And so it begins...

What is a blogger to write for their first post on their first ever blog? I guess I should say some things about myself...that's usually a good place to start, even though everyone who reads this will already know these facts. I guess that this part is more for me than it is for you, just to make me feel like a legit blogger.

Hi, I'm Elizabeth Bridgers, I'm from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and I believe that I am soon to become a wee bit obsessed with blogging. This sudden urge of mine to blog has stemmed from a love for the movie "Julie and Julia" and a pretty entertaining blog by my sister-in-law. The idea for my own blog came to me on Christmas Day 2009. I received a Flip video camera (which I might add is a fun little gadget), and I began to think of how to best utilize said camera. Our family also watched the aforementioned "Julie and Julia." My early inklings and fledgling ideas of a blog were fueled by this movie. I decided that if Julie Powell can blog, then so can I (I personally think I'm a lot less annoying than Julie). My family supported this idea, and I figure it's a pretty efficient way to keep in touch with everyone and to keep track of this journey on which I am about to embark.

Our family has vacationed at Disney World every year since I was two years old (my first trip is documented in a particularly entertaining home video). What followed was a childhood filled with Disney-influenced memories, from all the trips to parks in Florida, California and Paris to taking in most Disney animated films on opening weekend to a pretty ballin' ninth grade research paper on the Walt Disney Company (which received a 98 I might add, and I think I was cheated out of the other two points). All of this led to a personal dream to one day work for the Walt Disney Company, especially in the Theme Parks. My dream is finally coming true this spring as I am participating in the Disney College Program. I am spending this whole upcoming semester working as an Attractions Cast Member. This blog is my little (and slightly self-indulgent) way of documenting this dream fulfillment at the place where "dreams really do come true."

So thanks for taking this journey with me, and I hope you enjoy the ride.

P.S. Another subtitle for this blog is "Musings from the House of Mouse." That's for you, Mama.