The day I was accepted

There are some great stories out there about students finding out they were accepted into the program. Honestly, mine isn't all that exciting. But I thought I'd share anyway.

On an average day, my phone is very active. I am receiving texts and communicating with classmates, family and friends as well as receiving notifications for my social media platforms and emails. It was Saturday evening when I realized my phone had been quiet lately. I went in and found that my push notifications had been turned off. How, I don't know.

I started scrolling through a lot of junk email (I am subscribed to a lot of stuff that I really don't need) when I saw one from Disney. Since the subject line read "Congratulations!" I knew I was in before I even opened the email. But I must have been in shock, because I kept quiet. I didn't squeal or anything. I just looked at my phone and opened the email. Thirty seconds later it slowly sunk in and I yelled for my mom and dad. When we met at the top of the stairs and looked at each other I just said, "I got in! I'm going to Disney World!" I hugged both of them right away. I was so glad I was with them when I found out. 

Next, I called my sister who didn't answer, I decided to leave a voicemail informing her of the news. I woke up the next morning to her ringtone and a joyful sister on the other end. After talking for a few minutes I hung up and saw two text messages from here. First, she texted me asking me if everything was ok. In the second message she said I could probably just check my voicemail which made me laugh.

Going back to the night I found out, after Emily didn't respond I texted one of my best friends. I asked Marie if she was awake. When she responded yes, I sent a screenshot of my acceptance email. Her response was similar to Emily's, a phone call full of excitement. Those are the two reactions that stick out in my mind. 

After trying to reach out to two more best friends and not hearing back, I decided to officially accept the position. It was a very overwhelming process. This is hard to explain; I knew that I was going to accept the position and never said, "maybe I shouldn't." But their were voices in my head second guessing myself. I think of it more like fear, but I didn't let it take control of my decision for a second. It was my dream, and I wasn't going to let it get away.

I texted my brother after I hung up the phone with my sister, that morning. He is a boy, so he didn't call me squealing and squeaking like my sister and friend, but he still gave a response that made me smile.

Naturally, anyone who knows me, knows how much of a passion I have for Disney. When I posted the news on Facebook I didn't just receive notifications that some one liked it. I had comments that touched my heart and received text messages and phone calls that will stay with me. It was after all of this that I knew, I can do this. Even if I am terrified. It is what I am meant to do right now and the adventure will help me grow in so many different ways.

So just for fun, I asked myself. "Where would I have been if my push notification would have gone off and I saw the email when it came in?" It would have been Friday at 8:00 a.m. and I would have been with my colleagues... Do you know how hard it would have been to work and go to class the rest of the day? Really hard. As I mentioned earlier, I'm glad I was with my family when I found out.