disney_allie

"You're inches from my fingertips
I've come as close as I can get
I'm reaching but the rest is up to you
Yeah
'Cause I don't ever wanna miss being here with you like this
I'm trying but it's all that I can do
I'm reaching but the rest is up to you
Up to you....

I'm so tired of this winter weather, and am looking forward to some sunshiney days.
Vegas is coming up, and I am so excited to see Craiggers.
I realized, I'm not that close to being done school, but I am at the same time. I'm hoping that perseverance will stick and I will motor through it all. But then I remind myself, don't rush yourself because you do not know what's going to come after that.

I feel like I am the happiest I have ever been in such a long time. I have a great job, schools going well, and I have a fun volunteer opportunity. We'll see how it goes.
Playoffs are coming up, that should make these next couple months fun, especially since I missed it all last year. I feel like I am super lucky.

I got the new Adele album, oh man is it ever good. Her lyrics are just amazing, and I feel like I have been lacking some female musicians from my playlist, so I'm happy to have found some great tunes.

Anyway since I'm pretty sure I'm the only one that reads this, I will end my thoughts right now!

"Never mind, I'll find someone like you,
I wish nothing but the best for you, too,
Don't forget me, I beg,
I remember you said,
"Sometimes it lasts in love,
But sometimes it hurts instead..."

Love doesn't come in a minute,
Sometimes it doesn't come at all
I only know that when I'm in it
It isn't silly, love isn't silly, love isn't silly at all..

2011...Hmmm... I can't believe it.
1 year since the olympics....1 year since I've worked at Roger's Arena....2 years since I was in Florida....
Time flies...I guess when you're having fun.

2010 ended perfect. I had the best holidays with my favourite people and it lead me into a brand new year of happiness. I've had the pleasure of meeting so many great people at my job, and reacquainting myself with old friends. The value of friendships becomes greater and greater everyday. As I learned in class today, we often let our friendships erode, the best, high quality friendships. Why is that?? How awful. I realize I have some of the best friends people could ever ask for. Life after Disney happened, and I realized who my real friends are. The best part is not that I've realized this, is that they have never given up on me or taken me for granted, even if I may have.

This year has began wonderfully. I have the best job anyone could ask for, I work with some wonderful people and I love knowing I can go there smiling and leave the same way. I've started volunteering and from only doing it once, I've learned a lot. School has given me a chance to explore new options and consider what I need to do for my future.

My summer is looking pretty darn good. Vegas, Kristen visiting, my bro getting married, and Kyla coming to visit for our awesome nerdy times. I feel so lucky.

Final thought,
There's one thing I think I've taken for granted and that's music. Sure, I listen to it every day. But I forget how powerful it is the melody, the notes, the lyrics. When I sit at those keys, I remember my passion but not only what it gives me but gives other people. Now that I've taken some time to re-enter it back into my life, I feel complete again.


Just some ideas, hoping to keep this going more often again. This therapeutic stuff works.

x.


"All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you. "
-Walt Disney

I watched Inception this week and my goodness, what an incredible movie. I don't think I've ever seen a better movie. Everything about it was just so cool! The whole concept, the graphics, the cast. Amazing.

Then I watched One Week and felt inspired. Plus i love all the giant monuments. Canada has so many that I must find!!!

But it ended with....which I thought was cool.
May be cheesy, but I loved it.
"When you get those rare moments of clarity, those flashes when the universe makes sense, you try desperately to hold on to them. They are the life boats for the darker times, when the vastness of it all, the incomprehensible nature of life is completely illusive. So the question becomes, or should have been all a long... What would you do if you knew you only had one day, or one week, or one month to live. What life boat would you grab on to? What secret would you tell? What band would you see? What person would you declare your love to? What wish would you fulfil? What exotic locale would you fly to for coffee? What book would you write?"
[Written on a black board: "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."]

Deep. but i like it.

"Words they'll try to shake you
Don't let them break you
Or stop your world from turning
When words keep you from feeling good
Use them as firewood and let them burn...

So i'm a couple months behind now. 2 months today, I was flying to the east coast to see my lovely best friend Kristen. But lucky enough to have my other bestie, Chelsea meet me in Toronto. From there we flew to Moncton, as a surprise to Kristen but she kind of new that Chels was my special guest.

