...it takes people to make the dream a reality.”

- Walt Disney

I wanted to let everyone know about the upcoming auditions Disneyland Resort has! And I will link to the website so you can look at the other locations as well! I've often found that most of the videos and blogs I've followed are either the CP (College Program) or in Walt Disney World. Which really are wonderful and interesting but it's always going to vary, and I would like to know exactly what I'm getting into!

Auditions page : www.disneyauditions.com
Careers page: www.disneycareers.com

The careers page is where you can browse through other hiring jobs that aren't in the entertainment department. Here is where you would find jobs such as... engineers, retail associates, custodial, ticket vendors, food vendors, etc! Disney has something for everyone, you just have to keep checking.

SO! For Disneyland Resort they have 6 upcoming auditions:

Disney Character Hosts
Location: Disneyland Resort Looking For: Character Hosts	Wednesday, August 06, 2014 6:00 PM Pacific Time
A character host is definitely on my list of jobs! These guys are the happy go lucky people that guard and protect the characters from the crazy parents trying to get a picture of their child with Goofy. I've spoken to a Cast Member who was friends with Chip and who also was a character host and she said, while the job is extremely hard on your body, she loves playing both roles. Photo cred: disneycareers.com Characters for Phineas & Ferb & Female Parade Performers Location: Disneyland Resort Looking For: Disney Character Performers and Parade Performers   Saturday, August 09, 2014 01:00 PM Pacific Time This role is for that crazy fun mini parade they have in DCA! Fantasy Faire Actors Audition City: N. Hollywood, CA Location: Screenland Studios Looking For: Actors  This is a comedic performing story telling role at the Fantasy Faire show. I believe they're looking for male actors but please check out the link for more information :) Disney Character Look-Alike - Males 5'2"-5'5" Audition City: Yorba Linda, CA Location: Momentum Dance Studio Looking For: Disney Character Look-alikes Male character look a likes, this could be any face character in the park within the height restrictions. Disney Character Look-Alike - Males 5'11"-6'2" Audition City: Yorba Linda, CA Location: Momentum Dance Studio Looking For: Disney Character Look-alikes Sunday, August 24, 2014 11:00 AM  Pacific Time                    Same as this one :)     Disney Character Look-Alike - Females 5'3"-5'7" Audition City: Yorba Linda, CA Location: Momentum Dance Studio Looking For: Disney Character Look-alikes   And this is the female one.  Depending on what happens within the next weekend I will be attending the Character Host, the Phineas and Ferb parade and the female character look a like audition. If you will be attending as well let me know!!  Remember one thing, whether it's your first audition or your 8th audition. YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH. And even though you might get rejected a couple times, the best cast members and characters I know auditioned multiple times. Don't give up.

Just keep swimming

I'm back from Disneyland :( :(
But that's okay because I'm leaving for California again a week from today:) haha. But this time, I won't be coming home!!! That's right, I was supposed to be moving August 12, but my roommate found a new apartment in a safer area so we will be moving in sooner!

The reason I wanted to write this post was to keep you updated on the audition process. I saw they're having an audition for female character look a likes 5' 3" to 5' 7" on August 24th in Yorba Linda at Momentum Dance Studio. This is the studio I went to when I had my last face character audition. I'm slightly under that height range, but since I'll be living there, I figure I might as well go for the heck of it. There was the same audition this morning but since I just got back that one wasn't possible. If you wanna check out any upcoming auditions go to www.disneyauditions.com

I also applied just yesterday for a food position at the resort. I haven't heard anything back yet, but since it's the weekend I probably won't hear anything for at least a couple more days. If not longer. Wouldn't it be wonderful if I did get the position and I got my foot in the door, only to then go through all the different jobs I want to experience at Disneyland? I heard from a cast member that after four months of working there you officially "earn your ears" and are able to apply and transfer to other departments and jobs. I would do anything to get in, I just want to work for this company! The key is to Just Keep Swimming. Keep applying, keep auditioning, keep calling, keep getting your face out there so they remember you! They will notice your persistence and dedication and soon enough it will pay off. There's a time for everything.

I'm wishing.. For the one I love

Third and final day, back to Disneyland! This day I Disneybounded as Megara from Hercules! I had a Hercules necklace already that I also got from Life is the Bubbles. 

My necklace says 'Zero to Hero' and has a Pegasus charm. 

