Mish Mash: a Quick Recap of April Events

So I really didn't post much in April and hey look, now it's already May 7th.  April was kind of a weird month for me.  A lot happened and very little happened.  Very little happened in the way of auditioning and finding employment - at least for the first part of the month.  A lot happened in way of life changes and traveling though.  Here's a recap:

April 1-April 7: Did absolutely nothing but search for jobs and auditions all day, everyday.

April 8-April 12: Trip home to Denver!!  Evan's family VERY generously flew us out to celebrate Evan's sister's birthday.  We were only there for 4 days and we used every second we were there to visit family and catch up.  It was extremely busy, but awesome and definitely much needed.  I was so sad to have to come back to CA and so didn't want to leave.

April 15: My dear friend Brittney came out to Burbank to visit a school and we got to have lunch.  I LOVED being able to spend that time with her, although it was rather brief.  It was really great to have a friend out here!

April 16: My grandma passed away - 1 day after her 88th birthday after a long battle with Alzheimer's.  This prompted an immediate trip home to CO the next day.

April 17-April 21: Flew home in order to drive out to Kansas (6.5 hours) the very next day.  It was lovely to see family again even though it wasn't under very pleasant circumstances.  There was a rosary, funeral and burial service for my grandma which were all full of tears and great memories.  My grandma was a truly classy and refined woman who had devout faith and endless love and support for her family.  Unfortunately, my grandma was stripped away from us several years ago by trauma-induced Alzheimer's.  As awful as this may sound, I had been slowly saying good-bye to her over the past few years which made her actual funeral a fraction easier to handle.  She is now at rest beside my grandpa and I know those two are whooping it up in heaven - eating ice cream cones, my grandma's awesome fried chicken and still trying to solve those pesky Wheel of Fortune puzzles.  :)  We drove back home to CO on Wednesday.

April 22-23: Still in Colorado because my brother and his wife were expecting their 2nd baby!!  Funny the way life works out.  I wasn't going to be able to be present for his birth, but because I was already there for the funeral, I could now see my brand new nephew.  Landon Riley was born on April 23rd via c-section and was small, but healthy.  He was born with a full head of hair just like his brother and even seems to have the exact same calm temperament.  I think they may have had twins 5 years apart.  :) I only got to see Landon for a few minutes before leaving to catch my flight back to CA.  Can't wait to see him again when we visit in June.



April 24-27: Not...a lot....going....on.

April 28: Finally, FINALLY my first real audition!!!!!!!  Nearly 6 months in and I had an audition for a TLC show called "Born on a Bad Day."  It's a reality/re inaction show about real women who gave birth in crazy situations.  I was called in to audition because I kinda looked like the real person in the scenario they were recreating.  I was given a scene that I had to improv dialogue to.  It was pretty fun and easy and of course made me crave for more auditions.  Nothing came of this audition, but I was happy to be given the opportunity to try.

And now here we are, already in May.  Oy, how time flies.  Still looking for a job that doesn't make me miserable and still trying to get more auditions.  It's a never ending cycle.  Oh and it's starting to get pretty hot here.  We're trying to be strong and not turn on our AC yet, but it's just a short matter of time before we give in to refrigerated air. 

On a different note entirely, many of you know that an old friend of mine is in critical condition in Colorado.  He suffered a brain aneurysm and has been in a medically induced coma for a few days.  I plan to dedicate another blog post to my fun and quirky memories of him once he fully recovers and is able to re-live those memories with me.  Keep fighting, Jason!  I know you are gonna pull through and become stronger than ever!!