The past few days have been crazy! I'm going to make this short since I ham extrememly tired. I will be blogging probably once or twice per week. We'lls tart off with teh basics... my roomie's name is Jamie and hse is fromthe Netherlands... çoolest chick ever beside my besties. There are 20 people in our newbie class and we as not employees, we are cast members or crew members. I catch a motorcoach and not a bus and also wear a costume not a uniform. Life is good and I have now been officially dusted. I know Mickey well already and have met some of his great friends like Tinker Bell, Aladdin and Jasmine as well as Minnie. They came to visit us in our training today which was pretty coola s we played DISNEY TRIVIA. We also played a game in teams that involved naming as many characters as we could. The winning team got a prize. I'm sure you are not surprised to know I was uber competitive with teh whoel thing and I am happy to say my whole table was the same. WE WON... if you were curious ... we bet everyone by 10 or so characters... that's right we're awesome. Let me share my new family names with ya.We are a very loud group which surprises all of you I'm sure! Ashley aka Deuce, Jamie aka Speedo, J. Scott "Fitzgerald"... We have fun and there are more but I'm on my roomies computer so I'm going to go. We have all Saturday to play in the park and had half a day yesterday as well. We lerned our role and the history of hte company. It's something I am going to delve into when i get back home. My new family has taken to call me Sauce or A1 since I am the oldest ashley here and the oldest of the group. Life is good right now and I'm excited about the awesome adventure that I am on. I have already made some life long friends and will continue to swim that path!!
Just keep swimming!!
Ash
Friday, June 25, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
little fish...BIG SEA
It's 11:37pm on Tuesday and I am off to the Wonderful World of Disney in 12 hours. I'm a bit of a mess and can almost guarantee tears in the morning with my mom and brother. It's been a crazy month of prep... i'm nervous, sad, excited, scared... you name it and I am pretty much feeling it at this point. I've packed and unpacked (thanks Claudine) too many times to count. Feel like I have too much, then feel like I don't have enough. I'm going to miss all of my fabulous family and friends but am soooo stoked to be taking on this new adventure. God never gives us more than we can handle so I pray that he has given me the strength to go into this experience with my eyes wide open ready for any and everything that comes my direction.
I am taking my medium suitcase and my red back pack. That's it and that's all...anything that doesn't fit in either of these bags, cannot come or has to be shipped.
I've said my goodbyes to all of those that are the closest to me and am prepared to have AWESOME stories when I come back. There will be pictures and the blog, however, I'm bringing back the art of the letter when I get out on the open water. I will do my best to blog at least once a week maybe twice, but I'm going to be busy, so don't be surprised to see a gaggle of posts sometimes. Not sure gaggle is the right word but really wanted to use it so it's in here, lol.
A number of you have wondered where I am going to be. I am starting out on the WONDER which is going back and forth to the Bahamas at this point. Trying to stay out of the Caribbean during hurricane season is what I hear. It's all close enough if you ask me. Tomorrow it's supposed to rain and then by Sunday (embarkation day) it's supposed to be 90degrees. Ninety degrees there and ninety degrees here are totally different... my hair is going to be uber curly almost all of the time due to the humidity and closeness to the water. Some people have been known to call me "HALFRO", I'm going to do my best to avoid that issue but we'll have to wait and see. You know how you get nervous on first dates and interviews and you start to babble? I feel like I'm doing that right now so I'm going to close this on up and say ciao mein to all of you.
-Just keep swimming, just keep swimming!
Ashley
aka - Little Fish trying to make waves.
I am taking my medium suitcase and my red back pack. That's it and that's all...anything that doesn't fit in either of these bags, cannot come or has to be shipped.
I've said my goodbyes to all of those that are the closest to me and am prepared to have AWESOME stories when I come back. There will be pictures and the blog, however, I'm bringing back the art of the letter when I get out on the open water. I will do my best to blog at least once a week maybe twice, but I'm going to be busy, so don't be surprised to see a gaggle of posts sometimes. Not sure gaggle is the right word but really wanted to use it so it's in here, lol.
