Unseasonably

So Florida is so freakin' hot right now! I mean seriously people were coming into my store literally drenched in sweat! Gross! Its been at least 95 degrees here for the past several days which is, in all senses of the word, not cool. Another not cool thing is that I am still sick. I can handle being sick, even though its not fun. I just don't like having to work long, hot shifts while I'm sick and having to smile and answer the same questions 300 times a day. Ok enough complaining.

So as I think I have mentioned before, I work out in the stroller section a lot. The only fun part about this is when there are people to talk to out there, like sometimes there are 2 people in strollers at the same time and if its a cool person then its fun. Or if there are cool people working at the entrance/exit gates. One of these people at the gates, her name is Gresa and she is really nice and fun to talk to. We end up working a lot of the same shifts because she is and ICP and I'm a CP and us CPs of all types close a lot. (someone once told me that CP stands for "close parks" ha ha). Anywho she is from Kosovo which just recently gained independence from a few other countries and is in southern Europe, kinda close to Greece. The point of this paragraph is that someday after our CP ends she invited me to visit her in Kosovo which, apart from being a place I didn't really know existed until I met her, is somewhere I would love to see. This is my most favorite part of doing the CP. (not getting invited to visit friends in exotic locales, but that is definitely cool) I get to meet a ton of super cool, friendly and different people every single day. Most of the people I meet are doing the same exact thing as me so we're all in the same boat and it's easy to relate to each other. I get invited to a lot more things here than I ever did back home and that is cool.

This week I have read two AMAZING books. Well they are amazing in my opinion. And technically I have 20 pages left in one of them, but I think I will still love it even when it ends. So the first one is called "Ruined: A Ghost Story" by Paula Morris. It is set in present day New Orleans where this girl is sent to live with her "Aunt" while her dad is on a prolonged business trip. I loved this book because there is so much intrigue, history, and just a touch of good old fashioned Gothic drama (Gothic the art and literature genre, not black make-up and clothes). Plus there may or may not be ghosts, voodoo, murder, magic, curses, and a big, giant twist that I didn't see coming in this book. Read it people! The second book is called "Dreaming Anastasia" by Joy Preble. This book is, well not a retelling, I guess an expounding story of Anastasia and is set in the present day Chicago and in the past with the Romanov's. I like that the author tells the story from 3 different perspectives which keeps the reader interested, even though the story is complex and fast paced and compelling anyways. I enjoyed the twists and turns, and the different forms of magic in this book. And it doesn't hurt that Ethan, one of the main characters, is quite attractive. :) Now, however, I am out of reading materials so I would love any recommends that people have.

Well I am going to hit the sack now. I love eveyone! I can't wait to see you Mom and family who are coming in 5 days! I am so excited! See ya real soon! Miss you all!

Britt