Monday, I was extremely lazy and prettymuch did nothing all day except work out in the morning and read books all day. Which, you know, I'm pretty okay with.
That evening, I was supposed to go to a make-up rehearsal for the Candlelight Choir because I had apparently missed one and they're extreme sticklers for attendance. This rehearsal was supposed to be at a place called "Salem Lutheran Church," the regular rehearsal location for the choir members from the Burbank studios. As there was no address given in the emails I had received so far, I did a search in google maps, and sure enough, a Salem Lutheran Church not too far from my area popped up. I had no idea where Burbank was in relation to Anaheim, so I just assumed that this was the correct Salem Lutheran to go to. However, my suspicions should have been raised when I once again looked up "Salem Lutheran Church" in my gps in my car on the way there, and the only one it could find was one in the opposite direction to the one I was driving to. I ignored it and drove to the one I had originally found. I arrived at the church and found only about 2 cars in the parking lot. I proceeded to the gym where the rehearsal was supposed to take place, and only two very confused basketball players were there to greet me.
It was around the time the rehearsal was supposed to start, but I got back in my car and looked for the other Salem Lutheran my gps had come up with, decided it wasn't too far, I could be ~20 minutes late, and it would be okay. So, I drove across several freeways in the dark, blindly following the orders of my gps, until FINALLY, almost ~45 minutes after rehearsal was supposed to start, I reached yet another empty parking lot of another incorrect Salem Lutheran Church. By this time, I was tired and frustrated and decided to just go home and eat a bowl of cereal, and next time, actually look up where Burbank is and search that area for Salem Lutheran Church. So, hopefully, my foray out there tonight will not be for naught -_-
Tuesday went much better. Our assignment for class the week before was to go into Disneyland, read up on the history of Main Street, spend some time on Main Street experiencing attractions and general ambiance, and write about the experience to turn in on Thursday. So, one of my roommates and I went into the park and just hung out on Main Street for a few hours. We rode the little turn-of-the-century double-decker omnibus (on the top, of course), watched some original Mickey cartoons in the cinema, rode the Disneyland railroad round-trip, visited the Disneyland gallery with really awesome artwork including concept art of attractions re-imagined as Steam Punk, experienced "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln," which was actually a lot cooler than it sounds because their Lincoln in there is the most advanced animatronic ever created, plus I just really like Civil War history and it was really interesting to see the ways that Lincoln had influenced Walt's life. We finally topped it all off by getting ice cream in the cute little old-fashioned ice cream parlor and people-watching from a park bench. It was quite a lovely way to spend the day.
There was a very neat little door on Main St...hopefully there shall be more casting in the near future...
That evening, we all dressed up in Halloween costumes to attend the Alice-in-Wonderland-themed mid-program dance. It was pretty fun at first - we got to play croquet with flamingos (I was a little disappointed there weren't hedgehogs though :P ), and a card-themed beanbag toss, and there was a photo booth to take silly pictures with your friends. The lemonade was pretty tasty, and there was a giant buffet table filled with stuff I can't eat (except a few slightly squishy strawberries and grapes), and silly classic dance songs (macarena, get funky, electric slide, etc.) on the checkered dance floor. However, as the night wore on, my shoes as well as the dance music became increasingly uncomfortable, so as soon as the raffle tickets were called, (none of which were ours,) My roomies and I decided we'd be curmudgeonly and go back to our apartment.
Minnie Mouse, Raphael (Ninja Turtle), Pocahontas, 20's Flapper, and Alice...IN WONDERLAND!!!
Such roommate. So party. Many dance. Wow.
I worked and then filled out my homework on Wednesday. That's about all that happened that day.
Thursday, however, was pretty neat! We got to have the 2 current Disneyland Ambassadors come and share their stories, while the next 2 Ambassadors looked on. They gave us an overview of how the ambassador program came about, what their roles are, what it takes to be a leader in the Disney company, and their personal journeys. They're basically the face of the Disneyland Resort as a whole, and the ambassadorship is one of the most competitive positions to get into. But they were both so down-to-earth and genuinely passionate about what they do, and it was so refreshing to see that when they have such important roles in the company. At the end, they got really emotional because they realized that this was the last college program talk they would be giving because the next ambassadors would be taking over the following semester. They loved sharing their stories with college students that much, even though a good deal of their job involved meeting with top executives.
The rest of the class was focused on deciding what's next for all of us after the program. We split up into groups, depending on whether we want to stay on afterward or if we're going back to regular life. It's crazy that we're already starting to plan for January! It felt really exciting to go to the group of people staying on, but it also made me a little sad to see some of the friends I've made here go into the other group. We still have two months to go, but January will be here before we know it.
Halloween itself was not terribly exciting. I worked, then came home and watched Silence of the Lambs because I'd never seen it before and I figured Halloween was a good opportunity. Dude...Anthony Hopkins...O___O Anyway, after that, my stomach felt inexplicably horrible and was cranky all the next day. I have no idea what its problem is. Stupid stomach.
On Saturday, I got some errands done, and then got to skype with my dizzy reject sloth buddy who's going to school out in the woods in New York! We had a really good long talk, and she listened to my rants and excuses of why I haven't been going to church or doing bible study, and she gently but firmly reminded me of the vital importance getting back into study and fellowship. She directed me to Ephesians 1 &2 that had really encouraged her this past summer, and it turned out to be what I needed to be reminded of too. It spoke of God's grace and purpose for the world that he wants to bring about through us. Then, I started re-watching the bible study that my mom and I had been doing this past summer on the Jewish feast days and how all the symbolism lines up perfectly with Jesus life and ministry. I still haven't found a church, but I can't let that discourage me and stop me from looking, and it definitely should not stop me from continuing to grow in my personal walk. Even though I'm on my own now in another state, it doesn't mean that I'm not still a part of a much bigger plan.
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