Make up!

We decided to sleep in and give our feet a rest. We went to the park at about noon and Goofy, Mickey, Minnie and Donald were all out in front of the train station! We decided to jump in line and apparently he wanted to kidnap me!

So I have this weird obsession with Toy Story toys being the exact size they are in the movie. I wouldn't normally buy a toy because I don't use them much but I saw a Lotso bear while coming out of the Toy Story Mania ride the day before. He was the exact size and looked so huggable! I decided I needed him so the next morning we went to World Of Disney and looked. The boys I were with found him and GUESS WHAT he smells like strawberries!!!!! Could he be more exact to the movie?!?!

Oh and these are my new ears!! I've always wanted a fancy pair and they looked great with my Meg outfit. I love them. 

This is the largest hidden Mickey in the park! It's located on the Matterhorn and I took this shot on our way up to innoventions. It's a little hard to see if you can't find a good angle but hopefully you can tell from this picture :)

I love this picture so much. She inspires the title today. 

When will my life begin?

No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true.

So this isn't a great picture but here's another hidden mickey! This one is in the Haunted Mansion in the ballroom scene. It's made of plates on the table and will move around periodically. Also in this scene there's a spider web on the left hand side before you exit the room. This is actually a bullet hole where a guest shot the glass that stands between you and the ghosts. I'm not sure if it was a real gun or a bebe gun but either way, kinda scary! It was too expensive to replace the glass because it's part of the structure of the building so they made it into a spider web! 

I just love this picture :) 

We ended the day by going on Splash Mountain while the first show of Fantasmic was running. What a beautiful view we had of the fireworks while we were on the ride. Then we went and watched Fantasmic for the second time :) never miss out on this show. It's incredible.

Overall I had wonderful trip to Disney this time! OH and I'm an annual passholder now:) :) :) I found out I'm actually moving in a little less than a week because my roommate and I found a new apartment that's in Fullerton! So I'll be there much more often, and will be going to every audition I can. I will be able to apply for other jobs in October. I talked to so many cast members the last day I was at the park and they all inspired me so much. Every one of them was so kind and wonderful it just made me want to work there that much more. If that's even possible! :) 

A-113

Second day, this time California Adventures! I disneybounded as Lewis from Meet the Robinsons. If you haven't seen it, or it's been a while, watch it!! It may seem cheesy or whatever but it has the greatest message!! Keep moving forward. And if you don't know what Disneybounding is, it's taking a casual Disneyland outfit and changing it to an inspiration from a Disney character. So you're not fully dressing up, but your wearing their colors, you have some jewelery that's similar to theirs, you have their hair and make up done, etc. You can find a lot of cute ideas on Pinterest for outfits and such!

So a couple days before our trip I threw together a Lewis bound outfit because I had this wonderful necklace I got from an etsy shop called Life is the Bubbles. All Disney fans need to look up this shop, it's wonderful!

Here's my outfit, and of course I had to wear my ears. 

Here's a close up of my necklace but it was turned around dang it. It says Keep Moving Forward and has a little rocket ship charm. Mostly the necklaces they sell are little bottles with sparkle dust inside, a saying on a little script-type sticker, and a charm that goes along with the character/movie. They have so many options, and you can even custom make your own! I created this one myself :)

Selfie with Red in Cars Land! I love how he's smiling at the camera!!!!

My third dying moment! I was taking pictures of Mater going down Radiator Springs and I noticed his license plate:

A-113

For those of you who don't know, A-113 is the classroom number where a lot of the Pixar animators studied at their animation school! They hide this in almost all of their movies and it's so fun to find them. It thrilled me to see they had incorporated it in the park!!!!! I ran after him to get a picture and I'm so glad I did. 

***I don't know when, I don't know how, but I know something's starting right now! Watch and you'll see... Someday I'll be.. Part of your world!***

This ride brings a smile to my face:)

***Tell everybody I'm on my way, and I just can't wait to be there.***

Um FLIK?! I got so lucky seeing all these wonderful characters that are so rare! I LOVE Flik!!!!

Never miss out on World Of Color. Just don't. It's beautiful, to the eye, the mind and the soul. I cry nearly every time I see it. And a little fun fact, after the show is over they play some music while everyone is leaving and the fountains stay on, but at a low height with just the rainbow colors. That's when I took this picture, after it's OFFICIALLY over there is one spray of orange that goes in a rainbow-like shape. This represents Walt Disney! 

