So today I went shopping for a dress. I have an event this weekend that I will talk more about later-- but first, the dress. I bought a non-stretchy dress. With a zipper and everything. And it fit straight off of the rack. Now if you're a man, you probably don't really know, nor do you care what an amazing thing it is for me to find a dress that is not stretchy that fits me just the way it is. But for me, it is quite exciting as it is a new thing. In honor of the occasion, I may or may not have also purchased shoes that I don't need to go with the dress.
Now I'm sure you're still wondering, what IS the occasion. Okay, so you're probably not wondering, but I am going to tell you anyway.
As many of you know, when I was still a wee lad, and a student at UNR, I was a theatre minor. I performed in several plays at UNR and worked tech on a few more. This made me a member of "Nevada Repertory Company," which is celebrating their 35 year anniversary this year. All of the theatre department alumni were invited to attend a party in honor of the anniversary, and so I am going to the party with my uncle who was also involved with the UNR theatre department. I'm hoping to see some old friends, even though my life is now COMPLETELY different from what it was then.
I'm looking forward to introducing them to the more confident me, who doesn't find it necessary to drink herself into oblivion to feel comfortable around a group of friends. The me that I am now was just beginning to crack the shell back then. When my involvement with the department ended, I had been a Christian for about six months and was still figuring out what that meant in my life, and what that should look like. I was still going to all of the theatre parties and flirting unashamedly with the guys and drinking way more than a 5'2" girl should be able to consume. And then I was rolling out of bed after only a few hours of sleep, a little bit hung over, and made my way to church after brushing my teeth several times and popping a couple of pieces of gum in my mouth so that nobody would know that I'd been drinking all night.
As much as I miss theatre-- the performance, the light board, the people, I do not miss the person that I was back then.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
6 comments:
congrats on the dress... and the life you have now:)
That's a great feeling; I can relate. I love the butterfly on your screen and the new music. Nice :D
i recently was taken back to my days in theatre. i still can't believe i remembered the lead role in south pacific, what the heck was i thinking? who was that girl?
ya know if you ever want to get back into theatre again i know a lil girl who would love to go with you.
i was a community theatre guy once upon a time. it became rather strange for me towards the end as well, lots of partying and weirdness. actors, especially small-town-SAG-card-carrying-members are bizarre. i identify with the cloths thing, i'm not exactly average sized.
I'm glad you found a dress, two things that are hard to find are jeans and dresses. I'm glad that you are in a different/better place in your life :)
yay! Wonderful story. Thank you for sharing your successes with us. Let us know how the party went!
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