Living the Disney Dream - Week 1

Good evening from sunny Orlando!! This is the fifth time I have sat down to write my first post from down here and I am determined to finally start sharing the journey I am currently on. I feel like I am in a dream - I still have not finally come to terms with the fact that I am living and working in Walt Disney World but I could not be happier. I am in the middle of training right now but have a few days off in between my shifts so I am taking some time to soak up the sun, enjoy the parks and rest up before I start the "work" part of my Disney experience.

I arrived in Orlando two Tuesdays ago. I sat beside a really friendly man on the plane who was on his way to Kissimmee Beach to surprise his girlfriend and 3 month old daughter. I had been planning to catch up on sleep during the flight but ended up talking to my new friend the entire 3 hours. I can now tell you everything about him...except for his name. While on the plane, I overheard the 2 girls sitting behind me talking about Disney and they looked about my age so I turned around and asked if they were on the Cultural Program as well. When they said that they were, I was so happy because I had someone to get off the plane with. At the bag check we slowly starting congregating with all the other ICP participants on our flight - i.e. we looked around for other 20 or so year olds who were own their own - and then all took the airport shuttle to Vista Way, which is one of the 4 housing complexes for Disney staff. Once we got there, we got our housing assignments and housing IDs and were taken to our new apartments. I am in Patterson Court in a 2-bedroom apartment. The other two complexes are Chatham Square and The Commons. PC, CS and TC are are located close together and Vista Way is about a 15 minute bus ride away.

When I arrived, 2 of my roommates were already here, Anne, from Montreal, and Samantha, from Toronto. Anne and Sam helped me settle in and then we went for a walk around the complex. We saw a poster for a pool party happening at the Patterson pool that night so went and changed into our bathing suits and made our way to the pool. Our 4th roommate Mercedes arrived later that night and met us at the pool party. Following the party, a bunch of the Canadian ICPs met at the Polynesian Beach Resort to watch the Magic Kingdom fireworks. It was a very long first day and I was so happy to finally make it to my bed that night. 

My roommates - Sam, Mercedes and Anne! 

Watching fireworks on the beach with my fellow Canadian ICPs! 

On Wednesday, I had to get up bright and early to go for a Drug and Alcohol test with all the other lifeguards and operations staff. In other words, we had to give a urine sample. As strange as it sounds, standing in line chugging water was a good way to bond and meet new people and I made a couple new friends that morning. In the afternoon, we had a welcome to housing information session at the Commons clubhouse where they explained the rules of living in the Disney dorms. Living in the dorms is a lot like living in a university residence. The housing team here puts on weekly events for us, such as pool parties, day trips to beaches and sporting events, learning sessions, etc. So far, I have been to 3 of the events! 

After the housing session, my roommates and I went through the outlet mall to the local grocery store, Publix. Having an outlet mall right behind the housing complex is DANGEROUS!! And the Premium outlet mall has sooo many stores. I need to build up a resistance to going there. After grocery shopping, we went to the Disney Boardwalk to the ESPN Club to watch the Habs vs. Bruins game. We went with a group of Canadians, including my friend Amanda from Bishop's and we picked up two boys from Boston on the bus. The ESPN Club was so cool! The entire restaurant was divided between Habs and Bruins fans and the screen to watch the game was huge. We got lucky and were seated right by the big screen. It was a great night and the Habs winning was icing on the cake of a great day!

On Thursday, we had an Immigration information session in the morning to begin the process of applying for social security numbers. After the session, my roommates and I came back to the apartment for lunch and while we were here, I got a call from Disney that my urine sample from the day before was unable to be processed and I would have to go back to the clinic to give another sample. So, after attending another paperwork-filled session in the afternoon, myself, along with two other girls, Becca and Laura went to the CentraCare clinic to give another sample. It felt like we were there forever but luckily we made it back to the dorms in time for Laura and I to go to our lifeguard testing that night.

The testing took place at Mickey's Retreat which is the cast recreation area across from Chatham Square. There is a lake for canoeing, kayaking and paddle boating there, barbecues, two pools and a park and only cast members and their families can go there. For the lifeguard test, first we had a vision screening test which luckily, I passed!!! I was so nervous! After that, we were divided into deep water and shallow water guards to do our swim tests. For the deep water guards, they had to swim 8 lengths of the pool, tread water for 2 minutes without hands and retrieve a brick from 8 feet deep. I was hired as a shallow water guard, so I had to swim 2 lengths and retrieve the brick from 5 feet deep. Again, I passed and became the newest lifeguard at Disney's Pop Century and Art of Animation resorts!

