starting over

so changing a few things on my blog (and maybe calling my sister soon to figure out how to make my blog look way sweeter) is my attempt to starting over and renewing my blog. i'm coming back! yay! i knew i always would come back to my lonely blog when i had some time. well i have a little time now, so i thought i'd re-boost the energy and at least try to kick it into gear.
hopefully this will last...

pittsburgh picnic

(i love stealing pictures from facebook that my friends took :) this is the only way you'll ever get to see pictures...haha)

the first week we were here, a bunch of us ventured over to the university of pitt's campus (because we have no grassy area in the middle of downtown) and we had a picnic! super fun!

so here's some pic's!


oh theatre majors.... :)


some of the roomies (we have yet to get all 7 of us together....)
beautiful sunset too!


we're fun.



its so crazy coming back to pittsburgh and realizing that even though you haven't been together all summer, the friendship you left is still here and still strong.

great friendships never die :)

happy birthday mommy

she turned..... 29 ;)


she's really 51, but trust me, you can't tell one bit.

back in pittsburgh

THE BROTHEL

i moved back to pittsburgh probably a week and a half ago, but this time i am NOT in the dorms!! thank goodness!! i'm living off campus, just outside the city. it's a lot cheaper that way AND nicer than being cooped in the gross dorms.

i live in a big house with 6 other girls. so there is 7 of us total. pretty big... i know, right? we all have our own room, 4 bathrooms, 2 kitchens, 2 sets of washers and dryers, and its 4 stories. i'm in the basement all by myself with my own bathroom :) pretty nice actually. it's my own little "nook."
because we have so many girls in one house, we like to call our home the brothel.... which explains the little "subtitle"

i googled "brothel" and this is what came up. we image that this is what our house will eventually look like.


ANTHONY RAPP: WITHOUT YOU

just last weekend i had the amazing opportunity to see this "one man show" (i would call it) for free! because i work in the box office for my school, i was able to get some free tickets.. so a group of us got together and saw the show.
here's a blurb from City Theatre's website about the show:

Without You is adapted from Anthony Rapp’s book, Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent, published by Simon & Schuster. Anthony is best known for originating the role of Mark Cohen in Rent and performing it on Broadway and in the 2005 film adaptation.

he shares his audition for Rent, getting cast, rehearsals, and his view from the stage during the tribute performance on the night after Jonathan Larson’s (the musical director and composer of the show) tragic death. Without You also details Anthony’s achingly beautiful relationship with his mother during this turbulent time.

when i first walked in to the show, i didn't really know what the show was going to be about, but when i left i was a hot mess. a whirlwind of emotions were running through me. it was so amazingly beautiful. you could definitely say that it hit home. right in the middle of home. oh it was so beautiful.

if you're interested, here's the website that explains more and it has a little video clip of his performance.

it was nice to come home and see theatre. i had forgotten how much unique, beautiful, majestic theatre exists in this city. it also made me get excited to start school again. i get to work on and learn more things about what i am passionate for--theatre. like i get to do this for the rest of my life.... ya know? wow! i'm so lucky to go to school for something i love so much! yay i love theatre. and i'm ready to start up another year here at Point Park. sophomore year here i come!


here's some of the lyrics to the main song, which is from the show "RENT"

Without you, the hand gropes
the ear hears
the pulse beats

Without you, the eyes gaze
the legs walk
the lungs breathe

The mind churns
the heart yearns
the tears dry without you

Life goes on
but I'm gone
'cause I die, without you
without you
without you
without you.....

unemployed.

so my contracted ended. probably like a week ago, but i am still in virginia. i'll be here until thursday and then i'm moving back to pittsburgh and starting another semester of school! ahh!
anyway, so i had to say goodbye to some people who have made this summer so AMAZING. seriously such a fun summer...

"it's the friends we meet along life's road who help us appreciate the journey..."

kinsey and kenny. my wonderful roomies (well the ones that were there most of the time)
so many inside jokes with these two i can't even count.


the only other girl in my cast of 20 guys. lindsay.
i grew so close to this sweet, talented, crazy lady.


my talented partner and one of my best friends here. greg.
he has kept me laughing all summer.

virginia is for lovers

this tourist 'slogan'--virginia is for lovers-- is sort of ironic considering my case....


so this is zach. yes a boy. a boyfriend actually. i met him at the park (busch gardens... he also works there) he sings and plays the guitar, harmonica, and mandolin. he graduated from Ball State in Indiana and he's just super talented. we've been together for almost 2 months now. i figured i should say something, even though my sister already has....
anyway, he's just a breath of fresh air. i have so much fun with him and can talk to him about anything. he's already my best friend. not to mention he's super cute :)

(below: hanging out before the entertainment banquet... aka "prom")

walmart has ruined my blogging...

so the only way i can put up pictures is if i get them from a cd because my usb thing on my camera is missing a piece... so i went to walmart, got some cd's made, put it in my computer and now its stuck. and yes i already have tried everything... i even went to best buy and the geek squad couldn't figure it out... so now i'm screwed.
thanks walmart.

but hey, lets look on the bright side... if you want to see some picture's of our girls trip you can just go onto my sister's blog... she's got it all.

i'll also try to find some pictures on facebook and post them as well. :)