Here, There, and Everywhere.
I'm bad about keeping up with this thing.
I spent Thanksgiving in New York City with one of my favorite cousins, Hallie. She wanted to go to NYC for her birthday to see The Glass Menagerie starring Zachary Quinto. So we did just that! We stood on the corner of 45th and 6th street during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and nearly froze to death but it was lots of fun! We went to the Top of the Rock and took tours of the NBC Studios, Radio City Music Hall, and Carnegie Hall. We took a bus tour of NYC and our hotel was literally 20 steps from Times Square. In a spur of the moment decision we ended up getting tickets for First Date starring Zachary Levi and Once starring Arthur Darvill. So basically I got to see Spock, Flynn Rider, and Rory Williams! We did lots of shopping! The Macy's was quite overwhelming but we wandered every floor of that place! We had an absolute blast!
I traveled to OKC for my friend Chelsie's birthday then spent some time hanging out in Fort Worth with Michelle.
On December 20th I caught a flight to Orlando. While there we visited Disney World and once again had an absolute blast! We went to the last Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party of the year and got to enjoy "snow" on Main Street. It was magnificent weather too! On our day at Epcot I managed to ride Test Track 5 times and Mission: Space 3 times! I ended up with 4 rides on Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom.
Our final ride on Space Mountain was the most epic! It was late on our last night, going on midnight. We had fast passed it and it was just Daniel and I riding it this time and so we were with 4 other people. They were behind us, you ride in single file with 6 people total, if that makes any sense at all. The guy behind me was talking with one of the other people in his group about the cameras and so I asked him which side it was on. I knew it where it was but I just couldn't remember which side; there are actually two different tracks for Space Mountain and I had already ridden both that day. He wasn't sure but the cast member said it would be on the right. So I asked Daniel what he wanted to do and he didn't know. Then the guy behind me said, "Well we're doing the Sven, the reindeer." To which I replied, "I'm in!" So I told Daniel this is what we were doing and our group of 4 behind us were quite excited. Now earlier while in line Daniel decided I should do my horror movie scream. I haven't used my over the top scream in a really long time, mostly cause screaming so much during basketball games during college had practically killed me vocal chords. I was up for using it and in my opinion it's way more fun when used ironically. Here's how Space Mountain works your picture gets taken before you even start up the track. So Sven happens first then we start going up at which point I decide I will do my super loud scream. Then Daniel started screaming and so did the rest of our little group. It was fantastic! To the right of us there are people who are ending their ride and they just stare at us. The other track which is left of us is broke down so these 6 girls are just sitting there on the track and they are staring at us. We scream like this for the entire ride. Then when we come to the end and are barely moving we continue screaming and even scream when we return to the light where they let you off the ride. The cast members and people who are currently getting out of the ride all look at us. It was hilarious! The guy behind me says, "You can ride with us anytime! That was our best ride yet!" To which I replied, "It was ours too! Thank you!" We go to look at the pictures which other random people are cracking up at...and there's our beautiful picture of us all doing the Sven! It was absolutely amazing! I don't know why more people aren't up to crazy stuff on rides...especially at Disney. We had tried being goofy on previous Space Mountain rides and no one ever was awesome as these people! We behaved silly when riding Mission:Space and on Star Tours but people rarely joined in! People should try to have more fun!
When we went to Hollywood Studios, we went to the Great Movie Ride which at the beginning they recreate a scene similar to something you would see in Pearl Harbor. We've done this multiple times so we knew volunteers were needed and we knew exactly what the volunteers do. So Daniel volunteered! He with two other guys were crew members on this boat and apparently they are told to scream like little girls when the boat starts being shot at. So Daniel did just that! He screamed high pitched like a little girl while running around in circles waving his arms in the air. The crowd was cracking up. The cast member who is "directing" the scene tells them that planes were at noon...so Daniel of course looked at his watch. The whole thing was quite hilarious!