Let me tell ya though, it's worth it to stay that extra minute, or go a few more steps to find these secrets because when you do, you feel like you're that much close to Walt, and this wonderful company he created. 

Make a wish and hold on tight

First day of Disneyland!!! So after my audition, and I had my moment of sadness in my car, I went to the happiest place on earth! What else would you do. Anywho, I went with my boss and her son and nephew so I met up with them and we had a great day! I didn't disneybound this day but I'll make sure to post my other disneybound outfits. After all this is 'Disney Bound' blog! I'll just post some pictures cause who doesn't love Disneyland pictures?!

OH MY GOSH. What a better way to start off my day than this sweetie!!! I saw Burt when I walked into the main circle and about had a heart attack due to my recent obsession with Mary Poppins. However, when I was about to ask for a picture with him, a mother and daughter came up, the daughter dressed as Mary, and said they had been looking for Burt for 7 days so far!! I died. My heart melted. I creepily asked the mom if I could take a picture of her daughter, haha no big deal. Wouldn't you though?! Picture perfect moment.

I'm a super fan of hidden mickeys. This one is located on the ceiling of it's a small world in the very last room. It's morphed a little into the other shadows but it's for sure there :)

CORN DOOOOGG! If you haven't had one of these you're missing out! They're located at the Stagedoor Cafe in Frontierland. Also available at Award Weiners in California Adventures. Stagedoor Cafe also has chicken strips and fish strips!

Another dying moment!!!! This Tiana was so on point it scared me. She was so beautiful!! And inspired the title for this post. 

***The evening star is shining bright, so make a wish, and hold on tight. There's magic in the air tonight... And anything can happen. ***

Parade performer audition

So I've tried starting this blog post about 4 times now and every time I title it I end up quitting. I don't wanna be a negative Nancy about anything and I certainly don't want to discourage any of you so I wanna make this as positive as possible. 

What I wore: 

I wore a dress again, this time a light pink lace one. I wasn't going to, I was actually going to wear black leggings and a neon green loose t shirt, but my mom and I concluded to wear a dress to stand out. I wore nude tights and some small shorts underneath. I wore my character shoes again this time because I thought I needed to look taller in this audition. 

Here's a selfie of my outfit the night before I left for California. I did not wear the glasses I have on here they were for a disney bound outfit :) 

What I would change about my outfit: 

I would't wear a dress again. At least not for this audition. Honestly I learned from this one that it simply does not matter what you wear. You will stand out by the way you perform. I also wouldn't wear character shoes to thisparticular audition because it was a much harder dance than I thought. I'll explain more on that later, but it was just easier to move in jazz shoes I noticed. It was more dancing than posing so the turns and stuff were harder in character shoes. If you can, don't wear tennis shoes, I imagine it's even harder to turn in those. 

My audition was Sunday July 14th 2014 and it was set to start at 10 am. It was at the Disneyland casting center right behind Disneyland just off Ball road. I had been there for my interview last August but we went in a separate building. So I arrived at about 7:45 just because last time I knew we went in early. There was already quite a bit of a line! I met a couple of nice girls and we were in the second group of 75. They took us backstage and we had to wait in line outside of the building for a while. There were some bobsleds and doom buggies back there too so that was fun seeing them :). We weren't allowed to take pictures for obvious reasons. They then took us to a shady place outside a building and began to teach us the dance.

I watched a million and a half videos about these types of auditions and they said you didn't need a dance background. Well I have a substantial amount of dancing and I feel I'm decently coordinated. I was very wrong. When the dance was all put together it really wasn't that complicated but I think the stress of the audition and the quick time period in which you are required to learn it really took a toll on me. I was sweating SO bad. And I don't usually sweat like that! I noticed all these girls picking up on it so fast and I simply wasn't understanding. I'll go through the dance with you with some dance lingo, if you have any questions feel free to ask. 

-step forward with your right foot and walk 4 steps

-ball change and stick your left foot out with a flexed heel tap

-pivot forward and pivot backward, when you're turning to the front again do a hitch kick with your right leg

-one grapevine to the right

-a box step to the left 

-two shanae turns and jump out of it on the second one

-1 grapevine to the right 

-'the wizard' which apparently us from the Wizard of Oz but I had no idea how to do it

-double pirouette

And that's it! But for someone who hasn't danced in a couple years it's hard to pick it back up in a matter of a few minutes. 

