Check in Day - 13th Jan

Today was check in day! It was a full on day!

We were up super early (7.30am) because we had to pack up our hotel room and try and fit everything that we had bought from Walmart into our suitcases (which didn't work!) We had to put all our bedding stuff into garbage (or should I say "Trash") bags and leave them at the hotel and just take some of our actual bags. The other girls had 2 suitcases each so thankfully I only really had 1 big one! But although it was only over the road it was still a long trek with VERY heavy luggage to one of the Complexes 'Vista Way' and then a long walk to the back of the complex where check in was. 

Check In;
This was a rather fast process! Oh check in time was 10pm and we were out by like 10.20! Firstly we found out where we lived - I got Vista Way (I'll explain a little more later) and so did a friend of mine from Uni! So we became roommates - Yay! This became a very easy task to move our luggage to our apartment as we only had to walk to the other side of the complex. 

The Complex/Apartment:
So Vista Way was not one of my first preferences - thats a definite as it is the oldest (however cheapest!) but I was looking on the bright side. Until I got here....Like its not completely horrible but it definitely wasn't fantastic! We had last pick of the bedrooms, unfortunately, which meant we didn't get an ensuite with our bedroom :( but we still have our walk in cupboard and the bathroom is right outside our room (so not far to travel) Anyways, when we got there the apartment was really really dirty which was awful to walk into. 
But we didn't have time to stop1

After we had a little look around and met a few roommates then we had to return back to the Holiday Inn and collect our other stuff we had left. Which was another hard walk back to our apartment as the 2 of us had all 3 of our stuff - not a lot of fun! But we made it! And then when we got back to our apartment we were able to meet more of our roommates! And we organised things that we need to buy for the house and what not, so we made some shopping lists! After all that we definitely had worked up an appetite as it was about 12pm! So we walked around the corner to Chick-Fil-A for some lunch.

Chick-Fil-A:
This is a fast food place that only really serves Chicken! But like chicken in any and every form! I got a chicken wrap meal - it was great! And it also came with what they call 'Waffle Fries'.

'Waffle Chips'

Walmart - Take 2:
Then on to Walmart again! This time we caught the buses that Disney provide for us to get around it took about 40minutes but we eventually go there. This was a different Walmart to the one we went to the day before it wasn't as big but still definitely HUGELY MASSIVE! We got a lot of house products like cleaning and kitchen appliances it was good because we had already bought our bedding the day before! However we had sooo much stuff again that we had to catch a taxi back to Vista Way and then we had to carry to all from the carpark to the room which is about 400meters - and we had a lot of stuff! 

After we got back to the apartment again we go to work! We cleaned absolutely everything in our room! Like everything. We swept, and wiped down every surface possible! It was a mission but once we got it done - it was so much better! We then made our beds up and started unpacking. And then once we finished that we were so exhausted that we didn't really eat dinner we just made the shopping list for the next day (yes - we had to go back to Walmart again!) and then we just had showers and went to bed!

It was a big first day but you know - so I'm just riding the roller coaster whatever will be will be! 

And although we have an older apartment/complex we are right on a cute little lake and we are literally 100 meters from the clubhouse which has many facilities. But one is that they have over 3000 Disney (and other) DVDS that you can rent out...free...of...charge!! So I'm pretty excited for that! 

 And did I mention our lake has Squirrels that like to hang around? We have seen about 3 so far! SO cute! 

 One of the first things I did in my room was put up all my photos! And I managed to fit them all up there too! Overkill? Nah I don't think so! Loving that I can look at my wall and see all my favourite people smiling at me!
P.s Missing lots and lots of people unfortunately - printing photos was a last minute decision and I don't have a photo's with everyone - sorry :(

MORE PHOTOS TO COME!!