Here is a sweet letter we recently received (Oct. 23) from Sashy. (I've inserted a few comments for clarification.)
Hello
Grandma-ma!
It so nice to hear from you. I have lots to fill the fam bam in on! Though
I have been here for a month and a half, I am still being put through all
different sorts of trainings due to the variety of roles here in the
entertainment department at WDW. (Just yesterday I had 'Parade
Orientation' which means I will now get to be a part of the magical parades
that take place in the Magic Kingdom. I'm so excited!) But that does
not mean I haven't started working yet. I most certainly have! I work out
in the parks most days, all day. In the entertainment business we like to say
we are "friends" with the characters so as not to spoil the
magic or integrity of the beloved Disney characters. (Sashy has been several different "friends"so far.)
Right now I work about 5
days a week but closer to Thanksgiving and Christmas it will be more like 7
days a week and approximately 60 hours. Eek! However, I am so blessed to like
my job so though it will be exhausting, I'm excited. (Especially for the shows
and parades which I will start being scheduled for. Yippeeeeee!!!!)
As far
as the roommate situation goes, unfortunately Becca left the program this
morning due to personal reasons. But she felt she had taken all that she
was going to take from her internship and was ready to go home. So now our
apartment has one less girl in it. We don't know if it will stay this way
or if we'll be getting a new roomie sometime soon. I suppose only time will
tell! (As I recall there are six girls in her apt., 2 to a room.)
The
ward is really great. I have never been able to go to 9am church due to work
but I have been able to attend the nighttime church. There's a sacrament
meeting that meets at 8pm. It's wonderful and I am so grateful the church is so
accomodating to us interns who have no choice but to work on Sundays. I meet
with the missionaries about once every other week. No, not because I am investigating
the church (I'm already a member, of course!) but they invite me along to
join in on investigator's lessons. There is an investigator who lives right
above me and it's such an interesting experience to join in on her lessons.
It's always pretty nerve wracking though because I don't want to say the
wrong thing at such an important time of her life but I know the Lord
is using me as an instrument in his hands and because of that reason,
so far the lessons I join in on have gone well.
I hear from Curtis ( her special friend and a really nice guy) about once a week via letter and he is doing well! It's
crazy to me that he has nearly been out 100 days already. If anyone wants to
write him his address is:
Elder
Curtis Daniel Killpack
New
York New York North Mission
700
White Plains Rd Suite 315
Scarsdale,
NY 10583-5013
Whether
or not you know him, it's fun to write missionaries, don't you think? I know
not everyone in the family has served a mission (I'm included in that group!),
but we all have or have had some sort of connection to a missionary!
School
is crazy. I take that back. If I was just taking my class and not working a
million hours/week, it wouldn't be crazy. But school plus work is tricky. I
used to work and go to school at the same time but I wasn't working these
(many) hours. My teacher, though enthusiastic, is not afraid to pile on the homework!
However, thankfully none of it is busy work. It's all beneficial stuff that
will help me in my professional life. So though there are some nights I don't
want to be up late writing papers and such but I know it will all be worth it.
Well
Grandma, I'm trying to attach some pictures but my laptop keeps crashing so I
will work on that some more but if it doesn't work, I'm really sorry! (It did work and here's what Sashy sent) You are
always free to grab pictures from facebook though, if worse comes to worse. (I did grab a few more. Too good to not add!)
I
always say this but it's becasue it's true: I love your blog! You are one
tech-savy Grandma. I'm so proud of you! (Thank you Sashy for that much appreciated comment!)
Love
you and Gpa lots and lots!
Always,
Sashy
Alexandra had a wonderful visit from her Dad and 'big' sister.
Of course they had to shop. Cute hats!
Check out that special tattoo Danielle is sporting.
Hope it's temporary!
Why there's a passing princess.
They enjoyed seeing a parade.
Sashy says there are several parades each day.
Here's a couple of pictures I grabbed from Sashy's Facebook. Too good to miss.
These were taken back in Utah.
Now here's the 'real' couple!
I guess that's a backpack, but what is on her head?????
Now here are three real princesses!
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