Dreams come true...in the bayou

Okay well, maybe not necessary in the real bayou but here in California it's been feeling like we've been living in the heavy humidity and swamp lands of Louisiana. We really can't tell you why this is happening but we're all sick and tired of it. 100+ degrees...in September...for the past week! Just give me 60-70 degree weather with a breeze so I can wear sweaters and layer up.
What I've really wanted to talk about is....I've been in contact with a certain part of the company,  that all my dreams live in and that I want to come true more than anything else in this whole wide world, and things finally might be starting to happen. I went to this said part of the company a few weeks ago but the person that I was in contact with was out of town so I wrote this person a letter telling this person that I had come to visit and I would love to talk to this person more in depth about what he/she actually does.
WELL this person finally contacted me today after getting back from their trip asking if I would like to come in and tour and talk to them more about what I want to do within this department and more about what this person does.
I'm seriously crying tears of joy right now. If you know me personally, you will understand why this means the world to me. I've had leads tell me that "it's one step closer" and friends say "it's happening!"
I don't want to jinx anything but I seriously feel incredibly blessed right now. You won't get anywhere within this company if you don't network and talk to others.

To give you a hint though on this company I leave this...

Goals: Keep Moving Forward

Since my senior year of college, I have become pretty obsessed with old photographs, newspapers, and any other type of archival pieces. It all started when I took a history of photography class in college; my professor was "on loan" from the Smithsonian to teach the class. I have never wanted to take a class over again but this class made me want to because I loved it so much! I feel like I actually learned something that I actually wanted to learn and know more about.
Going to art school it is required to take a couple art history classes; they were wonderful and everything but they never spent too much time on photography or they didn't teach anything about the art. So this class opened up my eyes to a all new form of photography and where it started and who thought up this fantastic piece of art that so many people use today in their day to day lives.

Where I hope to someday get in my life is the Disney Archives. Can you imagine working with photographs and old pieces of disney history that started the Walt Disney Company from the beginning?! I can't even describe how amazingly happy that would make me.

I was working at a certain location the other day where I could see the Partners statue. As cheesy as it sounds, I got teary eyed. Dang it, Walt! This man had so many dreams and goals that he accomplished in his life time and now he has a team of people that are continuing to live out his dream for him. I play a small part in that dream because I am helping create the magic that he wanted all cast members to accomplish for years to come. 

This step of my life with the Walt Disney Company is just a small stepping stone. It may be hard because of obstacles that stand in the way for long periods of time but that's helping me grow stronger as a person and cast member to get me where I want to be in my life with this amazing company.