Because of the complications with my D&A test, I was unable to go to Traditions on Friday with all the other International Culture Program Participants (ICPs). Traditions is the official welcome to the Walt Disney World Company session, so Laura, Becca and I were so sad that we could not go.  We were also extremely on edge that day because we were waiting for the results from our test to find out if we could go to Traditions on Saturday. If the results were slow to be processed, we would not be able to go until Tuesday which would delay us being able to work. We spent the morning at the pool, regularly calling the office to find out about our results with no luck. We met up in the afternoon to go to the outlet mall and right before we left, we all got the call that we had passed and could go to Traditions the next day. At the outlet mall, we bought jumbo gummy bears to celebrate. That night, while all of our friends were at the parks (you receive your park pass at Traditions), we went to downtown Disney and then took a boat to the Port Orleans French Quarter Resort. The resort is mardi gras themed and is also the resort Laura will be working at. Becca introduced us to beignets which are deep fried dough cakes covered in icing sugar and they are made fresh when you order them at the resort. We ordered a box to split before heading back home to rest up for Traditions.

Celebratory gummy bears! 

Eating beignets! 

Saturday we finally got to go to Traditions, which I am calling our non-traditional Traditions. Since the other ICPs had gone the day before, we had Traditions with the Professional Interns. It was still fantastic! We learned about the history of the Disney company and about the 4 keys of the Disney business model - safety, courtesy, show and efficiency. If you participated in answering questions, you received a small Disney figurine. I got three - Mickey, Minnie and Daisy. After that, we went on a walking tour of the Magic Kingdom to observe Disney cast members in action. Finally, we all received our first pair of Mickey ears and our official name tags! We were finally Disney cast members!

Earning our ears! 

Following Traditions, Becca, Laura and I spent the day at Magic Kingdom which was amazing! I am such a Disney girl and was so excited to be in the park! We got to check out the new Fantasy Land and see the Beauty and Beast castle. We did not stay to see fireworks as we had to get up early on Sunday to go to Operations training at Disney University. At Operations D, we learned about safety in the work place and focused in more on the 4 Disney keys. Sunday afternoon, I had Intro to Recreation, where we learned about all the different roles in the recreation category. These include lifeguards, children's activity coordinators, pool attendants, marina attendants, etc. If I was not a lifeguard, I would loooveee to be a children's activity coordinator. They coordinate the children's centres in each resort, run the poolside activities and run the nightly campfires. Unfortunately, no ICPs were hired for that role. To finish the day, we had to do 2 online modules before we could clock out. 

After training, I wanted to go to EPCOT with my roommates to go to the last day of the Flower and Garden festival, but unfortunately, since I had gone to Traditions on Saturday, the office to pick up my park pass was closed until Monday so I did not have my pass to go through the cast entrance. I was able to get into MK because I had gone through guest relations but at EPCOT I could not get through the cast entrance to get to the front of the park to guest relations. So, I got back on the bus and was trying to get around to the front of the park but along the way I ran into my friend Ashley and we ended up going to the Magic Kingdom, where guest relations let me in again. YAY! We stayed for the fireworks show, Wishes, and got spots right in front of the castle! It was unreal! We stayed at the park until closing and had a magical time!

Ashley and me on Buzz Lightyear!

Ashley and me on Space Mountain! 

So that was my first week in Disney World and my second week has been just as fabulous! I promise to write about my second week soon but do not want to overwhelm you with all of the fun I am having! As an update, I have my park pass now so am able to get into all the parks and am taking full advantage of my unlimited access to all that Disney has to offer! 

Talk to you soon! 

Have a magical week! 

All my love, Erica xoxoxoxoxoxoxo 

P.S. Mickey says hi as well! 

Chasing the Sunshine!

Good morning everyone!! Bet you can't guess where I am! Or maybe you can since I have been counting down to this day since March! You guessed it - I am at Toronto Pearson Airport, Terminal 3, gate A17 to be exact awaiting my flight to the place where dreams come true. I cannot believe the day has finally come to head south for the summer and I am ecstatic! And nervous, scared, overtired and hyped up on caffeine, making for a winning combination this morning. Sorry to whomever has to sit next to me on the plane. 

