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Taking care of Business

Taking Care of Business

This is the tentative itenerary for Wycliffe's production. If anyone would like to see one of the shows that is in your area, you need to contact the church directly. Each will be handling reservations or tickets in a different way. I haven't had any word on whether our "rest" days will be open for hanging out with family and friends, or if we will have designated activities with our sponsors/touring cast. I'll let you know as soon as I can.

City or Area Day Date Church Town

Wed 1-Sep Travel to Boise

Thurs 2-Sep Travel to Salt Lake City

Fri 3-Sep Travel to Denver

Sat 4-Sep Travel to Wichita, KS

Sun 5-Sep Travel to Dallas/Fort Worth

Mon 6-Sep REST (Labor Day)

Tues 7-Sep REST

Wed 8-Sep Tyler ST United Methodist Church Dallas, TX

Thurs 9-Sep Multi Church Event Richardson, TX

Fri 10-Sep Park Springs Bible Church Arlington, TX

Sat 11-Sep 1st United Methodist Church Cedar Hill, TX

Sun 12-Sep Hillcrest Baptist Church Cedar Hill, TX

Mon 13-Sep REST

Tues 14-Sep REST

Wed 15-Sep Metro Church of God Dallas, TX

Thurs 16-Sep Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Dallas, TX

Fri 17-Sep Faith Baptist Church Duncanville, TX

Sat 18-Sep Faith Baptist Church Duncanville, TX

Sun 19-Sep Gospel Lighthouse Church Dallas, TX

Mon 20-Sep REST

Tues 21-Sep REST

Wed 22-Sep Desert Springs Church Albuquerque, NM

Thurs 23-Sep Calvary Chapel Santa Fe, NM

Fri 24-Sep ?

Sat 25-Sep Travel to Arizona

Sun 26-Sep Ascension Lutheran Church Tucson, AZ

Mon 27-Sep REST

Tues 28-Sep ?

Wed 29-Sep ?

Thurs 30-Sep ?

Fri 1-Oct St. Andrews Presbyterian Tucson, AZ

Sat 2-Oct North Minster Presbyterian Tucson, AZ

Sun 3-Oct ?

Mon 4-Oct REST

Tues 5-Oct REST

Wed 6-Oct 1st Presbyterian Church Mesa, AZ

Thurs 7-Oct Glendale Nazarene Church Glendale, AZ

Fri 8-Oct Arizona Community Church Tempe, AZ

Sat 9-Oct ?

Sun 10-Oct ?

Mon 11-Oct REST

Tues 12-Oct REST

Wed 13-Oct Manzanita Baptist Church Kingman, AZ

Thurs 14-Oct ?

Fri 15-Oct ?

Sat 16-Oct ?

Sun 17-Oct Shiloh Community Church Phoenix, AZ

Mon 18-Oct REST

Tues 19-Oct Travel to S. California

Wed 20-Oct Christ The King Lutheran Church Fallbrook, CA

Thurs 21-Oct First Presbyterian/Bible Fellowship Hemet, CA

Fri 22-Oct Calvary Chapel Murrieta Murrieta, CA

Sat 23-Oct Calvary Chapel Murrieta Murrieta, CA

24-Oct Calvary Chapel Murrieta Murrieta, CA

Mon 25-Oct REST

Tues 26-Oct REST

Wed 27-Oct ?

Thurs 28-Oct ?

Fri 29-Oct Calvary Chapel Murrieta Murrieta, CA

Sat 30-Oct Sunridge Community Church Temecula, CA

Sun 31-Oct REST

Mon 1-Nov Santa Cruz Bible Church Santa Cruz, CA

Tues 2-Nov Travel to Salem, OR

Wed 3-Nov Travel to Salem, OR

Thurs 4-Nov Labish Center Evangelical Church Salem, OR

Fri 5-Nov Labish Center Evangelical Church Salem, OR

Sat 6-Nov New Hope Church Salem, OR

Sun 7-Nov Judson Baptist Church Salem, OR

Mon 8-Nov First Baptist Church Eugene, OR

Tues 9-Nov Travel to Springfield, OR

Wed 10-Nov Springfield Faith Center Springfield, OR

Thurs 11-Nov ?

