wonderful days

the past few days have been so wonderful. on monday, i went to the outlet with niza's family who is visiting her from mexico. they are such sweet people, and even though they couldn't really speak english, i love them. niza had to do some translating for the both of us. i told her i would come along, but i didn't want to spend any money. of course that didn't happen and i am so thankful that today was payday. meeting her family made me want to go to mexico even more! i definitely need to start saving for that trip. i have already started my research on flights. niza has been spending the time with her family at their resort, so i really miss her. my room feels so empty! and it's so strange, while i don't feel as if i'm responsible for her, the first night she was gone i kept waking up during my sleep knowing and i kept looking over at her bed. i now can understand better how my mother feels when i go out.

on tuesday i worked in tortuga. since it is kind of pirate themed (because it's opposite pirates of the caribbean) a couple of us went to the store where little kids (both little kids, and kids at heart) can get pirate makeovers, and we got scars put on our faces. it made work so much more exciting, especially when i got to tell children who asked what happened about the terrible fight i got into with captain jack sparrow. on the way to work that morning, i tweeted about the terrible weather we were having. after i did, drew (FROM BARBADOS BY THE WAY! - just in case anyone who doesn't know is reading) tweeted back to me saying that he and his family were on their way, so make the sun come out. i honestly thought he was kidding, but after he really confirmed everything, i was so excited. it had been so long since i had seen a familiar face and heard a familiar voice. that excitement carried me through work and when my manager let me leave work early, i rushed home to change and came back to magic kingdom where they were. it was nice to hang out with an old friend and a new friend together, since my friend armando came with me after he was done work. we did a couple rides and chatted for a couple hours, but then they had to go. it was so nice to see them, even though it was so brief.

afterwards, we went to walmart so that the boys could buy all the food to cook dinner. we went back to one of the boys' apartments and we cooked (well, they cooked and i watched. actually i helped! i cut the limes.) so we cooked, and then sat down and ate dinner together at like 12.30. a little late, but like i've said before, being here has totally erased any sleeping or eating structure i had before i came here. we chatted and laughed til all hours of the morning.

the next day, the boys and i went to epcot. everything was beautiful as usual and being immersed in all the different countries is always so nice. we did rides and saw attractions that we had never seen before, and took our time strolling around the magnificent park. the sun was scorching hot, and it exhausted us. every time we got into a room with air condition, it was like heaven and we sat and relaxed until we built up enough energy to go again. we ate lunch in morocco, and ate dessert in france, and as usual everything was delicious - even though i can never finish anything because the meals are so huge. despite everything we saw, i think the boys favourite part was the store in the future world where you can try all the different sodas from the different countries. we actually went in there four different times during the course of the day so they could drink some more. unlike everything else that is so delicious in italy, their soda is the worst, and is the one that we saw many people daring their friends and family to try it, because everyone knows how terrible it is. the last time we went in that store, we saw a group of young boys having a competition on who can drink the most. the one kid i saw shooting back the cups of soda reminded me of ben so much, as he was so proud of himself for winning the competition.

the sun and the walking took the energy out of us, and when we were on the bus on the way home, i fell asleep. i came home, skyped aunty serena so i could book their resort for when they come up, changed into my swimsuit and headed back to where the boys were and we went in the pool at their complex. by that time i was full of energy again. a couple other friends met us there and we just limed there, enjoying each others company. when it got too cold, we went back inside, ate dinner and kept talking again, til all hours of the morning. eventually sleep called our names and it was time for bed.

when i woke up this morning, i officially booked the hotel for aunty serena and family and i am so excited! it's going to be wonderful. i was supposed to go to downtown orlando today, and was really excited since i had never been but i was dead and i just needed to nap. i slept for about four hours, and set my alarm because if not i knew trying to get to sleep tonight would be a challenge. when my alarm went off it was like waking up early in the morning for work, and i snoozed it a couple times before dragging myself out of bed. i then did my laundry and just enjoyed doing nothing all evening. skyping for a short time with my family was the perfect end to the perfect 'weekend,' and i literally can't stop smiling knowing that i'm seeing them in one week and six days - i just want to scream! i have a fourteen hour shift tomorrow (can't even wrap my head around the thought of that with how tired i am,) so it's time for me to get some sleep. as usual, hoping everyone is happy and missing everyone. <3