Last week was full of work.. I am talking 6 full days of work. I had last Wednesday off which was perfect because it was right in the middle. I went to Caribbean Beach and laid by the pool for oh.. 5 hours. I read, listened to podcast, slept..it was perfect. Just what my little heart needed. My Disney adventures of last week consisted of a trip to Studios with Forrest, going to Beaches & Cream (a CUTE little diner at Yacht & Beach club with the best burgers & coke floats in Disney) and then Friday night (which I actually had off) I went to Epcot with Aly & some of her intern friends. We had so much fun! Like I have told yall before- I have been spending most of my days working at the Fort or the Lodge. I have gotten to play sand volleyball, ultimate frisbee, steal the bacon, and kickball..just to name a few things. A-MAZING. Here are some great guest stories for you:
1) After I did pool party at the Lodge the other day, a lady came up to me and shook my hand and complimented how well I did with the kids. She said she was a retired 5th & 6th grade teacher and that I was "exceptional". She then proceeded to tell me that my talking voice sounded just like Carrie Underwood.. (that's a first). She was shocked when I told her no one has told me that before. She also commented on the many bug bites on my legs because she had gotten bit a lot as well. She was super nice but cracked me up because she literally talked in bullet point format.
2) I had a girl today tell me her 3rd grade teacher is dating Derek Jeter.. And I also had a little boy ask me to punish his sister because she "followed him around and he didn't like her." Oh kids these days. (I have learned so much about parenting and family dynamics btw..)
3) Last week I was working in Community Hall and a family came in that you could just tell loved each other so much. I got to talking to the parents and the mom proceeded to tell me that the dad had a surprise for them the next night. She asked if I was a good secret keeper and I told her I was only the best... and I LOVE surprises. :) She walked away and the dad got real close to me and serious and told me that he was in the Army and was stationed 5,000 miles away from his family and always in danger. He only got to be with his family 4-6 weeks and they came to Disney World every year together. Well.. the surprise was that he was taking them to this super fancy dinner with just them 3 and the chef and telling them that he was now only stationed 100 miles from their home. I wanted to cry and hug him and tell everyone! It was the sweetest thing. I reassured the mom that it was the best surprise ever! They came back to the hall a few days later to try and find me to tell me how it went but I wasn't there so they left me a note and it was so sweet! I was so happy to share in their celebration and that they thought to come back and leave me a note. I love the beautiful little life stories that are going on in people all around us.
4) On the other hand.. I just want yall to be aware that I make a fool of myself at work. Like the other day I had 5 little girls who were no older than 4 following my every dance move. The cotton eyed joe came on and let's be real.. 4 year olds can not do that dance. So naturally I improvised and had them dancing across the whole pool deck like they were riding a horse. It was pretty awesome. We also danced to twist & shout and kung fu fighting. It turns out that teaching dance my senior year of High School really paid off.. who knew!!
The weather here has been beautiful. I have always loved being outside but this job and living here has practically made me addicted to it. I never want to be inside.. I will do anything I can to be outside. Today was a great day off! I got to do a backstage tour of Tower of Terror at Hollywood Studios and it was AWESOME! We learned about all the props in the lobby, got to go back in the cast area, put on safety goggles and went to see the maintenance room where they work on the elevators, and went into the security room where cast members are constantly watching video of the rides (like they can not turn their head from the screen at all). While we were in there they were looking for a missing watch & wallet so yall can be comforted in the fact that when you loose something at Disney, they actually really go looking for it. Like they stalled the ride and everything. THEN we got to ride the ride with the lights on. Which was awesome. I learned a lot about the ride and it was just fun being there with so many people from work. I also had in service at Animal Kingdom Lodge which was beautiful. I loved getting to explore there. I have the next 2 days off as well so I am sure I will post soon with more of what's going on here.
I am also taking a class here through Disney called "Exploring People Management". It's about HR here at Disney and so cool. This week we learned about recruiting; professionally and internationally. It was so informative and made me excited about potentially going into recruiting one day.
I want to keep yall updated about my life so please know I am still in the process of figuring out whether I'm staying here in Florida for a little bit longer or if coming home is right for me OR if the Lord is even trying to call me somewhere else. I don't know. And the answer may not come as soon as I would like but one thing I can remember is that there is peace in God's plan. There's just so much I want to do in life! My mind literally just wanders from adventure to adventure and they all look different and require different things but one thing is for sure- I am excited about all the possibilities. Thank you for sharing in my journey with me :) Next week I get to come home for Courtney's wedding weekend and I am beyond excited and so thankful that I get to be a part of it! Hope everyone is doing well!
All my love,
Lauren
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