Fri 12-Nov Lebanon Nazarene Lebanon, OR

Sat 13-Nov REST

Sun 14-Nov Twin Rivers Baptist Church Springfield, OR

Mon 15-Nov REST

Tues 16-Nov Travel to Grants Pass, OR

Wed 17-Nov ?

Thurs 18-Nov Trail Christian Fellowship Eagle Point, OR

Fri 19-Nov Community Bible Church Central Point, OR

Sat 20-Nov Pacific Community Church Bandon, OR

Sun 21-Nov Dallas 1st Presbyterian Dallas, OR

Mon 22-Nov Debrief

Tues 23-Nov Home

I'm home, briefly. Mom and I drove in last night at 11. I'm hanging out, resting, but if anyone wants to do anything, I'm here!

My cats did really well last night and this morning. They were just happy to be out of the cat carrier. Today, they met the family pets. Cai has been up a tree for an hour. I got him out of the last one and was carrying him back in the house, when Melody came around the corner and treed him in another one. Chloe is hiding somewhere. I haven't seen her since she saw Mocha tearing down the hall.

So, I'm off to Petco for last minute pet supplies.

Thank you to all of the people who have agreed to be prayer sponsers while I'm on the road. I've tried to contact all of you personally. I will send postcards regularly from the road with updates. Actually, at some point it may become letters intead, because getting me stopped once I've started writing is the trick -- especially with so much time on the road. I'll let you all know what I'm doing, where I am, and any specific prayer requests on behalf of Wycliffe and its staff.

If anyone else wants to join, I'm still a few people short. Of course, for everyone, my blog will be the best way I have to communicate back. So, comment people! I will have my cell phone everywhere, but I won't have any way to get mail once we've left rehearsals in Portland. I'll give you my address there if anyone wants to send any mail for the first three weeks or so. Thanks again, guys! And I hope to have lots of stories for everyone!

Firsts and Lasts

Last night was it for working at the Alisal. I sang one last time with Jonathan Wild, and then was ganged up upon by my co-workers and thrown in the pool. I took Aaron in with me.

Today I went out to Thai with my friend Wendy, and as soon as I've checked my mail, I'll be back to sorting through my stuff. My goal is to get rid of half of it.

I have to go in the bar tonight and record myself singing with Jonathan. He's submitting my headshot and video to a guy he knows who knows someone associated with cruise ships. I may get to do a brief stint on one in January-March. It's a long shot, but I think worth a try.

Tomorrow I'm going to try to take my sister to Disneyland. My pass is blocked out, but it's only $50 a head to go. Wednesday night I'm going with three other people to a Tim McGraw concert at the fair. I'm not a country fan, but it's a fun group of people going, and my last chance to hang out with Dale and Wendy, and the aforementioned Aaron. Then Thursday I'm on the road to Yakima, and Saturday I fly to Portland. Yakima friends, I'll have all day friday. Get in touch!

Going into the pool...

Going into the pool...

Tonight is my last barbecue, so I'm wearing a swimsuit under my uniform. I'm not sure if they'll haul me out tonight, or tomorrow which is my last official day. Who knows, they may chuck me in both nights. Won't that be fun?

I moved out of my apartment yesterday. My cats are hanging out in the vacant aviary at the grandparents' other house, and my stuff is in boxes. Goal for today, go through it all and get rid of half. At least. Every time I get back to my stuff, I need less of it. And it looks like I'll be moving at least twice more, and maybe three times in the next six months. The less I have to ship or carry the better.

I heard from Wycliffe. I'm trying to line up some sponsors through my church to cover some expenses while I'm gone ... Like my car payment and student loans. I understand that's pretty standard. On top of my presumed costuming job, I'm being considered for a movement role (that means modern dance, interpretively speaking) and perhaps the position of Restaurant manager on the road. I told them dance isn't my forte, but I've had some experience...I didn't mention the last time I had a dancing role I broke my foot mid-rehearsal and had to stand in the back for the rest of it. Since everyone seems to find me on this blog, I'm sure they'll know now.

