Conquering the East

Yes, yes.  I haven't been keeping up with my blog posts - again....but for good reason!  Work, work, and more work!  I have been very busy "conquering the East" and working on our new park:  Shanghai Disney Resort.  Since I can't share any of the information from work, I have gone out and scouted the internet for some of our "official eye candy" of what has been released of the new park.  Hope this makes up for the blogging delay!  Enjoy! 

Article from the DisneyParks Blog about the ground breaking ceremony with concept sketches of the overall park:  Ground Breaking Ceremony for Shanghai Disney Resort

Photos from the ground breaking ceremony:

Even Mickey and Minnie are excited!  

And wearing very festive clothing :)

 

Coming soon to China!

Here is another article from DisneyParks Blog describing the new Shanghai Storybook Castle with images and video:  Shanghai Storybook Castle

And the official website of the new park:  Shanghai Disney Resort

*****Be sure to wonder back into the blog through September - I was finally able to get caught up with the updates!!***** 

Celebratory Week!

This past week was TERRIFIC!  After being full-time at work for 13months, I got a level promotion!!!!!!  Hard work and dedication has been recognized and has paid off!  :)

B and I headed to Peppers (a mexican restaurant in walking distance from our apartment) for a celebratory margarita!

 

Not only did I receive a promotion, I will also be moving into a private office!  Hooray!

And to top off the week, on Friday a friend at work brought me a Chick-fil-a biscuit with grape jelly and a gallon of sweet tea!!  AH!!  I screamed in the office!  Lucky me!

Brandon had a great week too!  

He officially has only 6weeks of school left!

He completed all of his FORD training on Friday and received a great parting gift:

 

A Ford Swiss Army watch :)

Even had a couple of photos snapped of his last day:

 

 

GREAT WEEK!  HOORAY!

FALL Organization!

Somewhere along the lines I missed the whole "spring cleaning" bandwagon but decided to hop on the "fall organization" one instead.  Even Brandon!  Instead of keeping all of his school papers in an empty Corona box, he now has a fabulous organization system in his new filing cabinet - yay!  And I reorganized our bookshelf to be a bit more decorative :)  Now I'm ready for the Halloween decorations!

BEFORE:

 

AFTER:

 

Okay, so not that different.  But it is more organized (and completely Swiffered and clean) with more decorative touches like these DIY containers:

 

Leftover paper I had laying around - just leave the seam to the back!  Easy :)

Rain's Paperwork!

I could never get a pic of B with Rain.  He's tricky that way!  So I just took a pic of the paperwork - she's officially ours!!!  Okay, "his"!

Window Cling Art!

Who thought you could make art with window clings?!!  Well I made some :)  There has been this GREAT gold frame hanging empty on our wall for I don't know how long.  While cleaning, I came across a Webster University car window cling of our famous "Gorlok" mascot.  What to do?  Empty frame, window cling, scrapbook paper and wa-lah!  Art :)

 

A "Gorlok" you say??  Here is the explanation:

"The Gorlok is Webster University's school mascot. It is a mythical creature that was designed by Webster staff and students through a school contest. It is reported to have the paws of a speeding cheetah, horns of a fierce buffalo, and the face of a dependable Saint Bernard. The myth of the Gorlok "embodies the highest standards of speed, agility, and stamina in an atmosphere of fairness and good conduct."

"The name "Gorlok" was derived from the combination of two streets that intersect in the heart of "old Webster," Gore and Lockwood Avenues. The name was chosen in June 1984 by a campus committee that considered many suggestions and voted several times before settling on the unusual nickname."

"Once a name was chosen, a contest was run in the October 4, 1984 issue of The Journal, the Webster  

 University student newspaper. At the time the contest was run, only the name Gorlok had been 

 decided. The contest required the applicants to submit a sketch as well as a description of what they 

 thought a Gorlok would look like. The winning entry included the description outlined above and a 

 picture of a blue and yellow creature holding a hand-held pump sprayer."

"The name and the legend remain, but the face (and body) have changed considerably. The first life-size reproduction of the Gorlok was not complete until 1988, and made it's debut at the February 9, 1988 men's basketball game between Webster and St. Louis Christian College. That first Gorlok stood 6'3" and was covered in blue fur. It was designed and created by Jana Park-Rogers, a costume designer for The Repertory Theatre of St.Louis, and Teri McConnell, creator of "Fredbird," the St. Louis Cardinal mascot.

Today's Gorlok is much different. A golden fur-covered creature sporting a blue T-shirt emblazoned with a magnificent white "W," he makes his appearance at several worldwide Webster events."

I so LOVED my time at Webster.  GO GORLOKS!!!!

 

FIRE!

Driving home from work I could see some smoke rising (while sitting in traffic) but didn't think much of it besides it looked close to B's dealership.  Well, B had a much different view:

 

The fire was just across the street from the dealership so he had to get some pics like the rest of the on-lookers! 

B brings "Coke-Cola" home....

What can I say??

 

A guy's got to do what a guy's got to do!

So silly :)