Maybe it's not my weekend, but it's gonna be my year.: Star Light, Star Bright. First Star I See Tonight

It's totally lame that I'm still writing about Disney six months after I finished working there. But since most people who read this are probably friends for the Disney College Program, I'm hoping you don't mind. Hopefully, writing something will be therapeutic.

As one of my friends put it (loosely), "How do they expect us to go back to a normal life after working for Disney? It's not possible; it's not fair." Disney has ruined us in this way.

I can remember really hating only one day working at Disney World. That was the day I called in a personal day for work so that I could attend a Disney Housing culinary class with Cat Cora from "Iron Chef".

But when you call out of a shift at Disney, you relinquish all your rights to have ANY fun.

Thou shalt not use your Disney privileges to enter the parks or receive any discounts.

Basically, thou shalt not have any fun on this day. And if thou is caught breaking this commandment, thou shalt be terminated and sent home in 48 hours. This is one of the many ways you can get terminated from the College Program. So many Aussies got terminated that we compared the College Program to the Hunger Games, and often made cannon noises to represent people getting terminated. We lived out each day fearing we'd get "termed" for something and it was such a relief to finish out my last day of the program without being sent home.

Anyway, fair enough. If you're calling in sick, then you should have as much fun as a sick person ie. none. The rules were a bit more unclear for when you called in a personal day because you weren't actually claiming that you were sick. What constituted a legitimate excuse to call in for a personal day? Your family was in town? Your pet died? You hate your job? You signed up for a Disney Housing culinary class with a celebrity chef and couldn't give your shift away? I don't really know. Lots of rumours were going around about if and when you could use your Disney privileges on a personal day.

Even though, I had called Disney and explained the situation, saying I would totally work if I would get terminated for it, I chickened out in the end and didn't attend the culinary class because I was crippled by the fear of getting sent home to Australia.

So the worst day I had at Disney was the day I didn't go to work and I had to avoid everything Disney/fun. I spent all morning on the phone to the bank, then the rest of the day waiting for the bus to the post office. That was the one and only time I called in for a shift. It was the most boring day I think I've ever had and the only day I wanted to go home!

I wish I may, I wish I might have the wish I wish tonight.

I got sidetracked. I originally came across some photos and music from the fire works at Disney World and wanted to post them. We could hear the booms of the nightly fire works show every night from our apartment in Chatham Square at 8pm. Almost every night in Orlando was a beautiful night for fire works and I remember each time I watched them and each person I was with. Sharing those moments with the people I loved was the best part of fire works. It was tradition for all CPs to watch the Wishes Spectacular at Magic Kingdom on their last night. The pictures and soundtrack bring back so many memories. Relive them with me below!