Mom and I are heading back to Yakima Wednesday or Thursday. I fly out Saturday. Anyone of my Yakima buddies who want to see me before I take off, stop by! Maybe we can make a New Thai date.

Oh and a work story. My last for a while unless something exciting happens this weekend. I got in huge trouble the night before last. I walked through the other dining room with my arms full, and a notorious lady demands a milk. I apparently gave her "a look." (I'm sure I gave her "THE look." You know the one, Jeff.) So last night my manager gave me the proverbial slap on the hand and stuck me with the waitress that doesn't do anything. That was my punishment. The first table I went to, they didn't want anything, but a lady asked for milk in a plastic cup. With a lid. My manager was opening wine at the table, laughing. "Would you like 1%, 2% or whole?" Later my boss swore he didn't set that one up. Divine Retribution, that was.

Another day in the life

You know what I need guys? 12 people to say they'll pray for me on a regular basis on the road. I'll send postcards to keep you updated. Anyone up for it?

Getting Ready To go, or perhaps more stories...

One wedding story, then a packing story...

We were at a coffee shop on the way to the beach.  I bought a spiced chai with whipped cream.  The lids weren't fitting, so I gave an especially hard shove.  Whipped cream shot out of the hole, and into my right eye.  It coudln't have been more perfect if we'd planned it...

Last night I took two loads of boxes, pictures, rugs and blankets to the house my parents are at.  I have to be out by the 31st to avoid paying rent.  So today I'm going to get a suitcase so I can pack up that stuff, and I think dad is going to pick up a load of my furniture once I'm done unloading it.  Did I mention I have a lot to do?

Now for something completely different

Well, the wedding is over, and now I'm packing and shopping, and planning to leave.  The tour's tentative itenerary has been published, and I will be putting it online soon.    For my Texan friends out there, it looks like I'll be in the D/FW metroplex from September 1-19.  For my California relatives, I'll be in Southern California from October 20th through November 1st.

I have so much to do!  More stories from the wedding and the madness that is packing later.

You know what worries me most about the tour?  Reading the emails from my other actors.  They are all so devoted to reaching people for Christ through the ministry.  Not that I don't realise that is the whole point, and all.  But I'm not on fire like that.  I think Christian Drama can be a lot like anything else in the Christian Pop Culture -- cliched and poorly written.  And completely moot unless our lives reflect the story we're telling anyway.  In my opinion, the best thing about the drama we're doing this time is the lack of sermon or altar call.  Am I too jaded about Christian culture and performers to do this?

I'm back

The Wedding was beautiful.  After much weeping, wailing, and stuffing of baby's breath into things.  Anything that would hold still long enough to stuff it.  My mother was still making bows for the swags at the rehearsal, and would have been perfecting the topiaries on her way down the isle if we had let her.

The party was the best party ever.  The only glitch was the no-show of the dj.  But Andrea had the guy at the church stick around, we called him, and between me, my cousin, and Jason's sister, we rounded up all the cd's with her special music on it for the first three dances.  After all the wedding stuff was over, the real party began.

The real party was my side of the family and various friends that had assisted with the decorating, set up, and airport runs for the past week.  We broke out the champagne, told the DJ to play real music, and had a blast until 12:30.  Then the last four of us (Grant, Michelle, Jeff and myself) found two poor neglected leftover bottles of champagne.  We couldn't just leave them there.  So we found homes for them at the after party.  In the back room of my parents house we watched Monsters Inc.  Grant insisted we get to the 2nd bottle so he could pop the cork. 

The next day Grant had to leave, so after I ran to the airport and back with one of the guests, we all went to the beach, and ate lunch at a Thai restaurant on state street.  Grant left that evening.  Then there were three.

That night we three rented Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (not my favorite Lindsay Lohan film, I've decided).  The next morning we three took my little sister and cousin Nick miniature golfing on the way to LAX.  Mom and Dad met us there to take the kids back, and Michelle and I took Jeff south.  Afterwards we spent the afternoon on Hollywood Boulevard doing tourist stuff and screaming along to Ace of Base, which was in my sister's CD case. 

Then Michelle had to fly home the next morning, and I had to work, so the party ended.  But it was great, and we all have plans to meet the day after thanksgiving for the after after AFTER party.