I Just Got My Dream First Job :D

[KittySawrus]

:D it's INSANE!

I am a "wench" and Singer at the themed Elizabethan Banquets at the local castle:
http://www.eurobookings.com/durham-hotels-gb/lumley-castle.html?label=gg_en_bh_230879-united-kingdom-durham-lumley-castle&gclid=CICH5fuFqpYCFQs2Qwod7l6Uyw

Basically, I have to be a waitress - or rather, a wench - at the banquets, where I serve the courses (of which there are 5). Not only this, I have to dress up in the traditional garb, address everyone as "My Lord" and "My Lady", and be addressed "Lady Katy".

Then, after the courses are served, I get to go off, get changed into a posher medieval frock, then come back to sing to the customers some "traditional" Elizabethan songs, as well as some local folk tunes.

:) I have my dream first job!! I love singing but never thought I'd actually get it. Perhaps it helps my ex-Music Teacher is the resident pianist. ;)

AS well as all that, the castle is said to be haunted, with loads of the girls reporting incidents with the ghost of Lady Lily - who was murdered after refusing to become Catholic (she and her husband were Protestant reformers). She was thrown down a well, and now it is said she haunts the castle, along with the ghosts of the two monks who killed her!!

Ah, I've been dying to tell the old forumers but of course the crashy thing happened...
and of course now I have a nice bit of pocket money so I can get that nice schooling whip I've been after ;)

[Whitedresswind]

wow, thats really interesting! you should get a pic of the costumes:)

[cloedoll]

I'm jealous! That's amazing!!

[KittySawrus]

Lol, WDW, I'll bring my camera on Saturday and see if I can get some piccies especially!

But I'll bet not as jealous as one of my friends at school! Problem is Nick's a boy, so there's no job available for him to dress up and sing to people...because that's what normal boys wanna do :innocent:

[Equine_Woman]

Congratulations!!!!!! Sounds like a very fun job!! And what an interesting history the building has! Hope to see pictures!

[starkitten]

WOW that sounds like alot of fun!!!!! Big Congrats to you!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gypsy Rose]

Oh, wow! That sounds really neat! Pics would be great.

Glad to see you here, Kitty!

[WashingtonBay]

I have to say that does sound like a really fun job.... if there is such a thing ;)

[HAWKINSTXN]

ok i will have to check but i think its illegal to have a job that you enjoy doing:nono:, you are supposed to hate your job like me

j/k congrats and have fun

[sugarsgirl]

Wow thats so cool!

[mlle_beau]

Wow that's really cool! If we had castles in Colorado I'd totally want that sort of job, lol.

[vicklynn]

How very cool!! I agree, pics would be awesome.

[Ariesgrl131]

Thats awesome!

[Horseless]

Cheval would love this thread, She's a Medieval women. http://bestsmileys.com/horses1/2.gif

[Country Girl 43]

First of all glad you made it over here. Next congratulations on the job! :)

[KittySawrus]

Aw, thanks for replying guys!! :D it's so great to see friendly faces!

Crivvens, I do hope I'm not breking the unwritten laws of universal employment and having a fun job D: I'll make sure and not eat any of the free food on Saturday :cool:

[rocknK]

Free food!!!!! Where do I get a job like that???:cowboy:

[Pinky]

*wants your job* :D
Sounds very cool :)
I have to get a job in....Focus! (DIY store)

[rums_mom]

Wow is right, that castle looks amazing.........those guest rooms, wow:eek:

[KittySawrus]

I wish I could stay a night there :] tho tbh after 4 hours of work it's so mad we're all glad to get out!

Apparently once the Australian Cricket team stayed over, and got so spooked by the ghosts that one of them camped out in their friend's room. Here's the article...from The Sun, so it's probably not too reliable :P
http://www.hauntingbreaks.co.uk/cgi-bin/events.pl?ref=Lumley%20Castle

[FoxFireEMT]

Thats awesome!!!! Congrats!!!

[JackieB]

Wow, that's a fantastic job, KittySawrus!!!! Good for you. We can't wait to hear all about your adventures working there.

[Blue]

Wow, that sounds really cool!

[SedonaThunder]

HOW COOL!!! What a fun job and a totally cool place!

You talking about dressing in medieval clothes brought back a memory of a restaurant I went to years back and thought "I want to work here"! It's a chain in the states and it's just too darned bad there isn't one in the Northwest for Chev and Solon to work at! :)
http://www.medievaltimes.com/home.aspx

[KittySawrus]

Aww, the only way it could be better is if horses were involved!!
There is a giant mounting block - and I mean giant, it's easily 5 feet high, I've only ever used 2' blocks - in the courtyard.

Apparently there's a headless horseman that rides from Lumley Castle to Finchale Abbey - anotehr very haunted place (there's supposedly a "Passage of Horror" or something from Finchale to Durham Catherdral, even further away, that's so horrific nobody's ever walked it :P). But I'd like to know who followed the horseman the whole six miles? :]

Work tomorrow! It's a wedding reception so it's early start, 4-9 (usually it's 7-11) promise I'll get some piccies took and put up when I get home! :)

[Dixie]

How fun would that be! Congrats on your dream job, it sounds like it would be lots of fun! Hope we get to see some pics soon.

[Ms Eddi]

I love those places I went to one in Florida and had a great evening, Congrats

[Remali]

Wow, that castle is beautiful, I love that kind of stuff! You are going to have so much fun, I can't wait to hear all about it! And looking forward to pictures!