How Could I Forget

I realized today that I have had the opportunity to see some pretty remarkable things in my life... and I can't believe I forgot about them.

Tulum Mexico - one of the most breath taking destinations

On that same trip to Mexico, we saw Chichen Itza

I took a trip to New York City during high school and I got to perform at Carnegie Hall with my choir.... I PERFORMED at Carnegie!

While I on that same trip I got to see some of my favorite musicals on Broadway and partake in some fabulous shopping !

My most favorite trip of all.... Key Largo, Florida. I got to go scuba diving with my family and I got to play with a sea turtle. Sea turtles are my favorite animals, in case you didn't know.

I'm still young, and I have gotten to see and experience some pretty fantastic things. And there is MUCH more to come!

Disney Desk Rep

I haven’t been very good about blogging, lately. I am thoroughly enjoying my time here in Anaheim, and seem forget to let everyone in on the goodness.

As many of you know, I am a Disney Desk Representative for The Walt Disney Company. You might be wondering what exactly is a Disney Desk, and what does a rep do? A DD is a location at some of Disney’s “Good Neighbor Hotels” where guests can purchase tickets to the Disneyland Resort and Disney California Adventure, receive vacation planning assistance, and have questions about the resort and surrounding area answered. Some DD locations even offer full concierge services: setting up tours, taxis, shuttles, etc.

As a DD Rep; I am assisting guests, answering questions, and making sales. DD is under the In-Market Sales division of The Walt Disney Company, a part of the company that I am very excited to work for and hope to advance in soon!! I am working on updating and polishing my resume, and I am working on applications for a few Professional Internship opportunities in the In-Market Sales department. The Professional Internships that I am hoping for will begin in January 2012, immediately following the Disney College Program.

A Thousand Apologies...

Yes, I suck. This has been established.

Things with Disney are going VERY well! I love my job and I am excited to go everyday! I'm the freak type that would rather be working than anything else, so I've let my manager know that he is welcome to schedule as much as he is legally allowed to, and if he wants to schedule me more, I promise not to report him!

I get to help guests everyday with purchasing tickets, vacation packages, and answering lots of questions. Finally, my ridiculous amounts of Disneyland knowledge is being put to the test! I still have a lot to learn about the area and what all Disneyland contains, but it's coming along!

In other news, I was royally dying when it came to the 10k portion of my training... I was getting stuck at the week that builds up to the 5 mile run. So I've restarted at 3 miles and building my way up again. I'm considering selling my soul to el diablo to make this whole 1/2 marathon thing happen, sometimes I feel like that's the only way it'll end up really happening!

Today's workout is a speed workout that I have used before...

Warm up 1 mile

Hard run 1/2 mile

Easy run 1/2 mile

Hard run 1/2 mile

Cool down 1/2 - 1 mile

I'm off!

A First Timer?!

Welcome to MY happiest place on earth.....

I took a trip to Disneyland last night with one of my roommates. The lovely, Kaitlen. Turns out... she's NEVER been to Disneyland and being hired here is her FIRST time!? WHAT?! When I found this out, I volunteered to show her around one evening and help her get a lay of the amazing land.

I had to fully document her first night at Disneyland! I was honored to play Tour Guide Barbie for her !

My FAVORITE time of day at Disneyland is when the twinkle trees turn on, the castle is all lit up and pinky, and the lanterns at the Mad Hatter Tea Party are glowing. It's just magical and breathtakingly beautiful. I tear up every time I even try to explain it to someone. It's just a time of night you have to see for yourself.

I have always been a dork at Disneyland, in years past, if I ever saw a group where one member of the group was taking a pic, I would always step forward to offer to take a pic of all of them. Who would have known that my dork moments of wanting to help people capture memories of Disneyland would actually become my job! I LOVE helping people at Disneyland and I LOVE hearing about people's favorite Disney Magic Moments. It warms my heart and makes me tear up... just a little! I can't wait to start helping make dreams come true for all the Princesses and Princes that come to this happy land.

Have a Magical Day!

NBD... it's just Disney...

OH WAIT!? I LOVE DISNEY! I start work for The Happiest Place on Earth on Sunday! I moved into Disney Housing on Wednesday the 17th... thus me off the radar for SO LONG! I have 4 beautiful roommates; Lexi, Tiffany, Kimberly, and Kaitlen.

These are two of my roomies, Tiffany and Lexi!

Lexi and I went shopping and we checked out this sweet grocery cart from the College Program office... we're SO cool!

Aren't we just CUTE? Attending Disney orientations and meetings with the roomies! We got to take a backstage tour of the Disneyland park one day, it was pretty awesome to see Goofy wandering around without his head on. Pluto was in full character and being cutesy. When I received my Walt Disney Company ID and nametag (pix coming soon) I got to hug Mickey Mouse... I have never gotten to hug Mickey! It was an AMAZING moment :D

View of Disney's California Adventure and World of Color from a private viewing terrace of the Grand California Spa and Resort. We made friends with Cast Members in the GCS&R and we got to watch WoC from the private terrace. Pretty freaking amazing to have access to opportunities like this!

I love my job!

How Honest is Too Honest?

Alright, kiddos. I have been having an internal struggle about whether or not to reveal my starting weight, my current weight, and my goal weight. I am also trying to decide whether or not I should add pix. I'm LOVING this whole blog thing and I'm thinking that I could do good things with it. I'm one of those people who is {for the most part} confident and I'm comfortable sharing details about my life... but do I want to be "that person?" I'm sure there are women out there, like me, who have struggled with their weight for a long time, if not their entire lives {again, like me}. I'm one of those people that would waltz up to a trainer and just start picking their brain. Heck, I'm hoping to get certified as a personal trainer. What I'm trying to say is, I'm approachable and if my journey to a healthier me is going to help someone else out there... it's pretty worth it to me to share the dirty deets (isn't that the lingo the kids are using these days?).

I guess I wonder.... are these details you think would be at all beneficial to you, or someone you know? Would my honesty and willingness to open up help you or a friend? Tell me what you think because at this point... I really have nothing to lose and I'm all for helping others. Or if you think it's a suicide move, tell me that too!

If You Wanna Be My Lover

I love brownies. LOVE. They are one of my kryptonites when it comes to sweet things (check my first Friday Five for the others). I generally just avoid them because if I eat one, even just a small one, it starts this frenzy and I lose that self control everyone seems to envy.

I saw a commercial for Fiber One 90 calorie Brownies... I picked up a box on my next trip to Winco because I definitely needed to try something that was attempting to be a wannabe healthy brownie.

I wasn't too disappointed. They get the job done if your calorie allowance at the end of the day is low and you need something sweet. Personally, I think I'll stick with the real deal but keep these on hand for moments when I want something sweet that isn't going to ruin my goals for the day.