living in a movie

yesterday was a good day. i ended work at 12.45 in the morning, and that was the slowest time had ever gone since i've been up here, but it wasn't even that bad. when i got to the bus stop, i waited only for about ten or fifteen minutes, and when the bus came it was nearly empty. i was so relieved. i got home around 1.45 a.m and got ready so that i could catch the end of a friend's birthday party.

after about four or five hours sleep, i got woken up this morning, and couldn't get back to sleep because i was so excited about my day. today sammy and i (and her friend, cam) met up and went down to downtown disney. it was such a good day. the weather was perfect and clear and i was just so happy to be around such a familiar face, especially being family. downtown disney is such a happy place for me. it was the first time i went, and just walking around, you feel like you're in a movie with all the background music playing and the stores perfectly located and set up that it makes you feel like you're on a movie set, not just hanging out in real life. we walked around a bit, and browsed in a couple stores, including sunglass hut, where i found the love of my life in a pair of shades, but had to miss  out on buying them as they were a bit over my price range (they were $194.95 +tax, and my discount would only have been 10%.) but that's ok. i'll find them somewhere for cheaper and i'll be a happy girl. we then took a water taxi to marketplace (i think that's what it's called) where we had the most enthusiastic captain. he was hilarious. everything in downtown disney is so fascinating, and i was so excited to see everything. when we got there, we went in the rain forest cafe store, and i decided i wanted to win a prize. i decided to try the game where you put some coins in, and then there's a joystick and you have to try to grab a stuffed animal. i know people never get it done but i was determined... and quickly lost faith when i missed miserably. but afterwards, sammy tried and got a stuffed dog. he's now sitting on my bed. we continued walking around, going in and out of stores, playing with toys, and taking pictures (we even took a picture surrounded by flowers specifically for nan to frame, so someone reading this - do that favour for us!) we then went to watch the vow at the amc theatre. it was so good! of course i teared up a bit every now and then, but that's just me. it was such a good movie, and exactly my type of movie. i know, so cliche. but i don't care.

after the movie, we were walking back towards the carpark, and the atmosphere had changed drastically. the mood was so fun. the strings of lights hanging above us were so pretty, and the music that played as we passed the various places was coordinated perfectly with the feel of the night. we stopped to look at these human statues, if i may call them that. it's where these people are painted in a solid colour and they don't move a muscle for the longest periods of time, but every now and then they change positions. it was pretty cool. directly opposite of that, people gathered around to watch and admire this mexican guitarist who played insanely well. if you could just see his fingers move on the guitar you would be stunned. walking away, all i wanted to do was go back and lime. it feels like the perfect spot to just hang out, forget all troubles and just have a sincerely good time. i'm still just thinking about it, and want to go back.

when i came home, i started to fall asleep, but then niza came home with idalia, and we went to idalia's apartment and limed for a bit. when i got home after that, i sat with mariajose r and just talked about barbados, showing her pictures, and she is so determined to come to barabdos now, obviously. i was so proud showing off my friends, family, home and where i come from. i always get so sad when a really good day comes to an end, but it just makes me look forward to the next days to come. i hope everyone had a great valentine's day, but don't forget that you can spread the love more than once a year!