It was one of the greatest trips I've ever made. We arrived in the evening and went to a bonfire. We got to meet some of Kristen's friends and some randoms. Low key night but just so great to see those girls. Next day, we basically had a catch up day. We also got to see my friend Cam and Mackinley. Cutest baby girl ever!! We went to Parlee beach and it's beautiful there.


We got to see the biggest lobster in Shediac!


Next day we began our whirlwind tour of the east. We drove our way to Halifax, Nova Scotia. On the way we got to see the biggest blueberry in Oxford, NS and a giant indian in Truro.


Then we met Billy!!! Hooray. We headed to the Delta, downtown Hali and met up with Sara and Theresa. We also did some site seeing. We went up to Citadel Hill, but it was closed. We also saw some tugboats. Went to the public gardens (beautiful!) and walked on the boardwalk.


We ended up going to Peggy's Cove the next afternoon, oh my goodness, the most breathtaking place I've ever been too. The waves and the rocks there were so cool.

We headed our way to Sheet Harbor, where Billy's family lives. We got to see his ice cream stand, his beautiful house! holy man. What a beautiful place to hang out. I got to try real east coast lobster, and got a great step by step breakdown of how to eat it. It was fun.



After Sheet Harbor, we were making our way to Cape Breton and Sydney. Kristen couldn't be with us that day, but we still got to go drive around the Cabot trail. It was incredible. The different views and sites we experience were just amazing. Words can't explain. We even saw a moose and a baby moose. How often do you get to see that? Well for me, never, that was the first time!



We went to Sydney late at night and hung out with Amanda, left early the next morning. We got to see the biggest fiddle in the world! From there we took the ferry, went to PEI and met up with Kristen. PEI is beautiful. We went to Cavendish beach with their red sand.



Of course we got to see Anne of Green Gables and all that touristy stuff. Then we took the long bridge to Moncton. The next day we went to the Bay of Fundy and went Kayaking and canoeing. It was hilarious to say the least. Then we hung out with Kristen's friends. Billy and Chels left the next day, so it was a sad day. The rest of the week Kristen and I caught up and spent time with Cam and Mackinley, as well as her friends. It was relaxing and I wouldn't trade it for anything.

Miss and love you guys.



"The time has come,
For closing books and long last looks must end,
And as I leave,
I know that I am leaving my best friend,
A friend who taught me right from wrong,
And weak from strong,
That's a lot to learn,
What, what can I give you in return?

If you wanted the moon I would try to make a start,
But I, would rather you let me give my heart,
To Sir, with Love..."

So after the Olympics, I clearly went into space.
Well no I started my summer of travels. The end of the semester went over really well and onto the fall is the next step.

I went to California with Lindsay, Kyla, Adam, Jesse. Consider it as a lovely Disney Reunion. Me and Adam flew to LA to meet Jesse and we hung out there, looked for some celebrities, did some shopping. The weather was beautiful. Then we picked up Kyla and Lindsay (which was the sweetest reunite ever!) from the airport and we went back to the hotel and played Big Brother. Who won you ask? Oh Allie sure did! I held on strong. We had gifts for Lindsay, which was a Boogieman Wrestling Costume which was absolutely hilarious. Adam had to wear it when he lost at Old Maid. Poor Adam, but it made for some hilarious footage. We also found a bottle half full of Jose Cuervo in the hallway and decided we should present that to Lindsay as well. Kyla, I got her these "supernatural" glasses and Jesse got her a survivor buff for their tribe, which was rad.

At about 2:30am we went to the CBS studios to be on the Price is Right! We were numbers 2-6. Number 1 was a special special being. He became Adam's best friend! I called him Bupinder. I still get mixed up what his real name was. ha ha. He talked Adam's ear off and definitely made the line up interesting. We had interviews with the producer which was really like 2.5 seconds long (so it felt like). At around 12:30pm we finally got to go in the studio. It was unreal. Even more unreal? We were in the front row, right beside the contestant's seats. It almost feels like a big blur to me, I just remember losing my voice in the end. Well actually, half way through the show we hear "JESSE MEREDITH, COME ON DOWN!" How crazy is that!? After second try Jesse bids on a speaker system and wins! He ends up playing the game "Let em' Roll". The grand prize was a brand new car! How exciting. However, in the end Jesse ended up winning $2500. Nice bundle of cash I think. Next it's time to spin the wheel and Jesse spins $.90 and goes to the showcase showdown! By this point, our group was just blown away and losing our voices ha ha. Unfortunately he didn't win, but he didn't overbid! She ended up being closer, but all in all a great experience for all of us.


