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Reason 236 Disney Day Three

HAPPY 19TH BIRTHDAY STORM!

• Wake up. Wash hair. YAY, best feeling.
• Pack. All souvenirs are go!
• Wear the button, Storm. Wear the button! (I got to pin it on, teehee)
• Magic Kingdom! For the last time. Starting with the Trolley Song? Oh yeah, I'm in heaven already.
• NOMS! Delicious egg & ham croissant. Yesssss
• Haunted Mansion. No success with Storm's theory. But we found an older gentleman with the same birthday!
• Pirates again. Relaxing boatride almost lulled me to sleep haha
• Little boy uses spyglass to look for treasure. Points to it. Dad runs to get it. Finds nothing. Boy giggles. Repeat five times. Swoon every time.
• Philharmagic. The smell of that pie. Every. Time.
• No Mickey & Minnie houses? I never saw them :O I'll have to search for pics.
• Walk through the circus.
• Laugh Floor one last time. And Storm is picked as a character! Randall! But he had to be invisible. That kid hit the ground so fast. Well done, he still has his acting chops. May not have been "That Guy", but I think that's pretty amazing. People laughed. I was amused. Life is good.
• Travel home. With WONDEFUL MEMORIES of a beautiful trip. But first? Brazil vs Italy on the plane, mwuahaaha.
• I miss warm weather already.

I don't think they understand how grateful I am for this trip. I'm exhausted physically. And my wallet is crying. And it's all okay. Because I have just had the best Spring Break ever, thanks to the Kowaleski family. Love. All my love. All of it. May it be repaid ten-fold. And may you get some sleep. Yes. That is the best wish I can bestow upon thee. I wish for your sleep. Sleep well. Sweet dreams. Thank you again and again and again.

In Your Imagination

Reason 235 Disney Day Two:

• Bright and early! Start off at Epcot! With -gasp- what is this for breakfast? A cheese danish? :O Oh yeah, today is a great day.
• Flower & Gardens Festival! Pretty flowers EVERYWHERE. Butterflies too!
• "Electric Umbrella" restaurant will never stop being amusing
• Living With the Land. So cute. Dunno if I'd do it again, but cute. One thing I learned: Epcot has the potential to make the BEST fruit salad. Ever. Of all time.
• Soarin'. Oh my gosh, if I were not scared of heights I would book a trip to go hang-gliding right now. That was AWESOME. Everything looked so cool! It was absolutely gorgeous, and I loved feeling the breeze. I think Eric would really love that ride.
• MouseGears. HUGE. Store. I want everything.
• The Seas with Nemo and Friends. I LOVED being able to see all the Nemo characters again. They are all wonderful. And it is such a sweet story, with such beautiful animation and music.  
• Aquarium! ALL THE FISHIES!
• TurtleTalk. Maybe it's because of Karla, but I'm obsessed with the cuteness that is these children. Actually. And talking to Crush is legit.
• Journey Into the Imagination with Figment. So well done. And cutely creative. I am proud of Disney every day.
• Mission: SPACE. I was a navigator ^_^ It felt really cool!! But I don't think I'd be able to handle the intense level of that. Yay Green Team! All about the easy mode.
• TestTrack. Car. Fast. Cool. But. Car. Fast.... I think I just need to stay away from "Driving" situations for a while.
• COUNTRIES!
• "Who is that? Is it Cinderella? No.. I can't tell who that princess is. I can't remember her name!" .... Aurora. Sleeping Beauty. Briar Rose. Take your pick. "Sleeping Beauty?" "No, that's not it." XD
• Eating around the world
• Let's stay in Japan. Best food and OMG THIS STORE HAS EVERYTHING I'VE EVER WANTED. ANIMEEEEEE AND HELLO PANDA COOKIESSSS
• FUNNEL CAKE!
• The amount of kids playing the search for Perry thing, using their phones to find clues. It warms me so.
• 3 Caballeros ride. I will forever LOVE that movie. And hate the idiot in the boat who actually said "Arrrrrriba!!" No to you. Stahp.
• Spaceship Earth. aka the Epcot ball. It's so COOL. I want blue prints for that place. Truly.
• OFF TO NEVERLAND (MGM) HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS!
• Tower of Terror! Sorta. Yeah right, me? Pssshh. I just went through the line to see how they decorated the building. And oh yeah, so worth it. And then I went back down in a REAL elevator. With a bellhop lady who was pretty cool. I told her the Kowaleski family had been to Disney at least 40 times and her jaw legit dropped. I giggled. I should've told her my friend's name was Storm. Hah!
• Star Tours? Yes. I love R2D2, my little hispanic robot. That was honestly so cool. Love to that dad who actually looked his kind in the eye at the gift shop and said "We can get Star Wars stuff, ANYWHERE"
• Muppets 3D. I love Ms. Piggy & Beaker forever and always.
• The Great Movie Ride. I AM GOING TO TAKE KARLA & BABYGIRL ON THAT RIDE. And every movie she says, "What movie is that?" to, we will watch once we get home.
• So. Many. Lines.
• That line for Fantasmic. Mmmm. You bet we got there early. And had the dumbest time laughing about absolutely everything and scolding each other for being ridiculous and telling each other stupid relationship stories. That may be my favorite part of the night.
• People watching while the rain drizzles and delays the show.
• Kid behind us with the cheesily cute parents. Kid in front of us who would not sit still. Neither would his mother. Kid walking up the stairs while his mommy holds his hand and says, "If they cancel it, Mommy's going to be mad, so we're just going to leave." Chick who got the entire audience to do the wave while we waited. Except Storm of course. -sigh- no optimism that one. We balance I guess?
• FANTASMIC. SO. GOOD. I CAN'T HANDLE MY EMOTIONS EVERY TIME.
• Storm gets us semi-lost, refusing to ask for directions because HE KNOWS DISNEY. Such a boy. At least he eventually got us where we needed to be.
• Cute hispanic tourist family asking for help. YAY! I SERVE PURPOSE!
• Hair is a frizzy mess. Absolutely awful. Why am I in public right now? Because I want food. And only Storm knows where he is taking me.
• DOWNTOWN DISNEY. Once again, needs. Buy. All the things. LOL what is money? How do I economy? 
• Go eat at Irish restaurant and it's close to 11... we didn't think that one through. Hah. All the drinking fools. Entertaining to watch. Storm people watches and I listen to the band. And that one lady does NOT. STOP. SCREAMING. I'm tempted to go up to her and ask in a very Disney voice, "And what are YOU celebrating today?"
• Get on the bus back to the hotel. Strike of 12, the bus is stopped at Pleasure Island. Happy Birthday Storm.
• Hotel. For the 2nd night, Storm does not know where he is going. According to his mom, it's a straight shot from the food court. -snicker-
• Room. Dead.

