The end is drawing near

Remember that blog I posted about feeling lucky and meeting that guy at the movie theaters who works in communications at Disney World? Well, today was suppose to me my meet and greet with him. I was going to be able to see what he does at his job, and meet others who he works with. I was so excited! But he sadly had to cancel on me because a big project came up and it needed his full attention during our scheduled meet and greet. I was so depressed! But he said he would try his hardest to set up a meet and greet sometime before I leave in two weeks.

Two weeks... it is so crazy that I only have exactly two weeks left here. Actually less than that now; at this time next Wednesday my plane will be landing in Seattle. Then I will only be home until Friday morning, since I will be driving back to school. I'm sure I will be bummed to be home for only a day. But at least I'm leaving Florida a couple days earlier than when my program ended or I wouldn't be able to go home at all!

My friends at work have been asking me, "Are you excited to be going back to school?" How am I suppose to answer that question? I say that I am excited to see all my friends and get back into a normal, not-constantly-surrounded-by-Disney, school routine. And to be living in a new apartment complex to experience something new. But I am definitely not excited to have homework and study for tests. This coming semester is going to be my 6th semester at BYU-Idaho. I am so done with homework!

I am going to miss Florida and everything in it so much! Not seeing palm trees wherever I go is going to kill me! But I am trying my best to look at the positives. I am leaving before the heat is unbearable. Before the parks are extremely crowded. Before my work schedules me so many hours I don't have any time to do anything fun. There are an equal amount of negatives too. I really have fallen in love with Disney World. It is a magical place. I am going to bawl my eyes out when I watch Wishes for the last time. I promise I am not turning into one of those people that is obsessed with Disney! It will always have a special place in my heart though. I mention every once in a while that the day I come back to Disney World and have to pay to get in will be one of the saddest days ever. All I can do is be grateful that I was able to come here at all, and experience something completely different and new.

Kristina, a girl from my work who is also on the college program, is extending her stay here. A lot of students end up extending. When you extend you have to choose another role. I think the only other role I would want to try is working at a front desk at one of the Disney resorts. I definitely would try and do that if I didn't have to go back to school. But what Kristina said was her reason for staying really got me thinking. She said this is the only time in her life she will be able to work at a job like this, because she doesn't have any major worries and decision making to do. Once we get older and have families, having a job like this is out of the question. It's not a real job if you think about it. It's all about the experience. And wow it has definitely been an amazing one. I wish everyone could experience what I have, because although what I do at my job and for fun is pretty self-explanatory, what I have learned and gained while working here is indescribable.

I've conquered my fears of being independent and doing things on my own. I was so close to not coming here at all, but I knew, deep down, this would be the better choice than being bored at home for 3 months. It just took a lot of courage and faith in myself.

That is enough of the mushy stuff for now! I still have two weeks to make the most of my last time at Disney World for a while. On to some fun stuff!

Today I went to Downtown Disney and finally went souvenir shopping for myself and some friends that have been wanting me to get them something. It's crazy that I have been here for almost three months and haven't bought myself anything! So I went all out and got mostly everything I have seen since the beginning of January and told myself I had to have. I figured I earned it since I have a few hundred bucks left over considering I really do only spend my money on groceries every other week! Most people know that it is hard for me to spend money, especially if that money is my own!

Here are my findings:


Like I said, pretty much all of these items are ones I have seen and told myself I was eventually going to buy. Little did I know I was going to wait till the very end so I had to buy them all at once! I bought...

-A hot pink shirt. I was deciding between this one or the same one in dark gray. I figured pink would be fun and different!

-Cute while pajama bottoms with Mickey's shoes, pants, gloves, and of course ears! My roommate bought plaid pajama bottoms that were so cute, but I couldn't find them anywhere! They were sold out at the place she bought them at. But I was determined to find them. Luckily found them today along with these ones... in the mens section! No wonder I couldn't find them! But the plaid ones were either in extra small or extra large, which depressed me because I needed medium. But I think I like my pajama bottoms even more! I am wearing them right now and they are so comfy! Plus they have pockets :)

-Mickey Mouse-shaped reusable ice cubes! I knew I had to get these because I have to have ice in my glass of water, and at school we always have to end up buying a cheap ice cube tray which doesn't last long. I'm sure these will be perfect for my roommates and myself!

-I had to get a Cars souvenir, but I couldn't find anything too good for me personally. I ended up buying a Cars sign to hang probably on my bulletin board at school, and a Cars magnet which I think is cute!

-A key chain that has Minnie's hat, skirt, and one of her gloves on it. I was so close to getting a Lightning Mcqueen key chain, but this one was too adorable to pass up.

-A couple of bracelets. One has jewels all around it, some in the shape of Mickey heads. The other has a Mickey head with a letter "K" next to it. They are both really pretty!

-A note pad in the shape of the old ticket booklet used right when Disney World first opened. I fell in love with this since I sell tickets and know the history of them. Therefore I can fully appreciate them and think it is the coolest note pad ever.

-A silver Mickey Head magnet for my car.

-Coasters to use for glasses at school. They were really cheap and I thought they were neat.

-My Mickey ears! They resemble the Mickey head ice creams, which is the most classic Disney treat. I thought the ears of the Mickey ice cream would be the best way I can remember I had my first Mickey ice cream here. I plan on getting my name printed on the back of it!

-The green clutch wallet is actually a souvenir my parents bought for me while they were here. It's in my favorite color and reminded them of me, so they had to buy it! But it is still included in my souvenirs!

I bought a few other things, but those are being kept secret so I can give them to some of my friends and family on the day I am home. I wish I could get everyone I know souvenirs! Maybe someday when I am rich I will be able to afford it.

Well this is a much shorter blog than my previous one. Thank goodness. But it still took me a while to type... during the making of this blog, the cloudy weather decided to turn into a huge thunder/lightning storm and pour down rain. Now it's calm and the sun is coming out. The weather here has been out of control the last couple of days!