Beach Walks

The last couple of nights Allan and I have been going to the beach which is about a 1o minute drive from our house. We should really take advantage of it more it is so beautiful and relaxing. Below is some of the pictures we took while walking around.

I love this little island out in the middle of the water with it's green grass it reminds me of Ireland or something.

Allan investigating a pool of water.

Allan flying.

Allan on the rock cliff by the water. I love the rocks around here they are really beautiful.

This really cool bird that we saw. Does anyone know what it is?

Making a mad face.

We went on the swings which was fun!

However, we were swinging so long we got nauseous. Allan didn't feel so good.

Weir Farm

We went to Weir Farm this past weekend when Allan's Dad was visiting. It was a wonderful place to go. It is a national park service and it is one of only two parks that center around art. It is a beautiful place to go and it is only 25 minutes from us. We had a wonderful time and we even got to stand in the art studio Mahonri Young (grandson of Brigham Young) built and be in the very place that the "This is the Place" monument was built. We had no idea that this place was connected to Utah or Mormons. So cool. Also the landscape really has not changed since the late 1800's so when you see the paintings that were painted on this property you can still see all the same trees and buildings today.


Going into the original home on the property.

Original bookcases

Original windows and casings brought back from a trip to Europe the Weir family had.

An old secretary that has not been moved from that spot since the 1880's. They even have the old photo of the room and it is in that exact place.

The chandelier in the dinning room another treasure brought back from England. I guess at the time these were in vogue. It also went along with Weir's style and he loved to bring the outdoors in so the antlers fit perfectly.

A hornets nest. This one was outside but Weir used to collect them and hang them inside his house (without the hornets of course) to bring nature indoors.

The ranger showing us the paintings that were inspired at this property.

One of the gardens. They restored this garden and did extensive research to bring it to it's original state.

The outside of the studio that Mahonri Young built on the property when he lived her. He married Weir's daughter.

This is part of the restored garden. Most of the plants had died except for these boxwood. Amazing.

Inside the studio that Mahonri Young built. It is also where he created the Salt Lake, "This is the place" monument--wow right here in Connecticut...who knew?

Allan and his Dad

All of us enjoying the beauty around us.

A cool tree on the property growing over the rock.

Allan by the meadow which was both of our favorite parts.

We saw so many beautiful butterflies.

Allan in the terrace gardens.

Cora one of Weir's daughters created this sunken garden in the 1930's. It is very beautiful.

Another view from the sunken garden.

I AM EQUITY!!

After 2 1/2 years of back breaking, rejection filled, never ending, early mornings, not getting seen work! I got into the Actors Equity Association. Yes, I am now part of the great union! It was a glorious day and it was special because my Mom who has always believed in my craziness was there to share it with me. So Cool. After my Mom and I went to get my card we met up with Allan and Dad to go to a celebratory dinner at the Cobb's Mill Inn which is a beautiful restaurant in the rolling hills of Connecticut. It was such a blessing to get into the union and although I am not set for life by any means it will help all the hard auditions coming up be a bit more enjoyable because I am guaranteed to get seen.


After turning in proof of my equity contract they handed me this Membership application. I know I am so cheesy and I bet they were all making fun of me in the office but did I care? NO!


Me with my temporary card! I have already used it at auditions. I will get my real one in the mail. Yeah!


We are so excited!


Going into the restaurant. Allan got me some beautiful roses.


Allan got some delicious salmon.

Mom and Dad!

Music Man Pictures!

These are some pictures of the last month there will be more to come later and forgive me these pictures are all out of order but oh well.


This was at the cast party for the Music Man and all the kids were enjoying the hot tub!!

Allan and I happy after we went to the free ice cream truck at the party.

Here I am with the ice cream truck. These are the kind of parties Allan and I get to go to all the time living here in Connecticut. People know how to throw a party out here and the hostess just thought it would be easier just to buy out a whole ice cream truck. You could go all night long and get ice cream the kids especially loved it. I thought what a great idea for dessert but then she had platters upon platters of homemade truffles and sweets brought out too!! Wow!


This is Allan with one of the backdrops we would goof around during intermission and this is right before the curtain was going to come up.


Tommy and Zaneeta together in our first Act costumes.

Mrs. Paroo, Zanetta, and Marian

Eulalie (my mom in the show), and Zaneeta

Dressing room sign. The dressing rooms were so nice each one had it's own bathroom, shower and we all had our own area.

Costumes!

Allan with his costume tag...who is Allan Broadhurst!? Those costumers went loopy with his name along with other things.

This is where we all had to sign in everyday and it was all very official.


Allan in the middle I am right behind him in the white dress. Nice split leap Allan!

Me in my pretty white dress and my crazy curls-I felt like Shirley Temple.

Allan being the" Tough Tommy".

After the show one night.

Thanks for all that wished us luck and for everyone who got to come out to see the show. It means a great deal to us that we have your support.

Music Man

The show is going great and we had a fun weekend with some of the family. The shows went well and we start again tonight. So hopefully the cast hasn't forgotten it. I had to put curlers in my hair again today but at least I got two days off. Allan and I have really enjoyed performing together again. We have lots of fun and we partner in almost every dance. Below is a picture of us in one of our costumes.

Opening Night

So the show opened last night and it went great! The audience was a pretty good crowd for a Thursday night. They had tons of energy and really enjoyed the show. We both did our parts just fine and even got some laughs. In one part of the show Allan's character creates a contraption and it is supposed to go on his face instead it was stuck on his shirt and I had to rip it free but it still ended up diagonal on his face and looked crazy--which was perfect because he has a line that says, "...it still has some minor flaws." The whole audience just cracked up because he looked ridiculous. So funny. That is what I love about live theatre you never know what is going to happen. You can rehearse for weeks without getting your contraption stuck but when it is live WATCH OUT!

After the show there was a party in the lobby. It was great to meet people and they all enjoyed the show. They had sparkling cider, champagne and cupcakes. I went for the cider and cupcakes I needed some sugar in my system. We had fun at the party but were exhausted because we ran the show twice yesterday. We had one last dress rehearsal before the show.

So I am excited for another performance and we have family coming tonight and I know they are going to have a blast! Well I have to go put curlers in my hair and work out my triceps at the same time!!