and today, i worked for 10.7 hours or something weird like that. and I was soo not looking forward to going into work today, I was moaning about it to my roommates, who I pretty much haven't seen since Monday, because Maile gets up before me, and goes to bed before I get home everyday.. so I actually saw her this morning so taht was fun.
but then I got to work, and I got to ring hte 'dinner bell' for 3 hours. which sounds ridiculous, but I LOOOOVE doing it. I get to be outside (but in the direct path of our open doors so i get a nice a.c. breeze, plus i'm under an overhang thingy so i dont get direct sunlight) and I get to ring a bell and wear a lanyard of pins for Disney Pin Trading (which is like this HUUUUGe thing. i mean there are conventions. and rare pins can go for thousands of dollars... craaaazy. but I think I may get into it because it's reallly funn)
and today while ringing the bell for 3 hours, my mood was immediately lifted, and I had the best time. although I am alone most of the time, as in there are no other cast members with me for any significant amount of time, I really just have so much fun. I get to talk to everyone coming in, the kids love pin trading (actually so do a lot of the adults) and I really really feel like I am 'making the magic' as its said.
I get to see all the kids dressed as princesses (who DONT come into the restaurant) and I can call out to them and make them happy (like.. if someone is dressed as snow white, you calll them snow white, their parents didnt shell out the big bucks for you to say 'ooh heeeey!')
and you get to see so much more.
I had my picture taken like 5 times, some with kids, some with adults and some of me ringing the bell. it's crazy!
and there was this woman today who had a sleeping baby, and her family was all on Haunted Mansion (which is directly across from the CHH) and she was just pushing hte stroller in circles under the overhang area, so she was getting the a.c. blasts as well. and me and Steven, who was outside w/ me at the time, were talking with her for a good half hour while she waited, and i mean we exchanged life stories basically, and we got a pin for her baby because it was the babies first time here. and she was just so excited that we were so out of our way nice to her, it was great.
and later I saw a couple who were wearing our Engaged pins (they were celebrating their Engagement, Disneys thing this year is 'what are you celebrating' and you get pins for whatever) so I congratulated them, and I guess I was only the second one to do so, and they were so happy, and I love doing that, it's so fun :)
so even though I hate closing, and its ridiculous unfair that I have closed every night this week, that i worked anyway, which everyones like oh well new CPs usually do close all the time, and i was like okay fine, thats a fair thing, howver... I am literally the only one who has been closing counter every night this week, I have had a different helper every day.... it suckssss.
but in the end, it's the things like my bell ringing session that make me happy, and are the things I'm going to remember. becuase I know when I get home from this experience I'm not going to look back and remember every night I was stressed over closing, I'm going to remember the times I made a kid smile because I acknowledged thier dress, or had the Pin they were looking to trade for. and that is exactly why I am here, to make the magic happen for these kids.
but in all honesty, as cheesy and cliche as it is, I'm fully getting more out of their magical 'moments' then they will.
so despite all my moaning about long days and sore feet/back, in the end, it's completely worth it. I just have to remind myself of it sometimes.
everyday isn't covered with pixie dust, but I can't even imagine leaving, ever. it's absolutely amazing and I love it here. soo much.
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