After they taught it to us outside we went into a dance studio backstage and practiced. But even the practice they gave us wasn't quite enough for me. I don't know if it was really as difficult as it seemed to me or if my head just wasn't there with me but I couldn't memorize it for the life of me. Talk about frustrating. I would try to take a moment and focus but nothing was really helping. After that we went to another studio next door and were put in front of casting directors. I had read online you auditioned in groups of about 4 or 5 but we went two diagonal across the floor towards the casting directors. That also made it much more nerve wracking. So the girl that went with me didn't exactly help the situation. She was messing up, then looking at me and giggling and all that ya know. But I will in no way blame it on her. I messed up the whole thing. I looked like hadn't danced a day in my life. Sucky huh. Oh well what do ya do. So as you were crossing the floor doing the dance towards them they would kindly direct you towards the piano or towards the door. You immediately could tell who had made it and who hadn't. In the end they chose about 10 girls to go onto the next round. As you can guess I was cut the first round. I was hoping to at least get past that round and I thought it would be pretty simple to do that but I was wrong! The point is: every audition is different. And it's hard to be fully prepared for what you're going to, but I hope you guys get some comfort in knowing you're not the only one who gets discouraged from time to time. I won't lie to any of you, I cried when I got back to my car, but not because I didn't get a part, because I was disappointed in myself for not doing my best. I was so mad at myself for not being able to sink my brain into it and get it memorized but maybe it wasn't my time, it wasn't meant to be. On a positive note, I've spent three days at Disneyland and it's been awesome :) and I'll post about my fun Disneybound outfits too! 

💛💙💜💗💚❤️💛💙💜💗💚❤️

Pause....

I think we just need to take a moment and appreciate how cute my kitten is. <3
He's coming with me to California! But I'm afraid we'll have to shave him because he already gets too hot here in Utah.

Disney College Program

So I said I would write a post concerning the Disney College Program.
I want everyone to know before hand how wonderful I think the program is, but for someone who decided to go to beauty school, or for anyone else for that matter, it's not exactly prime.

The day I didn't receive the job at my local newspaper I found out about yet another girl from my high school was accepted into the DCP and was headed off to Florida within the next couple of months. To say I was devastated wasn't an exaggeration. Of course I was happy for her, but when everyone else is reaching your goal so easily (or easier than it is for you) it's not going to make you ecstatic by any means.

At one point I did try to sign up for the college program earlier on in my endeavors towards Disneyland... that didn't go well. Since the online application is basically yes or no questions I couldn't put in the fact that I wasn't in a university and simply wanted to go when I graduated. And most of you will probably say, "Well obviously" Yes I understand the fact that you go during a semester of college and that hair school doesn't have semesters, I wouldn't be able to leave for a period of time either without having to re-enroll and pay a large sum of fees. But I thought maybe I could work something out. Clearly I couldn't...

Another issue that I have with this is the fact that at any time a college student can go online, put in an application, have a PHONE interview, get accepted, and have a roll in the parks within a matter of months. As you've probably read, I have to wait until the certain roll that I'm looking for to show up on the careers website. When and if it shows up I have to apply and then take a trip down to California (or wherever it's located) and have an in-person interview. After that, I have to be available IMMEDIATELY if I get the job, meaning I would have to drop my life at a moments notice and move to another state. If I don't, the trip is practically meaningless and I have to go back to my life in Utah, wait 6 months for my application to expire, and start all over again. Sound frustrating?? Immensely.

But let me just clue you in, I am SO grateful to have been able to interview, audition and all that jazz for Disney. What an honor it is to even have been a small part of this wonderful company we all admire. Just having walked through the doors of the casting center and seeing the mural of the castle made me smile. I will keep on going through this wonderfully exhausting process and I'm sure it will end up with numerous rewards. I don't wanna be the Debbie Downer in the situation but I just wanted to let all of you know my experience with the DCP and hopefully someone else has been in the same boat and can relate to this post :)

Almost there....

So we're basically up to date on everything! My Disney look a like audition was a little over a month ago.
At this point I have found new roommates and we just got accepted into an apartment in Santa Ana California! I'm on my way everyone!!!