A number of you have wondered where I am going to be. I am starting out on the WONDER which is going back and forth to the Bahamas at this point. Trying to stay out of the Caribbean during hurricane season is what I hear. It's all close enough if you ask me. Tomorrow it's supposed to rain and then by Sunday (embarkation day) it's supposed to be 90degrees. Ninety degrees there and ninety degrees here are totally different... my hair is going to be uber curly almost all of the time due to the humidity and closeness to the water. Some people have been known to call me "HALFRO", I'm going to do my best to avoid that issue but we'll have to wait and see. You know how you get nervous on first dates and interviews and you start to babble? I feel like I'm doing that right now so I'm going to close this on up and say ciao mein to all of you.
-Just keep swimming, just keep swimming!
Ashley
aka - Little Fish trying to make waves.
Monday, June 21, 2010
The frenzy is on ...
The frenzy is on... 2 days left until I'm out of Dallas and on to being a part time Floridian/ Sailor.
Still haven't packed, that's on the agenda for today. Workin on all the little things that I think I need to take or may want to take. I have two bag options that I'm working on and will see which one packs the best and then make the final determination. I've got lunch with friends in the middle of the day maybe a bit of swimming coming up and then just trying to sleep some at night since I hear it's good for ya. My sleeping pattern is all out of whack because I'm nervous, excited, anxious... you name it and I'm feeling it right now!
The Bon Voyage/ Birthday shin dig was an amazing time! I enjoyed seeing friends both new and old mingle and chat and come together in fun. It's always fun when you can just chill and be with people that are special to you. You know how you invite a ton of people and hope that even a quarter of them showe up? Well we invited about 100 people and had over 50 there... thanks peeps I feel the love!! We had food coming out of our eyeballs and fun overflowing the yard... can't wait until the next party... I'm feeling a birthday shin dig coming in November (stay tuned!).
Okay the day is almost half over and I've done none of what I need to do. The real fun blogging will start in a few days!!
Just keep swimming, just keep swimming!!
Ash
Still haven't packed, that's on the agenda for today. Workin on all the little things that I think I need to take or may want to take. I have two bag options that I'm working on and will see which one packs the best and then make the final determination. I've got lunch with friends in the middle of the day maybe a bit of swimming coming up and then just trying to sleep some at night since I hear it's good for ya. My sleeping pattern is all out of whack because I'm nervous, excited, anxious... you name it and I'm feeling it right now!
Okay the day is almost half over and I've done none of what I need to do. The real fun blogging will start in a few days!!
Just keep swimming, just keep swimming!!
Ash
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Gettin down to it
Okay so we're gettin down to it... 6 days and counting. Trying to pack, got a hair cut ( I cut it all off!) and am all in all trying to enjoy the home life.
Things are getting a bit crazy though. I had a 5/5 hour physical on Tuesday and STILL didn't have everything that I needed. Crazy I know.
Things are getting a bit crazy though. I had a 5/5 hour physical on Tuesday and STILL didn't have everything that I needed. Crazy I know.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Wow... this has been quite an adventure already!! I leave for Orlando in 12 days and am freaking out a bit about all the things I can and cannot do and can and cannot take.
Some how I am going to fit 4 months worth of stuff in a medium sized suit case. What exactly is a medium size suit case you wonder? Yeah, I wondered too. I asked my HR peeps KB and KP and was told to mind the airline measurements. Now I'm an airline kid and I can pack with the best of them, but between what I have to take and what I think I need to take ... it's going to be a rough time. I feel some practice packings in my future!
Some how I am going to fit 4 months worth of stuff in a medium sized suit case. What exactly is a medium size suit case you wonder? Yeah, I wondered too. I asked my HR peeps KB and KP and was told to mind the airline measurements. Now I'm an airline kid and I can pack with the best of them, but between what I have to take and what I think I need to take ... it's going to be a rough time. I feel some practice packings in my future!
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