Thankful!

Things I am thankful for this season! brought to you by the abc's. (this idea/format is being totally stolen from the great sarah beth guthrie.)

Z

Zorro.

Even though we have done this show more times than I can count and I'm not crazy about load ins/outs, I am still thankful to be employed with a great theatre company with people who treat us well and the opportunity to act every single day, and for kids who have never been exposed to live theatre.

Y

youth.

I am thankful to be young and having so many adventures! I am in the grownup world now but I am still young enough to run around and have some fun in between work and sleep!

X

eXits.

This is two fold. I am 1. thankful for my hardly justified but super appreciated exit out of scene 5 in Zorro. It is my least favorite scene and is only in the play so Zorro can have a costume change. The scene revolves around rice pudding if that helps anyone reading this understand how horribly boring this scene is. Thank you exit stage left. 2. I am also super thankful for an exit when we are on the road. This means stretching our legs, diet coke, potty break for myself and the rest of the cast. Our minivan we travel in is not nap shaped.

W

winter coat.

I got a new winter coat. but not like a " I live in alabama so I got this pea coat cause its cute coat. I got a long warm I'm moving to NYC coat. For this and the warmth it will provide in a month, I am THANKFUL!

V

Van./Voldemort

1.even though the minivan for zorro is not nap shaped, at least its more comfortable than a 15 passenger van that could also include the set. So woop woop for our minivan with electric doors and some rockin neon lights. 2. Voldemort is the greatest bad guy ever. Thanks for giving us HP fans some major conflict Voldy.

U

clean undies.

hey. i live out of a suitcase for a living. this is something to for sure be thankful for.

T

turkey. /Taleeda besties

duh. x2. I have turkey once a year but I am lucky enough to have 1.nat 2.suz 3. jess 4.molly 5.krisp 6.laura every minute of every day as best friends.

S

subways./ scrabble

I am so excited to move to a city soon that has public transpo. I know I'm not God's gift to driving so it will be bliss to relinquish that responsibility in NYC.

I am so obsessed with scrabble! I am like an old woman. I asked for it for christmas. If you are reading this and have an iphone you better be playing me in words with friends.

R

rest.

The Zorro cast has gotten a chunk of time off for thanksgiving and I cannot explain how needed and appreciated this has been. We work between 55-70 hours a week. I have gotten to sleep past 8:00am everyday this week and I feel like I am in heaven. I have gotten to watch most of my tv shows which is the ultimate form of resting and relaxing for me. House

Q

quarterback love.

Cam Newton. need I say more about the man I love so dearly?

P

Potter./paychecks

I have grown up with Harry. I have read his story and watched his movies as I was experiencing the same life events ( minus the magic and epic battle with a Dark Lord). I adore the Harry Potter series and I am thankful for the joy it brings !!! ( yes this shout out shows my geek really hard.) I also appreciate bringing home a paycheck that allows me to be ( barely) financially independent.

O

o line./orange toms

thanks Lee Zimba and others for protecting cam newton and his beautiful self from getting sacked and allowing our team to ROCK!

I wear my orange toms every saturday to cheer on my auburn tigers!

N

Natalie!

she is going to travel the whole world in a few months and I am so proud and thankful for her!

M

mason.

the best and tallest brother ever.

L

L.Dubbs.

I am always thankful for laura williams.

K

Kat/Kara/ KrispiLizzard

3/4 girls I shared 2 years of BFA with, the other a taleeda roommie. these 4 girls i have shared trillions of heart to hearts, and highs and lows with. I have so much love in my heart for these 4 ladies and I am proud of their successes, hard work and sacrifices they have made since we graduated. I respect and love these 4 more than I could possibly say!

J

january 4.

The day of the epic move to NEW YORK CITY!!!!!!

I

iphone

I know there are so many other more important things to be thankful for but the I was begging me to acknowledge my intense love for my iphone. It rules. sorry this was a cheap materialistic shallow thing to be thankful for but it really does rule.

H

home cooked meals./hotels (clean ones)

1.on the road we eat out every stinkin meal. a break from fast food is alwayssssssss a good thing! 2. as soon as christina and I get our hotel room for tour we always have a little celebration if it is a clean one! ( you have to understand we arent high maintenance, we just got a face rash/pink eye from a grosser hotel)

G

good load in/out venues.

I love it when we can load in/out in a space w a regulation sized loading dock that leads straight to the stage which is level to the loading dock. we have been very fortunate in some places and others we have had to buck up some early morning good attitudes and get really creative.

F

family.

me mom dad and mas. we make a good team.

E

edgars strawberry cupcakes.

need I say more?

D

diploma.

I am thankful that despite how much class I skipped my senior year of college that I still got my diploma!

C

christina johnson.

i think i would die on tour without the only other girl. i love the boys but I am so glad I have my kindred spirit/sister/daughter/friend on tour with me.

B

Briarwood.

I am so thankful for my church home. I have always loved briarwood since my first day as the intern but now, not even being employed there, and unable to come as consistently as I would like because of traveling for Zorro I have never loved and appreciated Briarwood like I do now. So grateful to belong to the body of Christ.

A

Auburn.

I have been so thankful to get to go back and visit all my roommates over this semester while they are still students. I think I love and appreciate Auburn and how wonderful my college experience was, now as an alumni more than ever.