Then it was time to drive to Disneyland. I was super excited for Kyla and Lindsay, as it was their first time! Now I know what Kyla felt when I came to WDW and it was my first time. We get to Paradise Pier and got upgraded the theme park view. It was beautiful. I was presented with a lovely gift bag of goodies from Lisa. It was awesome. We were off to a good start. We were all quite hungry (and tire) so we went to Downtown Disney and ate at the Jazz Kitchen. Mm Mm Jambalaya! It was so good. Later on, the boys went back to the hotel. Me, Lindsay and Kyla went for drinks at ESPN zone and went for a walk where we made our own adventures. It was a great first night, with a couple of my favorite ladies :).




Next day we were at Disneyland for park opening. We made our way through Main Street to Tomorrowland. First stop, Space Mountain! Woo. From there we went to Buzz lightyear eventually Indiana Jones, Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain etc etc. We ate lunch at the Hungry Bear Restaurant. I told Kyla that there were cats there, she didn't believe me. But as we got to our table, what was sitting there? a Kitty cat. Kyla's reaction was priceless. Made my day.

We eventually went to California Adventure, went to the tortilla factory, went on the Tower, California Screamin, Toy Story Mania, Monsters Inc. We were pretty bummed that World of Color was not having any soft openings. But we checked out a few displays. Then we headed back to Disneyland and went to fantasyland and a cast member had stopped me. His name was Kyle and he asked me what my favorite ride in fantasyland was and I said Mr. Toad's Wild ride. So we all got to walk on that ride. Kyla and I sat together, Jesse, Lindsay and Adam squeezed in one car and it was the funniest thing ever. Kyle was waiting for us at the end of the ride and gave us a fast pass for any ride in Disneyland. It was awesome. I picked the ride that had the longest line-up so we went on Nemo's Submarine Ride. We pretty much ended the night with a lovely dinner at the Blue Bayou, which was awesome.




The next day, we started off with California Adventure. We wore Lindsay's shirts this day. We did the Zeppelins, Mulholland Madness, Ferris Wheel of death and conquered A Bug's Land. We did the 3D show and got some pictures with the characters. Me, Kyla and Lindsay had a hilarious water fight with no mercy. Then we went on the worst bumper cars ever, Heimlich's Choo Choo train twice, the Lady bug ride which whips you everywhere. We also got some great character pictures this day, it was awesome. We finished Bugs land with the take out boxes that swing around. I did not feel so good after that ride ha ha. We enjoyed the Animation building after and then hit up Disneyland. We enjoyed some Toon Town and fireworks. Ended the night with Indiana Jones of course. Loveeee Indy.

Now the next day was awesome, we had Kyla's amazing painted shirts. Like amazing is an understatement they were SO good.

We started with Space Mountain to go with Adam's shirt. Then Autopia and It's a Small World. The Matterhorn was funny cause Adam and Lindsay had to fit in a car since Lindsay lost India. Tight squeeze. We conquered Fantasyland with Alice in Wonderland, Casey Jr. Train, Storybook Boat ride, Snow white. Then we went to Cafe Orleans for lunch. Amazing Monte Cristos and Beignets. Then we went on the infamous Indian War Canoes. Lindsay hated them, but they were fun. Ken our boat guide hated us. No one was paddling except us. But we were passed by many boats and it was hilarious. Me, Kyla, Jesse and Adam went one more time in hopes we'd have Ken which we didn't as well as to redeem ourselves. We rocked it. We went on Pirates Lair Island which was so cool. There were pirates and treasure on the island. Fun stuff. We went on Indy and they had quite the experience with an Indiana Jones beside Jesse who really got into the ride.

