5 down...OnLy 1 & 1/2 to go........

Sunday marked my 5 month anniversary of being here in FlorIda. The time has flown by. Now I'm on the downhill slope just waiting for the summer to be over. If you have never experienced summer in Orlando, consider yourself lucky. If the lightening storms don't kill you, the humidity and the mosquitos most likely will. When I leave my apartment my glasses will start to fog up. So depressing.....

Anyway I can't believe how long it has taken me to actually post something. I'm very sorry about that. My life feels like it's been a comeplete whirlwind lately, and now I'm finally able to catch my breath. Here's a little bit of what's been going on in the past few months:In may I was asked to help guard at the ironman competition held at Disney World. The participants swam in the lake by the Wilderness Lodge which is really pretty but also really gross. I was stationed on a lake patrol boat and had to jump in about 30 times to give people a break when they needed one. It was a lot of work but oh so much fun.

Currently I've been statused at the Fort Wilderness campground where I have been doing everything from lifeguarding, to hosting kids pool parties, and being a bingo announcer on the weekends. If I was two inches shorter they would probably make me dress up as chip or dale so thanks mom and dad for my height! haha I didn't think I would like working at a campground but it has really grown on me. On some of my breaks I even go fishing. Grandpa would be so proud!

The first week in June I went on a roadtrip to Wisconsin to visit this guy's family. For those of you who haven't met him let me fill you in. This is Peter. He goes to NYU and was also lifeguarding at Disneyworld. He is very sweet and enjoys a good musical every once and a while. When we got to Wisconsin I was informed that we would be participating in a neighborhood biathalon (13.1 miles of biking and running) the next day. What a great way to meet the family. I did finish but I came in dead last, Peter felt bad and walked the last lap with me.

Well that's about everything interesting that's happened to me lately. Now I'm just working my tail off and trying to save up some money. If anybody wants to come visit I still have some park tickets left so just let me know.

Halfway Point

I can't believe that I have been in Florida for 3 months already. The time is flying by. Now I only have 3 months left before my program is over. Spring break has just ended at Disney World and thank goodness for that. Now I can go back to just working 40 hours a week and getting 3 days off. Yippee!!! Here are some pics from What's been happening lately.

Deployed one more Time

I finally get sent back to the Lodge after working for a month at Yacht and Beach. I work for one week and then I get deployed again. This time I'm being sent to Port Orleans, both Riverside and French Quarter. If you ever decide to stay at Port Orleans, I highly reccommend Riverside.

Not the French Quarter....

So now I get to work at two different pools in one day. To get from one place to the next the lifeguards get to ride bikes. During the day I get to go swimming and play games with the kids as part of my rotation. I don't think that part time jobs get much better than this.

Mini Spring Break

Since I don't get any time off to take an actual vacation I decided to use my three "off" days and have a mini Spring Break.

On Tuesday my roomates and I went to Blizzard Beach and had a wonderful day of riding down slides and taking a nap in the lazy river.

On Wednesday I went to Epcot with some other guards that I work with. (Yakatori House has some great Japanese food). And after that we went shopping for a little bit, because what vacation is complete without a shopping trip???

And on Thursday I went with my roommate to Animal Kingdom.

All in all I think that it was one of the best Spring Breaks I have ever had. Now I just have to return to the real world. (sigh)

Moving On

After 3 weeks of guarding at the Wilderness Lodge, I'm now getting deployed to another hotel.

So goodbye Wilderness Lodge.....




And hello Yacht and Beach Club!

25 Things About Me

Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you.

1. I have lived in 6 different states, 9 different cities, and in 14 different houses.

2. My guilty pleasure is listening to musicals.

3. I'm terrible when it comes to technology and usually end up breaking the thing I'm trying to use.

4. I have a very bad habit of eavesdropping on conversations. Even with people that I don't even know.

5. Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream is the best dessert ever.

6. The best cure for any bad mood is to blast a song on the radio and rock out to it.

7. I like to watch reality tv just to make fun of it.

8. I've never had that many girlfriends, guys are just less drama.

9. My favorite thing to do when the weather is miserable is to curl up with a book.

10. I have a sick obsession when it comes to shoes and my goal is to have 100 pairs by the time I get married.

11. I'd like to think that I can pull of dresses, but in reality I would much rather be in shorts and a tshirt.

12. No matter where I am I always end up getting lost. Even if I have written directions or a gps. It never fails.

13. My family is waay cooler than your family.

14. Laughter is a beautiful thing.

15. Someday I want to go to Salem Massachsetts for Halloween.

16. My secret ambition is to write a bestseller.

17. I've been a lifeguard for 5 years, when I'm not really that great of a swimmer.

18. I pretend that I'm totally into water sports, when all I can really do is knee-board.

19. The only candy that I eat religiously is sweetarts.

20. I'm a neat-freak when I'm not at home.

21. A deal-breaker for me when it comes to guys is if they don't have a sense of humor.

22. I'm not at all picky when it comes to food. I'll try anything at least once.

23. If I could only shop at one place for the rest of my life it would be Target.

24. My dream car is a Lexus 300 (The one Rachelle drives)

25. My friends are the funniest people I know.

All Moved In

I'm sorry I haven't been more diligent with my blog, but in all honesty my life wasn't very exciting the past few months. But now I'm back! I'm officially moved in to my apartment. I have 5 roommates and it's 2 girls per bedroom. All of the girls are very nice and we all get along great! I just finished my lifeguard certification yesterday and I start on the job training on Saturday. I still don't have a costume yet, but I'll be sure to post a picture of it. For now here's a picture of me and my roomies.