MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

7 months ago I committed to a 5 month internship with Disney for the Fall Program of 2011. With it came all of the decorations of the holidays and it's been an amazing thing to see every time I go to the parks on a day off! Thanksgiving here was PACKED, and I heard that Magic Kingdom was at MAX capacity at 10am. Today, Christmas DAY, I'm fully expecting the same thing. The boutique was slow the first 2 weeks of December, but as the teens hit, guests started arriving from all over the world. Yesterday, I had a whole family from Egypt! It was pretty shocking. On Christmas day we have 185 reservations for Princesses and Knights in the boutique, and I will be there pretty much all day! I'm very excited to be able to watch the Disney Christmas Parade on tv before heading into work though! The one thing I've loved about being here for the Fall program is all of the discounts that go into effect. We've had 40% off for the last month I want to say. We got a holiday coupon booklet with 3 different coupons for breakfasts/lunches/dinners at select restaurants all around property (50%, 40%, & a 30%), 6 different coupons for a free soda OR a free popcorn, free round of mini golf, and a free pass to Disney Quest! Plus, at my work location we've been given (so far) free cookie sticks (you know, those really really good ones that are swirly), free christmas cactus, cupcake, ornament, and ice cream! Tomorrow it continues, and so does the reveal to my secret santa in the boutique =) Oh, we also had our CP Formal earlier this month... it was SO much fun!

There are a total of 12 days left on this program. It has been an incredible journey and I've made lifelong friends and met the love of my life... it's been such a fairytale come true! Around the same time the program ends, I will be moving into Chatham and starting a whole new CP program and I'm so excited =)

I OFFICIALLY passed my last class (STATS, with an "A") for my AA Degree!!!! Waiting for the new year to roll around so I can call Valencia and have that transferred to BC back home! I also got an "A" in my Disney course, Advanced Studies in Hospitality, earning me my "Ducktorates Degree".... get it?? AND on December 14th I graduated with my Disney family and earned my ears!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU & YOURS!!!!!

Osborne Family Lights at Hollywood Studios

Osborne Family Lights at Hollywood Studios

Osborne Family Lights at Hollywood Studios

Chip & Dale Campfire Sing a Long at Fort Wilderness Campground

roasting mallows at Chip & Dales Sing a long  

CP Formal with one of my sides to my Disney Family!

graduating the College Program!

My other Disney family, graduating!