You can take the girl out of Disney...

but you certainly can't take Disney out of the girl...

I first of all would like to yet again apologize for the lack of updates. With my busy social calendar (insert sarcasm here,)  I should be posting like it's going out of style.  

On a side note, Ashley, I'm sorry for not getting you a title yet for the blog revamp, I haven't had inspiration strike yet... thanks for your patience!

I have been milling around the house, having a couple interviews and applying for grad school.  I should find out about both of them in the near future, prayers are needed and would be greatly appreciated!

Now on to the actual update... I was able to travel back to Orlando and visit friends all the while fulfilling my seasonal working duties.  Not only was it weird to be back, which it was, but I also had a weird sense of coming home.  I know waaay too much about Walt Disney World and that is not normal and healthy.

Instead of droning on about my weekend, quick recap in my favorite bullet points...

10.  The Florida weather... I did not miss this and it certainly did not miss me... everyone at work was joking I needed to stay indoors because I was like rain man, it kept following me!

9.  Driving to Orlando and back from Tampa 6 times.... I know A LOT about that stretch of highway 4.

8.  Staying in a different location every single night, my poor suitcase!

7.  Going to all 4 parks in one day, I felt SO old, my ankles were swollen and I injured my foot, you can't take me anywhere.

6.  Witnessing my manager getting laid off, THE most awkward moment ever...

5.  Going back to work, I felt loved and appreciated and all those other puppy and sunshine feelings.. I even had cute kid and grandparent interactions, I missed those.

4.  the vest, the black high-waisted pleated pants, and the nametag... enough said

3.  going to earl of sandwich, Texas needs this restaurant, I had it twice and miss it already!

2.  Getting my new ID, I was positively giddy, no lie... all the perks... YESSS!!

1.  Seeing everyone again, I miss everyone more than I can say!!!!

I'm stuck on Band-Aid Brand...

This will surely be THE most random blog post ever...

I have been contemplating Band-Aids, in my free time of course, or because I currently am wearing one on my thumb.. one never knows.

Here's the deal, when you're a kid, I feel like Band-Aids make sense, you're always scuffing your knees or cutting your arm, etc.  Something is always going wrong and this little things are helping close those annoying little war wounds you've acquired because, let's face it, you're a kid and you're having fun.

Now, fast forward to the present, the Band-Aid becomes less common, if you think about it, how many times do you see professionals with Band-Aids on all the time?  I've been looking (not in a creepy way, just observing) and noticed that this is more a rare exception rather than the norm.  I think Band-Aids  are more a sign of clumsiness than anything else, or some freaky little accident, or stupidity.  

Exihibit A- Last night in my car, i noticed my headrest was a little higher on one side than the other. I have the bright idea to fix this... I push down on my headrest as hard as I can, and suddenly, the whole thing crashes down on my thumb, taking some skin with it.  Hence, my need for a Band-Aid today.  I'm chalking that one into category... not thinking at all aka stupidity!

And thus ends my ode to Band-Aids, just think, the next time you need a Band-Aid, wear that thing with pride!

What's In a name...

I have become aware of my utter lacking in tending to the concept of the blog.  Now, originally, I had hoped my blog would help chronicle my time at Disney and after.  After looking back, I have noticed what a terrible job I did with that.  Not only did I not blog about my random adventures while in Florida, but now I have too much time on my hands and STILL cannot manage to update my blog.  

What a very sad expression of my thoughts,  a little self deprecating, and for that I apologize.  On to bigger and brighter things I suppose... the top 10 list of what has been and continues to go on in my life...

10.  I spent the last part of 2008 stuck in a fog of vacation planner delirium, packed with people and tired beyond belief.

9.  I spent my first Christmas... alone, let me tell you, that was depressing, I count my blessings that I have and uncle living in Florida, surely without him, I would have had a pity party for myself in my apartment.

8.  I attempted to cram everything into Orlando that I had been neglecting for the past several months, going out, going to the parks, ultimately staying super busy

7.  The Abendschein clan descended on Orlando right after the holidays, i don't think Amy knows how much joy that brought me in my last week at Disney.

6.  I was able to watch new year's eve fireworks from the polynesian resort... close to as spectacular as fourth of july (i will be ruined of fireworks for the rest of my life.. once you've seen Disney fireworks all others pale in comparison)

5.  On January 2, i packed up 7 months of my life and put it all back in Libby, and started the trek home, it was emotional, I miss those people more than I can say, it must be living through Disney together, we survived, and for that we are forever linked.

4.  Safely back in Texas, the search for a replacement for Libby (the Liberty) soon began... let's face it, she was having some issues... so here is the part where I introduce Minnie (or Sexy, or Manny, or even Emmy... her name is still in debate) the Murano.. I love her already!

3.  This now brings us to the relative present... jobless and searching.  It's hard to figure out what to do with your life when the "plan" falls through... i'm exploring some options that I'm sure would surprise some.. more on that in a later blog post...

2.  This coming weekend, I will be traveling to NYC to see Dez and meet up with a Disney friend.. I need this and cannot wait to be there.  I am SO excited!

1.  This brings us the final point, the most important, I'm sure... what's in a name?  The name of course I'm referring to is my blog name... it certainly does not apply anymore... I am far, far away from the mouse house... I'm thinking "Couch Patato Speaks out" or "Slacker on the Sofa"  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

I also commend and congratulate you if you made it all the way through, this was long winded indeed.

All the cool kids are doing it...

