Hypothetically Yours

Soooooo basically my summer is done! We opened the last show today, Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day, and we are using tracks so I got to watch it which was nice. Also I don't have to go to each show! Woohoo! So after the show I ate lunch, watched some TV, laid out in the sun, sang in the studio (which I haven't done in a loooong time, it's always interesting to re-discover my voice), went for a walk, and made dinner. Such a laaaazy day. There is Joseph tonight at 8pm and then I don't have to do anything tomorrow until Joseph at 4! I'm not sure what I'm going to do with all my free time! I'm definitely gonna try and get to the gym more often. I was really good earlier this week, but I kind of slacked off yesterday and today (though I did go walking). Tomorrow I'm definitely going to go.

Craig has an interview Tuesday in NYC! I'm so excited for him and I REALLY hope he gets it, especially because it's in the city. Tone also has a final interview for a teaching job next week, and I really hope she gets it too! I just can't wait to see everybody, especially my Craigles :)

One of my favorite pictures of him :)

I just realized this but I kind of took my note from the Universe to heart today apparently haha.

Baby souls follow.

Young souls lead.

But old souls, Chris, are happy to dance alone.

Not that I'm spying on you,
The Universe

P.S. I got the new Sophie Madeleine CD off of Spotify thanks to Craig and it is so good!

Embraceable You

I wish it was Christmas. I love Christmas.

That is all.

You've Already Won Me Over

So, I am officially determined to stay up-to-date with my blog, at least for the last three weeks of the summer. In going back and reading old entries, I realized how great it is to have a document of my life and past experiences, and I really want to try and keep that going.

So a quick summary of the summer so far: We started with Cats and U Bug Me, then we did Footloose, Oklahoma and Rescuing Rapunzel, and now we just closed The Producers yesterday. Joseph opens Wednesday, Alexander opens Friday, and that's it, then we just run those shows until August 14th. It's hard to believe there are only three weeks left, but I'm really excited to get home and see everyone, especially Craig. But now that we are only running shows after Wednesday, we will have SO much more free time, and no more waking up early! So I am determined to go to the gym for these last three weeks and get into shape.

I realized I also haven't put any pictures up, so I am going to post some! I have a couple pictures of the theatre and the square at night, I should probably take some during the day too haha.

This is the courthouse in the middle of the square:

This is the outside of the theatre:

This is the outside of our apartment building and also the dance studio:

This is what the pit looks like. The ceiling is about four feet tall haha:

This is what the stage looked like for Footloose:

This was our set for Oklahoma:

This is the dresser in my room. Each room is a different musical, I'm in "Bombay Dreams" haha:

So there is a large Amish population in the area, and we see horse-drawn buggies all the time. I took this picture because it's a bug next to a buggy haha:

This is the home of Phil and Nina, two of the patrons of the theatre. They like to have parties for us in their GIGANTIC MANSION. It is literally the biggest home I have ever been inside of.

This is the huge main foyer, where they have a grand piano and a baby grand. Phil plays piano and he is incredible:

This is their huge game room on the lower level:

This is one of my favorite rooms, it's like a library, but we like to call it the "Gentlemen's Room" haha:

Fourth of July fireworks as seen from our rooftop:

And in honor of Producers closing, I'll post this, which is a picture of a sign we had hanging in the lobby haha:

I'm running out of time so I'll have to update more later. Off to the gym!

My note from the Universe today:

Generosity and gratitude, Chris, turn good into great.

Thank you, you're welcome -
The Universe

Once I Walked in the Sun

Wow once again I have failed at keeping up with this. I think I just forget about it. I mean, I am really busy, but there are definitely times when I could sit and write. Idk things seem to move so slowly, and yet so quickly here.

So I have less than a month left in Sullivan, and I must say I'm really excited to go home and see all my friends, and more excited to see Craig. This is the longest we've gone without seeing each other, and while it's manageable, it's hard too. I miss him a lot. I miss all my other friends too. For some reason I haven't been as successful as making really great friends as last summer. Maybe I just didn't click with as many of the people, or maybe it's because there is internet and cable here, so we are not forced to spend so much time together as last summer.

Regardless I still do like the theatre and enjoy working here. It really does suck though that we are literally in the middle of nowhere. I miss civilization, or really just good places to eat haha. It will also be nice to not be somewhere conservative after I leave Sullivan.

Speaking of leaving, I got a message from a friend saying that he is looking for someone to rent his room for a year in Washington Heights. It's $900 a month, and has an elevator, laundry in the basement, two bedroom apartment, two KITTENS, and a block or two from the subway. It seems like a really awesome apartment, and I think I am going to take him up on it. Two concerns: one is that he's looking for someone to fill it until July, and I have NO IDEA what I am doing with my life once I actually get to NYC. Which brings me to point two, that I'm kind of nervous about taking it because it means another step of my life after the summer will be complete, and again I won't have a plan at all. I'll know that I'll be moving, and that's about it. I guess I'm not worried about getting a job in the city, as long as I can keep pursuing my career. I think my mom is worried about me not having a job in my field while I'm there, but I think I'm going to have to have a day job and a night job, but we'll see. I guess my goal though would be to be in the city for as long as possible, unless something amazing came up. I'm kind of sick of moving and traveling and just want to be in one place near the people I love.

Craig had a job interview yesterday for a graphic design job in Washington DC, and I really hope he gets it. I just want him to have a job and be happy with it, even though it's in DC and not NYC. It is easy to travel back and forth, though of course it would be much easier if we were in the same city. I hope he does end up with me in NYC somewhere down the line though.

I do have some pictures to post of the town and the theatre and of some of the places we've been, but I don't really feel like doing it now. I'll probably do that towards the end of the summer when I have some more free time. Well it's time for bed, rehearsal at 10am tomorrow.

P.S. I've been listening to the Jane Austen and Becoming Jane soundtracks all night, and I'm really enjoying them :)