If he didn't like the present, he at least pretended to. My legs are about to fall off. I honestly look AWFUL. But you know what? Every flippin' second of it was worth it. So happy I can't contain it. I love this place. With this family. And this weather. It's all perfect.

A Smile In Your Heart

Can the reason for the next 3 days just be DISNEY?

'Cause I'm not wrong. That's legit it!

Grr. So much. Can't pick favorites. Alright. The next few posts will be a little different. I will still do a post-per-day style. LONG POST/STORY TIME! 

Reason 234 Disney Day One:

• Disney All-Star Sports Resort. Why so gorgeous? And so big. This is a hotel?! I get to sleep here?! What?!?! The towels are shaped like a mouse. I quit. Already perfect.
• Animal Kingdom. So warm. So nice. All kinds of pretty. Tree of Life! Ahh!
• Safari! I got to see the aminals :) 
• Take pictures with Pooh!!! And Eeyore!!! And Tigger!!!
• Look for ALL the Zebra things (yay Alpha Psi)
• Leave for Magic Kingdom. ON A PRETTY BOAT.
• Castle. So pretty. Oh gosh. I can't.
• PARADE! WITH ALL THE DISNEY CHARACTERS! OH GOSH THE TEARS START SO EARLY. But hey, it's all good 'cause Aladdin blew kisses at us. That's what's up.
• Man if I looked the part I could totally work here. I'd be so flippin' smiley.
• Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin. SHOOT EVERYTHING! ZURG IS SO COOL.
• PeopleMover! Cute little tour of Tomorrowland. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
• Pirates of the Caribbean. Hooray for the classic rides. How I love it.
• Mad Tea Party! More classic rides! Finally! It's too fun! 
• Jungle Cruise. Oh my gosh so many cheesy puns and jokes. I can't tell you how happy this made me.
• Magic Carpets of Aladdin. I love these types of rides! And a camel spit water at us haha refreshing for such a hot day. BUT I'LL TAKE THE HEAT! YAY FLORIDA!
• Big Thunder Mountain. Apparently the wimpiest of all Disney rides. So I got on. HOORAY FOR BEING ALIVE. But seriously, coasters aren't my thing. I'm sticking to teacups and parades.
• Haunted Mansion. Always SO COOL. Storm has theories about this place. 
• New Fantasyland. OMG EVERYTHING BEAUTY AND THE BEAST IS SO PERFECT. I CAN'T GET OVER THE DETAILS. THAT GIFT SHOP. dead.
• Gaston!!! But we couldn't take a picture. The line was closed because he had "to go work out". Typical haha
• Ariel's castle is so pretty :)
• TANGLED HAS THE BEST BATHROOMS OMG SO PRECIOUS
• Stitch's Great Escape. I absolutely adore this movie. And hope that, somehow, they manage to always advertise it.
• Laugh Floor. (Monster's Inc). OH MY GOODNESS did I love this place. Corny jokes and audience participation. All about that life.
• Electrical Parade. ALWAYS fun.
• 50 Years of Animation. Nope. Not even apologizing for my tears. Too much perfect.
• Wishes. HE WISHED FOR HIS FREEDOM. Oh I'm done.
• ^That explains nothing. It's a fireworks display that is about all the Disney wishes that characters make. And my favorite part was Aladdin.

