Monday, April 20, 2009

On my way and in Calgary!

Hey Everyone!!
So i am offically on my way! I'm sitting in Calgary at the Airport, waiting for my flight to Toronto.
It's begun to hit me!! I'm actually moving to Disneyworld!! It's sad because i'm not going to see these people for soo long, but it'll be good for me. I had a good couple tears after leaving them.
So, the light was really good. Very easy, and i'm hoping the next two will be the same.
I honestly don't have very much to report on. The Calgary airport is kinda neat, although i havn't left the gate that i arrived at, because it's the same gate as where ii'm boarding!
Umm, i guess i just wanna voice how much i appreciate everyone and what they've done to help me get here. Sandi and my Mom helping paying for my flight and hotel for my Interview in Toronto and then everything that people have done to get me here!!
THANK YOU!!!!! =)
I'm going to do my very best try and post here as often as i can, but i believe my first couple weeks will be crazyyyyyyy! Umm.. soo i guess i better get going? Lol
I don't know what else to say.
I will try my absolute hardest to post in here tomorrow night and give you a full update.
So for now, this is it!
Take Caree,
Sam

Friday, April 17, 2009

Car Accident with three days to go!

Hey Everyone!!

So, two and a half days left!! I'm getting sooo excited again!!! =)
I bought my American money today, but might go get some more on Monday morning when i'm out. The exchange rate is terrible! I lost 60$
Anyways, so i'm having the hardest time trying to fit everyone in. I'm trying to spend lots of time with EVERYONE, but it's hard! I'm spending the afternoon cleaning (like physical scrubbing) my room. Everything is for the most part packed up. Finishing some laundry and then later tonight i'm going bowling with Hollie out in Sidney! =)
SHould be fun. Ohh on a bad note, i got into a car accident last night. Not cool. It wasn't that bad, but i was really scared and in a lot of shock. I stopped at a crosswalk for a pedestrian on Fort St. I was competley stopped and same with the car behind me, but the truck behind her wasn't..and he was going really fast. So he slammed into her which made her slam into me. Everyone was fine, my neck is pretty sore, but it's just whiplash i believe. There wasn't really any damage to the car. I mean you can see where she hit, but really the only major damage was the guys truck.
It was weird, once i had stopped i heard the guys tires screech and him hit her. My first thought was, HAHA..why wern't you paying attention, and then i got hit. lol, so yeah. He had to be going about 60 before he stopped. Anywayss, all is fine now. The coolest part i guess what all the attention. 3 police cars (two of them were the big vans), 2 firetrucks and 1 ambulance came to the scene. But it's all fine.
So just thought i'd share my bad news, and yeah. I got an e-mail from Kristen this morning wishing me good luck and told me some cool facts about FLorida.
For those of you who've been to Disneyland before.. well, the entire Disneyland could fit into just the magic kingdom parking lot!! That's a big parking lot (considering it takes you about 3 or 4 days to do everything in disneyland), ohh and Disneyworld is double the size of Manhatten!! Anndd, apparently more people visit the EPCOT Norway pavillion then people are in Norway right now! cRAZY!!
I better go though.
I'll keep you guys posted!!
Take Care,
Sam

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Less than a week!!

Hey Everyone!!!

