He Is Outta Here!

I got cast in a show!  I auditioned for it yesterday, got the call offering me a role this morning, and I leave tomorrow afternoon.  It’s all happening so incredibly fast it’s like a whirlwind!

I didn’t realize the show started rehearsals so soon when I auditioned, and if I had known I would have been a little bit more trepiditious auditioning.  But I can’t over exaggerate how excited I am.  This is my first paying, professional job.

It’s a dance show in New Hampshire (Manchester to be exact, never been to the state) so I’ll be rehearsing most every single day for the next two weeks, then we go into performance.  I’m excited that I’m going to be dancing every day for so much time.  I’m trying to pack right now, which basically means I’m bringing all of my athletic clothing and then some really warm clothes too.

I’m starting to process what all of this means.  I’ve just felt overwhelmed for the last few hours, getting all my travel arrangements under way, calling family, teachers, and work.  It was just throwing me off that I would be leaving tomorrow, and that means I have to get a lot of things together.

I also had to call and talk to the bf.  He actually went down to DC this week to spend some time with his family and won’t be getting back until friday.  So I won’t get a chance to see him before I leave.  I’m really sad about that, but I should be getting a chance to come back to the city a few times in the next month so it won’t be too long till I get to see him.

I’m trying to get everything together, but I don’t know entirely what I need to bring, and I also need to wait for my laundry to finish to complete packing.  Other than that, I now feel like I have so much to do, and then when  try to do something I realize I have nothing I can do right now.  whooooooooooo.

So, New Hampshire, you ready for me?

Back in the City

I haven’t blogged in a long time, I guess I’ve been putting this one off.  You see I got to go home for a week, and I knew that I would have to do my report on it, but there’s a sense of finality in that.

The problem is that it’s been two weeks since I got back and now I’m a bit removed from the trip.  But I’ll do my best.

For starters, the trip did not begin silky smooth.  Our flight was at 6 am so we needed a taxi at 4.  Turns out, it’s hard to get a taxi that will come to Queens at that hour.  After that trouble we went through security, but I forgot I had Christmas Presents in my bag that had way more liquid than is allowed.  So I got to go all the way back to the check in counter (where I chose to ignore the line) and check my bag in that way.

Anywho, after two non eventful flights we made it to Arizona.  I say this every time I go home for winter holiday, the weather in Arizona that time of year is un-beatable.  It was high 60s, low 70s all week.

The bf and I enjoyed a week of doing very little.  We went to Tucson one day to see my older brother and his wife, we got a few meals in with relatives, and otherwise just enjoyed the superb weather and the chance to do nothing.

Friday, my papa took us to the zoo (which I hadn’t been to in years) and it turned out being such an incredible day.  The weather was of course perfect (broken record) and all the animals were walking about in prime view.  There are also so many new exhibits I had never seen before.  It was great being outside walking around with my family.

I have embarassingly few photos of the trip, but the bf took a few goodies so I’m going to try and get them from him and put some up.

I was surprisingly level headed about coming back to New York.  I usually get really sad and difficult to console after I’ve had a good amount of time with my family, but this holiday season really just kept going and going, and by the end I did want a little bit of normalcy back in my life.  I was really sad that when I got back it meant the real end of the holiday season, but I’m trying to stay positive and optimistic.

I’ve done a few auditions since I got back.  They’ve been going well, but nothing to write home about yet.  About two days ago I woke up feeling terrible.  I’m not sure if it’s a head cold or just really bad sinuses, but two days later I’m still getting over it.  Last night I had to leave work because I was getting nacious with all the food around me, so I came home and laid in bed until this morning.

I think I feel a little better today, it’s kind of hard to tell.  The first day it was in the back of my sinuses, yesterday it was in the front (meaning there was a lot of drainage) today it seems to be finding it’s final home in my chest.  I’m overdosing on Vitamin C because I really want to stay healthy now that I’m in prime audition season.

Alas, I’m going to go now.  I have about an hour till I have to be at work but I’m not feeling very good today, emotionally or physically, so I’m going to try and center myself before I have to go.

I’m in Arizona

I’m in Arizona.  Nuff said.