FINALLY!

It's been forever since I've blogged, even though I've made several attempts to write an entry over the past month. So much to say so I'll dive right in!

I'm currently living in Chatham Square in Orlando, which is 1 of 3 apartment complexes for everyone doing the program. I live with 3 other girls; 2 are from Pennsylvania (Denise and Kharl) and 1 is from Maine (Ally). We all get along really well which was a huge relief and our apartment is nice and big even though it isn't well decorated because none of us felt like spending a lot of money to decorate for a few short months.

My first taste of being a cast member was 8.25.10 when I attended a class called Traditions which is an orientation of sorts welcoming everyone to Disney. We watched some video clips, learned about the Disney company and even took a walk around the Magic Kingdom. After that I had 4 days at Disney University for a class called First Impressions. There were only 8 people and we were chosen as either Hospitality or Concierge. Either way, we had to learn the system, the banking in and out process and even got to practice before we were sent on our way.

I'm currently working at Port Orleans as a front desk cashier. I had 6 days of training and then I "earned my ears" and was allowed to be on my own. My trainer is from MA so we had quite a bit to talk about and we get along really well.

In between working all sorts of crazy hours I've been taking full advantage of everything Disney has to offer. My sister and 2 of her friends came to visit for a sort of bachelorette party so we made sure we took a lot of pictures in our rhinestoned shirts. She even got me to ride Splash Mountain 3 times while she was down there...a new record for sure. (Don't worry Jack, our friendship in no way resembles the ride) I got to *slightly* impress her with some of my new found knowledge and secrets about Disney but since I don't want to ruin any of the magic, I'm not going to post anything...some stuff is better left as is.

I also went to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party last night with my roommate Denise and we had a blast! I've never been to Disney during any of the holidays and vowed to take advantage of all the special events they have going on.

Denise was dressed as Aphrodite and I went as Mother Nature (even though I was consistently called Tinker Bell) There were 12 spots to go Trick-or-Treating, 2 dance parties with characters like Woody, Jesse and Stitch, who danced to Lady Gaga and was quite possibly the most amusing thing I've ever seen, and there was an amazing themed parade and fireworks show.


I'm incredibly happy and so lucky to be living here right now. I don't miss the fall yet but I am looking forward to being in CT next weekend for my sister's wedding and to have some apple cider :)