Hello all!
Its been over a week since I've moved into my apartment in California and we're all pretty much settled in.
We drove to SoCal all the way from East Texas and it took three long days to get here but it was a beautiful trip.
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East of El Paso
Call me stupid, but I didn't realize there were mountains in Texas! haha |
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You could see Juarez from El Paso
I've never seen another country before! |
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| Tucson Valley, Arizona |
We got to California a couple days before check-in so we could sight see a bit. We got to see alot of famous beaches and we walked down Hollywood Boulevard and had a great time.
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| Santa Monica Beach |
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| Santa Monica Beach |
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| The famous sign |
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| Momma and Daddy at Santa Monica |
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| Paradise Cove in Malibu |
Anyway, my check-in was at 9 AM on the 13th. We got the two hours early because we were hoping to get the front of the line. In order to get the bedroom with two twin beds (instead of the room with bunk beds) you have to get there before anyone else in your room. This is where I finally got to meet Cierra, my roomate that I first met online on a DCP blog.
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| Cierra, me, and a girl named Megan |
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| We got there an hour and a half early and this is how long the line was when we got there. SOOO many people! |
Anyway, eventually we got to the front of the line and our parents waited below as we went up to the roof patio to finish our paperwork. Once we finished signing our souls to Mickey Mouse our paperwork and got our house keys we rushed to our room on the 5th floor to see if we were able to score the two bed room.
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| Going in for the first time! |
We checked the house anddddddddd.....
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| SWEET JUBILATION |
The room we wanted was free! We got our parents and moved all of our stuff to our room.
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| Cierra was happy to make it up the stairs to the 5th floor |
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| I was just glad we had elevators |
Anyway, I then met my other roomates, Danni, Yvonne, and Kaity. We all hung out together at the welcome party that night.
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| Me, Yvonne, Cierra, and Kaity |
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| Room 502- minus1 lol |
After a few days of settling in, we started our first of a series of orientations. Very repetitive but interesting stuff. But sometimes they ask trivia and if you answer correctly you get some DCP swag. Guess who won a DCP towel, deck of playing cards, and cellphone screen cleaner for knowing her Disney trivia? Oh yeah, this kid.
Around midnight one night when my roomates and I were just playing on our laptops Cierra stated that she wanted a cupcake and said we should go get some. We all agreed and I assumed we would go to Walmart or somewhere like that to pick some up but we ended up going to this magical land called Beverly Hills where they have a cupcake ATM. Yes, you heard me right. An ATM for cupcakes. You walk up to the ATM, select the cupcake flavor you want (I got a red velvet and a cinnamon and sugar), swipe your debit card, and your cupcake is sent like to a little revolving door for your sugary satisfaction. Did we get lost for an hour trying to get there? Yes. Did we have to get up early the next morning? Yes. Did we have a blast having a little L.A. adventure? Yes we sure did.
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| So gooooood! I'm ready to go back now! |
Anyway, more and more orientations. I finally got my ID and name badge that would finally let me into Disneyland for free. I embarrassingly sobbed a little bit when I went into Disneyland for the first time, but hey, I've been waiting for that moment forever so give me a break! lol
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| Cierra and I with our new badges |
That night all five of us went to the parks together and I had a blast. We rode Jungle Cruise (Cierra's favorite and one of my new favorites) The Indiana Jones ride, Pirates of the Carribbean (100x's better than the one in Florida!) and they even got my on my first roller coaster ever! Thats right! I rode Space Mountain!
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| Me and Danni at Rainforest Cafe |
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| Yvonne, Kaity, and Cierra and Rainforest Cafe |
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| Disneyland with our Dole Whip! |
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| Met my first character, Goofy! |
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| My first Disneyland churro! |
I also made a little video tour of my apartment if you're willing to put up with me being annoying...lol
Well, now you're pretty much caught up! Tomorrow there is a college program only screening of Wreck-It-Ralph that we all are going to go see and then Wednesday I get my costume and actually start working at Disney California Adventure and Downtown Disney. I love it here in the big city but even I'm starting to miss all the trees and and peace and quiet of home. Well, message me if you have any questions!
