who.what.Ren: February Wrap-Up

First off, I cannot believe we are now in the month of March! That is crazy! Stop the clock, please! This is going by way too quickly! I want to stay here! I want this to be my life now :)

Because we are in a new month, let’s take a look back on the past month since I did not do a good job blogging throughout it!

Early February, my roommates Maggie, Chelsea, and I went to Be Our Guest for lunch after one of our classes! Amazing food. Gorgeous restaurant. That about sums it up!

The Ballroom, which is where we ate

My rose pager

L-R: Me, Maggie, and Chelsea

After lunch, we waited to meet the one and only Gaston. It was definitely one of the more awkward character interactions I’ve ever had, but hey it was fun!

Maggie had to leave after that, but then I went to Epcot with Chelsea, my friend, Kirsi, and her roommate, Lucy! Not a whole lot happened on this day because it began to torrential downpour on us right as we made it to the entrance of the World Showcase! Our goal was to make it to the United Kingdom pavilion so that I could buy some tea and see Chelsea’s and my friend, Llauren (yup, Lauren with 2 L’s). We did not make it there because of the heavy rain, but we did make it onto Journey Into Imagination With Figment, don’t you worry! It still freaked me out, folks. I tried, I really did, but I still screamed like an idiot in response to my horror.

The only other eventful thing that happened that day was me becoming a Code V. Is that too much information for you all? If you don’t know what that means, take a wild guess!

That next weekend, I actually flew home for a day. Homesickness wasn’t the reason for my trip, but actually part of a Christmas present I received just a few months ago! My sisters and I received tickets to see Justin Timberlake live in concert in Chicago! I was given the days off and my dad offered to fly me home for it, so why not? YOLO, right?

My sisters Hayley (L), Christine (R), and me!

From Christine's Instagram

Let me just tell you… Justin puts on one heck of a show! The guy knows how to perform and entertain! It was so SO good! I became such a huge fan after seeing the show!

After that, I came back to work and worked 7 days in a row! That was tiring, but good for me! On my first day off after working those 7 days, you probably wouldn’t think that I would willingly decide to go back to Animal Kingdom, but I did!

My coworker friend, Michelle, and I went and had a really great day. She got me to go to "It’s Tough to Be a Bug". That show made me cry as a child, and it still does not sit well with me. I went with her though because she said, “it will be fun!” LIES. I tweeted this so sorry for any repetition, but I actually pulled a muscle in my leg when I tried to quickly cover all of the holes that would spray me with “acid” or the smell of a stink bug. If you want a good laugh, sit with me at that show or take me on "Journey Into Imagination with Figment!"

After that craziness, we meandered over to Asia, which is where Michelle and I spend almost every day working :) We rode Expedition Everest a whopping 10 times in a row, and then rode our own attraction, Kali River Rapids! We made it out with only a little water on us, and that made me extremely happy!

Michelle and me on Everest

From Michelle's Instagram

Other than work, I’ve been in class all month! I have Exploring Disney Heritage, part of the seminar series, on Tuesdays, and Creativity and Innovation: Gaining the Edge, on Wednesdays! My classes take up a good portion of what are usually my days off, but they are so good, and I leave feeling enlightened and more knowledgeable every week that it is worth it!

A few more really random things I’m going to throw in here because clearly this blog post was mod-podged together…

First! The last welcome event for our season happened and it was Alice in Wonderland themed! I met the Mad Hatter with Maggie and a coworker, Byron! Good times. Secondly, food trucks came to our complex after that event, and I got me a red velvet cupcake from the Yum Yum Cupcake truck! Deliciousness.

The last major thing that I did in the month of February was go to the Demi Lovato concert in Tampa! I bought my ticket back in October and I purchased it because I was very excited that Little Mix was opening for her! I am a huge fan of theirs, so I was really looking forward to it! I bought two tickets for the show, and my friend Hayley bought one of them from me so went together and had a great time!