I woke up this mornig thinking I was going to have another guardian angel watching over me. Jamie's family had decided yesterday that they were going to pull the plug on the life support today. I got the call early this morning that they had decided to do it early in the day instead of putting it off. I was pretty upset. Being that they are so far away I wasn't able to ever go to the hospital to see her, and this just made things worse.
At about noon my time I got the call. Although it wasn't quite the call I had expected. They had pulled the plug almost an hour ago. Remarkably, however, Jamie woke up as the doctors went to turn off and unplug the machines. She also started breathing on her own. This is absolutely unheard of. We are all in shock. She seems to be as healthy as she can be given the fact that she's fighting cancer. The doctors just want to run some brain damage tests and other things and by this time next week she'll be able to go home.
Jamie has a long road ahead of her, and none of us are getting are hopes up too high as we know that this can happen again at any moment. But for right now we're celebrating the fact that we don't have to say goodbye just yet.
We love you Jamie!! Keep on fighting!!!
Courtney
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
106 Days and Another Guardian Angel
So I have just over 100 days left until I leave for Disney, and I could not be more excited. Now if only all the people I've become friends with would get accepted.
In other news, I may be going into the program with another guardian angel. Mikey's sister Jamie is not doing well with her cancer and was put on life support tonight and the outcome looks worse than it ever has. She's a fighter and I have hope, but I know she misses Mikey and her babies. I also know just how long she has been fighting this disease. I hope she will be able to fight a little bit longer. But if she can't hang on anymore I know she'll be where she needs to be and I know she'll help her brother out with keeping me out of trouble.
I love you Jamie.. Keep on fighting.
Courtney
In other news, I may be going into the program with another guardian angel. Mikey's sister Jamie is not doing well with her cancer and was put on life support tonight and the outcome looks worse than it ever has. She's a fighter and I have hope, but I know she misses Mikey and her babies. I also know just how long she has been fighting this disease. I hope she will be able to fight a little bit longer. But if she can't hang on anymore I know she'll be where she needs to be and I know she'll help her brother out with keeping me out of trouble.
I love you Jamie.. Keep on fighting.
Courtney
Sunday, October 2, 2011
M.I.A.
It has been almost 2 weeks since I accepted my postition at Disney. I'm not sure if I mentioned this in my last post, but I accepted a role in merchandise. Not my number one pick, but I'm not complaining because I get to work at Disney. I check into my apartment on January 18, 2012 (107 days from right now, but who's counting?). I have already started buying things for my apartment. So far just some simple things, but the two things I am most excited about... BEAUTY AND THE BEAST BEDDING!!!!! I had this same exact bedding 20 years ago when it was brand new, and I knew when I applied that if I got accepted I would want it for my apartment. Unfortuately my parents have thrown out my sheets so I scoured ebay and was able to score the comforter and the sheets for under 50 dollars.
But anyways that is not the point of this post. This post is about someone who is, and will continue to be, missing in action on this journey. That person is my best friend and partner in crime, Mikey. Mikey is the only person who I haven't been able to personally talk to about the program. Yet he is the only one I WANT to talk to about the program.
You see, Mikey and I made plans back in 2007 to do this program together. We would apply and get in and have the time of our lives living and working at Disney World. However in April 2009, Mikey died suddenly and tragically. A lot of days I blame myself for his death, because I talked to him less than 12 hours before he died and as his best friend I should have known something was wrong. But I didn't know & Mikey was found dead in his bedroom that afternoon.
I want so bad to be able to share this experience with him. He would be so excited. Tonight I broke down for the first time since my acceptance. For the first time tonight I was unhappy about doing the program. I was unhappy about being accepted and getting to live and work at the Happiest Place on Earth. Why should I be happy when my best friend isn't able to experience this with me? This is something that we looked forward to doing together & now I'm alone. And I hate it. I want Mikey to be here.
Tomorrow I am going to "visit" Mikey for the first time since his funeral. I plan on sitting down and finally telling him about the program. I hope he'll smile and be happy for me, and continue to be my guardian angel. I hope that he'll find a way to let me know that it's ok to be happy about the program, and the wedding, and everything else going on. Because right now, I can't be 100% happy or excited about these things, because he should be here. He should be standing next to me helping me. He should not just be a million memories or words in a blog post. But that's what he is... And I hate it.
Courtney
But anyways that is not the point of this post. This post is about someone who is, and will continue to be, missing in action on this journey. That person is my best friend and partner in crime, Mikey. Mikey is the only person who I haven't been able to personally talk to about the program. Yet he is the only one I WANT to talk to about the program.
You see, Mikey and I made plans back in 2007 to do this program together. We would apply and get in and have the time of our lives living and working at Disney World. However in April 2009, Mikey died suddenly and tragically. A lot of days I blame myself for his death, because I talked to him less than 12 hours before he died and as his best friend I should have known something was wrong. But I didn't know & Mikey was found dead in his bedroom that afternoon.