My blogger updates are being flooded by this, so I thought I'd give it a go:

 I can only answer with one word so here ya go!

1. Where is your cell phone? close
2. Your significant other? ?
3. Your hair? curled
4. Your mother? honest
5. Your father? loving
6. Your favorite thing? movies
7. Your dream last night? none
8. Your favorite drink? diet
9. Your dream/goal? happiness
10. The room you're in? bedroom
11. Your fear? complacency
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? nyc
13. Where were you last night? dinner
14. What you're not? drama
15. Muffins/donuts? muffin
16. One of your wish list items? car
17. Where you grew up? southlake
18. The last thing you did? read
19. What are you wearing? robe
20. Your TV? disney
21. Your pet? brandy
22. Your computer? mac
23. Your life? busy
24. Your mood? rested
25. Missing someone? yep
26. Favorite pastime? drawing
27. Something you're not wearing? shoes
28. Favorite Store? urban
29. Your summer? hot
30. Your favorite color? blue
31. When is the last time you laughed? now
32. Last time you cried? yesterday
33. Who will re-post this? brittani
34. Four places I go over and over? work, parks, home, church
35.Four people who e-mail me? mom, monster, jcrew, disney
36. Four of my favorite foods? chicken, potatoes, chocolate, cookies
37. Four places I would like to be right now? texas, london, nyc, australia
38. Four people I tag? ash, brian, brittani, dez, dave

A more thorough update will be on the way:  

until then, the countdown to Disney has begun, 2 weeks, kinda scary, but true!

It's Now or Never...

As Amy so delicately pointed out this past weekend, I have been majorly slacking on the updates of my life, so here we go, in bullet points of course.  

-  First off, for those following, Mikey and I broke up, turns out he wasn't the guy for me, good to figure out quickly I guess, we're attempting friends, we'll see how this goes...

-  Secondly, again if you're you keep updated on my fb, I am mildy obsessed with HSM 3, rather ridiculously in fact, the current count is 4, hopefully that is the final count.  (I attribute the severity of this situation due to the fact that I am in fact working for Disney right now, the culture just breeds this...)

-  In relation to the previous post, I was chosen for the HSM 3 show at Hollywood Studios, I felt very entertainment-ish :)

-  A bummer point, all my sickness now seems to make more sense... MONO, boo, thanks Mikey!  I'm heading to the doctor tomorrow to get more blood work to see how much longer I have to feel crappy.

-  Due to all the sickness, my manager gave me a week off, starting Nov 10th ! Texas here I come!  I'm so excited!!

- Last but certainly one of the best points... Last weekend I was able to spend with Amy in Jacksonville (or Jax as the locals call it )  Few highlights: relaxing with Amy, nice weather, good shopping, pumpkin carving, music and pic exchanges, and of course FOOD ( I love Cami Cakes and mellow mushroom, two of my favs of the trip :)  It was just an all around great weekend with Amy, a weekend that was much needed... 

Help! I need somebody... or at least my white blood cells do...

When I say this as my blog post, don't be super alarmed, just a clever little note to start off the post... I enjoy lists, so here's some fun little updates on my life

-  I make this post just days after having a VERY sore throat, now bear in mind, I had strep throat three weeks ago.  This sore throat was the last thing I needed, turns out I had a bacterial infection in my throat, just as painful as strep throat but less treat-able by antibotics... super bummer

-  In relation to this, next sore throat means I need to go to an ENT (ears, nose, and throat) doctor to discuss getting my tonsils removed :(

- My new roommate:  oh goodness, there is hair, snot, and smells, which has been eating away at me slowly since she arrived, i'm having some gag reflex issues...

-  Which leads me to my next announcement... I'm moving apartments, to the new ones (yess) Stay tuned for the interesting-ness of me attempting to move all my stuff, can we say nightmare?!

-  A couple weeks ago, Mike and I DTR'd the relationship, and he took me to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party... super fun and A LOT of candy, yay for me!

-  My parents are set to come in a couple weeks, I'm in definite need of this, I miss the parentals!

-  Final random Disney moment... a little girl called me "mommy" today, very sweet but very weird at the same time...

Every face a new face...

So It's been awhile, probably a bit of an understatement, but I will now attempt an update on my life through a series of bullet points:

- I'm not gonna lie, I've been through a rough couple of weeks.  Long story short, I was given an opportunity to leave Disney, took it, then was completely and utterly road-blocked and denied, I didn't see that one coming...

-  There are literally millions of new people at work, in the last two weeks, 24 new college program people arrived.  I feel like its rush all over again, millions of people that I am supposed to automatically remember their names.  They have it easy, there's only 5 old college program people, I mean there's just SO many of them.

-  In regards to this, some of the new ones are really interesting, take Lamar for example, poor boy, he keeps selling annual tickets that expire on the day he sells them, he forgets to change the expiration date, sad for the guest when they figure this out, kinda entertaining for me :)

-  Michael Phelps totally came to WDW and my manager actually let my friend and I go over to see him, ON the clock, I got paid for being a fangirl! (aka a "Phelps Phan")

-  Oh yeah, most people are aware of this, I met a boy, of course in my costume at parade (this costume seriously attracts the boys!)  His name is Michael, and we have been on a couple dates... we'll see where this goes

-  Last but not least, I'm seriously hoping Amy and I can see each other in the near future, that would be nice :)  Come on Ambie, DisneyWorld is DEAD right now, perfect time to come visit