Let The Break Begin!

It's break! Thank goodness. This three day long schoolweek seemed to last about eight.

Tonight was Movie Night with The Gang. There wasn't as much movie-watching as there was hysterical laughter and obnoxious comments. But it was still lovely. I've missed them all so much since this weekend.

But now I'm exhausted, so I am going to cease with my blogging and fall into bed. I have a poetry meeting tomorrow. We're getting closer and closer to Louder Than A Bomb and it worries me deeply because I know how far from ready we are at this point.

Off to dream-land.

Goodnight, Not Goodbye

Yesterday I mentioned that I felt numb about the whole "show ending" thing, and I said that the finality of it all hadn't fully sunk in yet. Today it did, hard. So instead of wallowing in my sorrows, I am going to emphasize the happiness that Theater Magic makes me feel by writing cheesy paragraphs about my Sister Wives.

My lovely Rachael,
I am no longer petrified of you. As a matter of fact, I love you so dearly. I'm glad that we can relate to each other's grade school experiences and laugh about them, and I'm even more glad that we both wound up making Theater Magic in the same place. You are so talented and so kind, and I'm very thankful to know you. It makes me happy to know that our little cult means so very much to you. I promise to call you every opening night and to get you in on the Chi Chi-sharing action. I love you, Rae. Thanks for everything.

Dearest Catie,
I find it hilarious that neither of us really remembers when we first became friends. I think it just sort of happened- all of the sudden I started seeing you nearly every minute of the day. We're good for each other; I wouldn't want to be uncomfortable and creepy and occasionally hostile with anybody else in this world. Thank you for tolerating me when I really should not have been tolerated, for comforting me when things got rough, and for laughing at Lauren entirely too much with me. It's been an incredible year. I'll miss you next fall, but I know you'll always be back. I love you like Peeta loves bread.

John, honey,
It's positively excellent that you find me to be an acceptable human being. For awhile I was really concerned that you didn't, so it was really great to learn that I was wrong. My dear, you bring so much light to my world. Thank you for your wisdom during the days I felt blue, for waltzing backstage in the dark with me, for frolicking in the rain and dancing to Gaga. We are quite the pair. You are the Giles to my Buffy, the Cinna to my Katniss. I can't think of much else that you haven't already heard me say and maybe I'm repeating myself here, but I mean every word. You're such a gift. Remember that. I love you, baby. Like a little prayer.

You are all the best and loveliest people I know. Thank you for sharing this experience with me.
Blessed are those who make that magic.

Did That Just Happen?

It's over.

Everything was less of a cry fest than I had anticipated; we were all very emotional before the show and then our tears cleared up right away. I don't think I've actually come to terms with the fact that we're done, or even that we ever had a show in the first place. It was all sort of a blur for me. Any other day I would be gushing and praising and being completely overwhelmed with love for all of these people, but I'm just not in the right state of mind. I'm numb to it all right now. The reality of it all will probably hit me like a freight train in the next few days, but for now I'm living in blissful ignorance. As far as I'm concerned, it isn't my dearest people's last show on our stage, no one is going away, we're going to get up and do it all over again next week.

So that is where I am at the present. I'll probably be in an entirely different place tomorrow.

Oh wait, it's already tomorrow.

First Curtain

One down, two to go.

We rocked it tonight, and since this is our first performance we have nowhere to go but up.

Currently I am completely overwhelmed with love for my people. We've been through so much together- three productions, a remodel, trips to the sushi bar, and a whole ton of uncertainty. But we are the greatest group of people I know. Seriously, you guys, my stomach is completely sick with emotion. It's one of those love-someone-so-much-it-hurts kind of feelings.

We're going on our annual Sushi Excursion tomorrow. I love these people.

Day One of Freedom

I slept until noon and had frozen yogurt for breakfast/lunch. The Management is completely obsessed with froyo. It's a little insane.

In exchange for the free food, I spray painted styrofoam shields for her. Fair trade, I think.

I also went on a lovely coffee run with Musical Mastermind. We were met by Gypsaur, and so the MegaFriend Trifecta was united at last. Seriously, we've been trying to get the three of us together for months now. I'm worried that our being all together has caused a black hole to open somewhere in the universe.

We're headed into a week of perfect frolicking weather here in Homaha. I am thrilled.