I have an audition this weekend for Parade Performer for the Christmas parade and I'm SOO excited! It's at Disneyland Resort and I'll be making a trip to Disneyland this time as well! There's no way it will be a waste with a Disney trip! I will keep everyone updated! I found this audition on the website, disneyauditions.com and I usually just search Disneyland CA because, for one, I now have an apartment there, and two it's closer to home than anything else, plus Disneyland IS my home!

Basic info: I danced for a few years when I was younger but to be honest I haven't danced since high school. And even then it was basic musical style type stuff. I'm hoping I'm at least decently graceful enough to get past the first round but to be honest I'm just blessed to be able to go! Whatever happens, happens. 

So the real topic of this blog is Almost There. And why? Because I'm literally SO close. I'm moving down there and I can practically feel Disney at my fingertips. There's so much passion in this song it gives me chills. Just ask my BFF Felicia every time it comes on the Disney Pandora it's a whole Broadway show between the two of us. Tiana is a hard working dreamer which is a little different than the other princesses. Which by no means lessens my affection for the others. I love them ALL the same. But everytime I'm getting worn down or discouraged I just think. Every penny counts. Almost there. And anything can happen. 

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Mama! I don't have time for dancing!

That's just gonna have to wait a while
Ain't got time for messing around
And it's not my style
This old town can slow you down
People taking the easy way
But I know exactly where I'm going
Getting closer and closer every day

And I'm almost there, I'm almost there
People down here think I'm crazy, but I don't care
Trials and tribulations, I’ve had my share
There ain't nothing gonna stop me now ‘cause I'm almost there

I remember Daddy told me: “Fairytales can come true
You gotta make 'em happen, it all depends on you"
So I work real hard each and every day
Now things for sure are going my way
Just doing what I do
Look out boys, I'm coming through

And I'm almost there, I'm almost there
People gonna come here from everywhere
And I'm almost there
I'm almost there

There's been trials and tribulations
You know I've had my share
But I've climbed the mountain, I've crossed the river
And I'm almost there, I'm almost there
I'm almost there!

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If you can dream it you can do it!

If anyone is wondering about character auditions you can look here!!!!!

The disney audition page is different from the career page, but I had heard about it a while ago and decided to check it out one day. There was an audition the coming weeked for face character girls 4'11'' to 5'2'' !!! Oh and I'm a shortie. So this was perfect! I went home from work that day and was watching my favorite: Flip or Flop on HGTV. They were in Yorba Linda and that was where the audition was being held. I brought it up to my mom and she immediately said I needed to go. The issue was with getting my shifts at work off, but luckily my boss was very understanding and I was headed off Saturday afternoon! This time I drove and picked up my friend Aubrey on the way. It's a very long 12 hour drive from Logan to Anaheim so it wasn't a small endeavor.  I stayed with my birth grandma in Palm Sprigs that night and woke up at 6 the next morning to go to the audition. 

Palm Springs is about 2 hours away from Yorba Linda and I arrived at aboouuttt.. 8? Maybe? I should've remembered more specifically so I could help you guys out more! But the audition was set to start at 10:00 I believe. 

What I wore: I debated on wearing leggings or a dress but after talking to my mom and watching a million and a half YouTube videos I decided on a comfy red dress, some shorts underneath, I had my hair back in a cute headband and straight down, and I took character shoes with me. If I had the chance to change what I wore, I would change a few things. Since it was a short girls face character audition I don't think I needed to wear the character shoes with the small heel. I think maybe jazz shoes would've made me look smaller in this situation. I'm about 5'1'' by the way. I also wouldn't wear the headband because it looked a lot like Alice and even though I would LOVE to be friends with Alice I've heard to not categorize yourself to a certain character so the cast members can decide who THEY see you as. My make up was simple but I still wanted to look good so I wore foundation, very thin top eyeliner, extremely light eye shadow and I did go pretty bold with the lips to match my dress.  

When I arrived at the dance studio there was a little bit of a line. We waited for maybe an hour and I met some super nice girls. While we were in line a man came up to us with a cast member and it was one of the girls husband. He ended up getting to be friends with Captain America!!! 

We got called in early because the men's audition went by pretty quick. I was in the first group of 50 that went in at around 9, so an hour before we had expected. They put us in rows of ten across a small dance studio with a number at the top of each line. The cast members were so sweet!!! They turned on Disney music and reassured us that if we didn't get in, it wasn't because of us. They just might not be looking for what we have at the moment. 

