Hold on to these moments as they pass...

One morning during my senior year of high school I was sitting in the drama hallway with my friend Ben. Things were going really well in my life at this particular time. I had good friends, just gotten a boyfriend, school was good, theatre was great... all in all a vast majority of my happy memories from high school had come from that time. So anyway Ben and I were sitting there in comfortable silence and then he asked me "How would you rate the past 6 weeks?" I smiled and said "I think they've been pretty spiffy." Ben did this sort of head nod thing he does and said "I'd say they get rated a check plus, plus."

That moment really sticks out in my mind these past couple of months. I forget a lot to appreciate the beauty and happiness in those seemingly insignificant times that later on turn out to have been so important. I've been trying so hard lately to see the good, learn the lesson, embrace it all. I think I've been doing a pretty good job of it too.

On another non-sickeningly sentimental note: Indiana rocks. Who would have thunk it? I LOVE having just the show on my plate. No classes to take up my time and rearrange my priorities! The job here is really sweet and I'm so happy that I took this opportunity. Of course everything isn't perfect, but then again if everything went smoothly in theatre I'd probably be out of a job.

Well I'm off to set up for the second part of rehearsal!
~Marley