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Sunday, January 10, 2016

15 for '15 & 16 for '16

I did this last year. I liked it. Let's do it again, shall we?

Taylor's clearly excited.

15 Amazing Memories from 2015 (in definite not order of significance):


1. Seat filling at the National Television Awards.

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2. Performing the Housekeeper in Lorca's Dona Rosita at the Cockpit Theatre in London

Read my blog post about my love for the show and Lorca here. 

3. Pulling off the ultimate surprise by showing up to my family's trip to Disney World


4. Witnessing amazing theatre, everywhere











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5. Having my Alpha Chi Omega sisters cross an ocean to visit me in London (and exploring Amsterdam with them)

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6. Turning in the last paper ever (God willing) of my life 



7. Finishing up my East 15 run with Three Birds Alighting on a Field in the heart of the West End

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8. Rome with Katie

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9. JoJo's birthday in Oslo


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10. Experiencing incredible support in the lead-up to Ed Fringe


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11. Graduating with my MFA


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12. Exploring Oxford with my former Baylor Theatre professor and forever role model Totie B


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13. Edinburgh Fringe Festival





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14. Moving to New York City




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15. Christmas in Texas

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Of course not every moment of 2015 was amazing. I may be putting rose-colored glasses on it saying it, but I'll call it my bittersweet memory of '15:

Leaving London.

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The longing to be back wandering through Covent Garden, lazing in the sun room on campus, catching a last minute show in Piccadilly - it's all very strong. But while I wish for the past sometimes, I am excited for the future almost all of the times. So without further ado,

16 Things I'm Excited for in 2016

1. Being able to say I survived my first NYC winter
2. Exciting Barrington Collective announcement #1
3. Exciting Barrington Collective announcement #2
4. Showing my parents around the city
5. Seeing all of the amazing theatre (that I can afford) and maybe some of the bad
6. A wonderful day job nannying two adorable kids with seriously awesome parents
7. Growing in community and faith with my new Redeemer family
8. Experiencing a New York Spring
9. Writing more
10. Traveling (probably not to as exotic of locales as last year, but I've got lots of frequent flyer miles to burn)
11. Being a bridesmaid in my sweet sorority sister Victoria's wedding (#sidebysides624)
12. Turning 29
13. Celebrating Baylor continuing to be good at football (still can't believe this)
14. Developing and settling into an artistic routine
15. Christmas in Texas (never mess with a classic)
16. I don't know...surprise me.

To Auld Lang Syne,


(And yes, I know I need to change the title bar up top. New York is keeping me way too engaged for these things.)

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

My Last Student Spring Break

This was decidedly my last Spring Break as a student. (I've said it before and I'll say it again- praise the Lord for no doctorate in acting.) The great thing about UK university Spring Breaks is that they can be a month long- easy.

Pretty much every night on break, amirite? (I'm not right.)

So what did my last big break consist of? 



I started things off with a grand surprise that you must have read about in my previous post. Here's the YouTube recap version:

 



I realized that the rest of my break was absolutely jam-packed full and that my thesis was due just after we got back from break and that I wouldn't have time to write it unless I pretty much finished it RIGHT NOW. So while everyone and their adorable puppy was out frolicking in the semi-Springy sun, I was elbow deep in grief and escapism in modern society research.


I did manage to go see The Nether at the Duke of York which was disturbingly fascinating, as well as containing some of the best American accents I've heard over here. Also, Katie, JoJo and I joined our friend Matt in a weekly piano man night on the West End. It was kinda perfect.

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My sorority sisters came to visit! My lovely little Sarah popped over first. Sarah and I first bonded as part of Baylor Theatre's summer study abroad program. We meandered through Paris, London and Stratford-upon-Avon together. In fact, we experienced our first true moment of friendship sitting front row at an RSC production of The Merchant of Venice where we had ice thrown at us (interesting set design/possible law suit). A few months later she rushed and thankfully I got to become her big. It was so great to have her back in this city I love so much. 

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A few days later, two of my other favorite AXOs joined us- Victoria and Julie! We split the next several days as a foursome between London and Amsterdam. I'm pretty sure we all fell in love with Amsterdam. It's such a beautiful city with amazingly friendly people. (I will say though, we did the kid-friendly version of the city.) The Anne Frank House and Van Gogh Museum are two of my favorite places I've been. Ever. Period.

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This September, some of my classmates and I will get to be a part of Drama UK's New York showcase. In prep, we had a work week in Central London where we set the scenes, monologues, and songs we would use to showcase our lovely selves to industry professionals come early Fall. It was wonderful and also completely terrifying. Times they are a-changing, you know?

(from nerves and excitement)



During my last week of break, The Barrington Collective held developmental rehearsals for my play Reconciling. I had a lot of apprehension going into this time- pressure, nerves, blah blah blah. 


Marshall Eriksen knows my fears.

I'm so happy to say that this week was amazing. Our director Julia was the best leader, everyone in the cast has decided to trust my ridiculous words, and somehow I was able to focus and write new stuff every night. It went about as well as possible.

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I'm also extremely happy to say that our Indiegogo campaign went ridiculously well too! Through the site and a few private contributions, we were able to raise over $7,000. This is going to make our lives so, so, so much less hard. We're incredibly appreciative- seriously. A few people have reached out to me and said that they didn't get a chance to donate- never fear! We have set up a GoFundMe for any continued donations. Find it at: gofundme.com/BCtoEdFringe


So that was it! My last Spring Break as a student. Travel, friends, family, Disney, theatre, karaoke- I think it was a great one to go out on.

To no more thesis,








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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

A 4,400 Mile Surprise

So last month, I got to do something pretty awesome. Let me explain myself via YouTube:



Praise the Lord for airline rewards, amirite? I cashed in some of my many AA miles accrued over my dozen-ish transAtlantic flights these past two years and found myself with a (mostly) free journey to Orlando. Here are some highlights from the week:

 







 





Disney World holds decades of memories for us (thank you, Disney Vacation Club). Walking down main street tends to make a King a bit teary-eyed in the best possible way. I'm so thankful I was here for this turn down Main Street.

To my wonderful, generous, loud, loving family,


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