Home at Last…or at least visiting for a while

So I’m home and have been for a few days now. Long few days…let me tell you about all the fun that I have had since coming back. There have been tears, indecision, waits, shopping, new shoes, new phone, phone conversations, vacation planning and a few good parties. I’ve also been a bit narcoleptic since arriving back in the Big D. I am wide awake until 6 am some nights and sleep until 11am. Life is a bit crazy but fun all at the same time. So, let’s start with the actual embark day. Did I mention that my mom called me on May 2nd and was still in Dallas when we were getting ready to leave Victoria and get to Vancouver where she was supposed to meet the ship starting at 11:45am. I called her and she called me back and told me. I happened to be shopping with crazy Alli (from NC) and trying to get back to the ship without being left or getting in trouble. Alli was a GOD send in that moment. She was extremely positive and sent up a prayer asking for my mom to get to the ship on time. I was in a serious funk at the thought of her not getting to Vancouver. I had been waiting for 4 months to see my mom and we were so close…oh so close. Got back to work and was quiet so I guess that gave my mood away to everyone…I started crying in the office and ended up going down stairs to try to get myself together. Disney came down to see what was wrong after having asked me on my way out of the space and my giving the “I’m fine” response. I saw him and lost it completely… I think I had been holding it in for a while and he has a way of comforting me that I can’t explain. When I’m having a bad day he knows how to put a smile on my face or just let me be, he knows when to put me in my place, he makes me laugh when I need it, he makes me think about things when I should and he just flat out gets me. I think our issue has been caring too much when we know our situation is complicated. I’m on the Magic and he’s on the Wonder and he’s trying to get to the Dream. I want him to come to the Magic … hmmmm have to see how to make some of that goodness happen.

My horoscope for the few days after we got home was this:

Horoscope May 13th


It’s easy to beat yourself up if you feel as if you and your sweetheart aren’t syncing up. It’s no one’s fault — it’s the current circumstances. Every relationship has its own rhythm. The wheel will turn eventually.

Soooooooo…what do you think that means?

Cruise time came…Momma Hamilton got to Vancouver and boarded the Disney Wonder to cruise her 1st Disney Cruise and her first trip to Alaska. She was rip roaring ready to go after having met our TPM Edgar in transit to the ship. She talked about me and what I do on the ship with Edgar who didn’t realize that he knew the person that she was talking about. We saw him frequently throughout the cruise and it was really cool that he would step aside when possible to say hello. We truly are an OHANA here at Disney. My mom enjoyed seeing the space that I work in and truly enjoyed meeting my AMAZING WONDERFAM… She kept telling me” I see why you love it here”…what can I say for every special person there are 5 awesome people. She has not had the pleasure of meeting my Magic fam yet but that will come when we are completing the Western Transatlantic.

Went through US customs at the airport TWICE after missing my Delta flight with my mom. Had to go back through Canadian customs and find my luggage and then had to go through the US customs line again once I went through US Airways check-in. It was quite a day… looooooooong day if you ask me. I had an AMAZING cruise… sailing through Tracy Arm Fjord, exploring Skagway, Juneau and Ketchikan with my mom. There are pictures to be seen and stories to be told of the last Frontier or whatever they call Alaska. I could totally live in Juneau or Ketchikan in the summer time. It is God’s country up there… gorgeous and worth the trip if you ask me. I gave my mom the cruise for mothers day and hope that she had a great time…I’ve been joking with her that this should up my birthday points right?

Mr. Disney and I have decided to make a go of it… stay tuned for future fun… NEW ADVENTURES: NO REGRETS … right?! Seems to be happening so far this year.

-ash

Burrrr it's cold up here!

Okay so it’s been WEEKS maybe even a month since I wrote in my blog. I am officially on vacation and my MOM is here!! Yay for cruising to Alaska and YAY for family time! I’ve missed this for months now. Not that my wonder and Magic fams don’t fit the bill but nothing can replace my mom. I’ve been so many places since I last wrote. Surfing in Cabo with our teens, tanning and just walking in Puerto Vallarta and sunning on a sea day. I’ve been to a Rangers game in Oakland (which we gave away with some shitty play by Elvis Andrus), and had chinese food and shopped in Victoria. NOW I’m headed through Tracy Arm Fjord and up to Skagway, Juneau and Ketchikan ALASKA! This is amazing… Mr Disney is doing well… had tea with the moms and I yesterday and hung out for a bit yesterday. Taylor is here with her fam so we’ve had dinner and talked a bit much about work if you ask our families.


It’s cold here and our ship is trying to get used to the weather change… the heater is a little wonky but other than that the new blankets we got are awesome as well. Hmmmm… this place is amazing… I’m tired as my body keeps pointing out to me making me a narcoleptic. November to May … good times, good times ! I’ll write more in a bit and then I have to go take more pictures you know me I loves my pictures! See ya in a few!



So I bought an internet card… check out this horoscope! These things are right I swear!

May 05, 2011

1. Scorpio (10/23-11/21)

Relationships can be like a dance -- one partner leads while the other one follows. One of your relationships -- it could be a friendship, romantic partnership or even a business connection -- is in the middle of quite a tango. Your goal should be to advance things and become closer with this person. But in order to do that, you may have to let them lead for a while. Pressuring new ventures or forcing things to go the way you want isn't going to bring you the growth you desire.









-ash