Lori Lately..

So lately, I've been kind of down on myself. Whether it be about my weight, my looks, the way I sing, or simply if I'm strong enough to be here. But last week, a friend from work named Lindsay gave me a good talking to, and although she said many of the things that mom and dad, and Ray have been saying over and over again, it was nice to hear it from someone I just met and from someone who i've been jealous of since I met her. She told me I was smart, funny, gorgeous, and also said that she talks about me all the time. Her mom actually wants to meet me and so does her brother because according to her, if it wasn't for me the first few weeks, she would've left. It was SO nice to hear that because of how i'd been feeling. Not only Lindsay, but my roommates have made it very clear that just for the short weekend I was gone, they were really bored because they didn't have goofy Lori to make everyone laugh :)

So one of the many things I've been telling myself is that I need to get out of the Apartment. Yes, I'm still getting my homework done, but I don't spend all day on it. last night after work, I went to Antonio's house with Lindsay. he's a coordinator (like a supervisor) from work and He invited a whole bunch of people from PVH (Pinocchio's Village Haus) to his house just to relax and talk about anything besides work haha. It was nice to get to know a lot of people from work while they weren't in their "Have a Magical Day" mode lol. yes, i'm in that mode often lol.

Another thing that I'm not sure if all of ya'll know about is that one of my roommates, Sarah is leaving to go back home to Idaho. she's just really homesick and not ready for this yet, but hopefully she'll keep in touch. Me, Melissa, Ashley, and Amanda are all the closest. We do EVERYTHING together. And no, that is not an exaggeration (splchk) They are like my sisters that I don't argue with lol. so wait, that's not like a sister at all huh? lol just kidding Stefanie!! So now I know what you're thinking...where's the 6th roommate? You are correct, i'm leaving one out. That would be Kylie. Not gonna lie, SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY!! As sad as it is, she is kind of the odd man out, but i've tried doing the nice Lori thing and all that but after about 2 hours of someone bragging about how great a singer they are WHEN THEY'RE NOT! is a little difficult... okay now that I have that out of my system...

I still miss home. Oh, has anyone read Twilight? I've started. I know, i'm a follower, but the movie was good, so I had to start reading the books. I'm on chapter 6 already and i'm only on the 3rd day. that may not seem like a lot, but if you know me well enough, you're applauding right now. Thank you Phonics haha, just kidding. More good news, I've started writing another song. This will only be 4 but it's hard, so I'm excited! Oh yeah, and i've gotten ER (early releases) this week!! "Hail the conquering hero, na na na na na na na" haha. Well, Ashley needs to get something from Wal Mart and since Lori almost broke the dishwasher this morning, I get the pleasure of helping lol. Ah, another time another tale...I hope everyone's doing well and i love all of you!!!!

Always,
Lori

Ready for my birthday...

So I know it's been a while, but man, school and work are kicking my butt!! I took my tests for Psychology and Math Thursday. How is everyone doing back at home?

Random, yes, but tonight, there's apparently supposed to be a party tonight full of horseback riding, 2-stepping, and all kinds of stuff that I really wanna do! I'm just glad to get out of my apartment.

Lighter side of my job...they're training me on Cash and I've been on Counter a lot more lately which is FANTASTIC!!!

Alright now to all the girls in my family...I'm selling AVON now. Yes, Lori is a representative for an awesome thing!! So I need everyone's address so I can send ya'll booklets. It's cheap, it works, and it's amazing! I'll elaborate on it more when I know more details, but just be prepared...lol

More random facts...I'm watching Lifetime a lot more haha. Oh, and I'm losing weight!! Very exciting. Well, sorry to make this blog so short and boring but there's really not much going on right now other than work and doing homework. Oh yeah, has anyone seen Twilight? IT'S AMAZING!! Okay, I'll hopefully have a little more to talk about next time lol.

aka all is well, just a little boring.

3 days off

Alright, so luckily, i've had the past three days off, and it's amazing!! Other than the fact that I don't get paid for them.....but whatever lol. I am soooo homesick!! it's crazy, but i'm better tonight. I have to be at work tomorrow at 12:30, which means I have to get up at 8:30 because i'm out of uniforms and need to check out a few more for work. I took my Psychology test today. We won't go into that....

