1 Year Ago!!

That's right. 1 year ago today I sent in my application to work at Walt Disney World and I now have 20 days until I start!!! I am getting really nervous but also excited. I'm slowly getting things done. I paid my housing fee the other day, I have my American passport (which is really pretty and I show everyone), I just bought insurance, and I bought a new computer to take with me. I just need to get some American money, figure out how to set up a payment plan for my student loan and ummm... pack. There is a huge pile of junk in mum's room already. Since we are driving I can take down more than I would if I flew. So I have some hangers, my super comfy matress cover (I'm assuming the beds are going to be like residence beds and very uncomfortabel), sheets, pillows, blanket (not douvet, that is one of the things I am going to buy in Florida since mine has no feathers left in it), and lots of food that I had left over from school or than mum has picked up for me. I'm hoping that my first shopping trip in Florida will be only the douvet and groceries. I know it will be more but I will be optimistic. The one thing that I have not even started is packing clothes. I hate trying to figure out what I will need/want for an entire year. I know I will buy lots so I need to think about that too. My room right now is a disaster zone so I really need to go through stuff but I have been procrastinating that for awhile.

We have booked all of our hotels for the drive down to Florida and figured out all of the things we are going to do. One place we are stopping is at the Jack Daniels distillery in Lynchburg Tennessee. We will do the tour there then eat at a really popular restaurant that is apparantly amazing. Then we will go see Ruby Falls in Chattanooga which is a waterfall that is underground or something like that. The next day we will go to Atlanta Georgia to see the house and other important parts where Martin Luther King Jr. lived and played and such. Then we will be going on a 2-hour zip line thing just outside of Altanta! I am so excited for that. After the zip line we are going to go along a small Georiga highway to the second biggest peanut. (I'm not sure where the biggest is). It is really tacky looking but should be funny. Then we are heading straight down to Orlando! We will get in on the Monday and I check in on the Tuesday. We may go on an airboat tour on Monday afternoon, but we are still deciding.

So that is the upcoming roadtrip, we went on one up to Thunder Bay at the end of May. I had my graduation on May 30 and a wedding on June 6 so we drove a fun way. Normally the drive to Thunder Bay is 16 hours done over 2 days, but we did it in 5 days. I'd post pictures, but it is so much easier to post a link to facebook. After the wedding I did the long drive home again.

Since I have been home mum had her birthday and Sarah made her a Mary Poppins cake:



Then last weekend I went and visited Shanna and Karl. Shanna and I went to Boldt Castle. It was my third time going there so it was really neat to see how things have come along since the last time I visited in 2000 or 20001 (I can't remember). Now all I have to look forward to is Florida! Hopefully once I am there I will actually update this thing. No promises though, I'd rather spend time at the parks :)