Day 71: Characters & Characters & Characters

April 6th, 2015

Day 72: So Much Magic Kingdom

On Monday I somehow got the day off even though I requested off five days that week for my family's upcoming visit. Maddie and Laura and I decided to get dressed up and head to Magic Kingdom to meet as many characters as I could. My fam has never been super into character meeting, so it was never too much of a priority for me, but I realized around this point that I had really only met a few random characters. As soon as we got there we stopped in to see Lisa at the Confectionery before heading back to New Fantasyland to see Gaston.

After Gaston we went to Adventureland to meet Peter.

Then we made a pitstop on the most picturesque bridge on our way to Aladdin and Jasmine. 

We stopped on Main Street USA so I could mail off a letter, followed by a visit to Ariel. Funny story about those letters I mailed, I wrote one to my sister, one to Will and one to his parents. I wrote them all in line to meet Peter Pan and I was stuffing the envelopes when I realized I was missing the Custodial Mickey sticker I had stuck in Will's, so I took his parents' out, to whom I had enclosed two stickers, and put the extra in Will's envelope. What I didn't know was that at some point during this endeavor, I actually switched the letters. I ended up sending Will's letter to his parents and his parents' letter to him, and it is still one of the most embarrassing and moronic things I have ever done. Bill and Rosanna, I am sorry you were subjected to the sappiness. I would promise it won't happen again but it'll probably happen again.

We ended the evening by going to meet my one true love and hear the story of how she and the Beast fell in love, and thus ended a most wonderful and magical night.

But the best was still yet to come! My roommates and I left the park after that last event and headed home, where we were met with by my wonderful family! They picked me up at my apartment after I didn't answer the phone for a few hours, and we all went back to the resort we were staying in up by Universal. I'm so excited to write about their visit! But let's be real, that's a pretty big endeavor. Just give me a minute.

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Days 68 - 70: Mike Wazowski Was Here

April 3rd - 5th

Day 68: Morning shift in the convention center: Fiesta

The best thing about working in the convention center is that while it is sometimes busy, there are a lot of days where there are no conventions booked, so we're mostly just making sure the area maintains cleanliness. Since we sometimes have so much downtime, it's pretty easy to slip out to the lobby area to do water art! So here's the picture everyone has been waiting for..... Goofy!

After work, Laura, Lisa, and I all went to the Polynesian for flatbreads before going over to the Grand Floridian to see their chocolate eggs. They do a great big elaborate display of chocolate eggs all over the lobby foyer area of actual chocolate eggs that chefs spent weeks preparing and decorating. I had also never been to the Grand Floridian and it was just stunning. It's enormous and elaborate and beautiful and the marble floors have subtly inlaid characters in key locations and I just loved it.

Day 69: PrEaster

On the day before Easter I was working a morning shift in the lobby when my manager called me and requested that I do a little Easter water art.

Mike Wazowski with bunny ears

Day 70: Easter

On Easter, according to my planner, I was "conv/lobby" which means I started in convention and then was moved to lobby for some reason. When I was in convention, one of my coworkers found me and suggested I go out by Casitas 5 where they were doing an Easter egg roll candy event thing, so I went out and drew bunny ear Mike along with Minnie, Mickey, and some Easter eggs with Mickey ears.

Then that evening after work I went to Taco Bell and Starbucks with Kaitlyn. They may not be my best addictions, but it is what it is.

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Days 66 & 67: Days Off

April 1st & 2nd

Day 66: Hollywood Studios

Genuinely the only thing I know about this day is that I went to Hollywood Studios with my work friend Kaitlyn, and I only know that because I wrote it in my planner. I'm pretty sure if I remember this correctly, we walked in, it was packed, and we left after fifteen minutes. Then we maybe went to the store before going home. That's all I've got.

Oh, but I do have this picture.

Day 67: Cast Connection

All I know about this day is that Laura and I went to Cast Connection. I probably spent too much money and I probably won't have any room in my luggage for my purchases, but that's okay.

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