So i thought i'd blog because i'm leaving iin just under a week.
I have six days to go, and i can hardly wait. I'm lying in bed, watching In Treatment. I bought the first season a couple weeks ago, and i loveee it!! The second season is pretty good so far, but it's only the beginning of the second week.
Anyways, so i'm all packed up and this week i'm spending lots of time with people. Today i went out with my dad in the morning and we ended up at Starbucks. We chatted about things, so it was nice. Later in the afternoon Hollie and i got together and went out for dinner. :)
Tomorrow, i have to wait around the house in the morning to be here when my mom's tredmil arrives. Fun stuff, eh? Haha And then after.. well later at night around 5:30 i'm meeting up with Robin, from work for coffee. We're going to chat for about an hour and then we're meeting up with Shadie and Ericka to walk to my dinner at Moxies. I'm really excited for it because Hazel's going to be there, and Benet. I havn't seen Hazel since January, and Benet since like November. It shall me good!!! On Wednesday i'm meeting up with my mom to figure out some things with my bank, and then spending the afternoon with Alex. In the evening, Hollie and i are getting together and having our last coffee date, obviously at Tim Hortans! Thursday, i don't have too much planned. I'm probably going to like actually scrub down my room for the majority of the day and in the evening, Hollie and I are having a games night. We've been planning it for quite some time, so it should be exciting! And around midnight, Rachael and I are going to the midnight skate at Oak Bay! It'll be my last skate for a LONGGG time!! =(
Friday..hmm, again.. not much planned until the evening. Hollie and i are going bowling!! Going to be fun! Havn't bowled in AGES! On Saturday, i'm seeing Erin. We're being super dooper cool and going out for dinner, but dressing up in our grad dresses!! It's going to be so much fun.
We're going to come back to my place and hopfully drinking lots! I gotta make it count. This will be the last time i drink illegially, underage. LOL
Anyways.. and then Sunday i'm going out for dinner at Azumma's for my last dinner with my family.
Ohhhh a great thing is i ran into Danika today! We chatted and caught up. I don't not like her, she said she can't be friends with me because i have too many connections to Alex. Ohh well.
I'm getting really excited again for Disney. I can't believe that in one week today, i'll be in the air, flying from Calgary to Toronto.
I'm trying to think of more to say, but i really can't think of anything.
I need to finish watching my episode and get some sleep. I gotta get up in about 7 hours. Ickk!

Take Caree,
Sam
xox

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

About a week and a half to go!

Hey Everyone!!!

So i began writing a post on Monday morning, but i was rushed to leave and catch my ferry, so i just stopped. Anyways, so i have 11 days left!! It's soo exciting. I drove past the airport yesterday and saw a West Jet A20 taking off and got really excited and nervous. All the dumb 'what-ifs' are popping in my head. I'm trying my best to ignore them, but it's hard.
So i'm pretty much all packed, my room is nearly there too. (I'm not planning on staying here for very long when i come back). I scanned all my ID's, Visa is here, flight is booked, insurance is payed for. I'm set!! I just have to play the waiting game now. This week hasn't been too bad actually. I took Connor out of school on Monday and spent most of the day with him and Alex, and then spent the evening with Hollie. Tuesday i went to Vancouver for the day and visited Nikki, Amanda, Brenda, Marty, Sharron, and Emily! It was a lot of fun. Wednesday (today) I had lunch with Mrs. Hoffman, which was nice to see her before i leave! And then spent the rest of the day with Alex. Tomorrow i work 2-8. Friday i work 10-6. Saturday i work 1-6 and i'm done at The Bay!! Last day. I can't believe it!! I'm going to really miss everyone there, and even the annoying things like getting Instant Credits (Opening credit cards) and the annoying customers. And then on Sunday i'm having a good-bye lunch with my Dad & Grandma (they're coming to the airport with me) so that will be nice..and then in the evening i'm having a family dinner(mom's side). Norma, Tom, Sandi, Alex, Connor, and Mom will be there, and it's going to be Easter dinner, Tom's Birthday, and my going away dinner all in one. Should be interesting!
Ohh and last weekend i had a fun night out with some of my friends. It was a sorta goodbye thing, but not really. We went out for dinner at Earls and then came back to my place and drank. I didn't drink too much because i worked the next day, but Danielle, Greg and Alex were sooo drunk! It was quite funny, actually!
Desiree notified me this morning about all the termination they've been doing lately for underage drinking, so i'm definatly not going to risk it down there. I have a whole life time to drink, and this is kind of a once in a life time opprotunity!
I'm sorry i don't have much to report on. My next post will be the day before i leave i think. I have no other reason to come on here until then. Nothng new to report!!
So hopfully this next week and a half goes by fast! (Unlikely!)
I should probably go. LOST is coming on soon!!! I still can't believe i'm missing the Season Finalie! :(
But i know Craig and Cale are big fans too, so we might have a LOST party or something and watch it. Hope so!! If not, i'll find some way to see it at some point.

Soo i'm finally giving out the link!! So if anyone has any questionsssssss or anything just e-mail me or leave me a comment!!!
Talk to you all soon!!
Take Care,
Sam

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Three weeks to go!

Hey Everyone!!


So yes, only 3 more weeks until i'm on my way to Disneyworld!!
My weeks are crazy now. Like i have soo much to do, but i can't do much until my last week and a half. Next Sunday i'm doing a packing test-run, so i'm going to back up everything as if i were leave tomorrow, and i mean EVERYTHING!! Haha i'm going to the extent of packing up my make-up, laptop, linens, all my shoes, clothes, toothbrush, hairbrush and my pictures!!
It's a way to keep me kind of sane. Like i'm not going to be packing everything until maybe the 18th, just because i don't want to pack everything up and then be ohh i want to use this or this. lol. So if i do a test run i'll know everything, exactly! haha

So good news!! I got my VISA at the beginning of th week! I can offically work in America!
And for those of you who don't know... my VISA is not a VISA credit card, it's a work VISA. It's a silly slip of paper that goes in my passport that says i'm legally allowed to work in America. :)
I know a lot of my friends thought it was a credit card, so i was just clarifiying!
So normally, my weeks go by pretty fast. I start out on Monday, usually hang out with friends/ clean, sleep in until i go to Figure Skating, and then i hang out with Hollie and go to the gym later in the evening. I basically do that until Thursday. So i kill time until then and then i work Thurs-Sun, usually going out with friends after works and doing things. That's my typical week, it for the most part it goes by fast because i'm not sitting there thinking about each day and just wanting it to end!! But now, it's the only thing i'm doing. It's going by ridicilously slow!!!! Grr! Slowest 3 weeks of my life, i swear! But i think i just need to get through the next week and a half, and then all hell will break loose!! =)
I need to get my medical insurance though!!! Friday, i think i'm doing that and paying my Registration fee for the program. Soo i think it's going to be good. DOn't have very many parties planned. Most of my friends don't seem like they really care that i'm leaving for a year, but i don't even care anymore. I have one really good friend who's getting so stressed and upset about me leaving, and i appreciate every second of it!!
On a different note, my last day at The Bay is on the 11th!! So excited to get out of there!!!
I'm going to miss everyone so much though!! BUt like i said, it's going to be so nice to get out of there and hopfuly in Florida, i'll maybe get a Saturday or Sunday off!!! Will be nice!

So i think that's really it! I should get some sleep anyways. It's 2am and i have to be at work for 11:30am tomorrow. HAHA

Soo i guess goodnight,
and i'm going to try and wait until 1 week prior departure before i post in here again, although i can't promise anything if i get bored or something really exciting happens!
It'll be crazy, the next time i write in here, almost everyone will have my blog URL!!!!
=)

Take Caree,
Sam


Starlight starbright first star i see tonight. I wish i may i wish i might have the wish i wish tonight.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

I cannot sleep!

Hey Everyone!

So i cannot get to sleep to save my life! I slept in until 12:30pm yesterday, so that's probably why. So i have 1 month to go! I can hardly wait! Like all that's going through my head is, 2 weeks from now, i'll have 2 weeks left! Crazy! Sophie and Graeme and I are meeting by the baggage claim on the 21st. I need to actually remember what time they're arriving at. I ask them maybe once a week, and i've yet to remember, but it's not too long after i touch down. I'm hoping Ana will arrive close to the same time so we can arrive at Vista together. She's pretty cool! I hope we stay close when we're down there.
So, still no visa package. But it should be coming this week. If i don't get it by Friday i'll E-mail Kristen to see what's up. It's not a big rush, but i just want it!!
So i'm exciting news, i'm going to Seattle this weekend with my mom, Sandi, and Alex. It was pretty random. Last Friday i was out for dinner with them, and we were discussing how we should take a trip up to Parksville for a weekend before i move off, and then somewhere it ended up being Seattle! So that'll be really fun! I havn't been there in a while!

