It's starting to hit me...

It's getting to the point where I'm really starting to "get" that I'm going to Florida. I've booked my flight (6AM out of Westchester County, NY.... Arriving at 9AM in Orlando!) and transportation to the Vista Way Apartments, where I will be living for the next 7 months. I'm putting together a packing list (still working on it, I'll try to post it when I'm done...) and getting whatever I can get done away from home.. done.

One of the things I'm most anxious for are the rules in the "Disney Look." It's a pretty strict dress code, and I don't know how strictly they follow it. During classes, the attire is supposed to be "Business casual," but a lot of fabrics are not allowed, and there are a bunch of restrictions on the length of dresses and skirts, you get the picture. They also have rules about makeup (natural, blended makeup), jewelry (one ring on each hand, exceptions being the wedding set), and earrings (only one earring in each ear, lower part of the lobe. None for guys). For the most part, it shouldn't be too much of an issue because I have dealt with pretty strict dress codes before, but I'm still a little nervous.

I'm also a little nervous about the "critters" found in central Florida. A girl I went to high school with is there now, and she said they had a snake on their porch the other day! There are lizards, big spiders, and all sorts of creepy crawlies. Most of them don't bother me too much, but the spiders.... they're another story.

However, the weather... I'm so excited to be in warm weather for the majority of the year! Being from upstate New York, I'm used to 2 short months of warmer weather, followed by about 10 months of pretty chilly weather. And, the weather is notorious for flip-flopping (for example, it was about 20 degrees and snowing the other day, and today it's maybe 60 out). I realize that it rains in Florida pretty much every day, but I can get used to that.

There's only a couple more days left of school: our classes are wrapping up, we're preparing for finals, and getting ready to pack up and move back in with our parents. More than ever, I'm getting used to the idea of being home for just 2 weeks and then making my way to Disney. FINALLY!