May 2005 archive

Well, I survived my 7:30am shift today at MK Strollers. It’s early but nice to be done in the mid afternoon so you can get stuff done. What do I do though? I meet up with my friend Patrick and walk around the park before heading to Downtown Disney for dinner at Earl of Sandwich (Best sandwiches in the world). It was a lot of fun just hanging out and chilling and not having to work! I am in at 8:30 tomorrow and will probably meet up with Patrick again and Luke for another night of the parks. I haven’t had a chance to walk around the parks lately and I really enjoy just chilling in the parks. Well, off to get ready for relaxing tonight.

Well, what can I say. I am working my rear end off these days. There are over 4,000 open positions at the Walt Disney World Resort and having that many open means that we are all working 6 or 7-day work weeks. I don’t mind the overtime pay but, the long hours and the lack of a day off is making life drag along. If you are looking for a job at WDW, call 407-828-1000 and set up an appointment. If you contact me directly, I will give you a referral.

Also, Andrew has moved his stuff in. For those that I haven’t been talking with lately, Andrew is a college friend who is working at Disney till at least January and he is moving in to my room for the period. I don’t mind taking on a roommate because A) Andrew and I are good friends B) I have my current roommates thanks to him and C) It makes rent go down by almost $100. Anywho, back to relaxing before bed.

Well, today marks the day that the summer College Program students arrive. With this arrival means my friends Charlie, Tammy, and Emilee arrive. Brian will be back down in June so I can’t wait to see my friends again.

Well, I am back in Florida after a weekend in Minneapolis. Sorry it has taken so long to get this post up but, what can I say, we are on six-day work weeks at the Kingdom and I hardly have anytime to do much these days. I arrived home last Friday and enjoyed a nice day with my Dad at IKEA and Mall of America before joining some friends for an evening of fun in Uptown Minneapolis. Saturday I relaxed and spent more time with the family and had a nice family dinner with my Dad’s side of the family including Grandma and Grandpa and the slew of Aunts, Uncles and a few cousins. Sunday of course was Mother’s Day and we did brunch at the Marsh which was excellent and I gave Mom a sweatshirt from “The Happiest Celebration on Earth” which she ended up wearing the rest of the day due to the weather.

Grandma and Grandpa Swanson arrived back home on Mother’s Day and Mom, Dad and I went over to say hello to them before I headed back home on Monday. Monday morning was a rush for me of running to the bank, visiting teachers at Hopkins High and having lunch with Scott before going home to finalize my packing and then heading to the airport where I got to see my Aunt Cynthia arriving back form Paris before I headed in to security to head back to Orlando. Lots of stuff packed in to a small weekend!

Back to work right away on Tuesday in Delivery Services and then yesterday, today and tomorrow, I am in the Emporium due to a shift change I did with a friend. It’s nice to be back at home in the Emporium but it is also hard to stand in one space after being in a location where you are always on the go or moving. Oh well. Time to head in though so there is your mid-week update for Webby.