I know you are probably feeling neglected since I haven't shared the last few months of my life with you. You are probably thinking, "What did I do wrong?" Honestly Blog, it's not you - it's me. My life has been sideways and backways and frontways this summer. This is no excuse to avoid you. I want you to know that through it all I did not forget about you.
I thought about you when rehearsals for the Utah Festival Opera started the last day of May. It was the last day of my job at the elementary school. I went from being busy to bored while my husband went from being bored to busy. He was gone a lot, which left plenty of time for me to talk to you. But things kept coming up which stopped me for doing so. I started babysitting three adorable boys, just a few times a week for the summer. I celebrated four years of a wonderful marriage with my husband, (which I did talk to you about. You're welcome.) And I celebrated with my sister-in-law during several events - a shower, a bachelorette party, a temple session - which ended with her marring her best friend during record breaking heat. I thought about you while I was sweating.
Blog, I also thought about you when the 21st season of the Utah Festival Opera opened the second week in July. I saw all four shows within a week. I wanted to give you a review of the shows and let you know how incredible they all were. I looked forward to seeing the operas again and really enjoyed Othello. It was performed in Italian and had an enticing story line. The Fiddler on the Roof was fantastic, especially with Michael Ballam as Tevye. My husband played a Russian soldier and did great, even though he was only in the first act. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was my favorite of all the shows and I saw it three times. My husband played Naphtali, one of the brothers, and was so much fun to watch. They made the show a big song-and-dance production and everything about the show was incredible! My husband and I enjoyed the company of several family members who came to see the shows and are so grateful for the support. I'm sorry I didn't share this with you sooner Blog, or you could have come to see the shows too.
The craziest thing that happened this summer was packing up our apartment of four years and moving to Sandy, Utah. I thought about you Blog, during our move, as I went through so many emotions that I wanted to share. We started moving things down as early as June. Anytime we drove down to be with family, we would pack up the car with boxes. It was hard to watch our stuff go but it hadn't hit me yet that we were leaving our home. The first weekend of August we had a moving sale to get rid of a lot of stuff including most of our furniture. Blog, this was really fun for me. I loved bargaining with people and running the sale. Once it was over and the left overs were taken to the DI, we packed up everything and did the final cleaning touches. It was then I realized that my first home of four years was gone. I thought about you when the tears came, but we knew it was time to leave our home.
Blog, the most exciting thing of the past few months has been watching our little baby and me grow. I thought about you after several doctor appointments, especially the ones with ultrasounds. I thought about you when he first kicked and when he first pushed his knee out. But I mostly thought about you when I've had the wonderful impressions that life is such a miracle. It is so amazing to read about baby's development week after week. I still have hard time comprehending how much he grows while I just live my life normally. I know that my Father in Heaven is a huge part of this process and I am so grateful for the experience to carry our little guy inside me. We only have about four weeks left until we meet baby. Blog, I cannot wait to meet our little guy! And the best part about all of this is that I have a husband who truly supports and love me and baby. He will make a wonderful father and I look forward to seeing my man hold our little man for the first time.
I think about you now Blog as we are all settled into our new place. We are happy to be closer to family, have jobs that are keeping us afloat, and count down the time till our son is with us. We still have uncertainty for the future and I will be sure to do my best to include you in it.
Yours always,
Theatre Wife
P.S. Here are some pictures to help you visualize.
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| 25 weeks at the Hike with Mike |
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| Sweatin' at the Weddin' |
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| Pres. Monson came to see Fiddler. Michael Ballam as Teyve. My husband is the one in back that looks like Mario. :) |
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| Yard Sale experts! |
