Nice to "meet" you all! :wave:
Here goes:
I'm Diana, 27, and I currently live in Buffalo, NY. Twice now I've had job interviews and an offer in Orlando, yet it never seems to work out. Alas, I'm still here and recovering from surgery last week to repair a hernia (not fun).
I am finishing my master's in PR here in Buffalo, and completed my BA in English (I once thought about pursuing a PhD...every once in awhile I still think about it). I have two cats, Marie and Oliver (yes, my cats are named after Disney characters
![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
). I am a huge sports fan, with my passion being the New York Yankees. I am also a huge Bills and Sabres fan. I am obsessed with Lost, The Office, and Dancing With the Stars.
I grew up watching Disney movies and the Disney Channel, so there was no official "start" to my obsession. My first trip was in 1986, when I was 5. I went with my parents, older sister, and twin brother.
I've been a WDW passholder since 2004 (with a gap last year since I was broke)....my most memorable visit was probably in 1996 on my high school band trip. We performed in EPCOT and visited Blizzard Beach soon after it opened. My brother and I were both in the band, and we hadn't been to WDW since 1990, which felt like forever to us. I have great memories of him and I being home alone, and him blasting his CD with music from the parks. I can still hear him when I am in the American Adventure, "And so my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you..." Good times
I also visited DLP with my twin brother in January 2005. I hadn't slept in 3 days so I didn't get to make the most of it (I was seriously out of it), but it was still cool. My goal is to get back there, and make it to every Disney park (you never know).
My first visit to DL was in 2002, when I realized it really was cheaper than going to WDW (I am the master of airfare, and have never paid more than $225 to fly from Buffalo to LAX, plus, I paid like $150 for 4-day hoppers). I was there most recently in April 2006, on a trip I won as a grand prize of the Happiest Celebration on Earth contest from McDonald's (seriously!).
I am still planning on become a resident of Central Florida and getting out of Buffalo....hopefully in a year or so (I now have to stabilize financially before I can do anything). I'm planning a trip to WDW in August with my parents and sister (hopefully my brother and his BF can make it too...they live in the Boston area), which I am very excited about.
2005 and 2006 were my most WDW-dense years :lol: I really got the most out of my AP those years (plus, I went to DL for New Year's 2006 and then the trip I won a few months later). I went to WDW 10 times over that span, plus my two trips to DL. Now you see why I need to financially stabilize!
Guess that's it...I realize I kind of rambled, but that's probably from the remaining pain meds in my system
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. Here's some visuals:
Me and Clarabelle in January 2007.
Why don't they make these sunglasses anymore? Mine broke, and I miss them! I used to get so many compliments on them...