It has been a whirlwind two weeks at home - I had days that were jam-packed and days where I was bending over backwards to find something to do. I spent way too much time at different malls, saw many members of my family, hiked/walked all around Ancaster, saw two movies and a play - the list goes on. I was determined to make the most of my short time in Ancestor because as long as everything goes well, I honestly can't say the next time I will be there for a whole two weeks. As hard as it can be sometimes to be away, I am having so much fun taking on all these different adventures and I can't wait to see what this summer will bring! Now, before I catch my flight to the sunshine state, here is a look back on my short but sweet time in Ancaster:

First of all, I owe a large apology to my granny - she asked me this past weekend why I had not written in a while and I said that I had not done anything worth writing about which was a LIE!! Last Friday, I took the train into downtown Toronto to see my granny, so some shopping and go see the Lion King. I went to the Eaton Centre on Friday afternoon and met my housemate Elizabeth for Frappy Hour at Starbucks. I then shopped with my granny  and BREAKING NEWS - Juicy Couture is closing all of their stand alone stores. This meant that the entire store was 50% off. My granny spoiled me and got me a beautiful white jean jacket and pink linen dress for my 19th birthday and I have worn the jacket almost every (warm) day since then. After shopping, we drove over to the theatre and went to a little place called Aroma for dinner. I learned that my granny loves Indian food so I let her choose what we ordered. Afterwards, we walked to the theatre to see the Lion King. She had taken me to see it a really long time ago (I think I was 8) so I did not remember how fantastic it was!! We were right near an aisle so the animals and characters ran right by our seats. I loved it so much I almost bought the soundtrack and a t-shirt. Did I mention it was a great show? 

I slept over in Toronto that night and went to see my cousin Emma's soccer tournament in Oshawa the next day. She had driven down with my aunt from Ottawa so my granny and I drove up to watch her two games. Unfortunately, her team did not win either of the games we watched but Emma did walk away with her own prize - a black eye (see photo below). 

Following the second game, I hopped back on the train to head home and meet my family for dinner. We were going out to the Keg for a belated birthday celebration for Connor and my dad. Unfortunately, Trevor was still away at school so it was just the 7 of us, but we had a great time. I had the dungeness crab; I had never eaten crab before, so it took me a while to figure out how to crack the claws and actually spoon the meat out. By the time I had figured it out, everyone else was done eating. Oh well, they had more time to digest. After dinner, I went down to Westdale to meet my friend Alex and his/our friends from Ancaster High at a pub called the Snooty Fox. I had not seen a lot of the people there since high school so it was fun to catch up with all of them. Our one friend Tania was heading on a European adventure with her sister the next day (she is currently there now) and I hope she is having an absolute blast!

Sunday, I met up with my friend Andrea and we went down to Bayfront Park to watch her brother in a bike race. However, we had a late start and got stuck in traffic so when we got to the park, he called us to say he was done and already on his way home. We debated staying at the park but went back to Andrea's for lunch instead and then went on a 2 and a half hour hike in the conservation area. We then walked to my house and were planning to go for an electric scooter ride but by the time we got there, we were both in need of a nap. 

Monday, my friend Elena and I went on our traditional breakfast date to Cora's. I was extremely excited because I had finally filled up my Cora's breakfast club card and was eligible for a free meal. It took me a long time to decide, but to maximize my value, I chose a meal that came with a side dish and a drink. Elena and I then drove down to Confederation Park and walked to the Burlington Bridge and back. We think it was about 11km altogether. However, by the time we were done, Elena's knee had given out and my hands had frozen to the point where I was unable to undo the buttons on my jeans so we were both happy to finally get back in the car. We drove back home and picked up Elena's little sister Erica to go to Frappy Hour before I headed home for dinner. I then made myself at home on the couch for the rest of the night, getting up only to eat dinner, go in the hot tub and go to bed. 

Tuesday, I took my mom spinning with me at Goodlife - nothing says mother daughter bonding like spinning until your legs fall off. We then drove to Mapleview and I went in to the Apple store to pick up my back up drive, though not my computer because they were still waiting on some advice from their engineering team in California. We did not have too long at the mall because we had to get back to pick up Jamie. I decided to continue on my walk-a-thon trend and walked to my dad's office to get his car to go pick up a book from my friend Maggie. Thanks to her, I was able to finish the Divergent series and all I have to say is WHAT A BRUTAL ENDING!! I do not want to spoil it but I was so disappointed. Maggie said that she threw the book at the wall when she finished reading and if it had not been 2:30am when I finished I might have done the same thing. Maybe the filmmakers can change it. 

