Okay, so I know this isn't a proper finish and I did promise an update on my final month in America but at the moment it is way too disheartening. All you need to know is I had an amazing time, I'm back home, safe and sound and missing everything terribly.
I'll probably give this a better ending in the future but it'll break my heart to do it right now.
So long!
Or, in the words of Mickey Mouse "See ya real soon"
"So close to reaching that famous happy ending" - Enchanted
Wednesday, 8 April 2009
Saturday, 21 March 2009
Two Weeks to Go
EEEEKKK! This time in two weeks I'll be on british soil. Super excited, will update more later but for now, EEEEKKK!!
"Could you tell me sir where we are sailing?"
"To London, madam" - Peter Pan
Saturday, 28 February 2009
Random catch up
I just realised I haven't updated everyone in weeks so I figured another random catch up was in order...
First and foremost, my life sucks!! Concierge is so annoying, but I only have 5 weeks left of it so I'm looking on the bright side, now at least I know how awesome front desk is in comparison! I guess I'm just getting freaked out because I have no idea what I am going to do after the programme ends, and there's only really five weeks for me to decide! Eek!!
Also on the upside, because I work in concierge I got free tickets to see Cirque De Soleil! It was so random. My manager, Eric, called me into his office, I was sat there all timid, thinking I was in trouble and he offered me the tickets! Just for being aconcierge . The cheap seats alone are $80 and these were some of the better ones. So last night I took Alexa along to the show as my date (we shared a pretzel, all romantic-like) and I have to say, it was absolutely amazing. It's beyond words how cool it was. All I can say is you have to see it, anddeffo buy the cheap seats! There's an amazing view anywhere in the theatre. And to anyone who's seen La Nouba, Alexa and I decided I should play the fat cleaning lady who kisses the frog! Oh so very moi.
I wish I'd gone there under different circumstances though. I was feeling rough as Hell due to our endeavours earlier that day. Laura, Alexa and I went to Blizzard Beach with two goals in mind.Numero uno was to slide down Summit Plummet...and I failed. I got to the top where Slusher Gusher is, looked up and down the steps up to Summit and chickened out. I did not want a repeat of the bungee incident where I freaked out at the last minute so I decided not to chance it.Numero dos was to attempt the Garbage Pail. The Garbage Pail is a bucket and spade (pail and shovel?) filled with soft serve vanilla and chocolate ice cream, fudge, caramel and strawberry sauce, waffle pieces (yuck), crushedOreos and Mickey sprinkles. I had it without whipped cream so mine was pure ice cream, and my word was it a beast! I did the best job that I could, which was basically all the solid ice cream, I just couldn't face all themelty bits and the sauce gloop at the bottom. It was super gross and I felt like I was dying for hours afterwards but I did ridonculously well considering I had a burger and fries before hand, so I'm counting it as a success...of sorts. You just have to disregard the chest pains!
Other news is I completed Epcot! After five months I finally have one park absolutely completed. JJ and I even watched the boring video after Maelstrom! I have five weeks to cram in all of the other parks...apart from Flights of Wonder (bird show!). I refuse!!
We also managed to do what I had previously thought impossible and see both fireworks shows in one evening without even sacrificing the view! We were hanging around Epcot after we'd completed it and I had a milkshake craving. Now they do serve milkshake in the Edy's ice cream store in Future World but it's hit and miss whether you get a good one, so JJ had the brainwave to head over to Magic Kingdom to visit Mrs Potts' Cupboard because he knows it's my favourite ice cream place, with it being all soft serve and yummy and then we could watch Wishes because I hadn't seen it in over a month; a fact that in it's self is unbelievable. So we hopped on the monorail over to MK and secured a spot right in the middle of Main Street USA for prime fireworks viewing. I can't believe it's been five months and Wishes still makes me cry every time I see it. I thought the magic would've worn off by now. It's the section that plays Go The Distance that does it! After the fireworks, Jonathan and I were napping on the monorail, ready to go home and sleep (at all of 8pm!) but just as we were pulling into the TTC, I had the genius iea just to hop straight onto the Epcot monorail to see Illuminations. JJ doubted me, thought it was crazy talk and it couldn't be done, but we ran across the monorail station just in case, and you know what we made it! With enough time to spare to call at Edy's for a milkshake too. We stood right in between the trading posts at the centre of the lagoon, so we didn't even compromise our location to see the show. We sang along to We Go On and JJ told me when to blow out the flames and mock conducted the fireworks, it was so much fun.In fact they were probably both my best fireworks experiences since I've been here, which retty much means they're the best fireworks experiences I've ever had!
