The Call

It's been quite some time, but I have finally answered the call of the theatre. A relationship that has been on hiatus since September of last year, I am in Stage Door, Inc.'s presentation of "Little Shop of Horrors" as the loud-mouthed, carnivorous plant, Audrey II. Tonight is opening night and I am very excited about it, and very nervous. I'm happy to be in another show with Gretchen (our Audrey). Watching her in a show is always fantastic, but being in one with her is a huge treat in itself. To see her give her all to make a character grow from words on a page to a physical person, complete with blonde hair and funny accent, is an exciting process. I am so proud of her. This is her favorite show and the roll she's wanted for a long time, and I'm so happy to be able to be a part of it. The amount of talent she possesses is, in a word, astounding. I only wish I had even a fraction of what she has.

But as for my nerves, it all comes down to this: it's opening night, the plants are tought to operate while singing, and my arms and back hurt. Break a leg!

Times Like These

It's days like this that make me feel like the happiest person alive. Days where we can act like 5 year olds around the house and have more fun than someone who spend a small fortune on a crazy awesome vacation. When we are together, laughing and loving, nothing else matters. Through every painful gasp that fills our lungs back up from all of the ab ripping laughter, the baracading of bathroom doors, and the petrified screams of what sounds like the highest note playable on a violin, all I know is that this is what paradise is. It's where your heart resides when you are most happy.

It's here. With her.

Did you know...

...that you're the best thing that's ever happened to me?

It's true. As every day passes, I'm never resentful of my decision to be with you, never worried that I might have made a mistake, and I never dwell on anything that makes me upset. You have not done a single thing to make me feel worry or doubt in us in the almost-year we've been together.

Instead all you have done is make me love you more and more each day. So when I'm here at work during the day, or somewhere else where I can't be with you, all I have to do is think about everything we have, everything we have done, and everything we will do, and I smile the biggest smile.

I love you, Gretchen. And I don't think anything will ever change that.

So face it... You're kinda stuck with me.

Love,

Your Lizord