Floored. Flabbergasted. Elated. Euphoric.
Yep, that sums it up quite nicely. Since the big announcement Monday night, I’ve been floating around on a fluffy Australia-shaped cloud, fielding media requests and encouraging everyone I’ve known since kindergarten to vote for my video. Oh, and trying to keep up with my current job, too!
Last night while waiting for the news, I refreshed www.IslandReefJob.com about 100 times in a row and Tweeted my anticipation to fellow applicants Anny Chih and Traveling Tony. Once I could access the site, all I saw were blank blue boxes with teeny question marks inside. Question marks! As I scrolled over each box, the applicant’s country would pop up, but no photo and no name. Frantically, I attempted to click each USA applicant… and I never once came upon my own.
Big Apple Angie: Hey. (deceptively sad voice)
Little Sister: Well, what happened!?
Big Apple Angie: I’ve got bad news…
Little Sister: Oh, no!
Big Apple Angie: Just kidding! I made it! AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
Little Sister: AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We’re going to Australia!
Big Apple Angie: Whoa, don’t pack your bags yet! There’s work to be done!
Sisters In Unison: AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
My Grandma: Hello?
Big Apple Angie: Guess what?!
My Grandma: What?
Big Apple Angie: I made the top 50!
My Grandma: Oh my God! Ernie! (my grandpa) Ernie! She made the top 50!
Papa (in background): Well, I knew she would!
My Brother: Whoa, dude!
Big Apple Angie: You answered the phone finally!
My Brother: Just got your message, dude, this is awesome.
Big Apple Angie: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I’m so excited!
My Brother: Dude, yeah.
Big Apple Angie: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Big Apple Angie: Hi! OMG! Mom! OMG! AHHHHHHH! This is so crazy!
Mom: I’m not surprised. Not one bit.
All I can say is it’s a good thing I wrote the press release in advance because I was a hot mess immediately following the announcement. (Of course I wasn’t sure I was going to make the cut – I wrote both a victory and a defeat statement!) I decided to grab a cab to Jamie’s to gather my thoughts and watch the Bachelor (btw: Jason = public enemy No. 1), and I ran out of the house in such a state that I realized I had no coat and was wearing flip-flops. At 23 degrees and with 10 inches of snow on the ground, that only lasted a second before I ran back in the apartment to grab appropriate attire. Jamie ordered dinner for me, paid for it and made sure I was refocused by the time I left. (p.s. She started a new job yesterday! Congrats!)
Stay tuned, BAA readers, because you’re in for a wild ride over the next few weeks! I’m honored and blessed to share it with all of you who've been with me since the beginning and SO happy to welcome the newbies. Enjoy the adventures of Big Apple Angie!
3 comments:
Wooooooohhooooooooo!
AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
Aww, love the reactions...especially your brother haha!
Best of luck to ya!
~Zellie
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