December is here and its so damn cold!! Already had snow in Scotland, right now my garden is still covered in it, put my snow boots on for the first time this year yesterday .... kind of glad I'm getting some use out of them as I won't be needing them next year!
And on that note.... 18 weeks today I will be somewhere over the Atlantic! Which reminds me - I need to email my flight details to the arrivals team. My flight schedule was changed a couple of times so I was waiting until it was final before emailing them. Still not had anything back from my Criminal Background Check, but this seems to be true for most people. Everything takes sooooo long!
I've not been sleeping very well recently, I've been working really long shifts and then not being able to sleep until 6-7am and then waking up constantly due to nightmares. Or lying awake nearly in tears thinking about saying goodbye to people, ridiculous I know but there's a few people I'm really going to miss. Then there's thinking about how I'm throwing away a relationship in order to do this. I know I won't regret it but I'm scared of being forgotten about and loosing contact with people :( And now I have a cold and I'm feeling pretty sorry for myself! Work is really busy right now as it kicks into Christmas party nights so I'm really glad I'm off today as I desperately want to feel better before tomorrow! My first Christmas night out is on Thursday and I'm looking forward to it but have a pit of dread in my tummy as my work is soooooooooooooooooo busy the next day and I need to be feeling fresh! My head hurts just thinking about it!
I'm all over the place emotionally lol, I'm just too tired to make myself think sensibly anymore! I had another little Disney meet up a couple weeks ago with Connor, Hayley and Abbie. This time instead of Hayley coming through to Glasgow, we were going to head to Edinburgh which is closer to her but the weather was pretty horrid so we got off the train, she picked us up and we went for lunch at Nandos where it was warm and dry! Although we sat for quite some time talking about all things Disney/CRP related and could tell that the staff were getting annoyed so we went to Starbucks to continue our chat. Then on the train home there was a guy who actually got up and moved to the other side of the carriage to get away from our chat!! We weren't even loud or annoying, he just clearly didn't like our conversation topics! Cheek of him lol!
I'm sure I'll cheer up again, determined to have a good Christmas and make the most of everything and I can't wait to see my little nephew getting spoiled lol!
Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Sunday, 18 November 2012
Disney Weekend!!
Ok... so the "Disney Weekend" was a week ago but I've been busy/tired so will re-cap as best as I can!
We decided not to do the dress up thing as it was getting a bit complicated and our chances of getting in anywhere in central London while dressed up were slim to none. So my Minnie costume will have to wait for another dress up opportunity, after all the drama of it making it to me in the first place. Typical, lol! As I had the whole weekend off I was working the night before leaving so there was a bit of running around at the last minute, which is typical for me. I panic that I won't have things I need, so I end up with way too much! I took more to London than I did to Fuerteventura for a week!
On the Friday I got up early and headed into Glasgow to get the train to London. Connor was in the same train but different carriage... and this was a common theme lol! We had reserved seats for the train to London but not in the same carriage. So we split up again, I find my seat and the woman in the seat next to mines used to be my neighbour! She still lives in the same street I grew up in for 18 years so she was filling me in on everything... I text my mum to tell her who I met... and she replies that she was supposed to meet her daughter for coffee that afternoon. Spooky coincidence! She was headed to Blackpool so didn't go the full journey, after that I had a random woman sit next to me and make conversation with the two women opposite. They literally sat counting down the minutes until dead on 12pm midday, and then cracked open the vodka and Irn Bru, clearly out for a good weekend!
Arrived in London and then I called Adam who had met up with Caroline, so we headed to meet them and then walked to our hostel. Dropped our stuff in our room then we headed downstairs to wait for Heather and Melanie to get there. Highlight moment was going to the bar and getting a glass of wine and the guy was like "ahh... you might as well have the rest of the bottle!" Thanks Mr Hostel Man!
