A First Timer?!

Welcome to MY happiest place on earth.....

I took a trip to Disneyland last night with one of my roommates. The lovely, Kaitlen. Turns out... she's NEVER been to Disneyland and being hired here is her FIRST time!? WHAT?! When I found this out, I volunteered to show her around one evening and help her get a lay of the amazing land.

I had to fully document her first night at Disneyland! I was honored to play Tour Guide Barbie for her !

My FAVORITE time of day at Disneyland is when the twinkle trees turn on, the castle is all lit up and pinky, and the lanterns at the Mad Hatter Tea Party are glowing. It's just magical and breathtakingly beautiful. I tear up every time I even try to explain it to someone. It's just a time of night you have to see for yourself.

I have always been a dork at Disneyland, in years past, if I ever saw a group where one member of the group was taking a pic, I would always step forward to offer to take a pic of all of them. Who would have known that my dork moments of wanting to help people capture memories of Disneyland would actually become my job! I LOVE helping people at Disneyland and I LOVE hearing about people's favorite Disney Magic Moments. It warms my heart and makes me tear up... just a little! I can't wait to start helping make dreams come true for all the Princesses and Princes that come to this happy land.

Have a Magical Day!

NBD... it's just Disney...

OH WAIT!? I LOVE DISNEY! I start work for The Happiest Place on Earth on Sunday! I moved into Disney Housing on Wednesday the 17th... thus me off the radar for SO LONG! I have 4 beautiful roommates; Lexi, Tiffany, Kimberly, and Kaitlen.

These are two of my roomies, Tiffany and Lexi!

Lexi and I went shopping and we checked out this sweet grocery cart from the College Program office... we're SO cool!

Aren't we just CUTE? Attending Disney orientations and meetings with the roomies! We got to take a backstage tour of the Disneyland park one day, it was pretty awesome to see Goofy wandering around without his head on. Pluto was in full character and being cutesy. When I received my Walt Disney Company ID and nametag (pix coming soon) I got to hug Mickey Mouse... I have never gotten to hug Mickey! It was an AMAZING moment :D

View of Disney's California Adventure and World of Color from a private viewing terrace of the Grand California Spa and Resort. We made friends with Cast Members in the GCS&R and we got to watch WoC from the private terrace. Pretty freaking amazing to have access to opportunities like this!

I love my job!

Happy 56th Disneyland!

Today marks the 56th "birthday" of my favorite place on Earth... Disneyland! I'm a complete cheeseball when it comes to all things Disney. I, generally, don't cry. I'm mildly heartless, but if you pop in a Disney movie and if you watch me closely, you may just see a tear or two. I love Disney!

I cannot wait to start my job with Disney, exactly one month from today. It is a dream come true and I couldn't be more proud to say that I will work where Walt Disney, himself, once walked. Not only did Walt Disney create one of the most formidable companies in the world, but he created something that every man and woman, of any age, could love and experience magic. Disney can help dreams come true and I cannot wait to be apart of the Disney Magic. I hope that everyone could find a job with a company that they love as much as I LOVE Disney.

So grab your favorite Disney movie and a friend and enjoy the magic that you once loved as a child and let it happen for you all over again. Come visit The Happiest Place On Earth and walk down Main Street, U.S.A., just as Walt Disney did!

~*Have a Magical Day*~

In Other News...

This blog isn't just about health and fitness... although I do write about that A LOT. This is a blog about the things I LOVE; exercise and food being two of those {which reminds me... I have MORE recipes to share!}. Another love of mine is DISNEY. As many of you know, I will be working for the Wonderful World of Disney in August, and it's a dream come true for me! I have ALWAYS wanted to work for Disney, and I'm getting the opportunity through one of Disney's internship programs. From August - January I will be working as a Disney Desk Representative and I will be living in Disney housing.

Today, I got an email from Disneyland Recruiting telling me who one of my roommates will be... and to my great surprise and happiness, I will be rooming with a woman I met through facebook and requested. We are BOTH so so excited about this! She's doing the program for the same reasons that I am; to strengthen the resume and gain some amazing work experience through a reputable company. If the opportunity to stay on with Disney works out, wonderful, if it doesn't, then we have great work experience to show from it and, hopefully, find jobs somewhere else. {I'm praying to stay at Disney though!!!} Many of the other college program participants are much younger than us and are in different places in their lives than we are (which is GREAT for them!), so we wanted to room together because we have similar mindsets going into this experience.

I will have more information for all of you about Disney related items later this year but for now, this is my exciting Disney news! When I learn more, I will definitely share any hints, tips and secrets that I can. If any of you are thinking of making trips to Disneyland this fall or winter, please contact me and I will give ANY discounts I have available to make your trip happen. Disneyland is an amazing place and it's one of my favorite places in the world, so if I can help make a trip for you and/or your family happen, I will GLADLY extend whatever discounts and knowledge I have so you can go and not completely break the bank!