Yay...roomate stories! Ready for a long one? Hopefully SweaterInJune will see this and give me a hand since she was my roomate! We were Spring 07 CPs and a group of us became friends through another CP related chat board and myspace. What we all had in common is that we all applied either the day of or a few days after the application came out, had our interviews around the same time, and got accepted the same time. There were five of us (me included) getting there on the first arrival date and planned to room together. Well, SweaterInJune picked me and another girl up from the airport the day before check in as our plan was to meet up with the other two girls while checking in so we could all room together. So, the night before check in the other girl SweaterInJune and I were with chickens out and gets a return plane ticket back home. Then we get to check in and are ignored by the other two girls...so its just me and SweaterInJune at that point.
I am so grateful that it turned out the way it did, because she was one of the most incredible roomates and still one of my very very best friends. Sure we had our bad moments, but we had more than our fair share of good ones too. Its like having another sister and I wouldn't trade that for the world!
SweaterInJune and I shared a two bedroom with two other girls. Lets call them Barbie and Diva. So, Barbie we loved. She was unDisney without being antiDisney. And by that I mean that this was just an internship for her...not "DISNEY" like it is for the rest of us. Barbie went to a hospitality school back home and had to do an internship. Apparently her friends and her decided to apply as a joke...but then she was the only one who got in. Of course she didn't want to go but as her and her adviser were looking at the offer online her advisor clicked accept even though Barbie did not. Or at least thats what she claims...after getting to know her we totally believe it. Barbie hated work and missed her boyfriend and her cats, but she stuck it out. Funny thing was, she had a great job and her managers absolutely loved her and even told her to come back after she graduates for an even better job. Barbie of course declined. One time we dragged her to come to MK with us and watch a fireworks preview. After waiting until the wee hours of the morning for them to start she grumpily and sarcastically told SweaterInJune and I, "I've had enough amusement for a lifetime!". And that was Barbie.
Now Diva was one of those terrible roomates you hope you never end up with. She was selfish, spoiled, dirty, inconsiderate, loud, lazy, and did I mention spoiled? Diva was more of a princess back home and couldn't get used to having a job, as the CP was her first. In the first three weeks she only went to work 3 or 4 times...we still don't know how she managed that. Yet, "Daddy" sent her enough money to go on nice little shopping sprees every day...even though she was "sick". Poor Barbie didn't have any room left in their closet after Diva was done. She ended up self terming a couple months since she couldn't handle it.
Diva was replaced with another incredible roommate, lets call her Pluto. She was a lotta fun and instantly meshed with the three of us. Even though we had to put up with Diva to get to Pluto she was completely worth it and I'd do it over again in a heartbeat. We are still very close with Pluto. Actually, a couple of nights ago I got a call from SweaterInJune, Pluto, and our honorary roommate (which I won't even start on because thats another long but wonderful story) who were together back "home". I miss my roommates!
The point of my novel, is that CPers are a mixed bag. You seriously never know what your gonna get. I was lucky and ended up with lifelong friends...family really.
Anything to add SweaterInJune?