Then an old man proceeded to talk at great length with Connor and I about ... well pretty much his entire life, while we nodded along politely. Adam managed to rescue us and then we headed off for some dinner at Pizza Express.... to be served by a slightly moody but rather attractive server, known only as "DJ4"... lol
Then we headed off to see Wicked!! We were trying to keep costs down so our seats were really far back but it was still really good! Never seen it before and really wanted to, so that's summit off my "life bucket list" haha! After this we were pretty tired and headed back to the hostel for some chat.
The next day we all gradually got up and ready and then headed out on a touristy day. If I could describe it with one word - exhausting! First we went to the Science Museum... but weren't really loving it so we headed to Harrods to see the Disney Princess inspired windows for Christmas! Soooo pretty! Then we headed inside for a wander around and then went upstairs to see the pet store bit and discovered the Disney store up there. Really cute stuff but rather pricey! Then we went to see the extremely cute puppies.... omg. Words can't describe the cuteness!
We did A LOT of walking around, had a perv on the staff in Hollister and Abercrombie & Fitch, went to the Disney Store (of course) and also stalked another CRP buddy, Robert, while he was at work. We also went to pizza hut (yup, more pizza) but this time the service was CRAP!!! Waiting around for AGES for everything and anything, actually hopeless. We were pretty exhausted so headed back to the hostel to chill for a little bit before going out again. Which turned into Adam wearing his headphones, listening to Disney songs and miming them and me, Heather and Connor guessing what he was listening to. Cue a lot of laughing and crazy dancing. Eventually we perked up enough to get ready and Robert came over to the hostel when he finished work and we headed out. Went to a little Mexican place for food and a couple of drinks and then did a lot more walking... even in circles for a while. Everywhere was soooo busy and we were so tired... so yeah. Back to the hostel lol! We were a lil bit boring but when we had to be checked out by 10am, the not having a late night seemed quite a good idea!
On Sunday we got up, ready and packed then headed to Starbucks for a couple hours and some more chat. Then we headed off for our different trains home and yet again me and Connor were in different carriages. This time there was no one next to me or directly in front so it was a lot more comfortable than the way down. However after a while there was a rather annoying child with an extremely annoying loud toy that he kept playing with until he fell asleep. Charming....
And that was it! My Disney weekend! There was A LOT of laughs and I really enjoyed getting to meet some more people that I will be spending a year with. If you haven't already, then you should check out Adam's vlog on our weekend (feat. my video of him miming.... there are no words...)
Since then, its been back to work and the daily grind. However I am already planning my next meet up! Should hopefully be within the next week :) ... I feel like the 2013 CRP official meet and greeter haha! It's taking my mind off other things though :) There's been people from other countries getting their arrival dates so there's now a little group for us... it's really growing now! Exciting stuff! Less than a month to find out if I'm getting some more UK peeps as well, which I look forward to!
We decided not to do the dress up thing as it was getting a bit complicated and our chances of getting in anywhere in central London while dressed up were slim to none. So my Minnie costume will have to wait for another dress up opportunity, after all the drama of it making it to me in the first place. Typical, lol! As I had the whole weekend off I was working the night before leaving so there was a bit of running around at the last minute, which is typical for me. I panic that I won't have things I need, so I end up with way too much! I took more to London than I did to Fuerteventura for a week!
On the Friday I got up early and headed into Glasgow to get the train to London. Connor was in the same train but different carriage... and this was a common theme lol! We had reserved seats for the train to London but not in the same carriage. So we split up again, I find my seat and the woman in the seat next to mines used to be my neighbour! She still lives in the same street I grew up in for 18 years so she was filling me in on everything... I text my mum to tell her who I met... and she replies that she was supposed to meet her daughter for coffee that afternoon. Spooky coincidence! She was headed to Blackpool so didn't go the full journey, after that I had a random woman sit next to me and make conversation with the two women opposite. They literally sat counting down the minutes until dead on 12pm midday, and then cracked open the vodka and Irn Bru, clearly out for a good weekend!
Arrived in London and then I called Adam who had met up with Caroline, so we headed to meet them and then walked to our hostel. Dropped our stuff in our room then we headed downstairs to wait for Heather and Melanie to get there. Highlight moment was going to the bar and getting a glass of wine and the guy was like "ahh... you might as well have the rest of the bottle!" Thanks Mr Hostel Man!Then an old man proceeded to talk at great length with Connor and I about ... well pretty much his entire life, while we nodded along politely. Adam managed to rescue us and then we headed off for some dinner at Pizza Express.... to be served by a slightly moody but rather attractive server, known only as "DJ4"... lol
Then we headed off to see Wicked!! We were trying to keep costs down so our seats were really far back but it was still really good! Never seen it before and really wanted to, so that's summit off my "life bucket list" haha! After this we were pretty tired and headed back to the hostel for some chat.
The next day we all gradually got up and ready and then headed out on a touristy day. If I could describe it with one word - exhausting! First we went to the Science Museum... but weren't really loving it so we headed to Harrods to see the Disney Princess inspired windows for Christmas! Soooo pretty! Then we headed inside for a wander around and then went upstairs to see the pet store bit and discovered the Disney store up there. Really cute stuff but rather pricey! Then we went to see the extremely cute puppies.... omg. Words can't describe the cuteness!
We did A LOT of walking around, had a perv on the staff in Hollister and Abercrombie & Fitch, went to the Disney Store (of course) and also stalked another CRP buddy, Robert, while he was at work. We also went to pizza hut (yup, more pizza) but this time the service was CRAP!!! Waiting around for AGES for everything and anything, actually hopeless. We were pretty exhausted so headed back to the hostel to chill for a little bit before going out again. Which turned into Adam wearing his headphones, listening to Disney songs and miming them and me, Heather and Connor guessing what he was listening to. Cue a lot of laughing and crazy dancing. Eventually we perked up enough to get ready and Robert came over to the hostel when he finished work and we headed out. Went to a little Mexican place for food and a couple of drinks and then did a lot more walking... even in circles for a while. Everywhere was soooo busy and we were so tired... so yeah. Back to the hostel lol! We were a lil bit boring but when we had to be checked out by 10am, the not having a late night seemed quite a good idea!
On Sunday we got up, ready and packed then headed to Starbucks for a couple hours and some more chat. Then we headed off for our different trains home and yet again me and Connor were in different carriages. This time there was no one next to me or directly in front so it was a lot more comfortable than the way down. However after a while there was a rather annoying child with an extremely annoying loud toy that he kept playing with until he fell asleep. Charming....
And that was it! My Disney weekend! There was A LOT of laughs and I really enjoyed getting to meet some more people that I will be spending a year with. If you haven't already, then you should check out Adam's vlog on our weekend (feat. my video of him miming.... there are no words...)
Since then, its been back to work and the daily grind. However I am already planning my next meet up! Should hopefully be within the next week :) ... I feel like the 2013 CRP official meet and greeter haha! It's taking my mind off other things though :) There's been people from other countries getting their arrival dates so there's now a little group for us... it's really growing now! Exciting stuff! Less than a month to find out if I'm getting some more UK peeps as well, which I look forward to!
Monday, 29 October 2012
Time flies...
when you're having fun!
Sooooo much has happened in the last month, it feels like every day there's something to do, or someone to see. And if I have no plans then I've been trying to use that time to catch up with people that I haven't seen in a while.
Picking up from my last post (before the mini Disney pack post)... on October 12th I met up with my Disney lovelies, Claire and Hayley and went for some lunch and Disney chat. It's crazy, Claire is actually in the airport in London about to fly out to Florida now and then Hayley is away in February, it's all going by so fast! Once I left them I had some running about for last minute items and then had to head home to pack my bags as I was off to Fuerteventura the next morning!
