In the year 2006

In the year 2006:

1. This year went by to fast, and I really wish there was a way to go back and change a lot of things that happened this year. This has by far been the hardest year for me.

2. Never trust guys, they are just out to use you. I wish I didn’t feel that way, but that’s just the way things go with me. I was really happy to get a second chance with a guy I really like, just to be hurt the same way I was last year. I’m not saying I regret anything, I just wish I would have seen that coming.

3. As for the other guy, I still have no clue what’s going on. Why do I keep getting with him, who knows. He even questions that. I really like him, even though he treats me like I’m nothing. Maybe he’ll wake up one day and realize how he treats girls, or maybe he just treats me like that.

4. School sucks! Do to the fact that things got all screwed up at school I decided to take a year off. That was a really hard decision for me. But it became really clear when I considered doing a full season internship with a theatre for Stage Management. I’ll learn more out in the real world than in a classroom.

5 The Fringe Festival is still the best time of the year. This year I made a painting as part of the Visual Fringe. No body bought it, but it was cool seeing a painting I did hanging up in a theatre. I volunteered over 50 hours. Saw a bunch of shows, my favorite being SPORT. And also seeing Mr. Hottie again. 🙂

6. I started working at Victoria’s Secret. Now not only did I get to buy all my favorite stuff, I got a discount on it all. What more could a girl ask for! haha.

7. I bought my very first car. I did not want to buy a new car, but that is what happened. I just went to the car dealer to see about getting lower car payments on the car I had, but ended up leaving with a brand new 2006 Hyundai Elantra. And no it was not lower car payments, it was $50 more. OY!

8. I was offered jobs at several theatres, but when I had my interview at The Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival, I knew that was the place I wanted to be. I was offered a job as a Stage Management Apprentice. I was very excited when I got the job since that was the first professional theatre I ever worked at when I was 7 years old.

9. I took on another summer job at Gymboree, the kids clothing store. Yes it was a little odd working at two stores in the mall at the same time. Especially since one is a lingerie store and the other is children’s clothes. But hey, it was money. I then got a third job at a call center. Which sucked majorly. And ruined my birthday. But I got lots of money there to save up for when I would start my apprenticeship.

10. Life is to short, and if you close your eyes for a second you can loose something. I went down to Ft. Lauderdale to visit my grandparents two days after my birthday. I never saw my grandma look the way she did. She was in a hospital bed being taken care of by Hospice. I felt so bad for my grandpa having to see her go through all that. She was so happy when she heard my dad say I was in the room. She opened her eyes and pulled me down to hug her. It was the 1st time she saw me in over a year, and sadly the last. The following week she died. When I was saying bye to her I knew it would most likely be the last time, and I think she knew it to. I kept saying everything is going to be alright, and she was shaking her head no. We went back down there the following week for the funeral. I’ll really miss her.

11. I moved out on my own. The Shakespeare Festival puts the interns and apprentices up at an apartment. I now have 3 roommates. I’m still somewhat getting used to sharing my space. I’m so used to having my own bedroom, but it’s not that bad. Except for the bugs, the mold problem, and things falling apart there all the time. haha.

12. When I thought things couldn’t get any worse, my grandma (my mom’s mom) fell and broke her hip. Last year she fell and broke the left side, this time she broke the right. I went to go visit her in the hospital a few days after she had her surgery. Everything was fine. She was acting like she always did. Next thing I knew she was in intensive care in isolation. When we went to visit her we had to put a medical gown and gloves. She developed a hospital based infection. She died a few weeks later. Something that could have totally been prevented killed her. That’s when I had a total break down and realized that within two months I lost both of my grandmothers, and am now left with only one grandparent. Life is not fair. The following week my family went up to Philadelphia for the funeral. She is now back with my grandpa. Even though I wish she was still here with my mom who really misses her, and so do I.

13. I’ve learned quite a lot in the last 4 months I’ve been at The Shakespeare Festival. I’ve ASMed 3 shows and started working on the 4th. Of course there were those moments I wanted to kill something… like the roaches in my apt. but it’s all a really good learning experience. And I have met some amazing people. And it’s not over yet, I still have 5 more months left.

This year has definitely had is ups and downs. I went from having 3 grandparents to 1, living on my own, buying my very 1st car, and getting a job that will get me where I want to be.

Thank you to everyone who has been apart of my life this year, I could not have made it through half the stuff I’ve gone through without you.

Here’s to a great New Year!