Starting fresh

Well it's been a long time since I've been able to post anything! Since beginning our lives here in Julian, so many things have happened. I'll start with last October, and work my way up to present. Last October my husband and I got involved with the Julian Melo-drama. It's a traditional Melo-drama complete with a villain who wears a cape and killer handle bar mustache. I was cast as the preacher's daughter Miss Gloria Singer and Josh played Judge Knott. We had four performances every weekend through October. It was a blast! We were thrust into the community and were able to make a lot of friends in a very abbreviated amount of time. here's a link to the site for pictures of last seasons show http://www.julianmelodrama.com/2010%20Julian%20Melodrama%20Album/index.html I'm the one in the cranberry colored hat making all the weird faces. Josh is the guy in the derby with the dashing grin :). After we were done with that, I got involved with The Julian Stage Company's production of A Christmas Carol. It was the best thing I have ever done. With a cast of forty, I met lots of new folks that I fell in love with. Hope to have a link for those pictures soon. I got to play two characters Mrs. Fred and Mrs. Fezziwig. I was the most married dame in the show. I cried at the cast party after our last show. I was not the only sissy mind you but I will not name names. Since then I have begun sewing costumes for the next production. It's a small company with NO budget for anything. Most of the work I've done has to be reconned from thrifted goodies. It's a personal challenge to take something out of a thrift shop and turn it into an 1840-50's costume. I'm having a ball doing it because the director (Mrs. Sandra Sladkey) allows me total artistic license! It's fantastic! However I want the costumes to look! She is a very trusting lady, and a dear dear friend to me. Other than all the theater stuff, Summer vacation is coming! No more 6:30 wake up heart attacks from the damned alarm clock. Yee Haw! So many cool things planned to do this summer! Wait I forgot to tell you that I got to meet my sister yesterday! The sister that I have never met and didn't even know existed before 2005. She was put up for adoption 13 years before I was born, and dad never mentioned her. She found us! I met my super cool nephew, and one and only niece as well. It was brilliant! The spooky thing is that we are sooo much alike. A person observing our conversation would never be able to tell we we weren't brought up together. What a life I am having! I am supremely happy even though we are poor. HA! Who knew it was possible?!