Adventure Time!

Hello!!!

It has been a couple of crazy weeks but I will start at the beginning. So, I did the whole graduating from college thing and was waiting to hear back from different job interviews and such when one of my mentors suggested I apply for a theatre job on Cape Cod.

The Cape is a beautiful place and a place of tradition for me. When I was little, my family would camp on the Cape for a week. Each day had a specific meal or activity attached to it. We would go to the beach every day, except for Thursday when we would go play Pirate Cove Miniature Golf—this was primarily because I was obsessed with Pirates as a child plus it was an activity that the whole family (my Aunt, Mom, and two boy cousins) could participate in without driving each other insane. Another example is that on Friday we would go to the drive-in and watch the double feature.

Therefore, the idea of living on the Cape and working in theatre was super appealing. I ended up getting the job. YAY!! Saying that, I had two problems: housing and transportation. Well, transportation was easier to solve. Upon my graduation, my Grandmother gave me her car. It has been a huge blessing and I am incredibly thankful for it! But my car was in Arizona and the job in Massachusetts. After much planning, I was able to buy a cheap plane ticket to Arizona.

As many on you know, I am a person of adventure. This is a tale of adventure. So, I flew back to Az on Saturday with my cousin Nathan who felt like going for an adventure as well. We got to the house late, went to bed, and the next morning (Sunday) started driving to Lawerence, Kansas where my sister lives. Sixteen hours later, we arrived at my sister’s apartment in KS. We chatted for a little while and then went to bed since it was 3 am. We got up in the morning (Monday) and drove to see my cousin’s Grandmother for lunch—she also lives in Kansas. After lunch and visiting, we drove up to Minneapolis, Minnesota where my best friend is in graduate school—it is about a seven to eight hour drive. The next day, Tuesday, we hung out, saw the university, and just got to visit before heading out to Chicago—my Cousin had always wanted to visit so we got to check it out. We got to Chicago and had the best Deep Dish Pizza of my LIFE!!! It was AMAZING!!!  After eating dinner, we walked around a park for about an hour and then got on the road around midnight. Then we just drove in shifts. We drove the twenty-two hours back to Massachusetts non-stopping and got in on Wednesday afternoon.  I love driving across the country but this was one of the best trips I have ever had. It was tons of fun.

Then on Friday, I moved out to the Cape. I ended up moving into a basement room that I was sharing with another girl. It was overpriced and had bugs. :( I can stand most things but not excessive amounts of bugs. I shouldn’t be afraid to cook for fear of eating bugs!!! I’m sure the people renting the room were nice, it just wasn’t the right place for me so I started looking for housing. Where I work is awesome. The people are wonderful and ended up finding me housing!!! So, now, I am in a MUCH better living situation and over all life is great.