What a week!

My parents have been visiting me this week and it has been amazing!  Not only did they bring tastey treats from Canada but it was just fun to be around them for a week.  I took them to Animal Kingdom on Wednesday and we got fastpasses for the Safari as well as Everest.  I guess I should mention that only my dad and I went on Everest, mom stood at the bottom and watched us all plummit to the bottom and then race around the side.  On Thursday we went to Hollywood Studios and watched Fantasmic and did a couple of other things.  It's been so much fun having them here!!  Since we had our schedule bid a few weeks ago I now have three days off in a row!  That means I can go on much longer adventures to far away places!  Whooopieeeee :)  I just wanna say that as I'm writing this I'm sipping on some Tim Horton's coffee, life is good!  Anyways I gotta go and get ready!!! 

from Florida with love,
Jilly

Hump Day!

I'm happy it's Wednesday.  Not only is the week half over but my parents are coming this weekend!! I am so excited to see them and show them around a little bit.  I've been working my ass off lately which is good because it means I make more money and then I can do more cool things.  I've also been running twice a day which probably doesn't help the situation but I love it so much! Work is going really well, it's not slow enough where the days drag on but it isn't to busy that we're running off our feet trying to get shows done and Duffy Bears stamped.  It was a beautiful day on Tuesday so I grabbed myself some ice coffee and the New York Times and sat on my balcony the whole afternoon, it was amazing!!  Tonight we have another Canadian Throw in which is awesome, more new kids to bug (just kidding). Today is our last day of 40% off so I'm going to Downtown Disney and picking up a few things.  Hope the weather isn't to horrible in Canada and that yall are doing well!

from Florida with love,
Jilly

Ladies! Listen up!

http://www.oprah.com/spirit/Elizabeth-Gilbert-on-Failure-and-Living-Well/1

Ladies, you should read this. 

from Florida with love,
Jilly

Sweet Tomatoes

If you're ever in the states and are looking for a great place to eat that's healthy and delicious, you need to try Sweet Tomatoes.  It is a buffet of salads, soups and bread.  My friends and I spent over 3 hours there before the Super Bowl.  It was absolutely heaven.  The atmosphere was light and cheery and the employees were really friendly.  I am definitely going back there because it is amazing and you all need to try it.  After we filled our face full of food we made our way to Publix and bought even more snacks (like we really needed any) and some refreshing beverages.  Then it was time to watch the Super Bowl.  Trying to understand football in general is complicated, but trying to explain it to a bunch of people who've never seen a game in their life, is a challenge.  All in all it was a good time spent together, even if the team we wanted to win lost (the girls were cheering for the Steelers, the boys were for the Packers).  I've finally mustered up enough ambition to do a load of laundry and maybe later I'll go for a run.   Today is our second anniversary of being here in Disney.  I have no idea where January went and February is looking to go just as fast! Hope yall are doing well in Canada!

from Florida with love,
Jilly

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Busy Bee

This is the first time this week that I can finally catch my breath.  Between work and socializing, it's hard to find time just to sit and hear yourself think.  Luckily tonight is the night I can just chill out.  This past week there has been lots of activity at the Canadian pavilion.  We had a new shipment of fresh meat that came this week so we've been busy having welcoming gatherings to help them feel more at ease with everything.  We're getting one more cast member for the attraction.  I haven't met him yet but I'm happy I'm not the rookie anymore haha.  The weather this week has been very warm but humid.  I'm not used to running in such high humidity that I was completly soaked in sweat within 15 minutes of starting my run.  I've taking a liking to running very early in the morning now to help avoid that issue.  I have the next two days off which is lovely.  I know we're going to Sweet Tomatoes for lunch tomorrow.  Today someone asked me what a Canadian accent sounded like.  I told her that however I'm speaking is a Canadian accent.  She thought I was an actress they hired from Florida to play a Canadian.  I had to hold in my laughter the whole time she was talking to me cause I just couldn't believe it.  I hope everyone is well in Canada!!

from Florida with love,
Jilly

Motivation

I stumbled upon this a couple of years ago and it has been a link in my favorites tab ever since.  It helps me to stay motivated at work and in life.  Take time out of your busy day and read it.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/special/mlk/king/words/blueprint.html

from Florida with love,
Jilly