Saturday is the new Friday

I did it! I made it through my first week of rehearsals. Now, I have tomorrow off and then it’s pretty much back to “work” until we leave for Ottawa on the 22nd. It’s gonna be busy!

Today was good though – we ran through the first act a few times, both without costumes and with. It’s gonna be a really sweaty show…like, we get sweaty just running through everything in a cold gym WITHOUT costumes on. It’s about a million times worse with the costumes and then you add the stage lights and everything…it really is hot yoga onstage. Every day.

I am excited though. It’s hard, but I know in week when all the kinks have been worked out and we’re more used to the costumes and space, it’ll be fine.

After rehearsal, I took myself out for dinner. Alone. Unlike Matt (who did that all the time when he was on tour), I don’t usually go out to eat by myself. I was a little nervous about it…but I actually ended up really enjoying it. There’s a little Thai food place in the bottom of the building next to mine that I had been wanting to try out. And even though there was no one else in there at 6 PM on a Saturday night, the food was really good and pretty cheap. I may end up going there a few more times this week…there’s also a deep dish pizza place right next door that Cam (the guy I’m staying with) recommended so I may check out that place too.

Tomorrow, I’m gonna go out and see the city a bit (hopefully it’s a little warmer, I’m not a fan of this -30 business). I also may go see a movie…alone, again. Another new experience for me, haha. Although, I don’t really mind it. Don’t get me wrong, I love people, I really do – but sometimes, it’s nice to do things on your own.

I think this trip is going to be really good for me. Therapeutic, almost. I’ve never been on my own before and I think maybe I just need to be for a bit. Granted, for a lot of this experience I won’t be alone (I’ll be with my cast) but right now…I kind of like my alone time in the evenings.

As scary as the whole idea of moving to a new city where I knew practically no one was…I’m really glad I did it. I feel like I’m already growing, evolving and learning in a totally new way.

Sometimes, you need to do scary things in life. You never know – they could end up being the best experiences you ever have.