After picking up the book, my sibling and I went over to my dad's house for dinner. Then, Elena picked me up and we went to Kelsey's for Girls Night Out, meaning we got 2 appetizers and 2 spiked snow cones for $20. I finally remembered to giver her her birthday present, which was a pinterest-inspired "Teacher First Aid Kit." She loved it! After our meal, we went to the movie theatre to see The Other Woman. It was so funny!! Not a movie you will watch over and over, but it was worth the half price movie fare. 

Wednesday, I worked in my dad's yard, trimming and raking and cleaning up the gardens. That reminds me, I never finished cleaning up the long grass. Oops. Anyway, I made the front garden look beautiful and cleaned up most of the backyard. However, by the end of the day, I was exhausted, cold and grumpy. My mom, sister and I then went to Limeridge Mall because we had received an email for free manicures but there was  huge accident on the highway so we did not make it in time. However, at least we were not the ones in the accident. Instead, we got to go on a scenic drive through Hamilton and on a shopping spree at American Eagle. 

 Thursday, I went to my dad's Rotary Club meeting in the morning. The guest speaker was a member of the club and he talked about his former travel and cruise agency, specifically talking about river cursing. I then had a day of appointments - I got my eyebrows done and my haircut and went to the spa - I have to look good for Mickey! In between appointments, I went on a hike with Maggie in the conservation area. We somehow ended up talking about what we would have changed about ourselves in high school, however we both decided that we would not have changed much because we are both pretty great. 

I played soccer mom chauffeur on Thursday night and drove Jamie to hockey and swimming. We then went over to my dad's for dinner. Lauren had to stay later because my dad thought she was a good luck charm for the Habs vs. Bruins game, Unfortunately, she did bring the Habs good luck that night. Friday, finally my mom and I were able to spend a day together. We went to Sherway Gardens to do some shopping and my spring and summer wardrobes are now complete (and packed up in my suitcase). We had lunch at a place called the Construction Site, where we had fantastic grilled cheese sandwiches. One was called the all day breakfast and it had a fried egg in the middle. On our way home, we decided to stop in at Mapleview at the Apple store to see what was up with my computer, as it had been at the store for a week and a half. We went in and asked to talk to a manager. All of my pestering paid off, because she knew who we were as soon as I said my name. She reviewed my file and then said "I am prepared to give you a new computer." She took my mom and I by surprise, as we thought we would have to fight for a new computer but I am happy to announce that Macky 2.0 is now a part of the family. She is working just fine! So thank you Apple, for taking good care of me and I am happy to let you take Macky 1.0 into your care. 

Friday night, Elena and I went to see the new Zac Efron and Seth Rogen movie Neighbors. I had enough scene points to get my ticket for free - score! Lauren went to see the movie before us and her friends and her had to use my ID to get in, as it was 18A. Apparently, it worked because they all were admitted. Originally, when I saw her text to ask for my ID, I thought she was going to use it to go the liquor store!! I mean, I thought the day would come but was not expecting it, so I was perfectly ok with giving it to her to go see a movie. The movie was hilarious and Zac Efron was gorgeous, of course! To my surprise, my friend Kathryn and her boyfriend showed up at the movie too. It was nice to see Kathryn because she is about to go on a 5 month mission trip to El Salvador. And I thought I was going away for a long time!! 

Saturday, I spent most of the morning and afternoon packing, or rather attempting to pack and then went to Toronto for dinner with my dad and brother. My cousin Katherine had a synchronized swimming competition in Oshawa so her whole family had come down to Toronto to stay with my granny and watch her swimming. We had a big family dinner in Toronto that night and my uncle Andrew and his kids came too. It was so nice to see them all before heading south as I probably will not see them all again until Christmas! 