I want so bad to be able to share this experience with him. He would be so excited. Tonight I broke down for the first time since my acceptance. For the first time tonight I was unhappy about doing the program. I was unhappy about being accepted and getting to live and work at the Happiest Place on Earth. Why should I be happy when my best friend isn't able to experience this with me? This is something that we looked forward to doing together & now I'm alone. And I hate it. I want Mikey to be here.
Tomorrow I am going to "visit" Mikey for the first time since his funeral. I plan on sitting down and finally telling him about the program. I hope he'll smile and be happy for me, and continue to be my guardian angel. I hope that he'll find a way to let me know that it's ok to be happy about the program, and the wedding, and everything else going on. Because right now, I can't be 100% happy or excited about these things, because he should be here. He should be standing next to me helping me. He should not just be a million memories or words in a blog post. But that's what he is... And I hate it.
Courtney
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
The Journey Continues...
Well it's been 2 weeks since my phone interview and I couldn't be more excited.
My interview went amazingly well and at the end of it I was told that I would hear something back in about 2 weeks. That started the most agonizing time in my life. I have never checked my email so many times in such a short amount of time. But that wait ended at 10:30 this morning, 2 weeks exactly since my phone interview started.
I was doing my usual rounds of checking everything. Facebook, email, dashboard. Dashboard, email, facebook. I had just checked my dashboard and was refreshing it to continue on with my routine when I saw it. An email whose subject simply read "Congratulations!" My heart started pounding and my computer would not load fast enough, but as soon as it did I screamed. I had been accepted into the Disney College Program for the Spring Advantage 2012 season. I called my Gram and my sister so excited i could barely breath. I updated facebook and texted everyone. I couldn't believe it. I still can't believe it!! But it's true... I'm going to Disney!!!
I am so excited to be able to have the opportunity to work at Disney. It really is a dream come true. I can't wait to see where this journey takes me.
Peace, love, & pixie dust,
Courtney
"
My interview went amazingly well and at the end of it I was told that I would hear something back in about 2 weeks. That started the most agonizing time in my life. I have never checked my email so many times in such a short amount of time. But that wait ended at 10:30 this morning, 2 weeks exactly since my phone interview started.
I was doing my usual rounds of checking everything. Facebook, email, dashboard. Dashboard, email, facebook. I had just checked my dashboard and was refreshing it to continue on with my routine when I saw it. An email whose subject simply read "Congratulations!" My heart started pounding and my computer would not load fast enough, but as soon as it did I screamed. I had been accepted into the Disney College Program for the Spring Advantage 2012 season. I called my Gram and my sister so excited i could barely breath. I updated facebook and texted everyone. I couldn't believe it. I still can't believe it!! But it's true... I'm going to Disney!!!
I am so excited to be able to have the opportunity to work at Disney. It really is a dream come true. I can't wait to see where this journey takes me.
Peace, love, & pixie dust,
Courtney
"
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
The Journey Begins
This may be the shortest lived blog ever, but here it goes!
Yesterday I applied to the Happiest Internship on Earth, the Disney College Program. Working for Disney has been my dream for as long as I can remember. Every time I tell people I get one of two responses; I'll either hear, "You wanna work for that rat?!" or "OMG!! You'd be perfect to work for Disney!" For me Disney is just magical. I love it! If it were up to me I would spend all of my time at Disney.
I've known about the DCP since 2007 and have applied twice before without getting in. Yesterday I applied and made it through to the web based interview. I was really nervous about the web based interview because the previous two times I had taken it I did not pass. But at the end of the interview I got to a screen that read, "Congratulations!!!" I had passed the web based interview and was invited to do a phone interview. I scheduled my interview as soon as I could. I now have an interview for tomorrow morning at 10:30 AM. I really hope it goes well, because this would be an amazing opportunity for me. So now I sit and wait for my phone interview. I've never been so nervous for something in my life!!! Wish me luck!!!
Until next time,
Courtney
Yesterday I applied to the Happiest Internship on Earth, the Disney College Program. Working for Disney has been my dream for as long as I can remember. Every time I tell people I get one of two responses; I'll either hear, "You wanna work for that rat?!" or "OMG!! You'd be perfect to work for Disney!" For me Disney is just magical. I love it! If it were up to me I would spend all of my time at Disney.
I've known about the DCP since 2007 and have applied twice before without getting in. Yesterday I applied and made it through to the web based interview. I was really nervous about the web based interview because the previous two times I had taken it I did not pass. But at the end of the interview I got to a screen that read, "Congratulations!!!" I had passed the web based interview and was invited to do a phone interview. I scheduled my interview as soon as I could. I now have an interview for tomorrow morning at 10:30 AM. I really hope it goes well, because this would be an amazing opportunity for me. So now I sit and wait for my phone interview. I've never been so nervous for something in my life!!! Wish me luck!!!
Until next time,
Courtney
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