Out of the Blue

These guys ... are our guys.

Here's a free tip for anyone considering the college program: it's a lot of work. Typical shifts for food and beverage and custodial range from eight hours to fourteen hours, depending on the day. On average, you may get two days off per week, but that can change dramatically, depending on the busy-ness of the season and your need for cash.

In a roundabout way, I'm trying to explain our blogging silence. THERE ARE NO EXCUSES, I know. But it's hard! We work a ton! A ton a ton! And after a few weeks, I start feeling too guilty to even try to update the blog, at least for a few months, where I mentally vow to turn over a new leaf. And then the whole process starts all over again.

I apologize for our absence, of course. And I wish I could say it won't happen again, that Tash and I will be better about updating this blog from now til August 5th (our departure date). But I just can't promise anything!

We just had to another picture with Mary Poppins! She's the best!

They have the fountain from Splash in the back of Hollywood Studios. Tasha and I have a very special relationship with the movie Splash, so we had to take some pictures.

Lotso! What a guy!

Character Update

So our Disney goal of taking a picture with every character seems impossible now that we are actually here. There are so many character meet-and-greets in all the parks, we probably aren't even aware of most of them. It seems unlikely that we'll actually accomplish it.

But we're still crazy enough to try!

We recently took pictures with Frontierland Donald Duck and Tiana + Naveen:

Tiana and Naveen had the cutest chemistry. She is my favorite princess, so we had to stop by for a visit on my birthday.

The mystery is why I make stupid faces every time I see a camera. WE MAY NEVER KNOW.

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.

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!

If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It!

I don't know if it's the recent onslaught of snowstorms in Utah or just end-of-semester burnout, but I have been fantasizing about Disney College so much lately. Thus, instead of paying attention in class, I make lists in my margins of things Tash and I want to do in Florida, packing lists, grocery lists, et cetera. I've seen a lot of other bloggers share their Disney goals, so I thought we could do the same!

Tasha and Kelsi's Disney College Bucket List
1. Conquer the Kingdom: That is, ride every attraction and see every show in the Magic Kingdom in just one day.
2. Spend at least one full day at every Disney park: Water parks included.
3. See every single show and parade in DisneyWorld: Also, I hear that seeing "Wishes" from the Polynesian resort is extra magical? We will shoot for that as well.
4. Take a picture with every character: Every single one! This is probably our most ambitious goal but also very important. Also, we need to both be present in all the photos! Crazy!
5. Eat at a restaurant in every country in the World Showcase: I really want to go to Le Cellier in Canada. I hear reservations are booked months in advance! Intimidating!
6. Spend at least one weekend at one of the Disney resorts: I've only been to DisneyWorld once, so I don't know a lot about the hotels they have to offer. I just like the idea of checking into a luxurious resort and having some calming time in the midst of our (sure-to-be-crazy) work schedules.
7. Have parties for every Pixar movie: This isn't exactly related to the parks and is also kind of weird, but Tash and I have wanted to have a Ratatouille party FOREVER (as in, have a party where we watch Ratatouille and eat ratatouille. Genius!). So I think it would be great to have parties in which we watch a Pixar movie and have snacks that are related to that movie! Initial brainstorms include: eat pizza and watch Toy Story (with our favorite toys), eat goldfish crackers and watch Finding Nemo. What can I say? We are nerds.

So there you go! If anyone has any suggestions of things we can add to the list, we are very open. And we are getting so excited! This is not quite a comprehensive list yet, we'll probably keep editing it until January.

ON A FINAL NOTE: If any of you out there can't get enough of this Disney College madness, Tash and I also have a seldom-updated Listography account! We'll hopefully be updating it more often now that we are closer to departure.