At this point they went across the first line of ten and stood in front of each person with a clip board. They simply asked what your name was and introduced themselves as well and then walked on to the next person. At the end of the row they would call out numbers and the rest were dismissed. When my row got to the front I think I was number 3. They came by, I said my name, smiled, and they went on. I got cut at this round unfortunately. They called 1,4 and 10. Number 4 was the girl that was the wife of 'Captain America' so I think they wanted to include her with his career as well! She was a small petite Asian girl and so so so cute. I'm glad they gave both of them the opportunity so they can work together. 

After that I was dismissed with the other girls and left! I was out at 10 am, the time my audition was supposed to start! But I wasn't really discouraged. I've heard you have to try many times. It was a fun little trip all in all :) 

If you have ANY questions please let me know! I know how much I watch YouTube videos and read blogs before I go to an audition so I totally understand. I would love to help you guys out with anything I can! 

Even miracles take a little time

Like I said... AGONIZING. I pestered the Disneyland Casting center AT LEAST once a week. I graduated hair school on September 27th 2013 (HOORAY!!)

And moved back to Logan with my parents. And then sat on the couch and wondered what to do with my life. For like. Two weeks. If not longer. I continued my Bath and Body Works job at the teeny tiny mall in Logan and although I loved working there, it was killing me not knowing whether I would even be there in the next 5 months. What if nothing ever opened up? So I decided to set a moving date and move regardless of if I had gotten a response.

A little side note: I got an interview for a job at the local newspaper and would have had the job if I hadn't been moving in January. I went home, slightly devastated but understanding of the situation. When I got home a girl that went to my high school announced on Facebook that she got into the college program. (I'll write a post specifically about the college program later) well that took the slight devastation to full devastation. I cried. I just felt like I wasn't getting there and everyone else was. Everyone I knew was getting into disney except me. I'm not gonna lie and say it didn't suck. 

Needless to say, I met a boy. and he will not be a part of this blog but I suppose he had a smidge of importance in my decision to cancel the move. I was set to move in January and even had roommates. But I called them about two weeks before and let them know I wasn't going to be there. Besides the boy, I actually had had a bad feeling about going. I felt like it wasn't the right time. And if anyone is feeling the same thing and is wondering why.. 

Don't question yourself!!!!! All miracles take a little time. And if you feel that's it not the time to audition, or move somewhere or even apply, don't stress yourself out in thinking you have to do it right now. I know that I felt dumb because I had already told everyone I was leaving and yada yada yah. But it's not about them it's about you. And your timing. And your life. And your dreams. 

Anyways. Rant over :). 

I got over everyone asking me why I was still in Logan and just went about ordinary life. I interviewed for the job at the local paper again and got it! I did this for hmmm about 3 months and in between that time my waiting list expired. One day at work I got on the disney careers website and saw a costuming position. Once again it wasn't a chef and it wasn't an engineer. But I can't even sew. And I applied anyways for kicks and giggles. It took longer this time and I ended up getting an interview about a month later. I was sooo excited!!! But after about 20 minutes my excitement was gone and I thought... Is this really what I wanna do? I can't sew and it's not really something I'm interested in. I don't even have the money to move right now! And the money for the trip is another factor. I ended up not going... I feel bad for even taking up time. And a lot of people will probably think of me as selfish and picky. But this is my journey and my life and it happened whether I like it or not. 

Everything happens for a reason! And even miracles take a little time...

