I have a sunburn...and it sucks...

Sunburns are no fun at all. :( Yesterday was BEYOND hot. I applied sunscreen before I left for work, but for some reason forgot to do the back of my shoulders and I was wearing a tank top. Sooo my shoulders are red as red can be. The kids had fun despite the heat yesterday though because we got out the slip & slide and played sponge tag and all sorts of stuff to keep all 60 of them cool and collected.
Last night Chris and I went to see "Sly Fox" at Lakewood. It was good!! Kind of long, but good nonetheless and Chris's dad was fantastic in it. Getting there was quite an adventure though. There was a HUGE, and when I say HUGE I mean HUGE, thunderstorm in Skowtown and some of the puddles we were driving through were enormously deep. It was frightening and I didn't enjoy it at all. Once we were there, however, all was well.
Today it poured for a good part of the morning and so we kept the kids inside. We planned to watch a movie but the VCR ended up being broken so we played a big game of duck duck goose with the 6&7 age group and then my group made Oobleck. For those unaware of what oobleck is...it's cornstarch and water and kids love it because when you touch it it feels like a solid but when you pick it up it melts into a liquid. PLUS you can make it all kinds of fun colors. Although for whatever reason the kids all wanted to mix red, yellow, green, and blue food coloring in their oobleck even though I told them numerous times it was going to turn out a brown color. Oh well! Can't win 'em all! Well anywho...I'm gonna find something to do with my life (err...afternoon).
Later, gators!!

It's really freakin' hot...

I am tuckered out...after only 2 days with the kids haha. Yesterday was the first day with them. It went pretty well. I have a pretty good group. There are a couple that like to misbehave, but that is to be expected with 8, 9 and 10 year olds.
Today was hellishly hot so it made the 4 hours outside rather torturous, but we found some nice shade and played some games that didn't require A TON of running around so they wouldn't get overheated.
Tomorrow is supposed to be another scorcher so we told the kids to bring bathing suits and I think we're going to get out the slip and slide and the hose. Should be a good time!
Last night was also my first rehearsal for FAME FOREVER! It was a choreography (dancing) rehearsal and it went pretty well! I pulled a muscle in my back, but other than that it was fun! I am so excited!!! :)
Alright, I need to take some tylenol (headache...) and take a nap. I am pooped!
Oh, and in case you were waiting for a review for "Sly Fox" you'll have to wait until after tomorrow night. Long story short...Chris and I couldn't find the theater on Saturday and by the time we found it it was already a half hour into the show. SO, we're going tomorrow night...which actually works out better because his dad got us free tickets! Woo!
Alright...later, gators!!

Sly Fox...

Hello all. Tonight I am going with Chris to Lakewood Summer Theater in "skow-vegas" to see his dad perform in the play "Sly Fox". I've never been to Lakewood before so it'll be fun to check out another local theater. I've also never heard of the play "Sly Fox" but it looks pretty good.
This is the synopsis on www.lakewoodtheater.org:

To tickle the humor of today's audiences, Volpone has been moved from 17th century Venice to turn of the century San Francisco. Volpone is now called Foxwell J. Sly (Mark Nadeau) and he is the same scheming, rapacious miser bent on extracting fortunes from a trio of rich, greedy opportunists (Rick Fayen, Ken Ganza & Ron Veno). Sly, pretending to be on his death bed, says he will name each of the three as his sole heir. The extent that the trio will go to acquire Sly's fortune knows no bounds. One goes so far as to disinherit his only son; another offers up his wife to the lecherous Sly. Sly is aided and abetted by his conniving servant (Bobby Keniston) in grabbing the other men's gold.

I'm much more a musical theatre type person than I am a straight play kinda gal, but I appreciate all walks of theatre.
Speaking of musicals! My first rehearsal for Fame Forever is Monday. I am so thrilled to be in this show. I couldn't be more excited to get things rolling and to start making history. This will be a heckuva time! :) :) :)

Alright, I need to shower.
Later, gators!!!

I'm in!

Woooo! So, I got a call from the WOH yesterday and I am in! :) It's a relief!!!

I can't write much because I am leaving for work in a bit.

BUT I just wanted to let everyone know.

LATER, GATORS!

1st day of work!

'Ello all. Yesterday was my first day on the job. It was just training so it was nothing too strenuous. We have training the rest of this week and then the camp starts Monday! Woot. I think it's going to be really fun. I have all kinds of fun ideas to keep the kids entertained.
Yesterday we just went over the basics. Don't hit, don't yell, fill out time sheets correctly, etc.
It should be basically the same thing continued tonight as well.

For those wondering, I haven't heard from the WOH yet. I should hear sometime this week. Keep your fingers crossed for me!!

On another note, I bought another one of Jodi Picoult's books the other day. I read her books wicked fast because they are so good. The one I am reading currently is called The Tenth Circle. Like I said I just got it a couple days ago and I only have about 50 pages left. It's really good. For those that enjoy dramatic, suspenseful, court-room type reads I highly recommend Jodi Picoult. She won't disappoint.

