Only A Few More Days...

til Eileen, Courtney, Mike, and Kathy come!!!! I can't wait!!!!!!!!

Unfortunately, I have to work every day they are here. Boo. I'm trying to get at least one day off, but we'll see what happens. I also found out that I am scheduled to work on my birthday. Problem: I will be in Ohio. So I'm trying to get that resolved and need to not be scheduled on the 12th either. So yeah.

I'm sooooooo proud of Brooke! She is the Sugar Plum Fairy!!!!!!!!!!!! Well, she's also the Snow Queen, but I am super excited about the previous. Brianna is her other half. Figures.

Now I really need to see if I can get home. Probably not, but hopefully things will work out. Cross your fingers.

I get to work at the Garden Grill in the Land at Epcot and Liberty Tree Tavern in Magic Kingdom this week! I also get to work in the Visa character spot. Basically, only Disney Visa card members can go here...aka my family could visit here! I can't wait. I've heard good things about all three places.

~Crystal

Nutcracker Blues

After realizing that Brooke had Nutcracker auditions today, I became extremely aware of how much I wish I was home right now. It makes me very sad that I most likely won't be able to see Brooke in her last Nutcracker role as a high schooler. Especially since I know she's going to get a big part...I don't know what...I know what I want her to get but I don't know what she is and won't know until Monday. I want her to be Sugar Plum. I want to be there to help her. I want to watch her dance her heart out in a role both of us want. I am close to tears at the thought of not seeing her dance. Nutcracker is a part of my life. It always will be. And of course it's not just any Nutcracker....New Vision's Nutcracker. I love it. I don't know what I'm going to do with myself if I can't go...I know, I know, move on. That would be the logical thing to do. I miss Brooke o much right now. I want a big hug from her. I want her to visit me, or me to visit her. 

I know I can request 2 days off, but I need those days for me to go to Ohio for dance concert auditions. I'm definitely going to talk to a manager to see exactly how many days I have to request off. *sigh*

Today Pluto got a picture of Donald Duck from a little boy named Anthony. Even though Pluto was his favorite character, he apparently didn't have one drawn of him, so he gave Pluto a Donald instead. Anthony is 5 years old and the picture was amazing! Pluto gave it to me for safe keeping. I love it!

Eileen, Courtney, Kathy, and Mike can't come any sooner!

~Crystal

Adventurer's Club

I went to Pleasure Island for the first time in my life last night. I had a blast! Nikki, Cynthia, Paul (Nikki's new bf), and I went to the Adventurer's Club. This is one of the few clubs where you don't have to be 21 to get in. It is a comedy club...and boy was it funny! It's too bad I didn't know about this place a long time ago because I totally would have gone more times. Unfortunately, PI is closing forever on September 27th so there is no chance of taking anyone from home unless you come visit before then. Sad day :( Oh well. I had such a great time last night. I can't wait to go again!

In other news, I bought a Tinkerbell costume to wear at the Halloween Party on the 7th of October. Phil is going as Peter Pan, Nikki as Wendy, and me as Tinkerbell. I can't wait :) The Sanderson sister's/Hocus Pocus Cast is still a go, but obviously we will be doing that a different night which means I'll be going twice...oh darn :)

Cynthia and I have Code Green (aka Creepy Guy) on our tails now. For more details, call me.

I have today and tomorrow off. As much as I'd like to work, I'm glad I don't have to. Cynthia and I are going to Company D to check out ticket stuff for Eileen and then we're going to Millennia Mall because she's never been.

That's pretty much it from here.

~Crystal

Birthday and DiveQuest

So, I've been pretty busy, as you can tell from my lack of updates. I am having a great time! I love it. One of my favorite things to do is character hunt...aka find my friends and take pictures with them and their friends. Today, for example, I went to the Studios to see Mike Wazowski. We had so much fun! Sully was there too, but Mike stole my heart today :) If I could, I would character hunt all the time. I love watching kids' reactions and interactions with each character.

September 5th was my friend Nikki's birthday (training Nikki not the one who's allergic to everything). I was able to ER (early release) from work because they needed people to do so...so I spent the rest of the day with Phil and Nikki. We went to Animal Kingdom for a bit, where we saw Goofy. It was unfortunate Ben was not able to join us at the time. Oh well. Nikki and Phil saw Tigger and his friends before I joined them. They had a great time. Robert missed out of the activities as well. Anywho, after Animal Kingdom we went to Magic Kingdom. We saw Liddy at work with Lady Tremaine and her daughters. It was so cool. We played around for a while and then went back to the apartments to get ready for Nikki's surprise. Ben, Liddy, Robert, Libbi, and I took Nikki to the Grand Floridian Cafe at the Grand Floridian. She was so surprised, she didn't know what to do. We took pictures after dinner. It was so much fun!

Today, after playing around the Studios, I went to Epcot for DiveQuest. I had such a good time. Mom definitely needs to do this with me. DiveQuest allows certified scuba divers to dive in the gigantic tank at Epcot. We swam around for 40 minutes and were filmed for 20 of it. In the tank, sea turtles, fish of all sorts, sting rays, and sharks swam all around. It was incredible. My favorite memory was seeing the turtle come from no where. It swam basically right up to me. If it wasn't illegal to touch the turtle, I would have and could have done so very easily. The sharks weren't that scary really. Of course, I didn't swim next to them very often, but they kept to themselves for the most part. Another favorite thing was playing with the dinner guests at the Coral Reef restaurant. Since we were swimming in the tank, we were put on display for the entire world to see. Not only could the diners see, but those looking at the animals from the Living Seas could watch us too. It was pretty neat. I can't wait until Mom comes down so we can do this together. And yes, I did get the video of this experience.

Unfortunately, from this afternoon's activities, I got a little burned. Boo. So the Apple Cider Vinegar will definitely be applied.

Tomorrow I am a spare at Animal Kingdom. This means that I sit around the entertainment base for a long time. If they need me, they'll call me and tell me what they need. If not, I'll sit there and read or do whatever. So yeah. Fun stuff....or it would be if I didn't have to be on the bus at 5:50am to be at Animal Kingdom by 7! Bleeeeeeeeeech!

~Crystal