Happy Thanksgiving Ya'll!
It is now 66 days away from the start of my DCP adventure and with each passing day my excitement continues to grow. As I sit here on my bed with my laundry that desperately needs to be folded listening to my Pentatonix Holiday station on Pandora, I can't help but think of everything I have to be thankful for. First and foremost I am thankful for my incredible support system. My parents have been amazing about the whole DCP, in fact when I start to question if I'm making the right decision my mom is the one who tells me I should go and enjoy the experience. My best friend Ashley is one of my closest friends, and has been for the past three, almost four years. She has been an incredible friend to me, and to be honest she deserves her own post. I get choked up when I think about the fact that I'm leaving her behind for six months and she's not going to be there when I'm having boy problems and need to grab Menchie's or retail therapy to talk about life's problems. Saying goodbye to her will be the hardest goodbye. I am so thankful that I've met five amazing girls to be my roommates. I know these girls will be my biggest support system and they'll help the fact that I'm leaving behind my friends back home.
I am thankful for the opportunity I've been given to do the DCP. I have been given the chance many others were not given. Thinking about myself and who I am, I relate so much to the Disney Princesses like Belle, Ariel and Rapunzel. I've been stuck in my small town for the past 18 years and I want nothing more than to escape. I want adventure, I want a new experience. I want to look back at my life and be able to say I did the thing I was most afraid to do. I escaped my small town, even if it was only for six months. I want so much more than the life I have here. Here it's comfortable, I know the people I see on the street. I want the unexpected, to put myself out there. I'm ready to meet new people from all over the world. I'm excited for the whole experience and I'm so lucky to have been selected. It may not have been what I planned but it is all working out in my favor.
I have so much more to be thankful for. I have a house that may be falling apart in some places, but it's a roof over my head. I'm thankful for my amazing family and friends who support me in everything I do. I have friends who I hold so dear to my heart that I can't fathom not living in the same state as them for six months. I have the chance at an education and I attend school in one of the most beautiful places in the country. I have a car to drive and clothes to wear. I have not only one but two amazing jobs and in 66 days I will have the best job of all. My life is not perfect but there's so much to be thankful for. Have a very happy and safe Thanksgiving.
See Ya Real Soon!
-Becca
