My First Disney Christmas

I thought I would share some pics to show you how I celebrated Christmas this year! This was the first year I was not home for Christmas, and the first time for my family that not everyone was present, but on Christmas day during my break at work I did call and get to talk to everyone in my family which was nice!

This was in Celebration, an adorable little town about 10 minutes away from where I live. This was across the street from the church I've been going to.

Visiting Santa in Downtown Disney!


He asked us what we wanted and if we had been naughty or nice.


Disney has TONS of Christmas decorations up, this was in Downtown Disney, too.

On the 23rd, Christmas Eve Eve, Pepe, Niles, Jenny and I went back to Clearwater Beach!!

We also picked TONS of oranges from this orange grove on the way home. They were the sweetest, juiciest, most delicious oranges I've EVER had!! We gave them to all our managers for Christmas!

On Christmas Eve, after work, I hung out with Pepe and all his friends. I was the only person there who did not speak Spanish! Pepe has been my Spanish teacher these last few weeks, and I've learned a lot from him!! He's also re-sparked my love of the Spanish language, and now I can't WAIT to study it in school again!! It was so much fun being around everyone from different countries and trying to understand what they were talking about in Spanish. Everyone was so patient with me! Jeff, one of Pepe's roommates, made everyone a delicious Christmas Eve dinner, complete with tamales, chicken, Argentina rice, and beans. Mmm-mmm!!

Because we were from all over the world, it turned midnight "back home" at different times for all of us. Beginning at 10 o'clock pm, someone was calling home every hour on the hour to wish their families "Feliz Navidad." For example, I called my family at 1 am in Florida because it was midnight at Oklahoma and "officially" Christmas!!

Elise opening her Christmas present from her Dad.

Showing off the goodies!!!

Me opening my present from Elise's dad.


I was sooo excited because it was a Red Sox bear and ornament!!! Thanks, Mr. T!

Opening our stockings! (my grandma got us the stockings and we LOVE them they are ADORABLE!!)

Chris also dropped by our presents. He is so sweet. He knows Belle is my favorite Disney Princess, so he got me a BEAUTIFUL Beauty and the Beast snow globe!!

Even though I was not with my biological family on Christmas Day, I had my Port Orleans family there!! This is Pepe, Niles, and Jenny, and Milton is below! We all hung out together because we only have each other! Also, all of the full-time cast members brought by goodies for all the CPs (college program). So we had a great Christmas at the Port!!

I'm going to miss everybody so much!!!


This one picture sums up how I spent my Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!! The Port Orleans had sugar cookies and lemonade (come on, it IS Florida!) for all the guests, and I got the privilege of handing them out both days!! It was soo much fun! Everybody was so happy to be in Disney on Christmas, so I didn't have to deal with ANY upset guests either day! That was the best Christmas present I EVER could have asked for!!!