The time has come to an end...

Well followers, unfortunately my Disney World Experience has come to an end.  I was really sad to leave... I'm quite happy to be home with family and friends, and snow... ok well maybe I'm not so happy now 2 feet of snow that is sitting outside the window.

Overall, Disney was a wonderful experience for me.  So wonderful, that it has changed my life.  I came home as a more responsible, more reliable, more economic young adult.  In fact, so much so, that even Stephen has complimented me on those.  Not to mention that I may or may not have lost a few pounds along the way, which, never hurt anyone =)

The friends I made, the memories we shared, are those that will never be forgotten.  Many of us have already planned trips back down to Disney to work more and catch up with friends that were made.
There is so much I could say about Disneyworld, but I'm sure that would be a bore... so basically..

I"M HOME! and I'm happy to be here... but BOY do I sure MISS the heck out of DISNEY!!!!! =)

Goodness Gracious it's been a while since I've posted and I do apologize for that.  Let's see where to begin....
How about September 14th.
WHAT A DAY!
I flew home and surprised SOO many people!  Dad had tears in his eyes, Mrs. Elligers was ... well... lets just say she was shocked all right... church had NO idea I was coming home... and it was just amazing!!!

I loved every minute of being home!  In fact, I didn't really even miss Disney.  Don't get me wrong, I missed my friends... but certainly not Disney itself.  Disney is fun, but the 'magic' gets old pretty quick.
I painted with Mrs. Elligers, went out to dinner with Maureen, Helga, and the family.. Saw MELISSA, who I've been pretty much missing like crazy cuz I need her crazy ass keeping me in line.

Then... it was time to come back... and well that just sucked. But I've had a great week since then... got to work convention and get paid overtime .... hung out with my roommates and have surprisingly had NO DRAMA this week... we'll see how long this keeps up...

I cleaned our room... so lindsey wouldn't have a fit...
our apartment inspection is on Thursday, so tomorrow I'll be cleaning like CRAZY while the others are at work... we wnat that white glove award!!! You can pass, or you can pass with flying colors! WHITE GLOVE AWARD HERE WE COME!!!

so yea. thats about it!
oh. I miss home.

So I've come to a big conclusion....

Life is full of unexpected things, and you're not going to like everything it has to throw at you...

However, I've learned a few things with living on my own for a month...

1.  There is a world outside of Windsor and Enfield, CT.
2.  My parents have set me up with a great foundation- even though I hated paying my own car    
     insurance, I guess thats what taught me how to budget my money... haven't gone broke yet being on          
     my own...
3.  Friends come and go, but the best friends are the ones who call you everyday telling you their                  
     problems and how much they miss you.
4.  This world is expensive to live in, and I should be grateful for everything my parents and family have        
     been able to provide for me.
5.  I love my family more now, and have a greater appreciation for them, being so far away from them.
6.  People aren't always what they seem... so even though the saying "don't judge a book by it's cover" is
     usually used in the sense of people being "negative" on the outside... we should really consider the
     it both ways.

Just my thoughts....

I don't even know...

Well, the first cat fight has occurred... sad to say.  It didn't have to be like that.  Maggie and I do not get along, well actually, no one gets along with her really... I just happen to be the only one who has put in a sincere effort in getting along with her.  I have gone out with her 2-3 times and each time just find myself becoming annoyed with her.  All it becomes, is constant complaining... and feel sorry for me garbage.  Well she lashed out at me last night with rude comments and started to talk about me behind my back.  When I confronted her this morning, she at first, would not speak to me. When she finally agreed to sit down and have a civil conversation, I was the only one sitting, and the only one civil.  All I got was a bunch of eye rolling, and ugh's, and negative comments, blaming everything on me.  So whatever, I had a bad day today about it feeling sorry for her and myself, but have come to the realization that I can control this situation by how I let it effect me. I'm not going to let this effect me anymore.  I'm going to be positive cheery, and upbeat like always. I plan to ignore her rude comments and looks and go about my day like a Minnie Mouse should =)

Missing home... which is probably a huge part of why I let this affect me so much today. Hopefully that will be resolved sooner rather than later with people coming to visit me.