I was stupid tired when I came back. But honestly? It was crazy kinds of worth it. And Stormy was a good sport and held my hand through the scary stuff. Plus, catching up was really something I needed. College changes all of us, of course, but I'm glad some of my best friend is still there :)

Will Come True

Reason 233: Today is a prep day. Today I pack. Today I clean. Today I get myself together. Because for the next 3 days I will be in Orlando, Florida, romping about Disney World with the beautiful Kowaleski family.

OMG THIS IS HAPPENING I CAN'T EVEN HANDLE IT. I'M SO EXCITED. This is amazing. So absolutely amazing. It's gonna be so fun. And absolutely beautiful. And DISNEY! AHHH. It's actually happening. In less than 24 hours I will be on a plane to the happiest place on earth! GAH! Happy happy happy happy happy happy happy happy happy happy happy happy. I can never stop counting my blessings. Than you to this absolutely wonderful family for being so kind to me all these years, and going above and beyond anything I ever dreamed possible. I'M GOING TO DISNEY!!!

 

PS: I'm not taking my laptop with me. Let's be honest, I'll be busy the whole time. SO no updates for a few days. But I promise when I come back I'll make up for it and tell you 3 days worth of awesome stories! That is, you know, if Storm doesn't get me killed with his "you have to ride all the rollercoasters" plan... pray for me. <3

Thanks for Noticing!

Apologies! My silliness forgot I actually do this EVERY DAY.

Merp. Rehearsal. What is sleep?

Sorry

Reason 220: I wore one of my favorite outfits today. It's simple, because I just don't do flashy ever. But I love it. It was actually a gift. And this is the first time I wore it on campus. Here I am feeling pretty dang good about it, until no one says anything. Oh well. It really is just a plain shirt. No big deal. Yeah, it's fine. I need to stop waiting for compliments. That's not what I should strive towards. I like my outfit and that's all that matters. Oh wait, what? What's that? Oh hello two kind people! Why yes, this is a new shirt! Yes, I like it, too. Thank you so much! You've made my day :3 Sometimes I let the girly side show. Who doesn't love compliments, right?

2 weeks!

Highlight of the WEEK

Sammy: I'm legitimately trying to find a discreet way to blog about it

Jess: lol be blunt as hell. He deserves it

<3

Reason 216: I'm not going to be "blunt as hell" haha. Let's just say a friend of mine posted something today. It was a very simple statement in regards to how he felt about his current situation. In short, he's content. On Saturday, Reason 210, I ended by quoting the picture I used, "I will do it." Today, thanks to this simple statement, I can say I've reached the final step. Because I'm content, too. Better than that. I'm finally extremely happy. And it can only get better from here. "Yes, I did it!"

PS: Thanks to all for keeping me in your thoughts and prayers. I feel SO much better in regards to this stupid illness. Gastroenteritis takes a good week to get rid of, so I'm still pretty contagious. But the symptoms are gone, and I've managed to mostly get rid of the cough I had beforehand. I don't sound dead when I sing anymore. Our show opens Wednesday. I'm going to Disney World. Blessings all around. God is good. Forgive me if I sound like I'm bragging, but I'm really just so happy.

Ed Sheeran rapping. Cannot get over it.

Blast from the Past

Reason 204: Guess who I saw at church today. Mia! Little itty bitty Mia. Hector's sister, Mia. I remember it. Being in middle school. Doing homework. Expecting a call from Hector because he called me every day back then. And when he finally calls, it's a hospital number, and I get the news that his little sister is born. I was the first person he called. Best friend status. And now  I get to see the beautiful little girl she's become. Seriously, I swear that whole family looks exactly like each other. Mia is a younger Hector with a wig, it's crazy. The whole thing just warmed my heart so.

PS: This isn't the main post because it's not a sure thing. BUT I MIGHT GO BACK TO DISNEY. ACTUALLY. THIS MIGHT BE A THING. God is good and I am blessed with incredible friends. Seriously, I am so lucky to live this life :)

The Happiest Place On Earth.

Reason 51: Disney trips. This might actually happen. I just got emailed more information for our Jan Terms, and I actually might be able to do this. DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW EXCITING THIS IS?! A CLASS IN DISNEY WORLD. I'D GET TO MEET A REAL PIXAR ANIMATOR. I'm so incredibly excited at these possibilities. I want it more than anything :3 Here's hoping!

Speaking of Disney, Kingdom Hearts! (Wonderful video game involving Disney.)

This video combines Disney clips with KH orchestration.