Catching Up!

Hello Everyone! So I'm kind of maybe possibly like two weeks behind on my blogging. Mostly because the last two weeks of my life have been absolutely INSANE, but in a totally good and awesome way. :) 

Really in all honesty the only thing I really remember doing two weeks ago was having tech rehearsal for my show "All Cracked Up" from 7-11 every single night... then having it from 10am-10pm Saturday and 4-11pm Sunday. Then this past week we had a performance every single night... and it was pretty much super fantastic. I could easily perform every night, and having to do that this past week was just a little taste of what hopefully will be my life in a year or two. 

I did also make the decision to officially move to good ole NYC for my second year of school. I finally decided that I really wanted to focus a little more on the Broadway route of dancer life as a starter, but I can still do the whole film commercial side of the dance life as well. So that was super great to finally be able to figure that out. :)

This week I finally got to go to church for the first time in like 4 months. Also it was my first time in a Young Single Adult ward and it was SO WEIRD. Sacrament Meeting was so quiet... it was crazy! I'm definitely not used to that... AT ALL. hahaha I called my dad when I got home and he died! He thought it was the most hilarious thing. haha So the picture below is of me and my friend Reba.. like Reba McEntire but not when we just got to church! Let's just say we went on the perfect day because it was the Christmas Program so we got to sing all my favorite Christmas hymns... it was so incredibly fantastic!

 The picture below is of me and my bestie Will getting ready for Opening Night!

 Amanda and Me!

 Me and my boy Brian!

 Thursday night we had a Cast Party after the show! We had a cake and everything, plus it was super fun to just hang out and chill with everyone after the show.

 Me, Natalia, and Ryan!

 This was my partner in the show Ryan!!! Basically he's probs one of my all time favorite people, and he's crazy talented. This guy is graduating in February and he's going to go so far in his dance career! So thankful I had the chance to dance with him this semester. Going to miss this guy so much!

 Cast Photo!!!

 Me and Kayla! Aka... Clara in the show! She did an incredible job playing Clara! So thankful I had the chance to dance with this lovely lady1

 This is Andrea starting our Gingerbread house construction!!!

 Me and my girl Josie!!!

 Me, Emily, Josie and Will photobombing us as per usual. :)

And this is probs one of my favorite photos from the show. We got dressed one day and then realized that Will looks like Corny Collins and I looked like Amber Von Tussle from Hairspray... so naturally we had to photograph it! hahaha I personally think we look super fierce in this photo.... definitely a fav #yourwelcome :)

All in all this week and last week was my first real taste of what tech and a show every single night would be like. Not going to lie there were some nights that I was like what the heck but I'm so glad I had that experience. It totally paid off in the end and the show was amazing! 

Hope all of you have an amazing Christmas! I get to spend it with my family here in good ole San Diego, California. perfect weather and all. :) Miss and love you all! Muahhh!!!

The Week of The Midterms

Ello Everyone! This week was a busy one. We had midterms this week which puts a little added stress on things and we put the entire show together for "All Cracked Up". I do have to say one thing though.... my midterms are nothing like an average college students midterm. Normally you would have to actually study for a few days and do review sheets and such, but not at AMDA. Literally all I had to do was perform different dance combos we've been doing all semester. It was pretty fantastic. Like this is my life everyone... its too great. :) 

So this is one of my friends John! He left for his mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints this past Monday and I couldn't be more proud of him and the decision he made to serve The Lord for the next two years! The people of Nevada are so incredibly lucky to have you! For those of you who aren't sure what a mission really entails I'll tell you! Basically, young men who are of the age of 18 or young woman who are of the age of 19 can choose to go on a mission and serve The Lord for a designated amount of time. Young Men go for two years and Young Women go for 18 months. What they do is teach people about the Gospel of Christ and its truly a really fantastic thing. You can see first hand what the Gospel of Christ can really do for people, and see their lives change for the better right in front of you.  My brother went on one and I have multiple friends out on one right now. So if anyone ever has any questions feel free to ask me! I would love to answer! :) 

 I also got to go back to the temple this past week! They've put up Christmas lights and everything so that was super cool to be on temple grounds and look at all of them! We finished walking through the Visitors Center and even caught the ending of a Christmas Concert that they had going on which was super cool. 

 This lovely lady turned 19 this Friday! We've become super close in the past few weeks and I'm so glad I got to celebrate with my girl Andrea! We've just recently moved in with each other, and we are LOVING it. We even decorated our place with Christmas decorations and everything. Pictures will be included in next weeks post once all of them are up. Also in case anyone was wondering... the 99 cent store has some seriously cute decorations. Yes.. that is where we bought all our decorations... yes it only cost us 20 dollars. Thank you 99 cent store. I love you. haha Anyways, back to the birthday girl! We were supposed to have a meeting about a webisode we both are in.. but it got cancelled last minute which meant we could get all dressed up and go out to eat at this super delicious Italian Restaurant called Bucca di Beppo! If you've never been there go... like now. I won't be offended if you leave and then come back and finish reading... that's how incredibly delicious this place is. You order family style and then share everything so we got spaghetti and meatballs! Heaven.. just heaven in my mouth. haha. 