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Wooo!!! I'm getting 8 hours of overtime this week!!! yippee!!  Decided to be nice and cover a shift for a friend of mine at work =)  So I had the morning off today and my LOVELY roommate was SUPER quiet so I got to sleep in.  Those are the best mornings! Working this afternoon 4-930.

Struggles have begun in apartment 4107... One of the girls' alcohol was stolen.  Many of us have spoken about it and feel as though we know who it is, but we don't want to cause drama.... so... we let it go.  It's frustrating though because now it makes me feel like I can't trust all of my roommates... which is a terrible feeling to have. Any thoughts blog readers?

It's very rainy and wet down here.... I was walking home in the rain the other day and was completely drenched! ugh! It's still hott and humid as well!!!

I"m off and running as usual... sorry for such a short update.  More later if I have time before or after work.

Still loving every minute of this experience and thank God everyday for the strength to make it through!

Make A Wish

WOW.
Today I had the day off with the intent of sleeping all day and having drinks by the pool.....
HOWEVER,
that's not what happened. Alina and I decided to go to Typhoon Lagoon, where my perky, helpful self saw this mom and her 2 kids who looked really lost and offered my assistance.  IMMEDIATELY the children, Ainsley and Cully fell in love with us because they found out that we know Mickey Mouse! We spent the afternoon going on rides with them, when the mother, Betsi, told us that Ainsley was a make a wish kid about 5 years ago at the young age of 4. She is back for another Make a Wish trip.... she doesn't look ill at all, and has the MOST energy a kid could have!  She is such a sweet heart and is a cuddle bug.  She rode on my back in the wave pool, and with Alina and I in our "family" river ride.
My heart breaks for this mother, who was so grateful to us!  We even "called" Mickey Mouse to see if he would be at EPCOT tonight.... which he will be =)
I'm meeting up with Ainsley, Cully and Betsi tonight at EPCOT to meet Mickey Mouse and to watch Illuminations.

Sadly they leave Monday, but Ainsley has requested to be pen pals! and she almost cried when Alina and I had to leave the park today!!! =( She is such a sweetheart, so please keep her and her family in your prayers!

From Left to right: Katie, Ainsley, Betsi, Cully.

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So sorry that I haven't kept up with the blog guys... It got CRAZY BUSY down here!!!!
My work schedule is ridiculous and by the time I get home, I just crashh! I'm operating the Rockin' Roller Coaster now.  = / as well as Minnie, just not as often.

Yesterday was awful. I was cussed out by 2 different people and one was escorted out of the park, turned around, came back in, and found me to cuss me out again... just my luck. ugh! It's so hard to keep a smile on your face while dealing with people like that!

And on top of that, as we were closing the ride, the cast members have the opportunity to ride if they wish, and go figure that the ride breaks down.  So, because I was in  Launch Base (basically HBIC) I can't leave until the ride is in working condition because I have to finish my closing procedures which I can't do if the ride is down.

They are coming today to spray our apartment bcause we have freaking red fire ants everywhere that are biting us. NOT COOL.

They didn't pay me for 7 hours. and marked it on my employee card as a No Show, when in fact I was there!

That was my day.

Other than that, all I can say is I want to come home.  And not just because of yesterday.  Mrs. Elligers is not doing well from what I hear... apparently the cancer has spread.  Trying to remain positive, but wish I could be there with her.  and yes, I know, most of you will say "what will you be able to do for her? will you find the cure?" and I know that the answer to those questions is NO. and that She'd be super disappointed if I did come home because of that, but still...... She's is a mother to me and I want to be there so bad. At least I have the drawing up that she drew for me that I can look at every day.
Not to mention the fact that I miss my brother terribly!!! We spend summers together almost every night up on the roof talking and hanging out.  I miss our late night chats, and hang outs a lot!
and I miss my swanpanda, Michelle!  **But I have your drawing up and look at it always!**
I miss you all. I hope you're all still enjoying your summer.