I haven't quite found a moment to write anything since I got home from Texas last week. Have I really been home for one week already? A big part of me wishes I was still there. I don't miss the insane heat, and I certainly don't miss the humidty that made me feel like I was swallowing trying to breathe through a fishbowl, but I was nowhere near ready to say goodbye to everybody - not by a long shot. But I am home again. I'm back where the roads are the right color and traffic lights are standing on their own rather than hanging from wires. I'm back where the days may be hot, but the nights can still be pretty darn cool and I can actually dry off in the sun.
The big things that are going on right now involve one of my favorite places in the world and one of my least favorite places in the world: Disneyland and DVC. Take a stab at guessing which one is which, I'm sure it wont be that hard.
1. Disneyland. The folks on the DIS have a saying for what I'm going through. It's called the Disneyland Snowball Effect (or as dad said the other day, it's a Snow-White Effect): even the smallest of trips will snowball into an even bigger and better Disneyland vacation. Throw in the free admission on your birthday and is it any suprprise that I'm planning to go back for my 23rd birthday in September? Of course not!! I am now exactly 66 days away from our arrival which means just over 2 months until I'm there! Planning is going to start kicking into a higher gear in 6 days when I can start making our reservations for dining options while we're there. Right now 2 other friends will be joining me with another possibly along for the ride if she can get the time off from work approved. I really can't wait, and I'm sure everyone else can't either - even if it's just because me being there will stop me from talking about it for a short while. I can't help it!!
2. DVC. I finally registered for the Fall 2009 semester the other day. It's really hard to find the right time for classes with my work schedule, especially when you take into consideration how long each class is. I'm taking Biology with a Lab that's a good 3-4 hour chunk out of the day and doesn't leave any time really for another class, and the same thing with the Art class that I'll be taking now that I know I'm working towards my Associate's Degree in Digital Media. I've also added in a dance class to start taking care of me P.E. requirements all thanks to one of my favorite shows - So You Think You Can Dance. It's something I would love to give a try and I've got my fingers crossed that I'll enjoy it.
I wish I could say that I was doing something fun today, like watching fireworks tonight. But unfortunately, that wont be the case. Mom and dad went downtown to watch the parade this morning but I didn't go and since I have to be at work all night tonight I will be trading in a little sleep and time to get ready for my shift for the chance to watch fireworks again. At least I got to see some while I was in Texas right? On the bright side, we're supposed to have food provided for us overnight since they are BBQ'ing for the dayside team. I'm really looking forward to that. I love free food.