On a completely different note, I watched V for Vendetta the other day. I'd heard from just about...everyone...that it was a really good movie. So, I decided to succumb and watch it. It's not my sort of movie, but I actually enjoyed it. So, yeah...watch it if you haven't.

Alright, I need to get ready for work.
Later, gators!!

It's the bitch of living...

Did anyone watch the Tony's this year? If you did than you saw the superb performance by the cast of the new, hit musical Spring Awakening. I don't know what is about this show, but it's taking the world by storm. I was first introduced to the show by my good friend (and future roommate) Alyssa. At first I didn't know how I felt about it, it seemed a bit too rock-ish to me. BUT after seeing the performance on the Tony's I was COMPLETELY 100% hooked. To see these performers who are MY age up on the Tony stage was amazing. Seriously, the lead actor was born in 1985...two years before me. That's incredible.
For those of you that aren't sure what the show is about, here is the synopsis from the official website:

SPRING AWAKENING takes its inspiration from one of literature’s most controversial masterpieces – a work so daring in its depiction of teenage self-discovery, it was banned from the stage and not performed in its complete form in English for nearly 100 years.
It’s Germany, 1891. A world where the grown-ups hold all the cards. The beautiful young Wendla explores the mysteries of her body, and wonders aloud where babies come from, till Mama tells her to shut it, and put on a proper dress.
Elsewhere, the brilliant and fearless young Melchior interrupts a mind-numbing Latin drill to defend his buddy Moritz – a boy so traumatized by puberty he can’t concentrate on anything. Not that the Headmaster cares. He strikes them both and tells them to turn in their lesson.
One afternoon – in a private place in the woods – Melchior and Wendla meet by accident, and soon find within themselves a desire unlike anything they’ve ever felt.
As they fumble their way into one another’s arms, Moritz flounders and soon fails out of school. When even his one adult friend, Melchior’s mother, ignores his plea for help, he is left so distraught he can’t hear the promise of life offered by his outcast friend Ilse.
Naturally, the Headmasters waste no time in pinning the “crime” of Moritz’s suicide on Melchior and expel him. And soon Mama learns her little Wendla is pregnant. Now the young lovers must struggle against all odds to build a world together for their child.

I hope to see it on Broadway sooner than later and I am going to buy the soundtrack off ITunes as soon as I get my first paycheck (I start work today, woo).
As John Heilpern of the New York Observer said about the show "Once in a generation a new musical comes along that changes everything" and I couldn't agree more.
Check it out, I promise you won't be disappointed.

Later, gators!!

puppppppppppy!!!!!

Yesterday I had the pleasure of doggy-sitting for my friend Sara's brand new Beagle puppy, Lucy. It was a lot of fun, but hard work. Puppies have sooo much energy and she wanted to chew on everything (including computer cords which could electrocute the poor pooch). BUT it was fun nonetheless.

Tonight I am going to callbacks for FAME FOREVER!!! :) I am very excited. My friend Alyssa got called back tonight as well as Chris' sister, Mary-Kate. The WOH also had callbacks last night and my friends Arielle and Greer were at those ones. Hopefully we all get cast in the show because that would just be a rockin' good time.

Alright, I need to take a shower...but here is another adorable picture of Lucy:
Later, gators!

pomp & circumstance...

My lil brother is a high school graduate!! :) I can't believe we're both done! Crazy! It was a nice ceremony yesterday. I got a little bored, but that is to be expected because I have the attention span of a newt. My Chris went with me to it and it was nice. Then we went out to dinner at Red Robin, yummmmy! Later that night we watched The Tony's and saw an excellent performance from the new hit musical Spring Awakening. :) :)

On another note, the WOH called me this morning and I GOT A CALLBACK!!!!!! YAY! I couldn't be more excited. So, my callback is on Wednesday...wish me luck!
For those not in tune with what a callback is...."After the initial audition, the director or casting director will "call back" for additional - sometimes many - readings those actors who seem most promising."
Pretty shweet eh???

Alright, gotta go!! LATER, GATORS!

class day 2007!

Today I went to my brother's class day. It was...long, but nice nonetheless. He graduates on Sunday! Crazy!
The first picture is Chris marching in today and the second is Heather posing with her baton, she is one of the class marshals.

On another note, I am excited to start working. I need money and it'll be nice to have something to do during the day, rather than watch the ongoing news frenzy about Paris Hilton. Oy vey.
As of now, she is back in jail...we'll see how long that lasts.

I haven't heard anything from the WOH yet, but I will keep ya'll posted on whether or not I get a part! :)

Alright, gotta run...later, gators!!

FAME! I'm gonna live forever...

So, yesterday I went to the Fame Forever auditions at the WOH. They were really fun, and I think I did relatively well. I knew a lot of people auditioning and Chris played the piano for the auditions, so I felt pretty comfortable being there.
It would be such an amazing opportunity to be a part of it. September would be kind of a crazy month with commuting from school and whatnot, but it'd be so worth it. David De Silva, the creator of the original FAME and this sequel chose the WOH as the place he wanted to have the US premiere and will be attending one of the shows. How amazing is that?! So, keep your fingers crossed for me that I got a part. It would be a blast and a half.
Later, gators!