One of the happiest moments of my life so far was getting accepted into the Disney College Program. So it makes sense that coming back home after the DCP was one of the hardest transitions I've gone through.

After being gone six-and-a-half months, I knew things would be different and I wouldn't be coming home to the same life I'd left behind. Just like things had changed for me, things obviously had changed at home. But even I wasn't prepared for the emotional roller coaster that I went through when I came home. A few of my relationships suffered pretty greatly after coming back and I even lost some friends. But lucky for me, I had people who supported me unconditionally. From acceptance to coming home they were there through it all. This is for them.

Thanks for still listening to me even when I went on and on about my program and told the stories countless times. For awhile, it was basically the only thing I talked about and I know it probably got old after awhile. It was easily the most interesting thing I've done, so thanks for not shutting me down every time I brought it up.

Thanks for not giving up on me even if I didn't do the best job at staying in touch while I was gone. When I forgot to call you and update you on everything, please know that didn't mean I didn't care or forgot about you. I just got caught up in the whirlwind that is the college program. Thanks for not just cutting ties with me after that happened.

Thanks for being excited for me when I got accepted to the college program even if you didn't quite understand what it is I was doing. I knew what I was doing and it was one of my biggest dreams coming true. Thanks for seeing that in me.

Thanks for having my back while I emotionally transitioned back into my real life. I know I was very emotional and quite sad for awhile, but thanks for never giving up on me. I probably wasn't the easy person to handle at times. Thanks for helping me transition back into being my happy, bubbly self again. There's no way I could have done it without you and I'm so grateful for that.

Thanks for supporting my still large Disney obsession by giving me Disney themed gifts for holidays, always tagging me in Disney related posts on the Internet and for going to see Disney movies with me. Thanks for supporting my obsession.

It was hard to watch people walk out of my life when I came back, but I now realize that the people that mattered are the people who supported me the whole way and the people that will continue to give me uncondtional support and love no matter what I decide to do. So thank you from the bottom of my heart. It has and will continue to mean the world to me.