Some other really good news is, i have a plan for after Orlando. Mrs. Hoffman kept bugging me about how i needed to figure something out, but didn't think it was really necessary because i would probably change my mind. So i'm scatching getting a degree in Psychology. ( I was trying to avoid doing math 12) I was seaching online at the different Universities & Colleges in Canada and came across this program at University of Waterloo. It's a Geography and Avaition. I didn't even know this existed. I came across of it while i was looking up the admission requirements for their Psych BA program. I'm pretty excited about it. I e-mailed the lady who's head of this particular program and asked if my upgraded English at Camosun would be okay. The only thing is they'd perfer highish 70's% but i got low.. lol. We'll see. So it's 4 year Bachelor Program. It's expensive though. I think i summed it up to $35,000 in tuition, and then the flight program part was $60,000 over the span of 3 years. So i'm going to be in a lot of debt. But hey, pilot's make lots of money! I'm really excited to share this with everyone. I also like that it's in Ontario. I'm very far away from my life in Victoria! Get a chance to start my own new life there.

So there's not very much to say regrading Disney. I started going through some things tonight, actually a lot of things from the end of High School, which was sad obviously. Next week i might try tackling my clothes and organize what i'm taking. I know my last couple weeks are going to be crazy, so the more i get done now, the better. I'm starting to get really close with Daniel, Ana, Graeme, and Alwyn. Haha, i text all of them ALL the time. It's bad!
Ohh Poldi, a german friend of mine who's already down there told me last Friday 8 cast members were terminated for underage drinking. There was a suprise inspection. I'm hoping one of them was Canadian, just so it gives Robin a chance to get in!!! We'll see.
I've begun planning my two major going away parties. I have one with my friends that i see everyday, that's on April 17th. I think we're going out for dinner at Milestones and then going back to my place to drink and party and just have a good time. There will be TONS of pictures taken! haha
And then i'm having my Bay party! It's just a dinner, but there's about 13 of us all going. I'm really excited about this, because Hazel, Benet, and Sarah are going, and i don't work with them anymore.
Anyways, i should probably get going. I'm still not tired and it's 4:16am. Haha - I'm thinking about going to the gym atound 6am, if i don't crash!

If i get my package tomorrow or later in the week i'll blog and let you know what's in it!!
Take Careee,
Sam
xox

-p.s - i'm totally obsessed with the song AFRICA! <3

Monday, March 9, 2009

A month and a half to go!

Hey Everyone!

So, yeah i leave in about a month and a half. I'm getting more and more excited everyday!
There's stil no word on my visa. First Kristen said 2 weeks like a month ago, and then she said a month before i leave, and now it might be a couple weeks before i leave. Who knows? But with the visa comes another information package. I think it's just more detailed.

There's nothing really to update. I've begun planning out my Goodbye parties. I'm also going to Vancouver in two weeks to see my cousins, aunt and uncles. I usually see them once a year during Thanksgiving, but i wont be here, so i'd like to see them! I'm just going over for the day, nothing big. lol
Let's see, oh yeah and with The Bay, i'm having a goodbye dinner. It's at Moxies on April 14th.
I'm really excited for that!! I'm inviting Robin, Rose, Eva, Hazel, Rolly, Kelly, Ericka, Shaddie, Benet, and Sarah. I think that all of them. :) Should be a lot of fun.
And of course i'm going to have a party with my family. Well, at least i hope so.
I'm pretty tired, so i'm going to head off to bed.
I thought i'd just post in here for a quick update. I'm really hoping i get my Visa Package this week, so if i do i will deffinatly post a blog and update y'all with all the wonderful information!

Take Care,
Sam
xox