So, let's all just ignore the fact that I haven't kept up with my blog and focus on the present and catching up! Haha. So basically, I just want to start off with just expressing how blessed and grateful I am to be here. A lot of my friends/roommates have not had the experience that they were expecting and are not enjoying themselves but I have been SO blessed with the job that I was given. I work at a Coronado Springs Resort with amazing people, a relaxed (yet magical) atmosphere and even super nice, understanding managers! I really do love my job. I would have to say that the best thing about this job is the connections I make with the guests, especially the kids that come to stay at the hotel. Im going to share just a tiny bit of magic that I get to experience here :)
So the other day, I was at work and these two girls came in, their names were Eden and Matea. They were ten and twelve and they were from Canada! They were really shy but super sweet. Anyway, we have this thing at Disney where you can trade pins. We, at the hotel gift shop have a pin book that you can look through to trade pins. So, as Eden was looking through the pin book, as she turned the page, Matea and I would sing a note like....aaaaaaahh ( if you can imagine ) anyway, we just so happened to make harmony a couple times so we decided to make a band! The name of our band we decided was going to be called "M.E.E (standing for Matea, Elisheva and Eden!) And, in doing so, we also came up with a handshake. Basically, they got my address and we will be writing letters to each other. :)
This is just a TINY bit of the magical moments that I get to participate in and it absolutely makes this job so wonderful and so unique and times like that make me realize how lucky and blessed I am.
In other news...I got a season pass to Seaworld, went to this incredible interactive theme park called wonderworks, attended Night of Joy at Magic Kingdom, played in several parks multiple times, and on top of all that, made even more friends, and have been living a dream! Time is seriously flying by! I have already been here for four months!!! Only 3.5 to go :(
On top of everything mentioned above, my testimony is growing every day. There are so many incredible opportunities here to share this amazing Gospel and the happiness that it gives me with other people and see the difference in their lives when they choose to learn about it. I have the opportunity to go out teaching with the sister missionary's at least once a week, if not more, I see the Elder's all the time around our apartment complex and it is wonderful! The Gospel of Jesus Christ seriously brings me SO much joy and so many blessings it is indescribable. I also started my mission papers!! And as days go by I get more and more excited! Even though I won't actually be leaving until next August....haha. I can turn them in 3 months before I turn 21. March is the month!
Anyways, I am now going to post pictures of my adventures and boy have there been a lot so forgive me if it gets to be too many. Haha :)
This is my amazing friend Eunice!!! She is from Hong Kong so she was only here for three months. We worked together and we were neighbors! On her last night, she made us all breakfast! :)
I dressed up like Bellatrix Lestrange for the premiere of Harry Potter 7. Yep, I am obsessed. :)
Allison, Kelly and I had a duel. In front of the fountain at Downtown Disney.
There were some other Harry Potter freaks in the theater with us. Fantastic night! :)
Above is me, deployed to Animal Kingdom lodge for a week. I met some fantastic people! The guy next to me was even from Turkey. He taught me some phrases too!
Below is my stock costume for Coronado Springs! Isnt it lovely? :)
So here at Disney, we have these little vinyl figures called vinylmations. Personally I think they are a tad creepy. However, one day we went to DOwntown Disney to the vinylmation store and we created our own sister mssionary vinylmations! Haha. Below is me, Sister Ali and Sister Braman. Future Sister missionaries!
Also, Alexa came to visit!!! I had not seen her in 8 years! It was quite the reunion.
Above is an awesome girl who was baptized about a month ago. Her name is Lili and she is the sweetest, cutest, funniest person ever! She is going back to China though in a week :(
These are the incredible sister missionaries, Sister Poulsen and Sister Miller. Love them!
This is Ben. No explanation is necessary for him. This picture says it all.
Bethany, my roommate likes to dress up like an old lady when she cleans her room, so she brought back some old lady clothes. I decided to put them on and this is me hugging Kelly...who is afraid of old people :)
Lili took Bethany and I to this amazing place called WonderWorks. It was awesome! They had a ropes course, lazer tag, interactive video games/roller coasters and so many other fantastic things. It was way cool.
I even lay on a bed of nails!!!
One bad thing about living in Florida are the bugs. This GIGANTIC cockroach was in our house :/
Sea World pictures!
Above are the Elders and all of the roommates! And my friend Lance and Kelly's boyfriend Michael. These elders are amazing. Truly amazing.
Lance, myself, Lilo, Lindsay and Ben at Typhoon Lagoon Waterpark!
Tayva, myself, Claire and Sheila at Blizzard Beach Water Park!
This is Alex, another amazingly wonderful convert of a couple of weeks. We are going to hopefully be going to Puerto Rico! :)
Above is Sarah and I! (This is my other costume for when I am on the floor. I love Sarah! She is wonderful :)
Eunice and I up above, Winnie and I down below. I finally met him!! :)
Tigger!!!
These are the lovely ladies I worked with until Camille (from France) and Eunice ( from Hong Kong) left to go home :(
We went to the beach as well!
My life is amazing!!! :)
