Well this is awkward ...

I just had a knock on the door and guess who it is ... the cleaning team!  Before you get a new roommate they come in and clean the apartment to make it look good for the new roomie. This is totally normal and would be not in the least bit awkward if I wasn't at home .. sitting on the couch looking like this fellow again! 

Do I attempt to talk to this lady?  I said hi .... maybe that fufills the talking ... OH NO SHE DIDN'T .... I just saw her throw my recycling INTO the garbage.  That poor cardboard and plastic container ... may it rest in a landfill in peace.  Ok ok ok, I'll just turn on the tv and let it be somewhat normal.  I hope your Sunday isn't as awkward as mine is right now. 

from Florida with love,

Jilly

This tree is really angry ...

Good morning!  I'm finally getting a new roommate! And I couldn't be more happier because it's one of the girls from attractions so I'm quite pleased with that.  I've had quite the lazy morning watching "You've Got Mail" and having breakfast with my morning cup of coffee.  It's been great.  Other than that, nothing new to report besides all the rain we've been getting.  It's been a nice relief to the 110 degree heat we have gotten this past week.  Hope Canada is having some warmer weather. 

from Florida with love,
Jilly

Darn.

Guess I can't stay in Florida forever because the house I was looking at was not not for sale or rent. 

Fantastic Friday ...

happiness,
is glowing
happiness,
is fun
happiness,
is an amazing feeling
happiness,
is when you smile all day
happiness,
is giving someone a hug just because you can
happiness,
is that light in your eyes
happiness,
is what makes the world go around

happiness,
is bliss



It's friday.  Let's sink into the weekend and have some fun. 

from Florida with love,
Jilly

From Paris to the East Coast

The small child:  So, is like, Canada by Paris?
Me: Uhhh, nope ... we are United States top hat
The small child: What?
Me: We're north of the United States
The small child: Can you write my name?
Me: It's the same ... we speak English
The small child: Oh ... *walks away*
Me: *start banging head against table at todays youth*

The male adult: So where are you from?
Aimee: I'm from Montreal, Quebec
Me: I'm from Saskatchewan
The male adult: So you are out East (pointing to me) and you are out West (pointing to Aimee).
Me: Well, not quite
The male adult: Well, you can't win them all
Aimee: Nope, you really can't
Me: *start banging head against table at todays adults*

There has been some interesting questions at work these past couple of days.  Some have been hilarious but most of them have been made up of moments when you seriously start to question the education of the people coming into the attraction.  I will admit that there have been moments where I have answered questions and sounded completely stupid because of how I answered it.  I guess it is all in a days work.  I passed my housing inspection yesterday and I got free Oreo cookies out of it.  Then I spilt Sprite all over the floor  ... so much for a clean house haha.  I still don't have a roommate, right now I'm going three weeks strong.  We are starting to have arrival groups every two weeks now so we'll see if they put someone new in here.  No trips have been planned besides Washington this September.  Well, I gotta go and get ready for work ... the attraction isn't going to run itself.  Somedays I wish it would.  Like today.  I could leave little post-it notes around the attraction.  It's really not difficult.  Just press one green button and you are good to go.  The doors even open automatically.  But in the end it's all about the magic so that really does mean I have to go to work because I make it 10.5 hours a day. 

from Florida with love,
Jilly  

Silly Sunday ...

Lets celebrate today!  Not only is it Fathers Day but it's a great day to relax and kick off the good ol' working shoes and put your feet up!  Laugh a little to loud today, sing in the shower, eat to much food, but most importantly call up your dad, grandfather or any man who has been there for you, and tell them that you love them and are so blesssed to have them in your life.

from Florida with love,
Jilly

Favorite Mary Oliver quotes ...

"Instructions for living a life
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it."

"Sometimes I need
only to stand
wherever I am
to be blessed"

"Keep room in your heart for the unimaginable"

"I believe in kindness. Also in mischief.  Also in singing, especially when singing is not necessarily prescribed"

There is also a poem that Mary Oliver wrote called "The Journey" and I absolutely fell in love with it.  You should read it sometime. 

We've had a couple of storms the past couple of days and they are calling for another one tonight.  Yesterday I got to work at the American Garden theatre and listen to "Hotel California" which is a tribute to the Eagles.  It was a lot of fun even though the sky dumped a bucket of rain on us.  The guests were in good spirits about it and continued to have a great time.  I have Sunday off so I'm looking forward to really lazing about, especially if it's raining!

from Florida with love,
Jilly