The Final Countdown...

Idiot of the week:

Girl: (Looking at my costume) So is that the kind of thing you wear in England?
Me: (Laughing out loud) No! We dress just like you (but with more style!)


Wow, I cannot believe I have one week left of work, which means I have just over a week left in Florida. I have a mixture of feelings. I am definitely very excited to be coming home but as the end is becoming nearer I am not looking forward to saying goodbye to my life here.

Beth and I have now completed 'The List'. Last weekend along with Kirstie we went to Downtown Disney to go on the hot air balloon there, we have wanted to do that the whole time we've been here! It stays up in the air for about 15 minutes and you can see things like Epcot and Hollywood Studios from the sky! We also had dinner in Morocco which we have also been intending to do forever! It was nice and we even had a couple of photos with our servers!
The other great thing we did last week was see the Backstreet Boys! It was so exciting! They were playing at Hard Rock Live at Universal Studios, I got ready at Beth's and we had a few drinks and stuff beforehand. We had standing tickets so we made sure we got there early so we weren't pushed to the back. I was really suprised because I've only ever seen BSB at huge arenas like the 02 and Earl's Court, and Hard Rock Live is tiny! The people in the front row were actually so close to the front of the stage that they could touch them! The boys were excellent as usual, they performed their old stuff as well as their new album which I love already! And Nick was looking hot as usual. I'm so glad I got the chance to see them, I'm a fan for life! :-)

During the week one of my friends, Michelle left. She had a last party/song at Nick's apartment so we all had the chance to say goodbye. Alot of people were very upset, I never seem to cry when people leave so it will be interesting if I do when I go! Lol. Over facebook Michelle has seemed very upset since she's returned home and it's only been a few days so I really hope I'm not that sad when I get back!

This Sunday, Monday and Tuesday have been my last days off before I go home and yesterday was my last day off with Beth so we decided to do the 4 park challenge. Basically we fitted all four of the Disney theme parks into one day. We started off in Epcot and did our favourite rides; Spaceship Earth, Test Track and Soarin'. We then headed round the World Showcase and as we were hungry we grabbed a pretzel from Germany. We then got the boat across to Hollywood Studios and went on Tower of Terror. Unfortunately the park was heaving because they're holding Star Wars weekends there at the moment so we had to miss out Aerosmith's Rockin' Rollarcoaster. We the took the bus to Animal Kingdom where we rode Expedition Everest and Dinosaur. We also looked for one of our old managers who works there now but unfortunately she was off. Our last park on the list was Magic Kingdom, when we arrived we were slacking so we got a cake from the bakery on Main Street for a boost! We had a look in some of the shops and I got few last bits. The rides we did at Magic Kingdom were Space Mountain, Thunder Mountain, Philharmagic and Haunted Mansion. We planned our day well too because in the evening it was the first day of the new parade and fireworks. People were getting places for the parade from 7pm even though it didn't start until 9pm, so we grabbed a hotdog and drink and took our places. The Main Street Electrical Parade was amazing, I loved it and then the Nightime Spectacular fireworks were also good. I think I prefer the Wishes fireworks as they make me quite emotional but it was nice to see something different. By the time we left the park it was 11.00pm and we had been at it since 9.00am so we were pretty much exhausted!

Today I've had quite a relaxed day. I was going to sunbathe this morning to catch some rays before I go home but the weather was awful when I woke up. We've been having some really bad storms in Florida recently and alot of rain so this morning was no different! The weather people have also predicted this summer will be really bad for hurricanes so it's probably just as well I'm heading home soon. I did my laundry and skyped the fam and I also packed one of my cases so I am halfway ready to go! Eek!

Tomorrow I'm going to Downtown Disney to have a last look at World of Disney, have a last sandwich from Earl of Sandwich and a last ice-cream from Haagen Daz while I'm at the cinema! In the evening I think I'm going for dinner at Bahama Breeze as it's one of my favourite restaurants here.

After that I'll be down to my last week of work and that's one thing I can't wait to finish! We've also set some dates for our 'lasts'. Next Friday night is mine, Kirstie, Rach, Beth, Niamh and Katherine's Throw Out. It's basically a collection of stuff we don't or can't take home and is good enough for other people to have. People come along and 'shotgun' if they want something! I think Beth and I have decided to have our last meal on the Monday at Ihop. We decided on Ihop because it's open 24 hours so people can make it after work and it's fairly cheap. On the Wednesday we finish work I think we're going to drink around the world then end up back at the UK to watch Illuminations for the last time nad on the Thursday it will be our turn for last song! :-(

It feels very strange arranging our 'lasts' after seeing so many people before us. The final countdown is definitely on!