It's the most wonderful time of the year

Hey Ya'll...haven't posted in awhile so i'll catch everyone up to speed...

December 1-5th, went to Disney World...check the deal on the previous 4 blogs.
(Also check the Disney Day Parade, yes airing ON CHRISTMAS DAY folks, and you might just catch a glimpse of yours truly screaming like a 5 year old that's been to Disney World for the first time ever. I'm standing infront of the Theatre Marquis next to some very large, yet very feminine man/boy in a blue sweatshirt and a santa hat...)
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December 1st: Got a call asking me to be interim head soccer coach...i said yes, now i gots tons of work to do!! Recruiting, scheduling, spring training, the works...i think i rather stay behind the scenes, but i'm upfront and center until May.
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December 17th: Had a Christmas Party with all my parent's friends, it was nice to see everyone and it helped get the kitchen done and the house all clean.
December 19th: Today. Going over Christmas Lists in my head...spent WAY too much money on everyone, but i don't care cause it's CHRISTMAS! Becca came in on Saturday so we hung out last night which was amazing because i never get to see her and spend some quality time with her. We went to Applebee's and then rented "The Polar Express"...great movie for those who haven't seen it yet.

Last night i stayed up until 1:00am watching a Hallmark Christmas movie...those get me every time. There's one on every night at 9:00pm, so I plan on doing that all week.

It'll be an easy week, physically going to work but not being there mentally, going late and leaving early...ahhhhhhhhh the joys of the holidays.

I can't til Rachel comes home too so the three of us can exchange Christmas presents...i got them some wicked awesome presents!

Whoever reads this, i love you all and miss you all and hope you have a wonderful Holiday!

From 75 to snow in 3 hours or less...

Hello all, here's a recap of the last week...and mainly my trip to Disney World. Sigrid and I had an amazing time...i hadn't been to Disney in a couple of years, and never during the Christmas Season. Not only did i get to go to the theme parks, i also got to be part of the select audience during the taping of the Very Merry Christmas Day Parade, that will air on Christmas day. I never realized how much work goes into filming a parade, can i just say that a parade that takes 2 hours or less on TV takes atleast 3 days to tape, and hours of editing. But it was a once in a lifetime experience, and i wouldn't have wanted anything different.

Day #1, Friday, December 1st:
Got up at 6:00am (after getting to my hotel at 11:30pm the night before) to be ready and waiting for Sigrid and her friends to pick me up and take me to Magic Kingdom to start taping the Holiday Festivities at 8:00am. We made it there just in time, and then were escorted (along with about 300-500 others) to the front of Cinderella's castle to be part of the audience for the taping of some 1 song concerts by various singers and bands. I was excited, but soon found out how much of a perfectionist Disney can be when getting the right shots. We hung around for a few hours, and about 6 or 7 takes of the same song, then decided to hit the rides and attractions of the park. We went on all the main rides, saw some shows and experienced the experience that is Walt Disney World: Magic Kingdom. The park closed at 6pm for a Christmas party that you had to pay extra for, so we decided to jet and catch a movie. Chicken Little in 3-D! It was a long but great day...

Day #2, Saturday, December 2nd:
We slept in a little and decided to go to Magic Kingdom for another day, mainly to try and catch the actualy parade. We had heard that Regis and Kelly were going to be there Saturday...and we were right!
I was at the parade for about 4 and a half hours, trying to take in every moment. This was another day of watching and waiting, then watching again...but eventually i got a front row (or should i say curb) seat...so keep your eyes peeled on Christmas morning because you might see my face! I was standing infront of the cinema theatre thing next to a fairly large, fairly feminine teenage boy in a blue sweatshirt and a santa hat...so if you see him, you probably saw me! During the parade i got to see many characters, Santa Clause, Power Rangers (yes they are Disney now) and even Ally & AJ, and the Cheeta Girls!!!

Here's some more pics from the Disney Parade on Day 2:

After hanging out at the parade for a few hours on Day 2, Sigrid and i then went to MGM Studios...it's one of my favorite places since my life long dream is to be a Disney Animator and that's where the Animation Studio is housed. We saw a wicked cool car stunt show, hit up the Rockin Roller Coaster, and "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" and were content on just hanging out and people watching.
During the winter months each theme park has something specific that they do for Christmas...MGM's was a huge Christmas Light Display...and when i say huge i'm talking millions of lights, and even snow! It was an amazing sight to see and experience...pictures do NOT do it justice...but i'll try. Here is a shot that i stitched together...
And that was the ending to day #2.

Day #3, Sunday December 3rd:
We spent the day at Epcot. A great park that i have learned to appreciate as i've gotten older. We got to the park early in the morning and committed our morning to going on all the rides. There was Test Track, where you are a crash test dummy going through the daily tests that a car would go through...and then went on a new ride called "Soarin" where you feel like you're hang gliding over forests, orange groves, oceans, mountains and deserts. The great thing is, is with the wind flowing through your hair and the smells of the places actually hitting your nose, it feels like you're REALLY FLYING! It was great! We decided to take a break in the middle of the day and go back to the hotel, then around 7 we came back to Epcot to hit the many countries of the world for dinner and then stayed for the nightly Illuminations show. Another long but great day...here are some pics.

Day #4, Monday, December 4th:

Monday was a low key day, we went to Downtown Disney which was right down the street from our hotel, and just chilled out until i had to go to the airport to come back to snowy, cold ol' Allegany...so that's it. I'm back now doing my 4 jobs....oh and for those of you that hadn't heard, i'm now interum head coach of the women's soccer team until we hire a new coach...so my plate is getting just that much fuller.

To check out some pictures from Disney, click on the link: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jaima9_5/album?.dir=/d8e5&urlhint=actn,del%3as,33%3af,0

other pictures will be up shortly!