Helloooooo sunshine! The little island gets a lot of sun and very little rain - although it did rain for nearly a whole day, boooooo! I was with my mum, stepdad and younger brother and although it was good to chill, they did start to annoy me as its difficult being around them all the time! Plus my stepdad can't stay still, he just wants to do stuff ALL THE TIME! And it drives me nuts, I want to lie in the sun, by a pool and move slowly, rotisserie style until I get an even tan. So on a few occasions I stayed back and spent some quality time at the pool while the family went off to do their thing. There was also extremely cheap booze and a visit to a crazy zoo that really did let you get up close and personal to the animals, they practically insisted on it. Patting giraffes and zebras, avoiding snakes and having a HUGE vulture land on me. Gutted though because they had elephants but when we went to see them they were hiding :( Coming home to rain, freezing cold wind, snow.... bleuch!
I'm scared of seagulls and pigeons. So you can imagine my joy when two seconds after I took this photo, the guy threw a bit of meat at my foot and the bird LANDED ON ME. *shudder*
Came home and my Disney pack finally came a day later. Thank god! Worked, shopped, caught up with friends and then this weekend I went out with two of my friends for Halloween! I had work from 3pm until 11:30pm so I had to quickly run out and round to the hotel they were at to get changed and go out. Was a fun night but I was really tired the next day (yesterday) but had to work at 3pm. Boohoo.
In less than two weeks I'm off to London for the Disney catch up weekend! So excited!! Will be sure to take lots photos and have some stories to tell :)
Sooooo much has happened in the last month, it feels like every day there's something to do, or someone to see. And if I have no plans then I've been trying to use that time to catch up with people that I haven't seen in a while.
Picking up from my last post (before the mini Disney pack post)... on October 12th I met up with my Disney lovelies, Claire and Hayley and went for some lunch and Disney chat. It's crazy, Claire is actually in the airport in London about to fly out to Florida now and then Hayley is away in February, it's all going by so fast! Once I left them I had some running about for last minute items and then had to head home to pack my bags as I was off to Fuerteventura the next morning!
Helloooooo sunshine! The little island gets a lot of sun and very little rain - although it did rain for nearly a whole day, boooooo! I was with my mum, stepdad and younger brother and although it was good to chill, they did start to annoy me as its difficult being around them all the time! Plus my stepdad can't stay still, he just wants to do stuff ALL THE TIME! And it drives me nuts, I want to lie in the sun, by a pool and move slowly, rotisserie style until I get an even tan. So on a few occasions I stayed back and spent some quality time at the pool while the family went off to do their thing. There was also extremely cheap booze and a visit to a crazy zoo that really did let you get up close and personal to the animals, they practically insisted on it. Patting giraffes and zebras, avoiding snakes and having a HUGE vulture land on me. Gutted though because they had elephants but when we went to see them they were hiding :( Coming home to rain, freezing cold wind, snow.... bleuch!
Came home and my Disney pack finally came a day later. Thank god! Worked, shopped, caught up with friends and then this weekend I went out with two of my friends for Halloween! I had work from 3pm until 11:30pm so I had to quickly run out and round to the hotel they were at to get changed and go out. Was a fun night but I was really tired the next day (yesterday) but had to work at 3pm. Boohoo.
In less than two weeks I'm off to London for the Disney catch up weekend! So excited!! Will be sure to take lots photos and have some stories to tell :)
Wednesday, 24 October 2012
My Disney Pack FINALLY arrived!!!!
Wooohoooo!!!
Very happy as I wanted to hold something real in my hands that told me that I am going to work for Disney!
It's only a single sheet of paper and the look book but it is still really exciting. I also now know that the day my Traditions training starts is the 13th of April (I arrive on the 9th) and what the rate of pay is (as I couldn't remember what they told us before).
I have lots more to update on but I need to go get ready for work :(
Only 166 days to go!
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
It's all getting real now!!
Just booked my flights this morning - woooohooooo!!!!!! SO EXCITED!! IT'S REAL NOW!!!!
Finally got the check that I've been waiting on and it cleared today so first thing this morning, I was up and booked my flight :) I've decided to book with Aer Lingus... originally I was going to book with British Airways but it was a lot more expensive, I'm saving myself £500 this way! And that's even after I added extra luggage (23kg is not enough!) and chose my seat (exit seat... plenty legroom and a chance to get off the plane earlier and avoid some of the queues). It feels so final now!
