Introduction/Day 1
Alright, so as you guys might know, I'm driving to Disney from Kansas. It's 24 hours, so what we are doing is driving 12 hours (which we did Friday night) and staying at my Aunt's house to see her baby all day today (Saturday) and then finally tonight we will make our final 12 hour trip until we get to Pop Century Resort at Disney World!! 
I'm super excited! So we are planing on driving 9pm-9am on both nights. Last night, since I have a permit, I drove from 9pm to 1:45am, and then slept on and off until 8am. We have a 2006 Honda Odyssey and it is PACKED full! You have no idea, it's crazy. Especially since we are going to St.Pete the week after Disney, we have A LOT of stuff. But it's all going to be worth it in the end. Wanted to share a little story..at about midnight I saw my first shooting star in my life without even looking for it. Maybe it was good luck? Who knows. While you guys might not want to hear all about my trip, I'm sharing the info just because I love to write (want to be a journalist) and because I've seen some others post their experiences. I would love it if you guys asked questions at any time about my trip! Don't be shy!
Day Two - Tennessee
As I mentioned above, we are at my aunt and uncle's house today. She had a newborn baby about a month ago. She now has four kids (all girls) and one boy who is my age but her step son. My uncle is really good on the grill, so hopefully I'll get sent off to Disney with some real good home cooking! I finally got back on my sleeping schedule with a three and a half hours nap...that'll definitely be huge in the next couple weeks when I go to sleep at 1:00am and wake up at 7ish! More importantly, it will keep me awake on the drive.
Day Three - Downtown Disney and Pop Century Resort
I ended up driving from 9pm central to 2am eastern time. Then I slept about 4-5 hours before approaching Orlando. I had a ton of trouble sleeping this time. Too much excitement! However, we arrived at POP Centruy at about 9:30 am eastern. My father wanted to sleep, so we said to getus any room that we could get into now! We also all wanted showers after a long car ride. We ended up getting a room on the bottom level (something we also requested) and in the 90s, about 30 yards from the computer pool. So when we arrived we unwinded; unpacked, showered and ate in the cafeteria (I had the breaksfast wrap and orange juice...ehh it was ok I guess). Then we walked around for quite sometime, taking pictures around the resort (many of which can be found on my instagram, @cshardy97 on there.) It's a very cool resort for a value price. So many good photo spots, and so many things you will remember all around the hotel..in fact..there was so much that I remembered from about six years ago! Including the computer pool! Speaking of that pool, before leaving for the night, we took a quick 15 minute dip that was definitely refreshing. After that we headed over to the Disney Premier Outlet (i believe is what it was called). The place was absolutely packed. There was a line just to get into the parking lot, and it took about 30 minutes to park. It was insane, and the stupid, clueless tourist drivers certainly did not help. After we got our pins at discount price and some other knick-knacks, we headed over to DTD to pick-up the rest of our necessities at the World's Largest Disney Store. I picked up a reversible lanyard, an autograph/photo book, and a keychain to put at the bottom of my lanyard. Then we headed to Garden Grove for MY only character dinner (the girls are going to a princess lunch in Epcot, the name escapes me at this moment). The main courses were good, not awesome, but the sides and desserts were out of this world. I love the Mac and cheese, cole slaw, and almost all of the desserts. Also, Pluto was Hilarious. All-in-all a great character dinner although I am a bit disappointed that it's my only one. ): After a little mishap with the boats out of Swan/Dolphin to try to make it back to our resort quicker, we ended up finally making it to HWS and taking a bus back to our hotel, where I sit and type this now. Better get to sleep! We've got a long day(
ahead of us with the EMHs. (I hope I didn't bore you to death and you come back tomorrow and read some more!!! Don't forget to ask questions if you have any!)
Day Four - Hollywood Studios w/Extra Magic Hours (9pm - 12am)
Day Five - Epcot w/Extra Magic Hours (9pm-12am)
Day Six -Magic Kingdom
Day Seven - Park of choice
Day eight - Check out of resort/Head for St.Pete
Thanks for the read! Let me know what you think!!
omnia mea mecum porto.
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can't wait to hear all about it 
) and, primarily, the Disney College Program. I started watching youtube videos, reading articles, and even choosing what spots I might want to apply for. Internships in college will be perfect for me, and I will likely study abroad for another semester. The reason is: I skipped kindergarten so I am a year ahead right now, so as I long as Oklahoma State will allow me to take time off of school for these internships, I will still be on track to graduate when I am 22 (should graduate when I'm 21 with no itnernships/time off of school). So I am really looking into that, and will probably apply (and get accepted with my really good grades, because I'm a nerd in school) in what would be my Soph. or Junior year. Do you guys know much about the program? Have any of you guys done it? I think I would either be a photopass guy, an attractions guy, and I'll probably audition to be abig head character if that is available. I know, I'm dreamin', but I might as well try!
Anyways I could do that, or I could take a huge trip to anywhere in the World (my choice) for two weeks and get nothing else. For me, it's a no brainer. A trip to Disney (my happy place, lol), cash for college, and a macbook that will last me for years is much better than one long trip across the world. Which would you choose? Why? If you choose Disney, I can tailor the trip how I want it, so where would you choose to stay at? What resort?
