April Showers...

Last night there was an epic thunderstorm raging outside. Like tornado warning epic. I didn't know about the potential tornado's until half way through when my roommates came home because I had the day off and got to sit next to the window and finish The Friday Night Knitting Club while the lightning turned the sky purple.

April was kind of a rough month for me. Lots of drama, lots of issues I had to work out with myself and the Lord. But I've learned a lot. And I'm growing, so in the end it'll all be worth it. April strengthened my resolve to not date until I'm home in August. It also made me explore my options on what I want to do and most importantly the kind of person I want to be while doing it. I kind of lost myself at the end of March/beginning of this month. And in my newest search for "me" I'm making some adjustments and learning things I didn't realize before. Such as:

• I really REALLY REALLY want to travel. Not in the way I used to, I legitimately am going to make plans to leave the country in the next year. Not just wait for a good opportunity to come up, because it's not going to happen if I do that.
• I love Disney, the company, a lot. Even when I don't. 
• I really need to keep in contact with my Provo friends. I'm not moving back. But they {you, in case you are one of my friends from Provo} have been there for me a lot and helped me get through so much that I can't just let those friendships fade away.
• Keeping up with the Church and staying at the level of spirituality you can attain in Provo is DIFFICULT outside of Utah. But I'm going to try to get there. Because I can. I just need to be an active participant rather than a bystander when it comes to my faithfulness.

April Showers bring May Flowers right? Using that logic, May is going to kick butt. I can feel it!

PS in case you're wondering how planning my life is going...I've decided to give up on planning everything at once. For now, it'll just be in small blocks. Like I have up till August 6th planned out. I'll be here. In Orlando, living it up Walt Disney style. {And you are more than welcome to visit!}. So while I'm here I'm only going to be planning out August -December {ish, depending on what I decide}. Currently, it looks like I'll be moving back home {hmph} to finish my AA and look for the next stage of my life. Probably a four year university. My dad thinks it'll be in California... I'm hoping it's not. So if you know any schools with an awesome Hospitality program that aren't UCF, BYU-HI, or in California let me know! Especially if it's abroad...

Oh! Hey...

Sometimes I forget I have a blog... But I remembered tonight, and even though I should get to sleep so I can get enough for the shift I picked up in MK tomorrow, I thought I would update while I was remembering.

In case you were wondering...I have been officially single again for about a week...so no more moroccan. C'est la vie!

I've been pretty busy with work and playing with the roommies.  Saturday we went to Typhoon Lagoon for the first time and it was AWESOME!!!

I think everyone has started to realize that we are barely breaking even, because most everyone is picking up shifts left and right. Like I mentioned, I picked up a couple of hours tomorrow doing parade control at MK tomorrow and then wednesday I'll be at epcot on turnstiles! Woo hoo! AND I'm scheduled about 45 hours next week {YAY spring break}. Maybe I will be able to afford the Dooney & Burke purse I've been drooling over since I got here...

Running...

Sooo... much to blog about.

Two weekends ago I had my first "I'm for reals 21" moment when I {don't judge me} went to the House of Blues and got in FREE because I was 21 {not that I went before, but it was still a milestone for me...}. Alcohol was not consumed by me. But I did have the privilege of driving home three drunk girls {none of them were my roommates}.
The Monday after, I tried to go for a run... and I died about half a mile in {not good when you run a 5K in five days}.
Then this last weekend was AWESOME!!!
Friday, after getting our running stuff for my 5K and Katey's Half-Marathon, I went and saw La Nouba at Downtown Disney because Disney Quest gave me two free tickets! Ayoub was late, but showed up, so better late then never right? We ate ice cream and then I felt like I needed to go home to be with Katey {plus getting to sleep on time}.

Saturday, I ran a 5K!!!! For reals! OK, the last mile I walked as much as I ran, but I came in under 40 mins!!! Pretty good for not running in the past 2.5 weeks. And for not running on a regular basis before the end of January. For me, this was a big deal! Katey's dad took us to wally-world in the afternoon then i napped. When I awoke, I met Katey's mom {we're really good friends now!}, then Haley and I decided to go to see Alice in Wonderland {which was wonderful!!! I think I'll blog about it later though, for those of you who haven't seen it}
Sunday, Katey ran a Half-Marathon!!! Go Katey!!!

