Summer Update

Well, as you can see, a month has come and gone since my last blog. And what a month it has been!! How can I even update you on all that has gone on?? Bullet points. Totally.

• Traveled back to Lynchburg to move my belongings from my parents’ house (it sold!) to my new Lynchburg home on Sandusky Drive
• Saw the following Broadway shows: Sister Act, Jerusalem, Jersey Boys, House of Blue Leaves, Rain (again), Anything Goes
• Got to accompany a handsome fella to the Bowery Mission Benefit (“A Night on Broadway”) at the Greenwich Country Club in CT. I heard exquisite vocals from six Broadway vets. It was an enchanting night.
• Landed an amazing gig at my dream employer: PLAYBILL! Amazingly I had many interviews this past spring for summer internships in the city. For one reason or another (timing, $, etc) none of them panned out. Though disappointed I still held out hope that the job I really wanted (Playbill) might post a job listing. Two weeks after I returned to NYC they DID. And I GOT IT. I’m so, so grateful. And unlike the indentured servitude of most NYC interns, I actually found a temporary job that pays! And I have a title too! “Database Manager” YEAH!
• Bought a package of 20 dance classes that are good for 3 months at a very well-respected dance studio here in town. I know as a performer I need to improve in this area. I also need exercise. I also need fun. Done! The tricky part has been scheduling these classes. But since I’ve already paid for them you better believe I’m gonna get my hiny to the studio!
• I’ve also begun private voice lessons with an excellent teacher--Natalie Wilson. It has been a joy to be back in the practice of studying singing.
• We took a trip to ORLANDO! I was a bridesmaid in my dear friend Heather’s wedding in Winter Park. It was such a joy to see her so happy and to introduce Juan Carlos to some of my nearest and dearest as well as to my old stomping ground. I encountered some super deep thoughts returning to the place I lived 4 years ago. What a different girl I was then...
• Orlando part 2: got to celebrate Leslie’s birthday on New Smyrna Beach, meet 8-month-old Connor Petersen, and visit Universal Orlando and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter! JC even got to meet Spider-man. It was a pretty big deal. ;-)

JC and Spidey

Me & Mr. Conductor--heading to Hogwarts!

Kristin, Leslie, Me, & Heather

Since returning from Orlando I’ve got 2 and a half weeks to work a lot before we head back to Lynchburg for a wedding that JC is in! So as you can see, blogging has moved on down the list of priorities but LIVING is still pretty high up there! This summer is going by so fast. I’m just trying to savor each moment. I hope you’re doing the same. :)