As most of you know, I have embarked on a long, rocky journey of writing a memoir of my nine magical months at Disney. Inspired by a recent published memoir that was given to me for my birthday, I thought, "Well, it cannot be too hard to write down stories of my past." I started off strong as inspiration was flooding into my mind. Shortly after beginning, I was at a blank-completely at a loss of what I should do to continue writing. In a moment of desperation, I contacted the author of this recent memoir that had me hooked from the first page. Several days went by and I remained positive in hopes that my memories would once again return to me. Then, I received an e-mail for this published author. Squealing in excitement, I opened the message and read it slowly, taking mental notes of everything she said. I printed it out and stuck it into my notebook of my Disney writings. Often I find myself looking back over her words when I am drawing a blank and need a rush of inspiration to sweep over me.
Through much deliberation, writing, writing, writing and rewriting, I shall now reveal to you some of my writings int he works. This is the day that I found out that I was going to be a Disney cast member. What a remarkable day that was!
It was like any other Saturday. I had planned to sleep in, do laundry and catch-up on homework. I got a text from a friend confirming our lunch plans for that afternoon. I rolled out of bed and slipped into the most casual outfit I could find. I grabbed my phone and headed out the door. As we sat at the table enjoying a casual conversation and cold-cut sandwiches, a text came through from my mom saying that I had received an envelope from Walt Disney World. A look of astonishment swept over my face as I begged my friend to excuse me from the table for just a minute. Caught up in my excitement, I clenched my phone and sprinted to the lobby. I quickly called my mom as I felt my heart trying desperately to escape my chest. As my phone started ringing, I took a deep breath and tried my best to remain calm. "If it's meant to be, it will happen. Don't get your hopes up." were the thoughts going through my head. When I heard my mom on the other end of the phone, I immediately begged her to read it to me. "Well, the first word is, 'Congratulations!'" At that moment, every emotion that I had been bottling up over the past several weeks came pouring out of me. I was sobbing, dancing, laughing and screaming much to the dismay of everyone around me. I was finally on my way to becoming a Disney cast member, and as of that moment, there was nothing standing in my way!When I started this project, I tried to set a few goals. For instance, I want it to be long enough to where it would be considered a "book." As far as everything goes from this point, I am continuously reminded of those magical moments and those long nights at work as a cast member. It was not an easy journey, but every step was worth it. I try to consider this a project that will never be completely finished in hopes that it will be polished and molded into something that might be worthy of this world's realm of published books. Do I intend to get it published? At this point, no. It's just for friends, family, and for a way for me never forget my year as a employee to the mouse. In the future, I will keep you posted about the current and future steps in this journey. Until then, have a magical day!
