dumbo and goofy

i just got in bed after an exhausting day. i woke up midmorning to get ready for my class in the early afternoon. i felt so tired during class, but powered through, excited to go to magic kingdom afterwards with some friends from work. when we got to magic kingdom, we took the steam train to the new phase which recently opened of the expansion of fantasyland. while only two things are open so far, it was so cute. even the cast members costumes were bright and colourful, and everything was perfect. the two attractions that are opened are the refurbished dumbo ride, and goofy's rollercoaster, both of which i did when i visited when i was six, but vaguely remember them. the first thing we did was dumbo's ride. we waited in line for half hour, and while the ride itself is quite short, we had the time of our lives, going up and down, and taking in the scenery of the surrounding magic kingdom. we also got a glimpse of some of the other construction going on for the rest of fantasyland, which will open in phases periodically in a couple years. afterwards we went on the goofy rollercoaster. the line for that was even longer, and the ride is about twenty seconds, but it is fun. before going on, we were laughing at people who were on the ride screaming, but i must admit, i screamed. obviously. after that, we were walking to splash mountain, but there was a fifty minute wait, so we decided to do something else, and while we were walking around, the smell of fish drew us into a restaurant. i haven't had fish since i left barbados, and i have been craving it. however, i knew it would not be the same. but nonetheless, we went anyway, and i got my fish fix, and it was pretty decent. after that, it was around eight pm, and it was dark by the time we got out, and we exited right near to the entrance to the haunted mansion. now. i have done this ride about five times since i have been up here, taking it very well, seeing it as more whimsical rather than scary. but going in there when it's dark outside, had me quite jumpy and as usual, every little thing scared me, making me jump. three of us squished together in one buggy and i got the middle, which i was thankful for, because even though i knew better, i felt as if a ghost or something was going to come an attack me if i sat on the outside. after the haunted mansion was finished, we went walking around. by that time, people already had their positions for the electrical parade and trying to walk past was almost impossible. but we took it like champions and found our way to walking space through the maze of people. we browsed a couple stores and while i wanted everything, i had to hold back from buying things. thank god tomorrow is pay day is all i have to say. but. my friend showed me a shirt in a store that was extremely necessary for me to buy. it's a t-shirt with goofy on it and he's asking 'what time is the 3:00 parade?' if you read my previous blog you can clearly see why that was a necessity. we went over to the confectionery and i bought one of our apples, that i had been dying to try. i still haven't tried it yet - it's sitting in my fridge, but tomorrow will be the day. everyone always tells me i should be ashamed of myself, having worked there for over two months and i haven't tried one yet. after browsing and chatting to our friends who were working, we made a run for the exit, because by that time the fireworks were over and the park was coming to a close, and the masses of people were on the same page as us and wanted to leave. we took the monorail back to the transportation and ticket centre and immediately after our bus pulled up. perfect timing. i came home and had to do a bit of cleaning because our first cleaning inspection is tomorrow and we're hoping to win the award. we're at least hoping to pass, because if we fail that's an automatic $25 off each one of our paychecks! i would not be able to deal with that very well. so fingers crossed for tomorrow! i'm really missing home now that so many of my friends are home for spring break. but i'm excited to see some family in just about a week and a half! it's going to be great! sending as much love as possible! xoxo