Chega De Saudade

So in less than one week I will be back in New York! YES! I'm really excited, I can't wait to get back home. As much as I do like the theatre and I've met some really great people, I'm ready to leave Illinois and head back to civilization. I can't wait to see Craig and all my family and friends, it's just been way too long.

The last couple days have been really nice though. Ashley is a rockette (YAY!) and we went out on a boat all day yesterday, which was such a nice escape from the square. Sunday was Joseph in the Park and it actually went surprisingly well. We started on time and there wasn't too much wind and the bugs were pretty at bay so all in all, pretty successful. Tomorrow is Tim's birthday so I'm going to makes brownies using a brownie recipe I found on a new food blog I like, called A Bitchin' Kitchen haha.

I've been looking at a lot of apartments online, but it's really hard to try and find an apartment without being in the city. I've been looking and passing them on to Michelle to check out, but I really don't think we're gonna be able to find one until we are all in the city and can go together. We'll see what happens.

Also the job search hasn't been going too well either. I've applied to a handful of places, but because I'm not in the city I don't think it's gonna happen. Again I think I have to wait until I get there. Oh well...

I've been thinking more and more about it, and I think I want to go to grad school for arts administration. There are three schools in the city that I can apply to (Pratt institute, CUNY Brooklyn, and NYU) and I think I would really like it. I still would like to be able to try it for a little bit though so I give it a chance first. We'll see what happens.

I sometimes just wish I had money so I could have my own apartment in the city and just be able to live with Craig and do what I want to do. Alas, this is not the case haha.

I can't wait for Christmas in NYC!

Taking a Chance on Love

The last two days have been so pleasant. Yesterday was our day off, and today I had the whole day off. The only thing I have to do is one show of Joseph tonight at 8pm. Score!

Yesterday me, Ashley, Jane, Doc, and Ryan hopped in a car and drove to Champaign, IL, which I had been to on a previous day off. It was nice to get away from Sullivan, and we had a lot of fun. Out of everyone here these four are some of my favorite people here, and we always have a good time.

We walked around and did some shopping and browsing, and we ate dinner at a place called the Flat Top Grill. It was pretty good, I think you go there more for the idea of creating your own dish more than anything. Basically you have a ton of stir fry options, so you load up your bowl and give it to them and then they cook it and bring it out to you. It's pretty good, but not my favorite by any means. Then we drove back and we watched The Devil Wears Prada because Doc had never seen it before. Such a good movie! Especially since I kind of feel like I'm in Andy's position of looking for jobs and maybe taking odd jobs until I get my dream job, whatever that is haha.

This morning I got up and Janie hosted a TYA brunch for everyone at her house which was nice. We had eggs and pancakes and bacon and toast and I brought a pineapple. She had the slip-n-slide out, but it was soooo hot so I stayed in and played bananagrams haha. We had a production meeting at 1pm for Joseph in the Park (which will be interesting if anything else), and then I've just been lounging around and applied to some jobs and stuff. Craig had his interview today in the city and he said it went really really well. I really hope he gets this job. He deserves it. Michelle has been looking at apartments so everything is slowly starting to come into place, and it seems like Craig will be in the city sooner than later too which makes me happy.

I think normally I would hesitate to live with a boyfriend after dating them for only about 7 months, but I'm not worried at all. Craig and I get along so well and we've basically lived together any time either one of us would come and visit, so I think it will be great. I'm just really excited to spend much more time with him than I've been able to in the past.

I've been applying for these more administrative jobs and it makes me a little nervous because it's out of my comfort zone. I just put together my first real person resume and have been writing cover letters, and I have no idea if what I'm doing it right or not, but hopefully I'll get a chance with someone because I think I could really succeed at any of these jobs I'm applying for. The job descriptions seems right up my alley and are definitely things I want to be doing in life. It would be SO nice to finally be on some kind of salary too, it would just take off that looming presence of uncertainty and instability, if only for a little bit.

I was looking through pictures of Oxford earlier and I miss it so much! It was such a great trip and the country is just stunning. I will definitely go back some day.

Well I'm going to take a nap before the show tonight. Ashley, Ryan, and I made a s'mores bar and it is DELICIOUS! I'll have to remember to find the recipe and make it again.

Words of wisdom for today:

Give with a truly glad heart, Chris, for the sole purpose of the good it will do, and whatever you give shall return to you, multiplied, as if on wings, covered in sparkles.

Richly,
The Universe

Anddddd a picture :)