Sunday was Mother's Day, so Jamie and I made our mom breakfast in bed. My mom and I went spinning (more bonding) and then met Lauren for her lunch break at driver's school. She wanted to sit outside in the sun, so we sat on a bike rack in the Fortinos parking lot. Once her class was over, we all went to the Ancaster Mill for a late brunch and it was delicious! I had not been to the brunch since two summers ago and it was just as good as I remembered it! I had crepes, lobster, lamb, cheesecakes, mimosas, etc., etc. and successfully gained 5 lbs in 2 hours. We came home, gave our mom her presents (tea, homemade body scrub and new electric beaters) and I made cupcakes and greek salad for dinner. Happy Mother's Day to the best mom around! 

Finally, yesterday was all about packing! I vacuumed sealed all of my bedding and squished my entire life contents into two suitcases each weighing exactly 50 lbs. I went out to Staples to buy a travel case for Macky 2.0 and went over to my dad's to say goodbye to everyone there. Alex came over late that night for a final goodbye - oh yes and he got a job as a prep cook at Kelsey's so be warned the next time you go to eat there! I called Hannah and Jocelyn to say goodbye before leaving the country and finally went to bed at 2:30am. This morning, it was an early 5:30 morning and I am now through customs and about to board the plane! Wish me luck as I had to the most magical place on Earth!

Must get in line now and catch my flight!

Have a magical day! Pictures will be added once I am in Orlando! 

All my love, 

Erica :) xoxoxoxxoxoxo

Two Weeks Until the Mouse!

Greetings from Ancaster on this sunny Thursday morning! I am officially done my second year of university and am halfway done my BA. Can you believe that? 4 months from now I will have to change the name of this blog AGAIN. Hopefully, the name change will happen from somewhere in Europe, providing all goes well with my Visa application, which has been the top item on my to-do list since school has let out. I thought school being over would be the end of my lengthy lists - I was so, so wrong. With less than two weeks left in Canada, I have a lot to do before I head south from the next three months!

Okkk so last week was a cross between dragging on and speeding by - dragging on because I felt like I was just waiting around to write my last final and speeding by because it was my last week with my friends and housemates. I was also running around campus like a bit of a nut getting as much done for my exchange as possible. Over Easter weekend, I had some passport size photos taken so was finally able to send my completed application package to Universite Francois-Rabelais in Tours. As well, I finalized all of my courses and am now just waiting on all of the approval signatures to be added and sent back to the Records Office. So essentially, all of my academic "stuff" is done - now I just have to a) be accepted to the school and b) send in my Visa application, which is turning into be quite the process.

After running around Tuesday morning, I met up with the Golden Key Exec to collect the books from around campus for our Better World Book drive. We then sorted through all of the books in our office and packaged the books into boxes to be delivered to the head office. We filled 19 boxes of books!! Apparently, the books will be sorted through again at the head office and then sold online. Our chapter gets money from every book sold as well as a donation made on our behalf to a charity of our choice. Here's hoping some of our books get sold! After sorting through the books, I hung back to clean out the GK Office because it was a disaster. I found a lot of promotional material (buttons, stickers, pens, etc) and a lot of leftover papers from the early 2000s. Oh yeah and $2.80 - talk about a gold mine. Also, yesterday, I was given access to the GK Facebook page and chapter webpage so I can officially take on my job as Webmaster! So everyone who is a chapter member, go "like" the page!!

That night, Elizabeth and I went to the student ministry bbq - our last appearance of the year. For the first time, the eating room was almost empty and we had a table all to ourselves. Following dinner, it was time to hit the books to study up for my exam. And I may or may not have watched an episode of MasterChef (It was the semi-finals meaning it was necessary to watch).

Wednesday, I studied and worked on my unit plan before heading to campus to hand in my portfolio sans plastic sheet covers. I was studying in the computer lab when all of a sudden the power on campus went out! We all thought that it would come back on quickly but it was out for over an hour. Jocelyn and Hannah were unimpressed as they then had to write an exam that required looking at slides on a projection screen without the slides. Moodle and webmail were down for the rest of the day, which affected the last minute studiers. Good thing I had planned ahead.  Oh yeah, and Jocelyn left on Wednesday so I had to say goodbye :( and I have been experiencing strong separation anxiety ever since.