I've pretty much completed Universal and IOA. I went on a trip there a couple of weeks ago with work people and managed to do pretty much everything I hadn't done before (including meetingBeetlejuice who I have an inexplicable crush on!!). On the same outing, I also went with Alfie to watch a taping of TNA wrestling. It was all very random and last minute and I mainly did it to make my big brother jealous, but if by any chance you're watchingTNA, look out for me in a green T-shirt and mirrored aviators!
Pancake day was of course celebrated British stylee, with PROPER pancakes not the silly American ones.
Saturday I branched out from my usual crowd and went to Hooters with Becca, Lucy, Rob, Jason and Karina. It lived up to it's name, delightfully tacky yet unrefined. Unfortunately, they didn't offer me a job but I'm keeping it in mind in case I can't find one back in England.
In all honesty though, I think that my outright favourite day of the past couple of weeks was last Thursday when I hung out by the pool withJJ, watched my new DVD of HSM 3 together and then he ran off to work leaving me and his Mac to bond! I was by myself, on the computer whilst obsessively watching Gilmore Girls! It was just like being back home! I loved it! I can't wait to get back to that lifestyle. I think the first thing I'm going to do when I'm home is hug all my long lost clothes that I haven't seen in months, and then take all my fave shoes into my big old double bed and sleep for a year! I can't wait to see my room again. Gail and Pete better not have done anything to it!
"If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense" - Alice In Wonderland
First and foremost, my life sucks!! Concierge is so annoying, but I only have 5 weeks left of it so I'm looking on the bright side, now at least I know how awesome front desk is in comparison! I guess I'm just getting freaked out because I have no idea what I am going to do after the programme ends, and there's only really five weeks for me to decide! Eek!!
Also on the upside, because I work in concierge I got free tickets to see Cirque De Soleil! It was so random. My manager, Eric, called me into his office, I was sat there all timid, thinking I was in trouble and he offered me the tickets! Just for being aconcierge . The cheap seats alone are $80 and these were some of the better ones. So last night I took Alexa along to the show as my date (we shared a pretzel, all romantic-like) and I have to say, it was absolutely amazing. It's beyond words how cool it was. All I can say is you have to see it, anddeffo buy the cheap seats! There's an amazing view anywhere in the theatre. And to anyone who's seen La Nouba, Alexa and I decided I should play the fat cleaning lady who kisses the frog! Oh so very moi.
I wish I'd gone there under different circumstances though. I was feeling rough as Hell due to our endeavours earlier that day. Laura, Alexa and I went to Blizzard Beach with two goals in mind.Numero uno was to slide down Summit Plummet...and I failed. I got to the top where Slusher Gusher is, looked up and down the steps up to Summit and chickened out. I did not want a repeat of the bungee incident where I freaked out at the last minute so I decided not to chance it.Numero dos was to attempt the Garbage Pail. The Garbage Pail is a bucket and spade (pail and shovel?) filled with soft serve vanilla and chocolate ice cream, fudge, caramel and strawberry sauce, waffle pieces (yuck), crushedOreos and Mickey sprinkles. I had it without whipped cream so mine was pure ice cream, and my word was it a beast! I did the best job that I could, which was basically all the solid ice cream, I just couldn't face all themelty bits and the sauce gloop at the bottom. It was super gross and I felt like I was dying for hours afterwards but I did ridonculously well considering I had a burger and fries before hand, so I'm counting it as a success...of sorts. You just have to disregard the chest pains!
Other news is I completed Epcot! After five months I finally have one park absolutely completed. JJ and I even watched the boring video after Maelstrom! I have five weeks to cram in all of the other parks...apart from Flights of Wonder (bird show!). I refuse!!
