And I'm Almost There...

Sorry for not posting, there's very little going on in my life at the moment. That's about to change though because......

I LEAVE FOR DISNEY IN ONE WEEK. 

I can't wait! Almost everything is ready to go, I've just have a few minor things to take care of. We're leaving late next Friday night and should be in Florida in the early evening on Saturday. The drive from Oklahoma to Orlando is brutal, but well worth it. We're having our family summer vacation for a week, then my program will start. My parents changed the reservation a million times, but we're staying at the Polynesian. We were originally at the Grand Floridian, then the Polynesian, then the Boardwalk, and now the Polynesian. 

My goal is to post once a day during vacation but who knows if I actually will. My brother and I like to make a list of things to accomplish during our Disney vacations but I haven't had any motivation to make a list since I already have my own bucket list for the DCP. But we are doing the Disney Dining Plan (DDP) so hopefully I can post about our dining experiences. We are going to be at the Disney parks for 4 days as well as spending a day at Universal Studios (Harry Potter World-get ready for me). 

I'll post my packing list later for kicks and gigs, if anyone has interest to know how I managed to pack only one suitcase for 5 months. It was not a fun task but I got it done. 

Running update: There's very little happening here as well. Running 3-4 days a week, just 20 minute runs. My runs have been short since it's been over 100 degrees around here lately. 

German update: Yah...the struggle is real on learning a foreign language. I know the alphabet and a few basic phrases. Still practicing my pronunciation, it's improved but I haven't gotten the hang of it yet. I probably won't update about my German unless I start getting better at it. 

I know my blog is currently the definition of lame, but I do nothing but work so there is not much to post about. 

Thanks for reading,
Katie 

Adventure Is Out There

Hiya,

I leave for Florida in 21 days. Twenty-one short days. It seems as if I've been waiting a lifetime for this experience. And my program officially starts in exactly 1 month. I am crazy stressed about packing and making sure everything I need gets to Disney. I made my packing list about 2 weeks ago and tried to see what all I could fit in my bags but I'm still stressing. I'm only taking a suitcase, my backpack, and then a box of my housing stuff.

I've looked up several different packing lists for the DCP and have a fairly good idea of what I'll need while down there, but I'm known for overpacking (I filled an entire large suitcase for 3 days in New Orleans...why?). I just want to take everything with me, which isn't realistic. I found this great link (http://www.pinterest.com/stylebookapp/travel-packing-wardrobe-tips/) that's helpful with packing and organizing for travel. If anyone has any advice for packing a large amount of stuff in a suitcase, please help a sista out.

I talked to my work today about my options since I'm moving to Florida for 5 months. And it went about as good as it possibly could so I'm beyond excited. Everything has been falling into place for me and I couldn't be more thrilled about what the future holds for me.

Running Update: My marathon training starts September 8th. The schedule isn't terrible, I start with only 23 miles a week but I'll go into 40-50 miles per week later in training. My long runs seem manageable too...normally in the 10-16 range with a few 20 milers in there. My biggest concern is running two days in a row every week. I may have to change that up and take some days off. Once again, please send prayers for my body during this 18-week challenge.

My goal is to post weekly on this blog to let everyone know what's going on with my experience working for Disney. If anyone has suggestions about what they want to hear or any questions about working for Disney in general, always feel free to comment. :)

21 MORE DAYS UNTIL THIS IS MY OFFICIAL HOME

Thanks for reading,
Katie

Willkommen!

Hi,

I've started this blog to keep my friends and family updated with things going on in my life. Warning: I'm not a great writer, so no judgement please.

I'm moving to Florida in a few weeks to start my experience with the Disney College Program! I will be working for the mouse from August to January! Anyone who knows me knows that I am obsessed with anything and everything Disney. There's a large chance this blog will consist of pretty much only Disney stuff, especially while I'm down in Florida.

Other exciting things going on right now...I will start training shortly for the Goofy Challenge. Basically it's the WDW Half Marathon on Saturday and then the WDW Marathon on Sunday. 39.3 miles of Disney magic. Prayers for my legs will be much appreciated. I will try to keep updates on my training and how that's going for me. Another thing, I am currently trying to learn German and it is quite the struggle so far. I just started but I still have yet to get the alphabet and letter pronunciation down. Hopefully I will meet some CM's (Cast Members-aka Disney employees) who speak German and can help me out!

My family also has exciting things happening right now. One brother is getting married in November and another brother is starting college next month! I can't wait for the wedding in November, it'll be great to be back in Oklahoma for a weekend even though I'm still waiting to hear back from Disney on whether my request for time off is approved.

Thanks for checking out my blog!

Katie