My favorite character meal this trip was the Ohana breakfast at the Polynesian Resort. Lilo, Stitch, Mickey, and Pluto come to your table. They all had leis on and Mickey has a Hawaiian shirt. Out of all the different characters I've met these were probably some of the best! When I was taking a picture with Stitch, Daniel told him I was single so then Stitch took my hand and I think in his own little way proposed...or maybe he was just trying to eat my hand! Mickey was also flirting with Judy and I! It's amazing how they are able to be so expressive without saying anything and being in giant costumes!
It was quite sad when we flew back on Christmas Eve. :(
I spent Christmas Day by myself. It's not what I wanted but what I wanted was to be with my little family of 5 that is now missing the two most important pieces, my Mommy and Daddy. Grandma now spends holidays not with us but with another one of her kids and even then her and my sister Angela were in Oklahoma while I was in Houston. Also, the 6th member, the old house that I've spent EVERY SINGLE CHRISTMAS except for this one is no longer mine. I didn't get to decorate the house like we've always decorated it. All of the Christmas decor is in a storage unit. I didn't get to decorate a tree with my sister with all the ornaments that have been collected over the years. I'm pretty sure it was my first Christmas without a kitty...and be default there was no kitty knocking ornaments off the tree. I didn't really have much of the holiday spirit this year. I'm hoping by next Christmas I'll have a house of my own to go completely crazy with for the holidays!
After Christmas I drove up to OKC for the Crager Christmas. I do love my family but I have a hard time interacting with them now. The next day I drove back to Fort Worth and hung out with my friend Michelle for several days. We went to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert in Dallas. It was an absolute blast. After several days I eventually made my way back to Houston which is where I am now.
I was hopping back and forth between moving to Fort Worth or staying here. I'm having a hard time with giving up traveling and finally settling down. I really want all my books out of storage and I want a pet kitten neither of which I can have until I at least have an apartment. I would prefer to buy a house but apparently I need to have a steady job for at least 6 months first...even if I'm able to make a large down payment. I think I'm pretty settled on Houston and now I need to start the job search. So here's to hoping this goes well. It's what I must do to have my books again!
I spent Thanksgiving in New York City with one of my favorite cousins, Hallie. She wanted to go to NYC for her birthday to see The Glass Menagerie starring Zachary Quinto. So we did just that! We stood on the corner of 45th and 6th street during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and nearly froze to death but it was lots of fun! We went to the Top of the Rock and took tours of the NBC Studios, Radio City Music Hall, and Carnegie Hall. We took a bus tour of NYC and our hotel was literally 20 steps from Times Square. In a spur of the moment decision we ended up getting tickets for First Date starring Zachary Levi and Once starring Arthur Darvill. So basically I got to see Spock, Flynn Rider, and Rory Williams! We did lots of shopping! The Macy's was quite overwhelming but we wandered every floor of that place! We had an absolute blast!
I traveled to OKC for my friend Chelsie's birthday then spent some time hanging out in Fort Worth with Michelle.
On December 20th I caught a flight to Orlando. While there we visited Disney World and once again had an absolute blast! We went to the last Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party of the year and got to enjoy "snow" on Main Street. It was magnificent weather too! On our day at Epcot I managed to ride Test Track 5 times and Mission: Space 3 times! I ended up with 4 rides on Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom.
