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Acting Students

I started teaching acting at NOVA Community College. They’re a great bunch of hams.Here’s a couple pics of my Acting 1 students. Here’s Marina and Syed rehearsing their scene. Yes, I was taking pictures when I should have been listening closely. I know, I’m horrible. But they’re just so cute I had to take theirContinue reading “Acting Students”

On the Street Where You Live

This is the Potomac River. I took this pic from the George Washington Memorial Highway. I was driving home from visiting teaching. Right now I am soooo happy to be living in such a beautiful corner of the world. It almost makes it worth the traffic! And this is the street where I live. ComingContinue reading “On the Street Where You Live”

Seeing and Recognizing

I remember a moment on my mission where we were watching this gorgeous little 2 month year old baby girl stare at the sides of our heads. We realized that she was looking at very specific things–and not just staring off into space–when she started to smile. It was so clear that she was lookingContinue reading “Seeing and Recognizing”

Pumpkin Party

Welcome to our Pumpkin Party! We hope you have a wonderful time! Please eat any of the assorted pumpkin treats. We have pumpkin hot chocolate, courtesy of Clarissa! This is Morgan, our beloved Choir Director (best in the world), Sarah Jo, Christian, and of course, Jesus. He loves our parties! (God loves us most whenContinue reading “Pumpkin Party”

Learning to Love the Nights

Yesterday was a wonderful day. I wasn’t perfect, but I had a nice day. At the temple, I saw a couple of people who seemed like tourists. It was a son and his elderly mother visiting the temple for the first time. They were from somewhere in the UK. Inside the temple, I began toContinue reading “Learning to Love the Nights”

Doing Difficult Things for Yourself

I’m going through an interesting in phase in life. I have become the sole manager of my time. When I was a little kid, I stayed up late, if I could–but my mom wouldn’t let me. I love to sleep in, but I couldn’t–because I always worked jobs that started at 8am. I was neverContinue reading “Doing Difficult Things for Yourself”

I won something!

Yesterday morning I woke up at the crack of 7am! I had a conference I needed to attend in Richmond, VA–which is about a 90 minute drive from DC. I’ve never been to a conference that wasn’t theatre related and theatre people will be casual as often as humanly possible. So I wasn’t sure whatContinue reading “I won something!”

Obama Roasts McCain at Al Smith Dinner

And in the spirit of fairness–though McCain takes the cake–here is Obama’s turn on the stage. My heart is happy now. Laughter really is the best medicine.

McCain at Al Smith Dinner

I just about died laughing. This made all the negative politics all better. Brilliant.

Bedroom stuff

Here are the pictures of my new bedroom. I’m so happy to share photos! I painted the paintings in my new quest to find other artistic outlets. They’re pretty amateur, but I sure had fun playing with paints! The bedspread is a little grandmaish but I wanted textures.