I woke up this morning and actually asked myself if this past weekend even happened. In the span of 68 hours I flew home, surprised my former co-workers and friends at the MN State Fair by walking into the office unannounced, was fitted for my other cousin Kristin's bridesmaid dress, had a voice lesson with Melissa, quickly caught up with two of my very best friends over a glass of Lorraine's White (something I have missed terribly since leaving ;), had wedding rehearsal, the Groom's dinner, witnessed a beautiful ceremony between two people who are so obviously head-over-heels for each other (and who are now en-route to St. Lucia), had a blast at a gorgeous reception at the St. James and return back in the Big Apple. Like the rest of the summer, the hours flew. The only real proof I have that I actually did all this is a couple of pictures on my camera and sore feet from dancing far too long in three-inch heels. Here are few of my favorite photos from Ash & Matt's wedding:
Rehearsal dinner!
My cousin Kristin & I (she's getting married next April!!)
"The Girls"
Wedding Party Shenanigans
Ashlan & Matt watching their slideshow
My aunt/proud mother-of-the-bride & I
Good times were had by all. Best wishes to Matt and Ashlan as they begin their lives together --- in St. Lucia, nonetheless :)
It was wonderful being home for the quick weekend and seeing so many of my favorite people all at once. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little sad boarding my flight last night. However, arriving back in NYC felt wonderful and surprisingly NORMAL (even standing in the taxi line for 30 minutes was fun!). So, now I know I'm truly settling into my new home-away-from-home. Plus, who wouldn't love seeing this out of the window minutes before touchdown?:
Oh hi, Central Park. I missed you.
Back to normality I go. And, again, I realize just how quickly time has passed as I entered my 6th week of Circle in the Square today. I ONLY HAVE TWO WEEKS OF SCHOOL LEFT?! How did that happen? Our Cabaret is quickly approaching, so we've been rehearsing in the theater lately.... in the actual BROADWAY THEATER. I'm geeking out a bit. Far too much fun and something that was seemingly impossible only a year ago :)
Also, remember that 90-year-old Acting Technique teacher I was telling you about? The one who can see into the depth's of your soul? Well, in addition to regaling us with personal stories about Marlon Brando (they were friends in school, and rumor has it she had a fling with him back in the day) she had everyone put their name on a slip of paper which then went into a baseball cap. The person who was drawn would be the only one to complete our final exercise next Monday, and the rest of the class would watch and, later, discuss. Who do you think that ONE "lucky" person out of the 15 of us was?
Yep. ME.
I essentially will perform 3-5 ordinary daily tasks (like putting my make-up on, curling my hair, etc.) and then doing one "essence of privacy" task that is something I only do in the privacy of my own home and would stop doing if someone walked into the room. So, I have a challenge ahead of me. Try to be completely natural going about my everyday mundane tasks for a half-hour while 15 people watch, and think of an "essence of privacy task" that won't end up with my being arrested. Oh, and may I add that this task will be completed in some mystery apartment on 7th Avenue. Really people, I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried..... I'm sure I'll be able to dedicate a full blog post to how this turns out.....
I guess it's also worth mentioning that I celebrated my first day back with a trip to Carnegie Deli with my friend Chelsea. I had a corned beef sandwich bigger than my face, and this:
The best cheesecake I've had so far.
Until next time,
~B.
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