Our final ride on Space Mountain was the most epic! It was late on our last night, going on midnight. We had fast passed it and it was just Daniel and I riding it this time and so we were with 4 other people. They were behind us, you ride in single file with 6 people total, if that makes any sense at all. The guy behind me was talking with one of the other people in his group about the cameras and so I asked him which side it was on. I knew it where it was but I just couldn't remember which side; there are actually two different tracks for Space Mountain and I had already ridden both that day. He wasn't sure but the cast member said it would be on the right. So I asked Daniel what he wanted to do and he didn't know. Then the guy behind me said, "Well we're doing the Sven, the reindeer." To which I replied, "I'm in!" So I told Daniel this is what we were doing and our group of 4 behind us were quite excited. Now earlier while in line Daniel decided I should do my horror movie scream. I haven't used my over the top scream in a really long time, mostly cause screaming so much during basketball games during college had practically killed me vocal chords. I was up for using it and in my opinion it's way more fun when used ironically. Here's how Space Mountain works your picture gets taken before you even start up the track. So Sven happens first then we start going up at which point I decide I will do my super loud scream. Then Daniel started screaming and so did the rest of our little group. It was fantastic! To the right of us there are people who are ending their ride and they just stare at us. The other track which is left of us is broke down so these 6 girls are just sitting there on the track and they are staring at us. We scream like this for the entire ride. Then when we come to the end and are barely moving we continue screaming and even scream when we return to the light where they let you off the ride. The cast members and people who are currently getting out of the ride all look at us. It was hilarious! The guy behind me says, "You can ride with us anytime! That was our best ride yet!" To which I replied, "It was ours too! Thank you!" We go to look at the pictures which other random people are cracking up at...and there's our beautiful picture of us all doing the Sven! It was absolutely amazing! I don't know why more people aren't up to crazy stuff on rides...especially at Disney. We had tried being goofy on previous Space Mountain rides and no one ever was awesome as these people! We behaved silly when riding Mission:Space and on Star Tours but people rarely joined in! People should try to have more fun!
When we went to Hollywood Studios, we went to the Great Movie Ride which at the beginning they recreate a scene similar to something you would see in Pearl Harbor. We've done this multiple times so we knew volunteers were needed and we knew exactly what the volunteers do. So Daniel volunteered! He with two other guys were crew members on this boat and apparently they are told to scream like little girls when the boat starts being shot at. So Daniel did just that! He screamed high pitched like a little girl while running around in circles waving his arms in the air. The crowd was cracking up. The cast member who is "directing" the scene tells them that planes were at noon...so Daniel of course looked at his watch. The whole thing was quite hilarious!
My favorite character meal this trip was the Ohana breakfast at the Polynesian Resort. Lilo, Stitch, Mickey, and Pluto come to your table. They all had leis on and Mickey has a Hawaiian shirt. Out of all the different characters I've met these were probably some of the best! When I was taking a picture with Stitch, Daniel told him I was single so then Stitch took my hand and I think in his own little way proposed...or maybe he was just trying to eat my hand! Mickey was also flirting with Judy and I! It's amazing how they are able to be so expressive without saying anything and being in giant costumes!
It was quite sad when we flew back on Christmas Eve. :(
I spent Christmas Day by myself. It's not what I wanted but what I wanted was to be with my little family of 5 that is now missing the two most important pieces, my Mommy and Daddy. Grandma now spends holidays not with us but with another one of her kids and even then her and my sister Angela were in Oklahoma while I was in Houston. Also, the 6th member, the old house that I've spent EVERY SINGLE CHRISTMAS except for this one is no longer mine. I didn't get to decorate the house like we've always decorated it. All of the Christmas decor is in a storage unit. I didn't get to decorate a tree with my sister with all the ornaments that have been collected over the years. I'm pretty sure it was my first Christmas without a kitty...and be default there was no kitty knocking ornaments off the tree. I didn't really have much of the holiday spirit this year. I'm hoping by next Christmas I'll have a house of my own to go completely crazy with for the holidays!
After Christmas I drove up to OKC for the Crager Christmas. I do love my family but I have a hard time interacting with them now. The next day I drove back to Fort Worth and hung out with my friend Michelle for several days. We went to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert in Dallas. It was an absolute blast. After several days I eventually made my way back to Houston which is where I am now.
I was hopping back and forth between moving to Fort Worth or staying here. I'm having a hard time with giving up traveling and finally settling down. I really want all my books out of storage and I want a pet kitten neither of which I can have until I at least have an apartment. I would prefer to buy a house but apparently I need to have a steady job for at least 6 months first...even if I'm able to make a large down payment. I think I'm pretty settled on Houston and now I need to start the job search. So here's to hoping this goes well. It's what I must do to have my books again!