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This bitch took me to Universal Studios for the day! I was like a kid in the candy store. I have the greatest best friend in the world. We had a great time. I mean the ride was not too long, but long enough that I was complaining by the time we showed up at the park. But it was well worth it. We are both huge Harry Potter nerds, and so naturally, she took me to Harry Potter World. The part of Universal Studios that is like you are in the wonderful world of wizards. I bought a wand, that makes certain areas seem like you are doing magic. It was great. I had a blast. We went on some rides, and ate some good food, and spent the entire day just having fun. “Katie, we need to do the harry potter marathon again!” I squealed. And she laughed. “Yes, we do, with pizza and wine. Just like old times.” She agreed with me.

Spending my first full day in Florida turned out way better than I expected, I thought I would be miserable, but instead, I had a blast. It wasn’t something I was expecting. I am so happy to have Katie with me, that it took my mind off about being at a new command. This was exactly what I needed. Here, I dreaded the fact that I was being stationed in Florida, only to find out, I am not far from Disney, my best friend is stationed here too, and I wasn’t too far from home. Only a 3-hour flight back to New York. Not bad.

By the time we got back to the base, so Katie could drop me off at the lodge, I was exhausted. I could tell she was too. Good thing her apartment was maybe 15 minutes from base. I smiled and hugged her and thanked her for a great first day in Florida and told her to text me when she made it home, so I didn’t have to worry.  She nodded and hugged me back. “I am so glad you are here Sis, I really needed a friend. There is so much going on, and it’s nice to have someone who understands.” I poked out my bottom lip, like I was going to cry, and it made us both fall into a fit of giggles. “See you tomorrow at the mandatory fun day?” I questioned. She groaned but nodded. “Hey, come here early and hang out before we have to go muster with our respective work centers or our work center supervisor.” She agreed to come early and hang out.

The next morning, instead of groaning, and being groggy from lack of sleep, I felt refreshed. I guess spending the day at Universal Studios was much needed in aiding my sleep. I turned my sound on my phone on, just in case Katie called, and as soon as I got into the shower, sure enough she did. I groaned slightly and reached out of the shower to the counter where my phone was and hit answer. “Yeah Sis?” She laughed and said she was outside the hotel; she didn’t know what room I was in. Kicking myself in the ass for not telling her, I told her I just jumped in the shower. “Go to Starbucks and get us something to drink, and I will be out of the shower by the time you get back. I will pay you back when you get here. My room is 307.” She laughed at me, but did she expect anything less of me? No. She knows me well enough to say something like that, instead of rushing in the shower just to open the door for her. She also knows my usual order, so I didn’t have to worry about her messing it up.

By the time she came back, I was done in the shower and doing my hair. She knocked on the hotel room door. I jumped up to open the door for her. She ended up getting us both croissants with our drinks. My drink, was a Venti Vanilla Chai Tea Latte with a shot of espresso, also known as a Dirty Chai. Hers was a Venti White Chocolate Mocha with caramel drizzle. We haven’t changed our orders in as long as we have known each other. We sat down on the hotel bed, that I hastily made up, and we enjoyed our breakfast and drinks, while mindlessly watching whatever was on food network. Neither of us really wanted to go to the mandatory fun command picnic, but since we had to go, we might as well try to enjoy it.