We also managed to do what I had previously thought impossible and see both fireworks shows in one evening without even sacrificing the view! We were hanging around Epcot after we'd completed it and I had a milkshake craving. Now they do serve milkshake in the Edy's ice cream store in Future World but it's hit and miss whether you get a good one, so JJ had the brainwave to head over to Magic Kingdom to visit Mrs Potts' Cupboard because he knows it's my favourite ice cream place, with it being all soft serve and yummy and then we could watch Wishes because I hadn't seen it in over a month; a fact that in it's self is unbelievable. So we hopped on the monorail over to MK and secured a spot right in the middle of Main Street USA for prime fireworks viewing. I can't believe it's been five months and Wishes still makes me cry every time I see it. I thought the magic would've worn off by now. It's the section that plays Go The Distance that does it! After the fireworks, Jonathan and I were napping on the monorail, ready to go home and sleep (at all of 8pm!) but just as we were pulling into the TTC, I had the genius iea just to hop straight onto the Epcot monorail to see Illuminations. JJ doubted me, thought it was crazy talk and it couldn't be done, but we ran across the monorail station just in case, and you know what we made it! With enough time to spare to call at Edy's for a milkshake too. We stood right in between the trading posts at the centre of the lagoon, so we didn't even compromise our location to see the show. We sang along to We Go On and JJ told me when to blow out the flames and mock conducted the fireworks, it was so much fun.In fact they were probably both my best fireworks experiences since I've been here, which retty much means they're the best fireworks experiences I've ever had!
I've pretty much completed Universal and IOA. I went on a trip there a couple of weeks ago with work people and managed to do pretty much everything I hadn't done before (including meetingBeetlejuice who I have an inexplicable crush on!!). On the same outing, I also went with Alfie to watch a taping of TNA wrestling. It was all very random and last minute and I mainly did it to make my big brother jealous, but if by any chance you're watchingTNA, look out for me in a green T-shirt and mirrored aviators!
Pancake day was of course celebrated British stylee, with PROPER pancakes not the silly American ones.
Saturday I branched out from my usual crowd and went to Hooters with Becca, Lucy, Rob, Jason and Karina. It lived up to it's name, delightfully tacky yet unrefined. Unfortunately, they didn't offer me a job but I'm keeping it in mind in case I can't find one back in England.
In all honesty though, I think that my outright favourite day of the past couple of weeks was last Thursday when I hung out by the pool withJJ, watched my new DVD of HSM 3 together and then he ran off to work leaving me and his Mac to bond! I was by myself, on the computer whilst obsessively watching Gilmore Girls! It was just like being back home! I loved it! I can't wait to get back to that lifestyle. I think the first thing I'm going to do when I'm home is hug all my long lost clothes that I haven't seen in months, and then take all my fave shoes into my big old double bed and sleep for a year! I can't wait to see my room again. Gail and Pete better not have done anything to it!
"If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense" - Alice In Wonderland
Saturday, 7 February 2009
BIRTHDAY (WOOP!!)
So it's been about a week and a half since my birthday extravaganza, and what an extravaganza it was!
I woke up early and called my Mum and opened pressies etc, all the usual stuff before heading over to MK with Laura and Jonathan, and I have to say, we arrived in style! We rode up front on the monorail and because it was my birthday I got my co-pilot wings! I was ridonculously excited!!
At MK we randomly ran into Pinocchio and my Fairy Godmother as we ran around Main Street USA buying tiaras and sashes and wands. (I also helped turn Sleeping Beauty's dress from blue to pink..make it blue...make it pink).
Then we headed down to the WinterSummerland mini golf course to meet Alexa and played golf in the snow! I got like 3 hole in ones but I htink it was a total fluke because I totally suck at mini golf. We got free candy canes and a free golf ball though. Score!
Next on the agenda was lunch at Hollywood studios at the Sci-fi dine in theatre (or theater over here!). It was so pretty inside and the hosts wore old school roller boots! I got free dessert and cocktails and the waiter sang happy birthday to me. I so want to lie and say its my birthday next time I go for a meal in Disney to get the perks.
Then there was just time for a little bit of character meeting (Ariel and Eric, and then my personal heroes, Woody and Buzz Lightyear), a drop in the Tower of Terror and the Beauty and the Beast show (which still made me cry even though Laura and I talked all the way through it) before heading home for a nap, which was later disturbed by presents and a chocolate cake covered in 22 sparkly candles...my friends know me well!
