Tales of a Disney Student : Season of Thanks

Hello to all (:
Happy season of Thanks! Hope that all of you had a very blessed Thanksgiving with family and friends. Mine was a little anticlimactic. I did have work on Thanksgiving, but at least I got to spend it with friends, and my job location provided a meal for everyone. The past week has been crazy busy, and I worked a ton! The weather has become chilly, which is glorious!! Seriously though, it got down into the high 40s at night. Orlando has finally realized that it is Winter time. As weird as it may sound, I actually kind of miss the cold weather in Pennsylvania. When November hits, it is automatically, in my mind, assumed that the temperature will drop. However, Orlando hasn't seemed to pick up on this fact. Even though it has been in the 60s the past week, beginning tomorrow, the temperature will be back to 75 degrees. Sheeesh!
Tis the season for thanks, and there are many things about my life to be thankful for. Not only have I been given the blessing of life, 20 years in fact, but I have been blessed with opportunities to combine travel with learning. The fact that I am in Florida on a Disney College Program, is pretty spectacular! A lot of growing has occurred in my life since beginning the my adventure in Florida. I have a greater appreciation for everything that I learned while growing up. Things like, how to cook, how to clean, and how to do laundry. I have also continued to strengthen virtues that are needed to succeed in life, such as patience, respect, leadership, self-control and most important of all, how to be considerate of others. In addition to the life skills I have broadened while being in Florida, I am also thankful for my friends and family. This experience in Florida would not have been the same if it wasn't for the people who have stood behind me and supported me all along. Whether it be through a text, a call, an email, Skype, snail mail, or prayer, I am so very thankful for everyone who has supported me along this adventure.
How strange to think that in 5 weeks I will be saying farewell to my adventure at Walt Disney World. On Thanksgiving it crossed my mind that in less than a month everyone would be saying "Merry Christmas" to one another. The past few months have been very full, so this realization is quite easy to understand, but still?! One thing is for sure, and that is I do not feel as though I will be leaving this opportunity empty handed. There have been so many great times when I have been able to network with leaders within the Disney Company. This in it of itself has been an incredible learning experience that I am extremely thankful for! Not only is it important to know people, but for those people to know you back. As I continue to move forward in life it will be up to me to continue those professional relationships.
Out of everything there is to be thankful for, the main person who deserves all the thanks is my heavenly Father. I am not sure where I would be without Him. Even in my times of distance from the body of Christ, He continues to stay very near. Though I am not sure why I receive the blessings that I do, I am continually grateful for His steadfast love and unchanging character.

As always, I do have some pictures to share with you all. This past Tuesday, a couple of my managers put on a scavenger hunt in Magic Kingdom for the Discovery Island Merchandise team. I was a part of a team of 4 girls and we called ourselves the "B.A.H Humbugs". It stood for Becca, Abigail, Holly, and the "humbug", Caroline. The evening was a blast and we all have a fun shirt as a reminder of the time we spent together.