Yes, it's over. Yes, it probably seems as though it came out of nowhere.

Sometimes... you just have to do what you need to do. What you know, in your heart, is the right thing to do, for your own happiness.

I'm heartbroken and sad and relieved and ten thousand other things right now.

I don't really know what else to say at this point, you know? This is life and sometimes it really, really, really sucks.

Here's to: waking up and drinking tea together, Little Rascals, butter noodles, playgrounds, penny candy, Cici's (despite making us all sick), Saturday night parties, footage of Tom Cruise dancing like a moron, one eyed cats, our cats, bread and cheese, trips downstairs, chocolate frosting, grape juice wine (even for breakfast).... and most importantly, BEST FRIENDS! I love you guys.

Hello, hello

Life is crazy busy and I'm loving (almost) every minute of it. Between the show, wedding planning, the day job, and various other projects, I find myself happily immersed in "stuff" every day... but by and large, it's joyful and productive and fun. You can't ask for more than that, can you?

Eric and I are positively blissed out. August seems to be coming so quickly, yet some days it couldn't get here fast enough! I'm still waiting on my ceremony dress, and one of my "mommas" hooked me up with a beautiful crown. The next step regarding the hall is to meet with the caterers and DJ, though we have some music selection to work through before we're ready to do that. We're collecting all sorts of lovely decorations and have chosen a decorating scheme that I think is going to be stunning. Found an officiant too- he seems really cool, really down to earth, and I think will work out really well regarding incorporating our beliefs and desire for a nontraditional sort of ceremony.

JCS is coming along nicely and a minimum of drama, at least for me. I love the dancers, so much. We bonded almost immediately and have so much fun. It is incredible to be working with a group of girls who get along so well, on a social level as well as an artistic one. The choreography we're creating is challenging enough, theatrical without being cheesy, and very contemporary with elements of jazz, modern, ballet, etc. Really and truely, I can't speak highly enough about them. It's just great.

There are a TON of new pictures on my flickr site. Perhaps I'll post some later if I get a chance.

Life is wonderful.

We got a kitten. She's a few months old, we named her Luna. She is simply delightful, and the best behaved kitty that ever lived. We have bonded and she is the perfect addition to our happy little family. Right now she's chasing her mousie round the living room- quite the character. I already love her so much.

Wedding plans are coming along. We have the first bridal show this weekend, so that's exciting. I got my reception dress, and am waiting on my wedding dress. Both are... perfect. Eric and I are happier than ever. If that's even possible *laughs*. We are deep in save the date magnets and such. We watched an MTV show about three couples getting married last week and were rather aghast that people really do spend $3500 on a cake... I keep teasing him about expensive cake cutters with matching bows. Not our thing, but we sure do have fun looking at the stuff and getting our own ideas. We're going to The Zen Center this week to meet with a woman I met about a year and a half ago, who I was really impressed by. Her energy is amazing. I kept her card all this time and we're going to attend the intro session and see what we think. I'm really, really excited.

I'm working at a good site this week and making some decisions about work. Good ones though, win/win. We'll see which way the wind blows, so to speak.

Superstar auditions were the weekend before last. It was good to be back with my musical theatre family again, tucked into the good old seats at Comtra. Eric and Ian are both doing the show this time around, and I am ecstatic to be sharing the stage with them. They're Roman soldiers. The first rehearsal is Saturday. Should be fun.

I think that's most it, for now. I have a cold, again... but refuse to let it dampen my spirits in light of everything exciting that's happening!