After the intense rehearsal and performance schedule for
Jekyll and Hyde, the stress of the holidays, and the demanding and high-energy rehearsal and performance schedule for
Noises Off, March (not counting the week I performed in
Noises Off) was more than a little chill. One could say it was a little bit boring, in the best possible way. I spent some time with friends, ate a lot of junk, watched a lot of Netflix, and with two exceptions because of illness I reached my 10,000 step goal every day.
My adorable brother David gave me these flowers when he came to my play. He is such a sweetheart.
I've talked about
Potbelly's sandwich shop, right? It's an East Coast import and I absolutely love it. I went three times in March and bought a custom-made ice cream sandwich every time. Delicious.
Shilene and I treated ourselves to The Cheesecake Factory and then the
national touring company's Mamma Mia! Obnoxiously, the pleasant-and-neglectful server at the restaurant made us 20 minutes late for the play, but the plot isn't so complicated that we couldn't catch up. The musical was everything I wanted it to be: great music, fun choreography, a lot of laughter, eye-catching costumes, and a dance party at the end! I'd wanted for years to see it and I'm thrilled I finally got to!
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| I was on the back row and everyone was taking photos. Otherwise, I would have even told myself to put the dang camera away! |
Kate and I found this sign at the
Vintage Whites Market (which I will be going to again). Since we were there on Pi Day (3.14) and I LOVE pie, I needed a photo.
Because oblivious people kept walking in front of me and she couldn't tell if the photos were actually processing, Kate ended up taking, like, fifteen identical photos. So I changed up the filters on a few and posted them as a collage of sorts. I am quite fond of the result (and the besty who took these photos for me)!
Saint Patrick's Day was next. Corned beef and cabbage is one of my favorite meals. I've been known to request it for my birthday dinner. Bonus: It was an off week for family dinner, but everyone came anyway. We hadn't all been together since Christmas. Win!
Once upon a time, my dad asked me to make a list of life goals. I recently found the list and I'm proud to say they are all still relevant. I've accomplished a few of those things. I have a ways to go on others. Some will take the rest of my life.
Secret's out: Some of the blonde in my hair isn't natural. I'm normally more of a honey blonde. The curl is real, though, I promise!
Winter finally seemed to give up for good, and it's been warm enough I've started wearing a pair of sandals I bought on sale last October. It's nice to finally debut them!
It was a sad day when I dropped this red pitcher. I'd been intending to put red tulips in them that matched the shade exactly :(
I finished three novels in March, including the second two of Brandon Sanderson's
Mistborn series which I highly recommend. Fantasy fiction at its best. Bonus: reading outside is lovely.
Work was a little trying, what with a difficult coworker and layoffs (I survived). Fortunately, my team not only finished our latest product release, but we also finally hired a product owner, so we went out to lunch to celebrate. This
La Jolla Groves bundt cake was exactly what I wanted my dessert to be: moist, dark, fudge-filled, and just the right size. I'll be going back for another soon.
That's it from March! April will be filled with
General Conference,
Personal Trainer Food, birthdays, plays, and who knows what else? Guess we'll find out!