We then headed out to the Boardwalk to sing along with the duelling pianos of Jellyrolls and dance the night away at the Atlantic Dancehall, and I am happy to report Laura has the same issues as me with people doing the Greased Lightning dance before the chorus, so I'm not a complete freak!
It was such a fun day thanks to Alexa, JJ and Laura and I got to wear to buttons saying Princess Sarah all day long which was amazing. So all in all, pretty darn good.
Since then I've been getting out of the Disney bubble as much as possible. We went to Old Town which was full of tacky little tourist shops and fun fair rides. Not only did I beat JJ at air hockey again but I also bought some mirrored aviators, Bauer/Top Gun-stylee! They've not left my face except for sleeping since I bought them. I even wear them in the breakroom at work. I loooove them.
I also went to Bahama Breeze for lunch with Alexa. I was very sceptical because I didn't think I'd like Caribbean food, luckily they do the best burgers ever and an awesome chocolate mousse/brownie dessert! I wanted to marry it and have little mousse babies it was so good. I do have reservations at Le Cellier in Epcot just so I can try a moose shaped mousse so it's got a lot to live up to if it's going to beat Bahama Breeze! I also have Tusker house reservations for breakfast with Donald Duck which will hopefully be amazing. I've never done a character breakfast before so I'm excited.
Until then, laterz haterz!
"A very merry unbirthday to me" - Alice in Wonderland
I woke up early and called my Mum and opened pressies etc, all the usual stuff before heading over to MK with Laura and Jonathan, and I have to say, we arrived in style! We rode up front on the monorail and because it was my birthday I got my co-pilot wings! I was ridonculously excited!!
At MK we randomly ran into Pinocchio and my Fairy Godmother as we ran around Main Street USA buying tiaras and sashes and wands. (I also helped turn Sleeping Beauty's dress from blue to pink..make it blue...make it pink).
Then we headed down to the WinterSummerland mini golf course to meet Alexa and played golf in the snow! I got like 3 hole in ones but I htink it was a total fluke because I totally suck at mini golf. We got free candy canes and a free golf ball though. Score!
Next on the agenda was lunch at Hollywood studios at the Sci-fi dine in theatre (or theater over here!). It was so pretty inside and the hosts wore old school roller boots! I got free dessert and cocktails and the waiter sang happy birthday to me. I so want to lie and say its my birthday next time I go for a meal in Disney to get the perks.
Then there was just time for a little bit of character meeting (Ariel and Eric, and then my personal heroes, Woody and Buzz Lightyear), a drop in the Tower of Terror and the Beauty and the Beast show (which still made me cry even though Laura and I talked all the way through it) before heading home for a nap, which was later disturbed by presents and a chocolate cake covered in 22 sparkly candles...my friends know me well!
We then headed out to the Boardwalk to sing along with the duelling pianos of Jellyrolls and dance the night away at the Atlantic Dancehall, and I am happy to report Laura has the same issues as me with people doing the Greased Lightning dance before the chorus, so I'm not a complete freak!
It was such a fun day thanks to Alexa, JJ and Laura and I got to wear to buttons saying Princess Sarah all day long which was amazing. So all in all, pretty darn good.
Since then I've been getting out of the Disney bubble as much as possible. We went to Old Town which was full of tacky little tourist shops and fun fair rides. Not only did I beat JJ at air hockey again but I also bought some mirrored aviators, Bauer/Top Gun-stylee! They've not left my face except for sleeping since I bought them. I even wear them in the breakroom at work. I loooove them.
I also went to Bahama Breeze for lunch with Alexa. I was very sceptical because I didn't think I'd like Caribbean food, luckily they do the best burgers ever and an awesome chocolate mousse/brownie dessert! I wanted to marry it and have little mousse babies it was so good. I do have reservations at Le Cellier in Epcot just so I can try a moose shaped mousse so it's got a lot to live up to if it's going to beat Bahama Breeze! I also have Tusker house reservations for breakfast with Donald Duck which will hopefully be amazing. I've never done a character breakfast before so I'm excited.
Until then, laterz haterz!
