Long drives and late Christmases

Sorry this is a little late.

I've been a bum lately, you guys. Straight up.

I'm now back in Baltimore. I drove from Tallahassee to North Carolina yesterday. I wanted to make it to Virginia before I stopped for the night, but winter storm Janus had other ideas.

Now I'm back home and it's time to get down to business (to defeat the Huns) and start working on my resolutions. More reading. More exercise. More learning.

In other news, Alex and I FINALLY got to do Christmas tonight.

She gave me:

This beautiful scarf

Arrested Development pins!

This leaf-y bracelet!

I sent her John Green books and a mermaid necklace. We didn't get to talk very long, but we have a lunch "date" tomorrow.

I need to get my act together. Anyone got any tips for that?

100th Post

Guys, this is my 100th post! How exciting.

The holidays are so busy. I don't think they've ever been as busy for me as they were this year. 

I finished up everything at the theater on Thursday and Friday. Yesterday I packed up my car and drove the ten hours to Baltimore which, given how things could've gone, went really well. Last night my sister and I watched How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Today I slept in and then unpacked my car and went to CVS with my mom.

I'm looking forward to taking it slow for a little while. Caitlin, my mom, and I are going to the mall tomorrow to finish up some Christmas shopping, and I need to get to the Post Office to send off Alex's present. I also need to do some serious wrapping of presents (which really may involve bags and tissue paper most of the time..) and go through all of my stuff again. As much as the idea of moving somewhere permanently scares me, it would be nice to not have to pack my life into my car every 3-9 months.

Things will be changing a little come January, but I'll make that announcement soon. For now, everyone enjoy their families and the holiday season!

This Wonderful Life

Hi guys!

I hope everyone has had a good couple of days. I'm sorry this is a little late, but I forgot how crazy show weekends can be.

On Thanksgiving night, we had 150 people join us as we opened our holiday show This Wonderful Life.

It's a one-man adaptation of Frank Capra's holiday classic, It's a Wonderful Life, and our audience seemed to enjoy it so much, we brought it back this year.

I had actually never seen the movie, so on Wednesday night, I hunkered down with the cats I was house sitting, and watched it. It wasn't exactly what I anticipated, but I definitely understand why it's become such a classic. 

I watched the show on Thanksgiving, and it's a lovely adaptation. It pokes fun at all the right places while keeping the characters and themes alive. Plus, Mike Anthony, the actor, is just a joy to watch onstage. 

It's definitely an interesting concept, though. What if you could see what your life would be like if you were never born or, better yet, if you had made different choices. I know that I've made a ton of choices in the past five years or so that completely changed the path I was on. What if I had made the other choice?

Perhaps it's better that I never know. I don't regret any of the choices I made. They all brought me to where I am today. And, to be totally cliche, I have a pretty wonderful life. 

The first weekend went really well, and Dawn gave me today off to recover. Being that "on" really takes a toll on me. I'm exhausted, and really looking forward to a quiet-ish week before the show's second weekend. 

I hope everyone is having a great holiday season. Thanks to the show I missed all the Black Friday craziness, and I'm not really complaining. I'm actually doing pretty well on my gift buying this year. I'm about 2/3 of the way through my list, but the last group is my hardest to shop for.

What do you guys do about hard to buy for people? Any go-to presents?