So I realized I haven't really gone into detail on a lot of things from the past month or so (Disney, Jersey &such) and I was thinking today about my favorite disney moments from last month.

So my family and I went with my aunt June and cousins Salvatore and Francesca.  I was a little nervous because my parents, Heather, and I are all disney freaks and love all the rides and cheesy story lines and characters and the whole sha-bang.  My cousins were less than excited.  They're not a huge fan of rides and have never really been into Disney movies.  So there was one day we went to Animal Kingdom, and my aunt had been talking about this one ride that she would be interested in, which was a big deal because of her aversion to rides.  So we go, and it's one of those little roller coasters that jerk you around the corner super fast so it seems like you're going to fly off the edge.  But it's not super high or fast or anything, just jerky and jumpy with a few drops and such.  So I go in a little cart with Francesca and Heather, and we begin.  So we click up the the top and start flying around corners and decide that we are not a fan of being flung around and are fairly certain we aren't going to survive.  And after deciding this we click to the top of the highest drop, and Francesca starts singing to calm herself.  However it's not really singing at all, it's rapping.  And all of a sudden Heather joins in on the rapping and we're on this little animal kingdom ride with Heather and Francesca rapping this ridiculous song so loudly.

So after that, every time we went on a ride that we were nervous about/that scared Cesca, we would start rapping this song.  And I have this great memory of Cesca, Heather, Sal, and I sitting on a bed in the resort listening to the song on Cesca's laptop and Heather rapping it so dramatically and it was just really great.  The four of us are all super super different and it was just kinda cool to be all getting along and laughing and enjoying each other.  Even if it was over a dirty rap song.

Since I know you're wondering, this is the song.

There was another time in Disney when there was 'extra magic hours' in MGM, which is the park where Tower of Terror&Rockin Roller Coaster are.  If you're not following, google it, but basically it's the best ride at Disney.  And extra magic hours means the park is open later than usual, so on this particular night the park was closing at ten pm I think.  So we had gone out for dinner in a different park and during dinner Sal had said he wanted to try Tower of Terror and Rockin Roller coaster.  Homie, Heather, and I are huge fans in particular of these rides and Sal had previously not been interested in trying them so we were all super pumped.  So at like 9pm we're running to the bus to take it to MGM to try to get on the rides before they close.  We get to the park at 9:20 and Heather, Homie, Sal, and I run all the way to Tower of Terror.  So we're booking across the parks and run onto the ride, get off, and run to Rockin Roller coaster.  We get off at 10:05 and leave.  Success.

It was super funny because we were all dressed nicely from dinner and we were running in our dresses and cute shoes. 

Disney was great.  Makes me miss my family.

But as for current life, it's going great.

Tibbs and Kesh are being kind of precious because they've recently started reading Les Miserables out loud to each other each night in preparation for the movie coming out in October.  They're getting super into it.

But I'm beginning Homeless Ministry in the morning, so I shall be off to bed.

Enjoy your weekend, friends!

Rent is consuming me.  The musical, I mean, since I don't actually pay rent.
Sometimes I get a little embarrassed by the variety of music (or lack thereof) shown on my Spotify and the fact that everyone can see it.
Because I listen to things in loops.  For example, I discover a new musical and listen to it nonstop for a week or two.  Last week it was Newsies, this week it's Rent.  And it's consuming.
I got pulled over yesterday coming back from an interview (they really need to have more speed limit signs in my area, how can I be at fault when I'm not informed?) and the minute I pull over all I can think is I'm not gonna pay, I'm not gonna pay...
(Reference 4:15)

Luckily, the police officer was super super sweet and gave me a warning.  So there was no issue there.

But shoot, it's just so good.  So sad, and so good.

Also, there's been this project that I've been stressing about.  My digital video class & screenwriting classes have been dealing out projects every week and it's turning out to be quite a bit of work.  This week I have to find a song recorded before 1990 and write a music video for it for my digital video class.  I've been stressing about this project in particular because I think it's really easy to make a music video cheesy and I wanted the video to be independent of the song but still mesh well and I have a hard time forcing myself to be creative.  But I just came to the library, sat down, and hammered it out in thirty minutes and I actually really like it.  So I'm feeling kind of awesome right now.  And now for screenwriting I have to write two outlines for separate short films.  I've written one already, so I'm hoping the second doesn't take too long.

To Do List For Today/Tonight:

Write 1 Short Film Outline

Read 77 pages in Film Text

Christian Theology Blog

Not too bed, but the text might kill me.  I still have about eight hours left to complete this.  Do-able.

Better get started.

Love to those who died in the tragedy eleven years ago, to those mourning, and to those still recovering.

Oh man, here we are in week three of classes and everything is in full swing.
I watched Rent for the first time (loved it), got a job (babysitting, as if you had to ask), auditioned for the musical (I'll keep you posted) and have already slept through a class.
Not ideal, but hey the rest is going pretty well.
I feel like I have it all.  My closest friends, my adventure camp friends, classes I'm excited about, and fall weather.
Life is good, friends.

We haven't even been here a full week and I'm EXHAUSTED.
Seriously people, this is day six.  I have no motivation for my mountain of reading that needs to be done!
Ugh.
I'm literally procrastinating by googling how to focus.
Irony.
Okay time to get down to business, for real this time.

I had the best summer.

This is the moment that I feel my childhood is officially over.

I've been trying recently to take a step back every once and a while and appreciate the moment I am having at the time.  There have been a lot of moments this summer where I have been in awe of a moment or an experience, and I've been trying to take note of those moments.  Appreciate life a little more.
This summer I went to NYC with my mom to see Newsies, and before the show we went out to dinner with my aunt and uncle.  They took us to this beautiful little restaurant in manhattan that had an exposed wall.  I don't know if that's the right term but basically the wall that faced the street and all of the people and beautiful sights of the city were right there.
And there was this moment when everyone at the table was laughing, the sun was just beginning to set, there was a cool breeze blowing through the restaurant, and the song 'I'll Follow You Into The Dark" by Death Cab for Cutie was playing (one of my favorite songs) was playing through the speakers.  And at this moment everything seemed perfect and I just kept thinking remember this moment.
And as I write this I realize that is a Taylor Swift quote and now it seems cheesy.
But really, it was a little perfect moment that I want to record so I can keep it forever.

Aaaaaaand we have returned to the Sarah suite here in Fulton (thank the LORD).  No more Wilson, and I could not be happier.
First day of classes was fantastic and I love them and I'm almost excited for tomorrow (it is school, after all)!
But I do miss Disney so very much.