It's OK

I have decided that it is OK for me to be proud of myself sometimes. Not in a bad, cocky way, but in a way that I feel good about things I am doing and things I am accomplishing. It's OK. I'm allowed to do that. I need to remember that. A lot more.

Also, I am super stoked for Xanadu to open! I love everything about this show. Seriously. I also love everyone involved. They are all such amazing, talented, and sincerely good people.

One last thing: I have the right and the ability to be happy. I can do it. Things only affect me if I let them. I choose to be happy. I need to remember this.

I CAN DO THIS. IT'S OK.

SO MUCH!

So much has happened since my last post! So here it goes!

Cooper:

In my last post I think I talked about a dog named Luna that we were trying to adopt. It fell through and she got adopted by the person who put in their application just before us. However, it turned out to be not such a bad thing that we didn't get her! Brandon and I went down to the Pet Smart pet adoption on September 10th and found "the dog." He is a boxer/border collie mix, is about 1.5-2 years old, is super fun to play with and loves us a lot. He is also a great dog for watching our house. He's got a jaw on him that I would hate to have clamped on my leg! We love him a lot. It has been a little rough with the whole "training" thing... but we're working on it and hopefully we'll be making some major headway soon. He is super smart, but he uses his smarts to get around what we want him to do. And/or he just ignores us. Stinker. But, like I said, we love him.

Xanadu:

Rehearsals for this show have been so much more fun than I think any of us thought they would be! I love this show, I love this cast, I love Jim Christian, I love the music, I love everything about this process. I love being able to play around with my muse (Polyhymnia the muse of pantomime!) and getting to explore all of the different things I can do with it. I also love learning how to be an understudy! It's a lot of work and a little overwhelming, but it is such an amazing learning opportunity! I am loving every second of it! Seriously. So much fun. Rehearsal is probably the best part of my school day. No, it definitely is the best part of my school day. Also, this process seems to be going REALLY fast! We are way ahead of the game! Which is good cause it gives me time to work on my roller-skating... I'm not the best at it... But I'm working on it! Make sure to buy tickets, which you can do here! Yay!

Life is so good right now, and though I am not talking about all of it, just know that life is GOOD. I love it. It is super stressful with school and a new dog and rehearsal and homework and all of that stuff.... but that is life right? I mean... it has to happen sometimes. I am so blessed to have the life that I do and the opportunities that I have and everything like that. I love it.