Dreams DO Come True!

Oh my goodness, it has been WAY too long since I posted... To update: I now live in Orlando, Florida and work as a Custodial Cast Member at Disney's Pop Century Resort in Walt Disney World! {Dreams DO come true!}

I have the best room-mate ever--Bri! (Below is a picture of her & I meeting Goofy!)

I have a lot of super great friends!

(And these aren't even all my friends, they're just the only ones I have pictures of...I need to be better about that. Ha.)
On my days off, I go to Disney World! (Who else can say that?? Haha) My favorite park is still Magic Kingdom, but Hollywood Studios is the next best!

I enjoy eating Disney food, it is some of THE most delicious food ever! My two favorite treats are coconut patties and pineapple dole whips (as shown below) :)

Unfortunately, I don't have pictures to represent this, but since I've been here, I have encountered a LOT of awkward situations. They're great. They keep me laughing every day. Haha. From stalking our friends to Wendy's, planning "Creep Fests," making friends with people only to realize they're not who you expected them to be, having to avoid certain people, to forgetting I'm not in costume & being super extra friendly to the kids in the parks...yep. Awkward. Haha.

All in all, I am SO incredibly blessed and still can't really believe I'm HERE! I'm working at DISNEY WORLD!!!! Dreams DO come true! Next step: figure out how to stay here forever! I completely LOVE it here and thoroughly enjoy doing what I do. I get PAID to be a Disney geek EVERYDAY! And on the days I'm not working, I get to spend time at DISNEY WORLD, rejuvenating my love for Mickey Mouse and all things Disney. Life could not be any better! (Actually, joke, it would be better if I were a bit closer to home...I'd love to see my family every so often & have more visitors...)

Before I end this, I will add: many of my friends back home are working on their papers or in the process of leaving on their missions. I am SO proud of them! When the announcement came saying women could serve missions at age 19, I was torn. I still am. But coming to Disney seems to be the right choice for me so far. I have had SEVERAL missionary opportunities since I've been here! And my testimony has grown by leaps and bounds. I am in a WHOLE new world here, there's not as many active members of the church as I'm used to...But all the "hypothetical situations" from primary and young women's now all make sense. Ha. Anywho, the church is true! I now know that more than ever!

Happy [Disney] thoughts for now:

"All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me… You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you." --Walt Disney

"For every to, there is a fro, for every stop there is a go and that’s what makes the world go round." – The Sword and the Stone

"Keep moving forward!" --Meet the Robinsons {originally, Walt Disney}