 The GIGANTIC icecream sundae we all shared for dessert! 

 The GIANT bowl of spaghetti that 6 of us shared and still didn't finish it all. But boy was it a delicious one. :)

 And another pic of me and my new roomie! 

All in all this week was a super fun one! Yesterday we went out to The Grove and got Andrea's computer fixed and looked at all the Christmas lights and such. Got some of my favorite people Christmas gifts and just relaxed! It's officially two weeks until we have Christmas Break here at AMDA! My mom comes in two weeks to see my show and I'm super excited! 

Hope everyone is having a fantastic Holiday season! I absolutely love Christmas time... it's totally my favorite holiday other than my birthday. Which speaking of COOPERPALOOZA is in like 2ish months people... GET EXCITED! :)  haha Anyways... I've got to go get ready for rehearsal this afternoon and evening so I love and miss you all! Make good choices! Muahhh!!! 

It's Christmas Time!!!

This week was probably one of my most relaxing weeks as well as one of my busiest. That really makes absolute no sense... but I promise it will by the end of the post. haha!

This week even though it was Thanksgiving, I still had class Monday through Wednesday. And along with normal classes I also still had my normal rehearsals. You know as you do when you're in shows and such. This week was the last week that the actual choreographers got to work with us in rehearsals... so we basically just spent the entire time running the dances over and over and putting some finishing touches on them so that we could put the show together in the coming three weeks! It's crazy that in 3 weeks I'll be doing a show every night. I really can not wait. :) 

Okay so this story is actually kind of funny. haha So Sunday i got out of one of my rehearsals early so me and my friend Christina decided because we both really wanted some Starbucks to go. So we did... and it was fantastic and oh so refreshing. haha But you know how they normally ask you your name when you order... well they didn't for me and literally right after they called the name Christina they called Christina's friend... we thought it was hilarious. hahaha so for anyone who wants to know Christina and I are officially friends via Starbucks. 

 Wednesday after I finished rehearsal I drove out to Redlands to spend Thanksgiving with my Sister in law and her parents! And while I was out there I got to hang out with my totally and completely adorable niece and nephew! Seriously though... look at em... they are the cutest. :) 

 Me and Little Lu! 

 This is how Lucy fell asleep Thursday. Apparently having your aunt come visit you along with eating tons of turkey and going for a super night adventure wears a little girl out. :) 

 This little guy will forever be my Man Crush Monday. haha 

 I had the chance to go see the Redlands Temple while I was up there, which was super exciting! I hadn't been there since my brother got married and that was when I was like 11.... kinda a while ago. haha! I didn't get a chance to go in as we just drove by on the way to seeing Catching Fire and it was like 10pm... but it was still super fun to see! Man I really love that place... no but really the temple is seriously one of my all time favorite places to go in the world. It doesn't matter which one... just being on temple grounds always just makes me feel so much better about life. It's so incredibly fantastic. 

 Friday morning I woke up and drove back to good old Hollywood and me and the roommates were extremely hungry. So we went to The Waffle.... BEST FREAKING WAFFLES OF MY LIFE. Mom we are so going to this delicious place when you come up for the show in December. I had a chocolate chip waffle with hash browns and it was HEAVEN.. just heaven in my mouth.... man I love me some quality waffles. Just deliciousness... pure deliciousness. 

Okay, so these next couple of photos are of me at the MICHAEL BUBLE CONCERT. Really if you know me at all you know IM OBSESSED. I love all of his music... and he's just fantastic. His concert was amazing... and he's just amazing. Michael Buble... you get an A.... in everything. The End. 

 Today we designated the day to finding Christmas Presents and we were somewhat successful! Me, Daly, and Savion drove out to the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica and wandered around for the entire afternoon. We had tons of fun and it was fun to get out of the city for a little while. 

All in all this week was a super great one! Got to see some of my favorite people and had some time to just relax. Thank you to the Chatfield's for letting me tag along in their Thanksgiving festivities this week! Yall are the best! We just have a few short weeks until Show week and then its my favorite holiday in the world. CHRISTMAS! I absolutely LOVE Christmas time... with a passion... deep in my soul. It's really the best time in the year. Besides Cooperpalooza.... and Cooperpalooza is coming peeps... so GET EXCITED! 

Love and Miss you all! Can't wait to see some of you in a few weeks! Get ready... cause we are going to party! Muahh!!!