"A very merry unbirthday to me" - Alice in Wonderland
Sunday, 18 January 2009
Miami
Well, just got back from my weekend in Miami with the girls. It was awesome, and yes, Naomi and I sang the Will Smith song when driving around the harbour. Our satnav, Fifi, wasn't always completely comprehensive but I loved her, especially when she guided us past a trailer park! I sort of squealed. Loudly. In fact I was completely useless on the drive down because I was too preoccupied with singing along to the radio and exclaiming whenever anything of interest passed by the window!
South Beach is beautiful. We stayed at the Ohana hostel which is a couple of streets back from the main strip. It was only $25 and super nice for the money. They tried to keep everything in the art deco theme that the rest of the city wears so well but it's kind of art deco on a budget.
I got my first ever glimpse of the ocean and I even dipped a toe in despite the cooler weather. It was so pretty and even the surrounding buildings are beautiful. The vibe was kind of Benidorm but prettier and with money. I loved it. We walked around South Beach to get our bearings and do a little shopping before dancing the night away in the Cuban equivalent of Coyote UGLY on Ocean Drive.
The next day we explored a little it further afield. We moved up to North Beach for a little paddle in the sunshine before driving over to Coconut Grove to visit the Vizcaya, this manor house built by a vice President which is absolutely beautiful. I shot gunned the green and pink room at the top of the tower for when Alexa and I get rich and move in there. It was very Princessy and had the most amazing view of the ocean. Hara wasn't too impressed because it didn't have Internet access!
I was charged with wingman duty on the way home as Alexa was driving back instead of Hara so whilst Hara and Naomi napped in the back, I had to keep my eyes open for the whole four hours and talk to Fifi about where we were going. Fifi and I had a good rapport and we didn't get lost at all on the way home. I was proud. I am absolutely shattered now though. I wish I could call in to work tomorrow but I guess I need to go in. It was so good to visit a place that wasn't completely fake and manufactured if only for two days...wow, I bet no-one has ever described Miami like that before!
It has definitely fuelled my wanderlust though. Now that I know I can stand the long road trips without throwing up I'm ready to go a-travelling after my programme finishes. Jonathan and I have vague hypothetical plans to travel up the East coast and all around me I'm getting invites to travel to all these different places in April so I don't know what to do. I guess it all depends on the moolah. I just need to figure out how much everything will cost before making any definite plans.
"You didn't thinkwe were going to get the whole ocean did you?" - Finding Nemo
South Beach is beautiful. We stayed at the Ohana hostel which is a couple of streets back from the main strip. It was only $25 and super nice for the money. They tried to keep everything in the art deco theme that the rest of the city wears so well but it's kind of art deco on a budget.
I got my first ever glimpse of the ocean and I even dipped a toe in despite the cooler weather. It was so pretty and even the surrounding buildings are beautiful. The vibe was kind of Benidorm but prettier and with money. I loved it. We walked around South Beach to get our bearings and do a little shopping before dancing the night away in the Cuban equivalent of Coyote UGLY on Ocean Drive.
The next day we explored a little it further afield. We moved up to North Beach for a little paddle in the sunshine before driving over to Coconut Grove to visit the Vizcaya, this manor house built by a vice President which is absolutely beautiful. I shot gunned the green and pink room at the top of the tower for when Alexa and I get rich and move in there. It was very Princessy and had the most amazing view of the ocean. Hara wasn't too impressed because it didn't have Internet access!
I was charged with wingman duty on the way home as Alexa was driving back instead of Hara so whilst Hara and Naomi napped in the back, I had to keep my eyes open for the whole four hours and talk to Fifi about where we were going. Fifi and I had a good rapport and we didn't get lost at all on the way home. I was proud. I am absolutely shattered now though. I wish I could call in to work tomorrow but I guess I need to go in. It was so good to visit a place that wasn't completely fake and manufactured if only for two days...wow, I bet no-one has ever described Miami like that before!
It has definitely fuelled my wanderlust though. Now that I know I can stand the long road trips without throwing up I'm ready to go a-travelling after my programme finishes. Jonathan and I have vague hypothetical plans to travel up the East coast and all around me I'm getting invites to travel to all these different places in April so I don't know what to do. I guess it all depends on the moolah. I just need to figure out how much everything will cost before making any definite plans.
"You didn't thinkwe were going to get the whole ocean did you?" - Finding Nemo
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