Thursday, I spent three hours in the afternoon working with my friend Ashley to finish up our unit plan to hand in. 3 HOURS!! Without a break. Thankfully, we were able to complete it so I could go home and get some dinner before writing my last exam. I tried to study a bit more before the exam, but was too distracted by Hannah and Elizabeth so ended up just eating food and listening to Katy Perry's new single (it's really good, go listen). I went to campus to write my exam; as per usual, I was the last one writing, as in was the only person left in BWH. My friend Sarah waited for me to finish and we went to the brulerie for post-exam lattes and back to her apartment to hang out for a bit. I knew Hannah and Elizabeth were hard at work so I didn`t want to bother them. My friend Vicki picked me up at Sarah`s apartment and we went back to my house to watch two episodes of Glee. And finally, at approximately 1:25am, I started packing to go home.

Friday, I slept in (sort of) and awaited the arrival of my dad and Granny. I made them lunch when they arrived (they were impressed) and then showed off my student house. It was pretty messy because cleaning had not been at the top of our priority list during exams but they only commented on its cleanliness, or lack there of, once every half hour. After lunch, I put them to work. My dad attached my light cover and fixed Hannah`s drawer and my granny helped me package up our empty beer cans and bottles to take to Provigo. We filled my dad`s entire SUV with empties and were at the return machine for over an hour. BUT we did end of making $35!! I then gave them a campus tour and we went to Canadian Tire to purchase some rubbermaids. That night, the three of us and Elizabeth went out to the best restaurant in Sherbrooke, Fondue Folie. We had cheese fondue, bouillon (the broth that cooks meat and vegetables) and a dessert fondue. Elizabeth was brave enough to try the horse meat! After stuffing ourselves to the brim, we returned to Hotel William-Paige to pack and sleep.

Saturday, we hit the road at 9:30 and began the trek back to Ontario. Along the way, we stopped at a few En Routes and got off the highway in Prescott to look for my granny and dad`s old house. They found the old motel that it used to be near but were unsure of the exact house - they think it may have been torn down. We dropped my granny off in Scarborough, saw her new lilac bush and picked up my dad`s birthday cake and presents (and some of his old school work that my granny had saved) and headed back to Ancaster. I had dinner at my mom`s place and then went to a local restaurant for drinks with my dad, my friend and her parents. Other than our mojitos night at Milestone's and a glass of wine at dinner here or there it was my first time going out for drinks with my dad, which was a new experience - a good one though, as drinks were on him!

Sunday, I slept in until 11 (that`s a major accomplishment) and went to see my friend Priya.I hadn't seen her since last June so it was great to catch up! Monday, I re-activated my membership to Goodlife for the next 2 weeks and I met my friend Erin at Mapleview mall in the afternoon. It was a really impromptu mall trip but so worth it! She leaves for Camp Wenonah on the weekend so we had to squeeze in a shopping date before she left. Everyone be proud of me - I only bought a tea while we were there (because the Starbucks is under renovations) and nothing else!

Tuesday my lifelong dream of doing a Jillian Michaels' exercise class came true because I went to the JM Body Shred class at the gym. Jocelyn, my living room workout buddy was jealous! I told her I would Skype her to show off the new moves I learned. In the afternoon, I went (back) to Mapleview to drop off Macky at the Apple Store, however, all I was able to do was make an appointment to bring her back the next day... That night, I did some more shopping, this time at Chapters and bought some books about France in order to prepare for the fall. Now all I need is my actual letter of acceptance! I was relieved to learn that I do not have to actually go to the embassy in Toronto to apply for my Visa but I do have to mail in my passport, which will be slightly tricky since I will be away in Florida. One of my best friends Maggie and I bonded over the struggles of getting ready for exchange yesterday because she is going to Leeds University in the fall. So keep your fingers crossed for the both of us!!

Yesterday I made my third trip to Mapleview for my Apple appointment and Macky unfortunately had to go for a sleepover there, meaning I will be returning to the mall again. This is even getting to be a bit of mall overdose for me!! Especially since I am meeting my granny in Toronto tomorrow to shop and go see the Lion King. Since the sun has now finally come out, I think I might have to go spend the rest of today outside to make up for all the time I've spent in the mall!! Right now, I am falling in to the "bored out of my mind waiting for my job to start" lifestyle so I need to go make some plans. I am doing my best to see all of my friends before I head south for the summer but haven't decided who I will bug today. Anyway, I haev lots to do to keep myself busy aka my parents want me to go clean up their yards, so if you need me, I'll be in my backyard under a pile of leaves. 

Wishing you a wonderful week!

All my love, 

Erica xoxoxoxoxo