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Summer and Birthdays and Perfection!!

It has been a while... again... so I apologize for that. Basically, I have been having the time of my life this summer. I love where I am, who I am with, that I am closer to my family, and the list is absolutely endless! For the first few weeks of summer I was able to go home and help my Grandmother and family. I helped my mom with gardening, watching kids, etc. and I love it! I helped my Grandmother with whatever she needed and it was a lot of fun!! I love being home!!! I am back in Wyoming for the summer doing the Sweetwater Summer Stock Theatre Company and the Sweetwater Summer Theatre for Youth here at one of my most favorite places: Western Wyoming Community College. I could NOT be happier. I am in both shows. In the show called "The Boy Friend" I am the French headmistress of a finishing school with many English girl students. I have a lovely maid, Hortense, played by Janay, and eventually I meet up with the love of my life that I had had 20 years ago. He happens to

Someday to Africa: The Beginning

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Folks, I have this HUGE dream. I want to go to Africa and perform humanitarian work and get to know the people of that country. I know I can donate money. I realize I can eat all the food on my plate because some child in Africa would kill to have what I have... but that is not enough. Not for me. I want to donate my time and a big chunk of my life to this. Heck, I will find SOME way to incorporate musical theatre into this new endeavor if I can! But first, I need to put my foot through that door and not just dream of someday going to Africa. So here is my first step: I am spending 5 days living on less than $1.50 a day in order to raise money and awareness for Unicef, who then gives and donates the money to starving countries, children especially, all over the world. Africa is just one of many. This charity/fundraiser is called:   Live Below the Line . If you click on that link it will take you to my profile. You can look around the site and get a feel for what Unicef does and then

Dreams and Growth and EXCITEMENT!!!

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Well folks... one of my little dreams has come true. I RECORDED! By the end of April I will own a CD with my voice on it. WOO!! Now I just want to go to a professional recording studio (or semi...or not at all professional!) and do a CD with just me and songs I want to sing instead of one's I love but have to sing for the sake of having a recording of the show :P And the beautiful girl that played "Little Amy" made me a beautiful handkerchief with "Marmee" sewn on! Made me teary :) Another dream that I really haven't talked about much/ever really... is going to Africa to do Humanitarian work. I have ALWAYS wanted to go to Africa and share my talents, or even put my more obvious talents to the side and just work and help the people there. Well... I have met a lady. And she is helping me find connections and good programs to go through! It will be an expensive little booger, but hopefully within the next few years I will get to go to Africa for a week or

Families Can Be Together Forever

So I know I JUST wrote a post... but I NEEDED to share this. It is rather personal... but not many people read this so I'm pretty okay with it I think :) Today, technically yesterday, I had the wonderful opportunity to go to the Washington, D.C. temple and take part in some of the sacred ordinances we do there. For the past week or so I have been trying to prepare. I prayed like a mad-woman, fasted on Sunday for very specific questions I wanted answered at the temple, etc., etc. I really wanted this to be a good trip. On Monday, we went to DC and played at the zoo. I love the zoo. Then we went to the Visitor's Center that night and just watched some videos and had a good time. I loved having that extra time to prepare  and really focus on the Spirit. I closed my eyes a few times and said a few prayers. It was just a good prep. This morning I read scriptures on my way to the temple and we listened to very good and powerful music. I was praying the entire time asking for he

Re-Planting the Seed

Well folks, today has been a hard day to stay positive. However, a lot of good has happened in my life recently and I just feel the need to share! First off, since this blog was supposed to be about my dreams... one of them is coming true. I GET TO RECORD!!! I mean, it isn't a perfect fulfillment of my dream since I don't get to sing whatever I want, and be all by myself in the studio. But I still get to record. The cast of Little Women is recording the original music so we can all have copies and I am unbelievably happy!!! Hooray for dreams coming true, no matter how small :) Now, as I think most people know... I've had a really hard time up here at SVU. I just haven't been a fan and I have missed home and Western and people SO much. I also lost touch with a lot of the spiritual parts of my life. I think I was angry at God for some reason because I had no one else to blame. I received a blessing a few weeks ago because I was absolutely and miserably sick. I wasn

Becoming Reacquainted

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Not 100% sure what this post is going to be about... about I felt the urge to write. I know I am a terrible writer but it is still soothing, fun, and therapeutic to do. Well I had the most perfect of perfect Christmas breaks. I saw two of my dear friends married (I was a bridesmaid for one of them!), I spent many days acting like a four year old with my closest friend that I miss every day, I met our new puppy named Spartacus "Sparky". Adorable, smart, hyper little man :D, and I spent a wonderful amount of time with my family. My only regret is that it couldn't be longer. However, I am back in Virginia. It isn't bad to be back, and it is great seeing the friends I have made, it is just hard. But hey! I'm here for a reason so I'll do my duty :-P This week I have been missing home and interaction with males seeing as how I have not many guy friends here at SVU...which is weird... and I miss seeing points of view from the other gender species :P It's