PIzza Party

This update has been a long time coming, and yes, my dates are wrong on my camera! I have fixed it, mom and Patty :) During our first week of rehearsals, we did the Lake Geneva tradition -- pizza night. Angie always takes us out to a local pizza place, and we pig out. Luckily, I had done 14.5 miles that day, plus rehearsal so I ate up! We had a great time together as a cast and getting to know the band guys. If that night was any indication of the contract, it is going to be loads of fun. We laughed the whole night! Also, I am pleased to announce that I have officially run 14.75 miles as of today! The marathon is looking doable! Here are some pics of the night, and hopefully, I will have many more fun ones in the next month. I miss everyone at home and am really excited to see you next week, mom and dad.

Shane, Matt, Ann, and Rachel after pigging out.

Rachel, Scott, and I

Angie and I.

Jake, our crazy trumpet player, and I.

Rachel and I. From the moment we met, we are true bosom buddies, plus everyone thinks we are sisters.

We had a preview show yesterday, and here is Matt, the bass player, with all the girls.

Out with the old and in with the new

Transitioning times always mean a lag in blogging thus the posting delay. I am now settled in Wisconsin and rehearsing my butt off (literally) seven hours a day. Before I arrived here, I was in WV for a week and was able to visit some family. I always love that time. My Mama Sue and I went out for an afternoon and had a great time eating and shopping. She is a remarkably strong woman that I admire. I hope to have her strong will and determination when I am that age.

En route to WI, I stopped over at Meg and Joe's house for the night. We had dinner at a great place called Mojitos and ate up! Meg even liked it, and it was quality food. I was amazed!

Although it was only a night, the kids and I crammed in some great play time. The next morning, they headed to church. The kids looked adorable, but Maggie was the only one up for a photo shoot. I think I took at least 15 shots of her. Josie got in on the end of the shoot, and Owen wanted nothing to do with it. I thought these were cute of the girls.

One other big change was I had to get a new vehicle! My car pretty much went kaput so it was a fast decision. Luckily, I have had my eye on a dream car for a few months now -- the Subaru Forester. Guess what? That is what I ended up getting! I absolutely love it and thank my mom and dad for helping me through the whole shopping process. I was sad to part with the old one but am anxiously awaiting the new adventures to take place in the new one.

Now that I am here in Wisconsin, I must say that time is precious. Most of our days are spent learning hours worth of music and choreography so I don't have lots of computer time. My cast is lots of fun, and the girls are great. If week one is a foreshadowing of the contract than we are in for a great two months. Alyssa and I are the soprano section. Ah, she is a great soprano minus the attitude :) It's good to be back with familar faces.

Angie, friend and company management, came in for the weekend to check out rehearsals. We ended up doing a "Girls Night Out" to the local ice cream place. What fun company and a great time. I hope we have many more of these nights! Specifically at Cullivers :)