Magic Kingdom Fun

Today, Tasha and I both had work off, and we decided to take the opportunity to play in the Magic Kingdom, our favorite park! Photos galore!

Good news, everyone! My hair gets poofier than poofy here in Florida, isn't that the best?

A sweet merchandise CM took this photo commemorating my first pineapple Dole whip! It was delicious.

The wicked stepsisters are our favorite face characters. Drusilla was so great in the "Celebrate A Dream Come True" Parade.

And finally, we got one picture closer to meeting our Disney goal of getting a picture taken with every character in the park! Mary Poppins waltzed right past us while we were wandering Fantasyland and we had to chase her down. She was the cutest!

Speaking of our Disney goal, at the Arabian Nights party at Vista Way last week, Tash and I got our pictures taken with Abu and the Genie. So now we have three characters crossed off the list.

Thanks for reading! Maybe someday we will write a blog post about our actual jobs, who knows.

We're finally here, part two!

After a six hour plane ride, nine suitcases (!), two nights in a hotel, and a loooong check-in, we finally moved into our Chatham Square two-bedroom apartment. (Come visit us!)

Exciting news: Tasha and I both got placed in the Magic Kingdom! She is doing Custodial in the Streets, and I am in Quick Service Food and Beverage, outdoor. We're excited that we'll be in the same place and in our favorite park!

We made it through Traditions, Disney's program to introduce every new employee to the company philosophies and parks. We each did some e-training, I went through park orientation, and Tasha is doing hers today. Later today, I am going to suit up in my costume and go work on location. Tash should be getting her costume today, so perhaps we'll have a picture post later this week.

Florida is fun. It's different. We are having a few money stresses, and the transportation is hard to get used to, but once we get the hang of it things will be great.

This is a short post, I know, especially after such a long break. More is coming, I promise! In the meantime, here is my training schedule (for those of you who are interested in what the hours are like down here):

Monday (today) the 24th: 15:15 to 23:30

Tuesday the 25th: OFF

Wednesday the 26th: OFF

Thursday the 27th: 13:15 to 21:30

Friday the 28th: 11:15 to 19:30

Saturday the 29th: 8:15 to 16:30

Thanks for reading! Another post is coming soon, I promise!

We're finally here!

The first week here in Orlando Florida has just been absolutely lovely! Here are just a few pictures of our first adventures at the hotel and at Downtown Disney.

I painted Kelsi's toes at the hotel! There is nothing like cute toes!

When we were out and about we found a cool truck with this amazing logo.

Early morning swim at our Hotel!

Ready for some apartment shopping!

At Downtown Disneyland everything smelled so good it made us hungry for the magnets.

The Lego shop was so cool and Kelsi is in love.

Packing, Packing, Packing

Tasha and I will be flying out of Utah in about 39 hours.

Personally, I'm terrified, sad, excited, and ecstatic all at once. I've said a few hard goodbyes already, and more are on the way.

Mostly, I'm afraid to start packing, because I've so successfully managed to avoid it for the past few weeks. Not sure if I'm ready to face the magic quite yet.

After Monday, we will certainly post a travel update (maybe with photos?), and give this blog the kick-start it needs.

Thanks for reading! See you later!

I can already smell the magic!

Food is an important part about living away from home, and it's something that Kelsi and I have been discussing a lot recently. We'll be splitting grocery costs and cooking duties, and we're ready to start making some magic in the kitchen!

Already Kelsi and I have great plans for what we are going to be eating in Florida! First and most importantly, we're hoping to eat cheap, healthy food for our everyday meals (rice, pasta, veggies, et cetera). I love making ratatouille and Kelsi's specialty is taco soup, which both fit into our "healthy and cheap" criteria. On fancier occasions we can't wait to make some rainbow pancakes and baked french toast, and we are excited to bake chocolate chip cookies and colorful cupcakes for our neighbors.

However, we will definitely be partaking in the bounteous deliciousness that Disney has to offer. I have already made some reservations for some of Disney's finest dining:

The number one on our list is Le Cellier Steakhouse, a fancy-schmancy place in Epcot Canada. You have to book reservations WAY in advance, but it'll be totally worth it. Bistro de Paris is another one. I'll definitely be taking a look at their pastries. We have also looked into the Coral Reef Restaurant, Via Napoli, and Teppan Edo. (One of our Disney Goals is to eat around the world at Epcot, you know).

Can't tell you which restaurants we are for sure going to though, because it's all a surprise for Kelsi! I booked all the reservations on my own, without telling her where we were going--because the best kind of prize is a surprise!

Thanks for reading!