Weekend Wrap-Up From Ashburn,VA

Tomorrow (Tuesday) will mark the end of the Virginia leg of the tour.  Ah, ol' Virginny.  My birth state.  I felt a tug at my heart as we passed through Williamsburg - the city of my birth.  I realized that most of my memories of this state are from my childhood; I'd love to take some time at some to explore it as an adult.

That being said, Virginia is a BIG ASS state.  Dense, and at times, it seems never-ending.  The traffic surrounding DC is quite frustrating; I never want to live here.  The metro is not reliable enough and driving a car to get around everyday is too daunting to imagine.  Nonetheless, the schools here have been especially gracious and welcoming, AND we had a day off after all - a school in Maryland canceled their shows Friday because they missed so many days due to snow.  So no 11 day stretch!

Speaking of snow, it's everywhere here.  Not on the roads, but on curbs, in parking lots stacked high.  It's hard for me to fathom what 30 inches of snow looks like, but the remnants of the "snowpocalypse" are still here - and I have a feeling they're only going to get worse as we go further north.  Up this week:  Glenshaw, PA (a city near Pittsburg) and then onto Ohio for the weekend.

We performed for 4 libraries in Prince William County this weekend..  Library performances have become my favorite; everyone that attends wants to be there.  The audiences may be smaller, but they always appreciate the performance and ask great questions.

I promise to post some pictures as soon as I can get them uploaded.

alwayslove.
Lorma :)

Weekend Wrap-Up From Chesapeake, VA

I spent the weekend in Raleigh and therefore did more important things than blog.  I slept in my own bed, walked around the house in my underwear, and saw some theatre.  Not as much as I had planned, but I got to see my Meredith ladies a bunch, and I got to eat breakfast at Gypsy's.  :)

I also got to wish Ashley Chandler Phillips farewell as she departed for the other coast.  :(  and  :)

Sorry if I was supposed to see you and then didn't.  (This means you, Athena and Brett and Lori.)

The last week was rough because it was a bunch of long distance drives in a row.  Leaving Columbia, we went as far southwest as Americus, GA (LOVELY town), but then it was right back to Asheville to stay at the actor house (5 hrs), and then up before 6am to get over to Lenoir (1.5 hrs), and then another 4 hour drive to get to Raleigh.  Whew.

I'll try to post some pictures sometime this week; Americus was very picturesque, and the theatre we performed at in Lenoir was pretty baller.

I haven't done or seen anything particularly exciting yet; my body is still adjusting to this whole 6am business, but the driving is much lighter this week, so perhaps I'll be able to get out and do stuff.  We're mostly in VA this week, with weekend performances at DC libraries both Saturday and Sunday - meaning no off days this weekend.  11 days of performances - no breaks.  This should be interesting.