A LITTLE BIT OF THIS, A LITTLE BIT OF THAT

I thought it was time I check in and give you all a quick update.  I am currently back East for part of the summer, enjoying a brief time in my beloved NYC, a season in which the city truly shines.  While there, I got to see my first game in the new Yankee Stadium, which is wonderful!  It now has a wide variety of food choices, including sushi, and areas which allowed me to get close to Derek Jeter during batting practice.  To top it all off…the Yankees won!

Next up, I am off to just outside D.C. where my older sister, brother-in-law, and adorable nephews live to spend some time with them, while my younger sister has her final wedding dress fittings in Olde Town, Alexandria.  Aside form that, and as mentioned in a previous blog, multiple friends from high school just had babies, while others are expecting, so I wanted to spend some time with them as well and meet some of the little ones.

Per usual, I wish I had something acting related to report, but do not.  That said, I will be seeing “The Tin Pan Alley Rag,” at the Roundabout Theatre Company, and enjoying a yummy dinner at Trattoria Dopo Teatro, one of my favorites, in Manhattan, before flying back to “LA LA Land.”

So far, the summer is flying by, and as soon as I get back to CA, friends of mine will be arriving for my Birthday, since I will be kissing my 20’s goodbye and turning the big 3-0H!  Oh my!  I have been informed that I must have a party this year, and so I am going have a big gathering in Hollywood, where all my friends from CA and beyond can gather to celebrate, meet each other, and just have a low key, enjoyable evening.  I am sure many fun pictures will be taken and I will be sure to share some with you in a blog this August!

I hope you are all having a super summer filled with fabulous fun, and that it has been a success for you thus far.  Thank you for keeping up with me, even through my inconsistent blog posts, and please know that I truly appreciate each of you who stops by.  Sending you smiles, and, till next time, I am off to continue enjoying a little bit of this, a little bit of that.

“It takes a little bit of this with a little bit of that, a little bit of good with a little bit of bad.  You know that life’s a contradiction, and you can’t escape the fact you gotta take a little bit of this with a little bit of that.” – Carolyn Dawn Johnson

ACTING IN BACK, SUMMER IN FRONT

I am happy to report that the sun is back out and shining brightly!  Therefore, I think it is safe to say that “June Gloom” is behind us and summer is in full swing, especially since temperatures reached 90 degrees in the valley this past weekend!  Plus, there have been lots of people at the pool and barbecuing hot dogs and hamburgers in my complex.  This always provides me the feeling of summer, and takes me back to when I was still in school, growing up.  Summers were filled with travel, playing outdoors, swimming, and lots and lots of barbecuing on the deck with my family.

As you may have noticed, I have been a bit MIA, as they say, the last couple weeks.  Although I have been keeping super busy with friends in town, jury duty, birthdays galore, events, and charity events; the acting front itself hasn’t provided anything really worth reporting.  That said, I didn’t want to leave you all hanging for too long!

Right now, I am just happy to have my fabulous family in town visiting, something I always look forward to most and simply love!  My extraordinary parents arrived in LA on Monday night and my oh-so-fun younger sister and her fiancé arrived on Tuesday evening.  We all headed up to Santa Barbara this morning for more wedding planning, menu tastings, and overall good times!  We all always have so much fun together, and there is never a shortage of good laughs or silly pictures, which always become marvelous memories!

All in all, I am sorry for not having more things acting related to report, especially since this is supposed to be a blog from The Actor!  It seems that all things acting have taken a bit of a back burner for me in the past couple months, and I am at a place in my life where that really doesn’t bother me so much.  I think the best way to express it is that things are evolving for me, and my wants and needs are slowly changing.  Now, as to what these wants and needs exactly are, is still questionable.

So, as I continue to find my way, evolve, learn, and change, I hope all is going smoothly for every one of you on your own personal journeys and adventures.  Also, I want you to know how much I really do appreciate each of you who takes the time to read what little old me has to write.  I hope you all enjoy a summer clear of any shortage of sunshine!

“Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun.” – Mary Lou Cook