Look! I'm actually writing my monthly reflection on time this month! 2 points for me!
Anyway, another month of 2015 has passed. The first quarter of 2015 has come and gone. WHAT?!
So this month has been nothing short of crazy. Remember my last post when I told you that earlier this month I was rejected for the Professional Internship? WELL no word of a lie, a week later I was signing in at work and went to check my email, and BAM! There was my "Congratulations!" email for the Disney College Program. YEP! This girl is (surprisingly) going back to Florida. It was so hard not to cry because I was at work and trying to be quiet and professional. It was a complete shock, yet when I was telling people my good news they were so happy for me! Also, yes, I know what you may be thinking. I know that I wanted to go to New York City. And maybe one day that can happen. However, on August 24 I will be heading back down to Disney working somewhere in merchandise.
But, being in Florida doesn't mean I will have to miss out on all things theatre. I will be continuing as a Contributing Editor for BroadwayWorld.com in Orlando! I'm so excited! I will be extremely busy with Disney and seeing shows and tours in Orlando and writing about them, but I'm so excited! (cue the Hannah Montana because it's the best of both worlds).
Speaking of Hannah Montana, I'm about to get sentimental. So, if you don't want to read about me getting sentimental, scroll down until you see the word "Commencement" where I talk about the relief and fear I have of graduating college.
So, yeah, sentimental. Before I started this post, I as doing some evening scrolling through Facebook. And I was coming across statuses from people I graduated high school with, who are also prepping for their own graduations and finishing finals and such. And then it hit me. I haven't been to Massachusetts in almost 3 years. The last time I remember being there was when we packed the rest of our belongings up to complete the move to Virginia in May 2012. That was A LONG TIME AGO. And what's sad is that I didn't try as hard as I should have to keep the high school friendships alive. Yes, I moved the farthest from home out of everyone. No, I did not want to be in Massachusetts anymore, which is why I left, plus I really wanted to go to Liberty. But still. There are some people who I wish I was still good friends with. And they say that you forget almost everyone after high school. Well, that's kind of true, but with social media these days, you have a surface idea of what is happening in their lives, if they/you kept them as your Facebook friend.
Do I want to make a trip back? To be honest, this has been on my mind for quite some time. The saying goes that you can't go back home again. Which for me, is very true since we sold the house I grew up in (which I still miss as one would expect). But, I have thought about going to Massachusetts. I just don't know if it's a good idea or not. First off, money is tight. Second, who would I stay with? Third, how do I avoid seeing people I don't care to see? And fourth, would anyone REALLY care if I came? I feel like that part of my life is basically dead and stored in a few photo albums on my Facebook profile and in my parent's photo albums that are still in storage boxes. Is it even worth my time? Probably not.
So much has happened in my life since I left. I rededicated my life to the Lord, worked for Disney, became vice president of my class (twice), started this blog, written for the #1 theatre website, the list goes on. All of these things are things that I don't think anyone who I went to high school with would have expected me to do. I didn't fit in, I was shy, I didn't have a whole lot of friends, but the ones I did have were/are great. College is where you really find yourself, not high school. High school is just a test to see if you can survive truckloads of drama and nonsense to make sure you can walk on your own in college. College is where you truly find your passions, career goals, friends, and most of all, yourself. And for me, I had to move to two different states to do that, 12 and 24 hours away from where I grew up. And I'm thankful I did, because I wouldn't have become who I am if I didn't.
And now, the journey of college is coming to a close because COMMENCEMENT is 8 days away! WHAT?! Wasn't the countdown just at 100? Time has flown, lots of things have happened, and I guess I have to be ready.It's go time. But, hey. At least I still get to be a child at heart for a little while when I head back to Disney.
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