IT’S A WRAP…UP!

It is 11:32AM EST, and I am somewhere in Ohio cruising down highway 70 east, or as they say in LA, freeway, listening to the calming sound of the rain and “Ruby” by David Harrington, currently playing on my iTunes, set on shuffle.

We left Purdue at 6AM this morning, after celebrating my sister’s grad school graduation, dad’s Birthday and Mother’s Day all in the same weekend. Our destination, as we hum along, is just outside Washington, D.C. where my oldest sister Danielle, brother-in-law, and adorable nephews live. We will stay the night with them before heading to the NYC/NJ area, completing our fun road trip.

I can’t believe it has already been a week since I was traveling via plane from LA to NYC. So, seeing that I am now traveling in a car, it leaves travel by train to round out the planes, trains, and automobiles saying. I’ll work on that one…but if a subway counts, then I’ll check it off the list.

All in all, it has been an incredible week of travel with dressy and yummy dinners and celebration, despite mostly rainy, windy, and rather cold weather, which was anything but spring-like. In fact, we were waiting for snow to start falling! Nevertheless, I made sure to document, via pictures, the entire trip. Wherever I go, I like to have a camera to capture all the special, silly and even random moments!

Once I’m back in the tri-state area, I will be prepping for my ½ comedy pilot audition, making sure I am familiar with all 4 of the scenes I need to have ready for next week. Till then, I am looking forward to visiting some very close friends, along with a few from college, whom I have not seen since I lived in NYC, four years ago.

In last week’s blog I mentioned how the Big Apple seems to give me the inspiration I need, even during the times I didn’t know I needed it. Well, it has yet to disappoint, giving me exactly what I needed from the very moment my Jet Blue flight touched down on the runway at JFK. Honestly, I think part of my heart will always reside in New York City. It has since the day I moved from my mod, midtown Manhattan apartment, across the county, to my new temporary home, in the City Of Angels.

However, one must do what one must to make a career as a successful actor. It is part of the deal, so to speak, and as much as I would love to be living in NYC again, my time in LA is not done…yet. I need to stay and keep pushing forward in a town where there are, without question, more acting opportunities. That said, if I am lucky enough to book a job that brings me back east, I will gladly accept, with a peppy jump in my step!

Until then, and once I return from my trip, I need to plant my heels, as firmly as possible, on the ground in LA, waiting it out with positive persistence, and seeing where things fall, somewhat like prepping for sudden earthquakes in CA, I suppose. You don’t know when or where your career may take off, or the ground below you may move, but you should always be as prepared as possible. Then, if things get shaken up a bit, in a good or bad way, you will be ready, and can make the most of the situation.

Either way, the above wraps up the past week and sums up the weeks ahead. However, before I go for this week, I want to say “Thank You” to all of you who stay tuned each and every week following my little journey as an actor, through the exciting and not so exciting times. I am lucky to have this opportunity, and as I document each step, be it big or small, through my blogs, I hope you continue to enjoy my unpredictable adventure.

“Success is not a place at which one arrives, but rather the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey.” – Alex Noble