Haley and I went to a few of the spectator viewing spots to cheer our favorite runner along! It was sooooo fun! {I'm pretty sure I'm going to try to train for a half marathon in October. That way if I'm in Florida I can do the food and wine festival at Epcot.}  After, we all went back home for a nap. Then Katey, her parents and I traipsed around Hollywood Studio's and ended the night with Fantasmic!!!

Monday, I tagged along to Magic Kingdom with Katey and her parents. I finally ate some turkey leg, yum! Then I went to work and was there while other cps participated in Cast Quest {not really my thing} but it was fun because we basically stood around and did nothing.

My life is AWESOME!!!!!!

Oh yeah, I had a birthday...

And it was AWESOME!!! Besides the whole "Oh you're 21? *snicker, snicker*"

I COULD write about it...but I'm not feeling like it, so I'll just post pictures :)

 

Princesses!

 

The cutest little girl became my best friend after lunch!

 

We got blue slushies...

And waited for the parade...

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And then this happened...

Pretty good birthday if you ask me...

Dear World

I don't really have much to report... honestly the only thing that has changed since my last post is how much I love being here. The longer I'm here, the more I love it!

Also, my birthday is going to be SWEET! But I'll tell you about that after Saturday :)

Here are some pictures from my adventures here:

 

  

 

Sometimes I have the silliest ideas...

Remember when I thought I knew what I wanted to do after my program? That was pretty funny, huh?

Last Wednesday I tried fasting about my future, but I ended up just feeling sick. I think since then I've gotten a better idea of what I should be doing {and by that I mean I went from 0% to 0.000000000178%} I'll give you more information when I have a more definite plan, but I can tell you this, LCB is probably not going to be a part of that plan, or really anywhere in the future.

It's probably best if I keep baking as a hobby. I'm too lazy for the crazy hours pastry people work. And to be completely honest, most of the reason I wanted to go was to make wicked awesome birthday cakes for my future children. I feel like this is a good decision, so don't feel sad for me about it. I'm happy with it. This way, I know for sure there won't ever be a day when I wish I didn't have to bake.

Last week I was kind of upset because while I KNOW I will receive an answer to this prayer {which I have basically been praying about for 2.5 YEARS} it is taking, almost literally, FOREVER! Then I started thinking about all the experiences I've had because of it. I'm 95% convinced that my life is way more about having specific experiences and making friendships than figuring out whatever it is I'm going to be doing for the rest of my life. "It's about the journey, not the destination."

Besides, I would be sooo bored sooo quickly if I knew exactly what I would be doing for the rest of my life. I wouldn't be as happy as I think I would be. Also, I don't think there is any one thing that I should absolutely do for the rest of my life. I think whatever thing {or things} I end up doing, I will be really successful in.

If you give a Pig a Pancake

So I don't know about you...but at BYU I sort of assumed that everyone who isn't LDS likes to drink alcohol. This is a fairly safe assumption. What I didn't realize was HOW much they TALK about it. And cuss. And other stuff, too. But mostly they focus on the drinking. For reals, I know assuming things is not the best idea...but when it comes to the world, you're probably safe. To put it in perspective, think about how much you talk about the gospel in a day. Now times that by a bajillion, and you probably have a low estimate.

But I have a co-worker who goes to UVU so I can at least on occasion whip out the good old LDS terms like "ward" and "FHE".  Hurray!

Besides that, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE being here! This really is the best decision I have ever made! {Minus gospel related things aka getting baptized, doing my family history, etc.} I love my roommates, especially Katey. We've known each other three weeks and I'm convinced we knew each other in the pre-existence.

I've decided that what I want to do for the rest of my life is bake people cookies and listen to their problems {or successes}. No, no, I don't want to counsel them like a psychiatrist or anything. Basically, I want to be a mom. Or a super awesome Visiting Teacher. Hopefully both.