Finally our last day together, was my birthday! We ate at Goofy's Kitchen early morning. We got to meet Belle, Chip and Dale, Snow White, Baloo, Goofy. A couple of the characters were awkward. The Food was so good. Oh ya we wore the shirts I designed this day. So it worked out nice. We went on Space Mountain, Thunder Mountain, Indiana Jones a few of my favorites. It was kinda chilly this day. Jesse, Adam and Lindsay went on the Ferris wheel of death, while Kyla and I enjoyed some Cotton Candy. We did California Screamin more. We tried some of the Food and Wine delights, including White Cheddar Cheese Soup. Mm. We ended the Disneyland part with some Fireworks and Dole whips. The night didn't end there. Me, Kyla, Lindsay and Adam went for some drinks to complete the celebration of my birthday. It was awesome. Thanks again guys!!!!

Next day we made had to take Kyla and Lindsay to the airport which was sad. And me, Adam and Jesse made our way to VIVA LAS VEGAS.

TBD...

"cause forward motion is harder than it sounds
well everytime i gain some ground
i gotta turn myself around again...

So Clearly I have lots to catch up on.
So the rest of the Olympics were super fun! I got to do a bunch of things, see tons including the Gold Medal Game, It was surreal! I got to go down to like the third row and watch the rest. Amazing.
It's so weird how the olympics came and went. It was great nonetheless. The Paraolympics were awesome, got to see Luongo run the torch in the 24 hour torch relay and light the cauldron.
Well my journey hasn't ended at gm place, I work there now, it's pretty awesome. I got to meet some of the players already, they're pretty cool guys. Minus #55 haha. Which saddens me. But for now I sport his beautiful number on my shirt.
As for that, school is almost winding down. Just finished all my what i call multiple-term tests today haha.
Finals to go, then i'm finally on vacay!!! Woo.

California May 10, NB May 23rd. Awww yes! It's gonna be great! Can't wait to see my disney besties. A huge reunion coming up.

As for this summer, well I made the choice no school, I think I need to enjoy the whole summer working and I wanna do daytrips here and there.

Thank goodness the weekend is almost here. It's been a long week. The canucks game was great last night, great win.

Have a good weekend for those of you who still take a read :)

"And every time i come around to this place
I can see my self thinking of jumping the spaces
Between loving hearts but i never make it
So i fall to the bottom and reach up my hands
To the lord of forgiveness of this mortal man
I'm the king of confessions
But i promise thats not in my plan
Not in my plan...

The 2010 Olympics have finally arrived, well actually we're in the middle of it all.
And what an awesome experience it has been. I've been working at CHP, serving workforce, in the suites, stuff like that. it's pretty rockin sometimes. Long days though but it's money.
I worked in the Champion Suite the other night which was WICKED. It had tons of head honchos of the nhl
as well as actors such as Seth Rogen, Will Arnett, athletes such as Michael Phelps, and Nick Baumgartner. It was pretty surreal.
As much as some days seem like crap, there are days that definitely override it all.
I live in such a beautiful city and i love it so much here. I'm glad the world is able to see it. Downtown is always rockin.

Well I'm pretty tired, but that's a mini update. Hope good things for Team Canada tomorrow!!!! Mad love to all the athletes. And making these events unforgettable.


NIGHT.
xoxo.

Happy New Year Everyone!!!

It's weird to think 2010 has finally come. But so far so good!
Unfortunately a new semester has begun and I feel the need to quit already. Ha ha jk.
It seems harder to adjust to this semester than last.

But I must get through it to get to the good part of 2010.
Olympics, my job there that's a good little intermission. AND DAVID COMES!!
Then in 124 Days, Disneyland!!! and VEGAS!! Woo.
Then off to New Brunswick to see my best friend!!!! As well as other disney friends.

As for this year, I have no New Years resolutions, I think that way I won't be disappointed if I don't meet them. But I think it's better to make several goals to keep yourself motivated, realistic ones.
I miss Disney, to think I'd be half way through my program already. But it's nice to have a new start.

Things are good right now. I have the greatest friends to take care of me. I love and miss those that are far, and love those that are close. Thank you for everything!!!

Well I should probably head back to that so called studying!!

"half of my heart's got a grip on the situation
half of my heart takes time
half of my heart's got a right mind to tell you
that I can't keep loving you
oh, with half of my heart..."