So I went to see "He's just not that in to you" a few weeks ago, and might I just say IT'S MY NEW FAVORITE MOVIE!! and "Confessions of a Shopaholic" is also pretty amazing. My roommate, Ashley helped me with a few excercising tips, and i've been doing them every night before I go to sleep, so maybe, just maybe, i'll look a little different when I get home!! lol, which by the way, I would totally be going now if I could haha.

So I want everyone to start talking to me. Whether it be on here, or just emailing me at l.shoemaker@live.com. I wanna hear from EVERYONE and that's not a joke people!

Well, that's it for tonight, i'm off to bed for my 7 hours of sleep, goodnight everyone!

Always,
Lori

Work

Okay so my last day of Training was Tuesday. Crazy Stuff!!! I work at Pinocchio's Village Haus in Fantasyland and I'm a Buser. So I wipe of tables, and take out trash. I can't really give out too much information on all that over this so if you want all the gross details, feel free to call me! haha

We get 2 days off a week or at least as much as we can. and the people are really nice.

Unfortunately, Kylie is sick with the flu and She's not staying in one spot, which should be her room and I think she's forgetting that it's highly contagious and she has 5 roommates!!!!! So now my roommate Melissa is getting sick, and i'm pretty much positive that i'm next.......great, only the 2nd week of work and already i'm gonna have to call in soon eeeekkk!!!

So anyways...I heard Avaya's party was fun and also heard that my dork of a sister ran into a wall! hahaha, wish I would have been there! Well, ya'll email me and let me know what's going on! Cuz every bit of home I can get is fantastic.

First Week

Well, my first week so far as been pretty hectic. Me and my dad left on Friday (January 30th) and stayed in a couple hotels on the way. When we finally got to Orlando on Sunday, we met with Paula Wallace, who is absolutely great because she used to be in the college program and now she works for Disney so we got to surround her with questions and got to get driven around the area to find the supermarkets and malls, etc.

So Monday was my first day. I checked in at Vista Way Apartments and they gave me my key to my apartment which is so cute. The girls and I are just gonna buy a few decorations because the walls are too white. So I moved in all day and all night and met all my roomates. The one in my room with me is Melissa. She's really nice and as alike as we are, we're still just different enough to not drive each other crazy. In bedroom number 1, my other roommates are Ashley and Amanda. Amanda's gonna be a character performer and she's gonna be a "fur character" which just means she'll be in either a chipmunks costume or in another short range because she's in a certain catagory according to her height. She's real bubbly and just a sweetheart. Ashley is also a character performer and she'll be Alice and Wendy and possibly Tinker bell if all goes well. In bedroom 2 is Sarah and Kylie. Kylie is really generous and like me, it's her first time away from home. Sarah is HILARIOUS! They both work on the attractions like the rollercoasters, etc. as the ppl inside telling you not to cut in line! lol So far, none of us want to kill each other yet :)

Tuesday was the 2nd check in where I picked the class I was gonna take which is Disney Corporate Analasys. I also found out where I was gonna be working that day which is in the Magic Kingdom in Fantasy Land at Pinnocchio's Village Haus.

Wednesday was "Traditions" which as important and interesting as it may sound, just fyi...IT'S NOT! it's soooooo boring. You sit in a room for 4 hours (no exaggeration) and watch videos and listen to ppl talk about SMILING! Not cool. Then I also had my first disney college course that day which was 3 hours long so needless to say, Wednesday was waaayyyy exhausting!!! I'm still recovering.

Thursday was pretty basic. I had training in Food and Beverage which was just and hour and a half listening to ppl talk about Disney again, and sitting in front of a computer doing slideshows for another 2 and a half hours. but I just got done doing Art Appreciation homework so I feel pretty good about myself right now.

Tomorrow is Orientation. I'll find out how to get to work and what costume i'll be wearing so I'll let ya'll know about all that and i'll def. be posting pictures of my ridiculous but ADORABLE self on here. Oh yeah, and be ready for some updates on traffic. Angleton's got nothing on Orlando!!!! It's like Houston times 11, but I LOVE it. I've always liked busy weather!

I'm SOOOO ready to start working and I love my roommates to death and not to mention i'm not broke yet lol. So keep checking this blog out and i'll try keeping up with it!

Always,
Lori :)