The Time Draws Near...

In a little more than a month, I'll be heading down to Disney World. Not to relax for ten days like my family usually does...but to LIVE there. And WORK there. Because this seems so completely crazy, I feel like summer is infinite, and I'll be stuck in this weird hanging place where Disney theme park music plays on in a loop in my subconscious and I hear echoes of campus-bound friends burbling about their class schedules and new cafeteria offerings and Honors Week activities.
It's hard to forget that just a year ago, I was searching for the perfect twin bedspread and selecting my favorite books to bring with me to my dorm. Worrying if I would get lost. If I would collapse under pressure. If I would need a coffee on the first day. I may not have traveled far to my college, but it was still a big step into the unknown. I was scared.
And here I am, preparing to take one of the biggest steps I've ever taken. Moving to another state, postponing taking normal, English major classes in exchange for a class at Disney University and moving in with people I've never seen in my life! Which is such a difference from last year, believe me, when I couldn't walk from the Science building to the Fine Arts building without seeing at least four people I knew from high school. (Not cool for those wanting a fresh start, by the way.)
Am I nervous this year? YES. Will it far surpass my every expectation when I get there? YES. Because it's Disney World.

My attempt at making Mickey magic!

I've been fed on fairytales and daydreams and pixie dust my entire life. My parents made sure to stock every Disney movie on VHS (and eventually DVD when the time came to switch). I slept with a Brer Rabbit stuffed animal. My brother and I got to open the Magic Kingdom one morning. Walt Disney is my hero. So far in my 19 years, I've been to Disney World 18 times. And it hasn't ever gotten old. I'm rambling a little bit now. I'm not sure what I was trying to say in the first place, but I believe I just used this blog as a coping mechanism to soothe my nervousness and to toss in more than a little excitement too.
Because I wanted a change. I wanted a chance to thrive. And now one has landed in my lap. Overall, I could not be happier. :)