Catch Up

I feel like I haven't written in forever! (In my defense I have been busy preparing to leave the country :) Life is great, life is good and I am super excited. It is only 13 more days till I leave! (That's less then two weeks!!!) So let the countdown commence!

I feel like there are moments in our lives that we think will never happen... and then they do and we are left awestruck, standing just two steps behind and trying desperately to play a game of catch  That's kind of how I feel right now. I thought I had more time, but I don't and now I'm trying to chase after it as it slips through my fingers!

Wow, that was dramatic! I guess that's one of the hazards of loving acting and writing and the arts!

This post is my little game of catch up; an opportunity to flesh out what has happened in the past few weeks and write about where I'm at because writing about things helps me figure myself out.

Get it, Ketchup, Catch up....?!? Ok, not that funny... :) 

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I am almost done with work. I have two more shifts (tomorrow and Friday) and then I am DONE! I am so excited about this because it helps me feel like I'm tying up loose ends and finishing up things in Silverdale so I can move on. I have really loved working at Hallmark and I will miss it and all the cute old ladies who come in and buy birthday cards for their grandchildren.

I am sad about how much my little brothers will grow up when I am gone. They are so cute and fun and I think I will miss them the most (no offense to anyone else here at home) Yesterday I was watching them play upstairs in the bonus room (because they pretty much need supervision at all times) and they were doing something in our big black closet, chatting and having fun. All of the sudden I heard David shriek! The doors of the closet flew open and Matthew ran as fast as his little legs could carry him down the stairs and into the laundry room with David in hot pursuit, wielding a play wooden knife. Once I got everything sorted I discovered that Matthew had bit David and, not wanting to endure the wrath of his older (but smaller) brother, booked it! I love my little boys. I was laughing sooo hard!!! Also, Sunday morning I came downstairs in the morning to find Matthew sitting happily on the kitchen floor with a bag of walnuts from the freezer and a nut chopper. He was merrily chopping nuts and informed me he was making muffins. Again I about died laughing.

Here are the four youngest siblings in a dog pile :) 

I AM ALL PACKED!!! (Well almost all packed) Everything that I could pack has been packed away in my two large suitcases. (I think I just used the word "pack" like five times in two sentences) I now only have my work clothes, a few pj's and a couple sunday outfits out so I've been doing a lot of laundry. It's nice to have that pretty much done because it's just one less thing to worry about. I have an itemized list of the contents of each of my suitcases (and it's color coded) so if I think I've forgotten anything I can refer to my lists without having to unpack my entire suitcase to see if I remembered to bring neosporin or not. Smart right?

Oh and I got a haircut. My hair is must a little past my shoulders now (though I can already see it growing :) and I have bangs. I think I'm going to just let it grow while I'm on my mission. In 18 months it will probably be down to my waist again. Or... I might get tired of it and cut it again. It seems like once I start taking scissors to it, I can't stop!! :)

Here I am when I just let my hair dry naturally (and am wearing no makeup :) 

And here I am when I curl it 

So like I said, life is good and I am doing great! 

October 1st can't come fast enough! 

~Keep Smiling!~ :)