Thursday, January 10, 2008

Landing in the UK


My last day in the USA

Mark and me in the teepee; us in his and hers Disney cast member clothing - yes we are geeks!; Michael, Charlie, Simon and Kirsty in the minivan on the way to lunch


Us at Perkins; then Charlie and I with our servers at Perkins; Kirby in the airport; Kirby and the Snowman on the plane! Homeward bound

My last night in the Commons

Simon singing his heart out to the Little Mermaid; Mark re-enacting Fantasmic


Charlie messing with Simon; takeaway Dominos - yum yum; Charlie and us playing Simpsons monopoly


Simon covering Charlie in Mickey stickers which are only meant for gift boxes! - oops!; Mark and I messing around with Kirby


Laura; Charlie and Simon; Mark and me while getting bored of monopoly

Last Song with the Beatles

Anthony just before the Beatles started folding t-shirts, Beatles ones of course!; Kirsty with finger friends - one cold and one very toasty!; Kirsty and I with out last day tags; the Tyas family together!



The British Invasion playing; Mark and Kirsty; me with Nadia; Mark and I


Kirsty and Charlie; Mark and I; me and Charlie; the Tyas family


Me and Anthony; Kirsty and I with Chuck the awesome security guard at cast services; Kirsty on the bus home for the last time!






My last day at work

My apartment building - number 10; my empty, bare bedroom :(

Standing at the bus stop as the bus pulls into the Commons, with my building behind it!; Kirsty when we opened the stores; Brenda all wrapped up for winter; our opening sheet for our money details of the morning!

My Last Day tag; then me wearing it; Kirsty wearing hers; us with Brenda as she sang to us



The toy store just after we opened and the street - perfume store on the right, leading to the tea store in the beamed building


Another angle looking down the street with the pub opposite right at the end; me freezing on cart; then Kirsty; then both of us!


Me clocking out on the system for the last time!; My shoes and pop socks tights in the bin - good riddance!; My locker...all decorations pulled down and empty!

Last few days at work

Me in my very "attractive" coat; Anthony and me on break


Anthony and I posing a lot more!


and more!


Charlie; Jose; Mark; Lee


Mark and Lee again; Kirsty and I leaving work together for the last time - me with my "outrageous service" cooler bag!

Massage at Saratoga Springs and chilling out

Random pic of my Disney and Commons IDs before I had to hand them in; the Artist's Palette where we ate at Saratoga Springs; the swimming pool and hotel sign


Chilling in the teepee - Charlie snuggling up to Mark; the TV in the corner of the teepee; the bamboo holding it all together!; Charlie and Mark again

Our Christmas Day (Boxing Day)

Mark and I preparing the turkey and then opening our presents from Charlie



She gave us a drawing of our family and a joint Christmas card!; Mark and I doing an impression of our computer game


Mark opening his presents from Charlie - a remote control car and a sketch of Stitch; one of my presents from Charlie wrapped in tin foil!


Charlie and Mark with their presents from me


Teddy B with his presents from me - a Mickey ears hat, a book and a beanbag!; me opening a huge present from Mark

It's Kirby, one of my favourite characters from a Nintendo game we play!; Charlie with her dad and mum and her bibs; the turkey!!!



Hayley and Michael addicted to playing on the gamecube; me, Mark, James and Hayley just posing for the camera; more Christmas presents being opened once Simon got home from work; view of the Christmassy apartment


More presents and Simon wearing the crown I got him, nothing like the Queen's speech on Christmas day; Kirsty with the glass I bought her


Michael, Kirsty, Charlie and Simon; Mark carving the turkey; Charlie with her dinner and then Simon


Me with my Christmas dinner - yay!; the aftermath of Christmas - what a mess!; Hayley and Kirsty in the teepee; Charlie decorating Simon with bows!

Christmas Day at work

Kirsty and me before the Christmas morning meeting; Simon; Hayley and me on holiday cart; Simon after 5 hours on cart without a break wanting to kill himself with the barcode scanner! haha!


Charlie and I posing in France after finishing work; Charlie with her new bib from me while eating Moroccan for dinner!


Me with my dinner and us eating backstage; by the Christmas tree in the UK courtyard; me outside the Boardwalk Inn, my favourite Disney hotel

Christmas Eve at work

Breakfast that the managers provided for us; Brenda and Matt, 2 of our managers; Mark and Kirsty; the troublesome three!



Kirsty and Mark opening the stores; Mark taking a "seat" for the morning meeting; Simon; Ashley and Sam


Mark being frisky with Kirsty!; Kirsty and I wearing the same rings - aww how cute!; Mark sellotaping his mouth shut after Brenda told him to be quiet in the meeting


The lunch spread the managers provided for us; Brenda and Sarah; me with both the managers; me and Charlie on our lunch break


Hayley and Carly; message for all the cast members; Mark on the holiday cart with the Snowman!

Last Wishes fireworks at Magic Kingdom

The entrance to Walt Disney World; lunch at Perkins with Danni, Charlie and Mark; Christmas tree at Disney's Wilderness Lodge resort; Charlie and I at Magic Kingdom before the fireworks and tears!

Saturday, December 29, 2007

The Commons where I live!


This is the layout of my apartment complex - after a year I thought it would be good for you to get an idea of where my friends and I all lived! Click on the picture for a bigger view!

Friday, December 21, 2007

Mark's Christmas Apartment

Me, James, Erika and Mark eating dinner; piccies of Mark's Christmas lights in the living room and teepee


Lights in the kitchen where Danni and I were nattering; piccies of all Simon and Mark's stockings!, including one for Simon's doll Giselle and a small one each for Teddy B and Fred - if you look closely you can just make them out above Stitch's head!; photos of the paper chains on the ceiling that Mark and I made.

Breakfast with Mary Poppins at 1900 Park Fare

Entrance to the restaurant at the Grand Floridian; Charlie and Mark waiting outside; Danni and Charlie at the table; Mark and me



More group pics; Charlie with Mary Poppins and her topiary.

Then more pics, with Alice, Mad Hatter and Mary Poppins: