like that! Its funny to see everyone walking around in ponchos and flip flops, trying to stay dry!
We also get macs to add to our 'beautiful' costumes...make you look like you're wearing a huuuge condom, but hey! keeps you dry! :)

A friend of mine who i haven't seen in like 9 months was in Orlando this week, to end his travel there before flying home. Hes actually like Ben's best mate too. We both said that, if i got the job at Disney, then he'd come visit on his travels and we'd meet up, so it was actually quite cool that we actually got to do that :)
Was so so good to see a familiar face and someone from home. Had so much fun...had my first experience of hooters (obviously with James!) and it was actually really cool, not as sleazy and degrading as i had imagined! We got pulled over by a cop too because the tail light and indicators were out on the back of his car! oops! but they did that thing like they do in the movies where they use a microphone to tell you what they want you to do! It was so odd! But luckily, playing the whole 'im english' thing, worked and he got off with a warning! But hes gotta drive the car back to Miami before flying home! Good luck to him! :p
He flying back to England on Monday..its so weird that Ive seen him, and in like 3 days hes gonna get to see Ben. I hate that, I'm so jealous of him! :(

Now that I'm at my 60 day mark, i can take my pre-service test, something that you have to do to get into service. Its such a pain because you have to learn so much for it but its gotta be done. Ive written out all my cue cards for the menu items , i just need to learn them now! Its gonna be such a pain, but so worth it. I'm wanting to9 get into service now...Ive enjoyed the roles that Ive done but i just don't feel challenged and I'm one who gets bored of things quickly. I'm bored and i miss serving! The moneys also an attraction!
So after Ive had my service class on Monday (8am start at Disney University..FML right?!) I'm gonna really knuckle down and start learning and then take my test as i then have to wait like 3-4 weeks before i have my service week and further tests before becoming a fully fledged server. The know how is there, its just getting there that's worrying me as i know what I'm like with remembering things and studying. Its taken me like 2 and a half years to know my menu at home inside out and back to front! and even then i still ask questions! But I'm just gonna do my best as that's all i can do!
Once I start earning that extra money then ill feel alot more comfortable and hopefully then Ben can come visit which would be amazing! But no pressure because I know how expensive it is to get here..i don't hold it against anyone who doesn't...I'm only here for a year...i don't want people to waste money on coming to see me!
But i hope he can.
I miss him so much..ahh, I'm gunna loose my head! But its fine. I find talking about him, oddly calms that and makes me happier.Like the memories. Like i feel privileged and i smile to myself because i have him and i have that with him. SAP! yeah i know, shhhh!
I've just realised how many times Ive just said 'like',oops!
I have a tendency to do that with certain words...i don't realise i do it and i don't mean to...just kinda happens and i overuse some certain words!
People pick up on it all the time and I'm like ooop! :)