To infinity...

Yes, that is the beginning to a Toy Story quote, and no, I will not apologize for it. This quote is a part of my childhood, and one thing I've learned over 2 decades is that everything you've been through in the past has lead you to where and who you are today. This is a generalization of course, but this concept is especially important to me. If I didn't have albinism and its attributes (the light skin color, the white hair, low vision, weird looks from new faces, and most of all, the bullying I dealt with as a child), I wouldn't be who I am today.
As I begin this new year, I'm going to be doing a little excavating. No need to re-read. I did indeed mean that I will be dusting off, finely chiseling, and bringing new light to my body and soul.
Last January, I started this blog in an attempt to have something for accountability when it comes to being healthy, and I set a goal of loosing 50 pounds. In that year, I've realized that while I didn't continue the blog past its one and only post, I did begin to eat much healthier and be more active than I have been in the past. Editing the original post, I instead want to make this blog about keeping track of the memories and good experiences I have at Disney and throughout the rest of the year. I started a note in my iPhone on New Year's Eve called "Lean, Mean, 2013." Great name for a great idea that was shared with me, which is and was to keep a journal or list of all the good things that happen to you from January 1st and then on December 31st of the same year, share them with your family or read them to yourself to remind yourself how blessed you truly are. I'll be continuing that note from now on in the form of a blog, along with adding in a couple pictures and stories along the way. I'll post by months, mainly because it maximizes the amount of time I have to do things to be able to keep track of in said blog.
I'm going to keep the original title, though, because I'm loving Italian, and also because it means, "Come dance with me." I still want this to be about sharing my experiences with other people, and if it means dancing, then I'll get my blue suedes.
Most of this has been expository, as I intended it to be. I want to be able to reflect back over my life on December 31st, 2013 with no regrets, and this will help me do just that. Along with the accountability this blog creates for me, I started this with hopes that I will learn more from my experiences while sharing these experiences with you.

God bless,
Jacob

PS- thank you to Sara Cronan, a very good friend of mine, for re-inspiring me to start up a blog mainly because she wants to live vicariously through my experiences with the Disney College Program. I hope you're not too jealous!