Next thing will be to buy health insurance, I'm taking four months only as I want to sign up to Disney health insurance as it's meant to be a lot more practical (for those that don't know, you have to have at least 4 months health insurance when you go, after which you can sign up for Disney's employee health insurance which comes out your paycheck, like housing). I've noted down the ones that friends have gone with so will probably follow suit on that. Then it's just a matter of saving until its visa time!
Still no Disney pack!! Loads folk have them now but there's still a few without, very annoying as its been MONTHS since I found out! Only 180 days to go now, when I found out it was 287 so it really does go by fast! In three days I'm off on holiday for a week with the family and then two weeks after I come home, I'm off to London for a Disney meet up weekend! Hopefully this week I'll be having a catch up lunch/drinks session with my two lovely girlies who I met up with before, one of them is off to Florida this month so we are trying to get a catch up before she goes! Exciting month for Disney related things lol!
I've been keeping my eye on the WDWIP boards to see who got interviews, can't believe it's all happening now! So... if someone out there with an interview is reading this, you may be coming out with me on the 9th April!
And in my personal news... it's all been friendships and relationships. Suddenly out the blue, two former very good friends have appeared out the woodwork and have reached out and started talking again. Neither of them know each other, they are from different periods in my life, but it's good that we are talking again. I don't like avoiding people or any of the messyness that comes with it all so it's good that these things are being fixed before I leave. Although by complete coincidence they happen at the same time!
-edit- I did talk a bit about another situation here... but as some people know, its not going well AT ALL. So I've taken it out, no need for painful reminders!
Finally got the check that I've been waiting on and it cleared today so first thing this morning, I was up and booked my flight :) I've decided to book with Aer Lingus... originally I was going to book with British Airways but it was a lot more expensive, I'm saving myself £500 this way! And that's even after I added extra luggage (23kg is not enough!) and chose my seat (exit seat... plenty legroom and a chance to get off the plane earlier and avoid some of the queues). It feels so final now!
Next thing will be to buy health insurance, I'm taking four months only as I want to sign up to Disney health insurance as it's meant to be a lot more practical (for those that don't know, you have to have at least 4 months health insurance when you go, after which you can sign up for Disney's employee health insurance which comes out your paycheck, like housing). I've noted down the ones that friends have gone with so will probably follow suit on that. Then it's just a matter of saving until its visa time!
Still no Disney pack!! Loads folk have them now but there's still a few without, very annoying as its been MONTHS since I found out! Only 180 days to go now, when I found out it was 287 so it really does go by fast! In three days I'm off on holiday for a week with the family and then two weeks after I come home, I'm off to London for a Disney meet up weekend! Hopefully this week I'll be having a catch up lunch/drinks session with my two lovely girlies who I met up with before, one of them is off to Florida this month so we are trying to get a catch up before she goes! Exciting month for Disney related things lol!
I've been keeping my eye on the WDWIP boards to see who got interviews, can't believe it's all happening now! So... if someone out there with an interview is reading this, you may be coming out with me on the 9th April!
And in my personal news... it's all been friendships and relationships. Suddenly out the blue, two former very good friends have appeared out the woodwork and have reached out and started talking again. Neither of them know each other, they are from different periods in my life, but it's good that we are talking again. I don't like avoiding people or any of the messyness that comes with it all so it's good that these things are being fixed before I leave. Although by complete coincidence they happen at the same time!
-edit- I did talk a bit about another situation here... but as some people know, its not going well AT ALL. So I've taken it out, no need for painful reminders!
Monday, 24 September 2012
Happy birthday to me!