Start of something new.... or so I thought

The interview process is always nerve wracking. For Disney it's unimaginable. I flew out to California by the grace of my parents, and my birthmother and I got a hotel for the night. One huge thing I was concerned about was what to wear. A normal interview would be a nice simple modest dress, some dress pants maybe.. but for Disney. Don't you want to look young at heart and full of joy? Yeah. That's what I thought. I decided on a bright yellow, knee length, lace dress. Much more bold than a regular interview, and I expected the other interviewees to be wearing something similar. I was wrong. While in the waiting room of the Disneyland Casting center, which by the way has a huge BEAUTIFUL mural of the castle, the other girls I saw had nice conservative blouses, slacks, etc. I felt so out of place. But in reality, I was in the perfect place for this attire.
The interview was pretty regular, and although I had a million butterflies, when it ended my interviewer, Marge, smiled and said how well I did. She proceeded to tell me how perfect I am for the job, and that she would hire me right on the spot!!!! But..... I was still in school. And wouldn't finish for another month. They needed someone to fill the position at the Disney 365 Studio right now. Everything was happening so fast that I wasn't quite processing all that was going on. Basically she gave me a little blue paper with a Mickey head that said I was on a waiting list. If nothing opened up in the positions of my choice within the next 6 months I would be taken off the waiting list.
I left the building feeling good! But still a little confused about what exactly to tell everyone. Did I get the job? Did I not? There wasn't a clear answer. It wasn't a huge disappointment but yet.. there were unanswered questions. The next 6 months were going to be agonizing.

Oh and btw... excuse my whale like figure in this picture. Bad angle but unfortunately it's the only body shot I have of my dress and I wanted everyone to know what I wore in case they are just as worried as I was :)

I had a wonderful time with my birth family at Downtown Disney the rest of the day!

Oh I just can't wait to be.... the fairy godmother!

One night, feeling lonely and wondering about what I was going to do when I suddenly didn't have to go to school ever again.. in my life.. I decided I wasn't going to wait around anymore. I was going to apply for my first job at Disney.
My dream was to work at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique as a hair stylist. Considering I had my license in Utah, and you didn't need a cosmetology license to work here, I thought, hey, I have a one-up. I already know how to do hair, and I love kids. When looking at the online job listings, there was one called "Disney 365 Studio" I had no clue what it was, but I noticed it wasn't a chef (I can't cook for the life of me) and it wasn't an engineer (I suck at math) so what the heck! I'll go ahead and apply. To make things better it basically described the duties of working at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique. This felt like a sign sent from heaven that I found this the day I decided to apply.
The next day I took my laptop to school and while waiting for my first appointment to come in, I sent in my application. The message afterwords told me it would take 5-7 days to get a response. I went along to my appointment, trying not to concentrate on my nerves.
About the middle of my appointment I went back to the lunch room to take a break while my shampoo set was under the dryer. Don't worry about the meaning of a shampoo set. I had an email saying that basically.. they like my qualifications and they wanted an online interview!!! I WAS FREAKING OUT. I grabbed my laptop (after I finished my shampoo set of course) and ran to the stinky room that we called "Dispense". I took my online interview and it also said it would take 5-7 days to get a response. Immediately after submitting, it asked me to schedule an in person interview!!!! Guys. I started crying. I scheduled my interview for a week later and proceeded to call my parents to find out how fast I could get to California.

I've always loved Disney as much as the next person, I've grown up going to Disneyland every year, watching the new princess movies, the ushe. But I think it really started to impact me when I was 18, in Paul Mitchell Beauty School. If you don't know where Logan, Utah is.... well, you're not the only one. A small town in the utmost north of Utah, beautiful seasons and a *heck* of a lot of snow in the winter. Also, a lot of uses of the word *heck*. I was born and raised here, went to a quaint little high school and graduated in 2012. The average Joe. My parents decided to move to a more southern city called Salt Lake. More formally known as, the capital of Utah and a huge weekend vacation for students of LHS, definitely something worth bragging of. So in retrospect it was a huge deal for me to be "moving to the city"... which was really only 2 hours away. What I didn't know was how different it really was. Utah, although all pretty conservative, has quite the change between cities. I was enrolled in Paul Mitchell Cosmetology School in July after graduation. Lonely was I with all of my friends still in Logan and attending USU in the fall. I was super stoked to start at PMTS, my joy was soon crushed. I won't go into the gory details of my miserable time in beauty school, but I will let you know that this was the time I realized, happiness is a key factor in life. And without it, you not only destroy yourself, but the people around you. Seeing all these awful, money sucking, selfish people made me depressed. And when you're depressed, what else do you do than watch Disney movies? 
My obsession began to grow, and soon I realized I wanted to be the exact opposite of all of these people around me. I wanted to be happy, inspired, adventurous and kind. And not only did I want to be these things, I wanted to make the people around me feel the same way. 
 I began pinteresting Disney things, including cast member info, constantly. People referred to me as "The Disney Girl". And boy, was I proud of it. The idea began to form that I really could make working at Disneyland a possibility, I just had to finish what I had already begun.