Shakespeare Competition

Last weekend we had the opportunity to be chaperon's for the High School's Shakespeare Competition team, down in Cedar City. I left with Tim on the bus Thursday morning and experienced the first snow on the drive down. Thankfully the roads weren't too bad, so we didn't skid. Thursday night Tim and I slept alone for the first time, because Jon had classes Thursday. Friday Jon drove down in Eldon Randal's truck, so he could head back up to Orem. It was so nice to see him again!

It was a lot harder for Tim to balance with the big coat!

Tim loved having Tressa and Eleanor sitting behind us on the bus!
The bus ride

That isn't dirt on his forehead. The base happened to be cement cover with carpet. So there wasn't any padding when Tim tripped over his feet and hit his head on the floor. Luckily he was able to catch himself with his hands so his head didn't get the full force of the fall.

Our little monkey
A better look at the bruise

Kids were exhausted!



Tim loved Al Oquendo! Sadly Mr. O had to go to the Hospital Friday night for his knee. He messed it up a couple weeks ago and then it became so painful with all the walking around. Thankfully he came back that night and was able to hang out with us at the base.
Eating snack on the stairs
Jail dog



Everyone at the base
A big relaxer for all the kids and Jon was to play with the iPad. I am now considering getting one, just for the Charades game :)

Playing the drum with Duncan

Messing around while watching the base

The base was just around the corner to a bunch of stairs. Tim loved climbing up and down. He figured out how to scoot down the stairs on his bum, however, we had to tell him, "Sit down! Scoot on your Bum!"

Timothy was so excited to see his daddy!

Tim's first hotel. The first night was a long night, not just because Tim usually doesn't sleep well in his play pen, but because it was my first night with out Jon since we've been married. But we survived!

Exhausted

We had to pack baggies of formula, food, and diapers.

The kids were celebrating after all of the tech olympics and monos and scenes performed.

All of the kids loved playing with Tim

Our base

All the kids did great in the competition! I don't know what they placed, but it was fun to work with them and get to experience coaching throughout the whole process.

Go Bruins!!!

Shakespeare!

Finally the Shakespeare season has started for high school! I have the opportunity to help couch my dad's Shakespeare team at MVHS. This helps me so much with the withdraws of theatre. I love being able to work with these kids! We have started blocking and some of them have already started being memorized! Everyone is so talented this year!!! Look out everyone, Mountain View is coming to kick butt!!!!
Also! We recieved an email about Utah Shakespeare in the Park's season next summer and guess what?! They are doing both of my favorite shows! Richard III and Twelfth Night! I am hoping that I would be able to audition for one of them!
YAY!

Missing Shakespeare

So I was just reading an article in the New York Times about the up coming production, of 'Twelfth Night,' in Shakespeare in the park. I realized how much I've been missing performing Shakespeare! I finshed my dream role as Regan in 'King Lear' this last March and loved it. When it ended I was so sad, though some what relieved that I didn't have to have such evil thoughts in my head every night, and people didn't have to be afriad of me when I looked at them. After all Regan helped tear apart a country and a family.
*Sigh* my dream is to be apart of a Shakespeare Company and share his great liturature with all sorts of audiences. Performing in the outdoors, speaking a beautiful language, creating life in a character that has existed for hundreds of years! Geez I'm a nerd, but ha ha ha how cool would that be! I can picture going around the country with my family, Dad as Capulet, Mom as Lady Capulet, Kevin as Mercutio, and Kyle as Benvolio or Tybolt... maybe not Tybolt, but... and this might sound big headed, but I would love to be Juliet, I've fallen in love with this character ever since I competed with Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Scene 5.
Or perhaps Tempest or- well all of them!
...I think I've delayed doing my homework long enough. Day dreaming is not helping :)