I've received money from my mum and grandparents but have no presents either , as my sister forgot to bring hers (she still has baby brain), I've not seen my older brother and my best friend still has hers in her car after ducking out early. One of my friends had a bit of an emotional breakdown so I brought her back to my house (don't think my mum was amused) and my dress was actually too big so I had to sew it to my bra to stop it falling down. This is actually not the worst birthday I've had though, there's been much much worse so I'm taking it all in my stride lol! Can't believe I'm now 28. Damn I'm old!!!!
I did get a rather fab present on my birthday though! I was REALLY hoping for my Disney pack through as more people have got theirs, and they found out AFTER me that they were going! This didn't happen but just before 5pm I got an email with my compensation offer from the car accident 8 months ago when coming back from the first interview! So I can now book flights, stress free :):) Just need the cheque to come now! So excited as it will pay my flights with money left over, just need to decide what it should be used for.
Its 196 days to go now, 91 days have passed! Time really does fly! Soooooo much going on in the next couple months to look forward to, and I keep adding to the list lol! My sisters birthday is on the 1st October and that's when people are meant to find out who is getting interviews for the next batch of interviews. I've been watching a lot of what's going on the WDWIP boards, so will be interesting to see who gets a first interview, both for the CRP and ICP.
I'm sure there's other stuff I was going to talk about but for the life of me I can't remember! Got a very sore tummy so heading to bed to watch Disney films and chill out!
Monday, 10 September 2012
Waiting... but good waiting!
Still no Disney pack! I know that it includes very little - just the look book and a letter but I so want it! Some people have started getting theirs for next years arrival dates so hopefully soon!
I've being a bit boring recently, all I seem to do is sleep, work and go to the gym when I have the time! So I'm trying to remedy that!... Although my work is currently a bit chaotic with various people taking holidays, it means a lot of extra hours. The next few months are looking up though! My birthday is on the 21st September... I'm going to be sooooo old lol! Then the first October is my sister's birthday, on the 7th I'm going to see Kevin Bridges with my best mate (Kevin Bridges is a very popular Scottish comedian). Then on the 13th I'm off to Spain (Fuerteventura) for a week with my mum, stepdad and younger brother. The 14th October is then my mums birthday. Then on the 9th November I'm off to London for a Disney weekend! Some of my fellow CRP's are planning a weekend of catching up - and I'm so excited! I love this sort of adventure lol!
So there's a lot going on and A LOT to save for! Thankfully because of the amount of overtime I'm doing, my wage is going to be increased for a few weeks at least so there's some piece of mind. April seems so far away ... but its only 209 days now, about 80 have passed since I found out and that has defo flown in so I know that it will come in good time! Almost every person from the wait group has a date now, they have been told to reapply but there's still a chance they will get a date. And I really hope they do. A lot of dates have been jiggled about, people that were told they were going in March are now going in April! So there's an extra person on my date now. If there's any others out there - let yourself be known!!!
I've being a bit boring recently, all I seem to do is sleep, work and go to the gym when I have the time! So I'm trying to remedy that!... Although my work is currently a bit chaotic with various people taking holidays, it means a lot of extra hours. The next few months are looking up though! My birthday is on the 21st September... I'm going to be sooooo old lol! Then the first October is my sister's birthday, on the 7th I'm going to see Kevin Bridges with my best mate (Kevin Bridges is a very popular Scottish comedian). Then on the 13th I'm off to Spain (Fuerteventura) for a week with my mum, stepdad and younger brother. The 14th October is then my mums birthday. Then on the 9th November I'm off to London for a Disney weekend! Some of my fellow CRP's are planning a weekend of catching up - and I'm so excited! I love this sort of adventure lol!So there's a lot going on and A LOT to save for! Thankfully because of the amount of overtime I'm doing, my wage is going to be increased for a few weeks at least so there's some piece of mind. April seems so far away ... but its only 209 days now, about 80 have passed since I found out and that has defo flown in so I know that it will come in good time! Almost every person from the wait group has a date now, they have been told to reapply but there's still a chance they will get a date. And I really hope they do. A lot of dates have been jiggled about, people that were told they were going in March are now going in April! So there's an extra person on my date now. If there's any others out there - let yourself be known!!!
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