Wow, its been quite the past 2 weeks. With my show opening, family coming in, getting new living room furniture, and then getting the stomach flu/food poisoning (not sure which one), I am POOPed!

The show went really well last weekend. We were sold out on opening night and four of my friends from work came. It was really great. Jason came too, so that made it even better. I think everyone enjoyed it, it was at least different from what they were used to as far as theatre goes.

My mom and brother came into town on Saturday, so they both got to see it as well. Sunday I got sick with something nasty and that knocked me on my butt all day Sunday and on into Monday. It was nice having my mom around though, she took care of me. We went to brunch at Ellendales, which was a really nice brunch, but it was hella busy. I mean, kids running around screaming, bumping into waiters with big trays full of dirty dishes, and waiting 10 minutes for a water refill. Anyway, it was a nice place, but I was already feeling crummy, so I don’t think I got the full enjoyment out of it.

Monday we went to get my dress, since its in, and I tried it on. It fit perfectly and just needs a bustle, so they’re holding it there till I get in touch with the seamstress. I didn’t know it didn’t come with a bustle, but I guess I was supposed to know that. Oh well.

When I finished with school, I probably should’ve taken some time to relax a little bit! Now I’m in a play with Actor’s Bridge, playing soccer on Sundays, and still planning for the wedding. All of the above are fun and enjoyable, but I probably should’ve eased back into it.

My play, Metamorphoses, opens next weekend, the 12th, which is Mother’s Day weekend. My mom and brother are coming to see it and are staying with us for a few days. My brother still hasn’t seen our house, and neither of them have met Clementine. Anyway, they are both coming in on Saturday and then Sunday we can do brunch. I made reservations at one place, but I may change my mind to go somewhere closer. Monday we’re going to pick up my dress, which I haven’t seen yet since it arrived. I’m very excited.

The play itself is going really well. I’ve memorized all my lines and am not having dreams about forgetting all of them. We haven’t really seen the set yet or tried on costumes, but I think we get those this week. For those of you who don’t know, the play takes place in and around a pool of water, so we have to have comfortable, yet minimal, costumes. In fact, there is one part of the show where a guy is entirely naked. I’m not sure if my mom knows that yet. Oops. So anyway, if you want to come see it, call head for tickets at 341.0300. It’ll save you $3 to call ahead.

Soccer has been fun so far. We’re 1-1 so far and I have some fun bruises to show for it. Nothing like Jason’s nasty bruise on his NZ trip, but battle scars nonetheless. I’m having a good time. I wish my mom could see me play, but there’s no game on Mother’s Day.

Lastly, wedding stuff is coming along nicely. Today is exactly 4 months away from our wedding! I’ve decided to hand-make our invitations. I’m creating them from scratch, not using a kit, so we’ll see how they come out. I’m working on other details, like the favors, cake, and decorations, and I have a pretty good idea about all of them. The music is hard to put together, but I’ve at least found our recessional song.