Summer is HERE!

Hello friends!

 

As you know, I’m not into “apologizing” for not blogging… so I won’t.

 

But… that being said, I’ve MISSED you. I’ve missed my healthy living friends and bloggy buddies.

 

Isn’t it true that the first blog back from “hiatus” is always the hardest? Cause you don’t know what to say, or if you should address your absence. And sometimes I have too MUCH to say upon returning! Like, there are about 5 blogs I could write today… but I won’t. I’ll just start here, where I am, and go from there. :)

 

So, last I left off, I was doing Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, my weight dipped into the 130s for the first time, and I was overwhelmed with all of my amazing new friends.

 

Since then, the show has wrapped, and is, for all intents and purposes, dead and gone. It is so sad. Sad to not go be with those people every night. Sad to not wear those dresses, sad, sad, sad… But, I’ll do another show, as soon as time, and my ever patient husband will allow… bwahahahaaaa. <3

 

I’ve also started a weight training program called New Rules of Lifting for Women (NROLFW from here on out) :D

 

 

I read the book in the spring, but couldn’t commit to the program until summer, due to rehearsal schedules. So, I wasted no time, and joined a gym in my town that had a decent promotion and no contract, and I’ve been doing pretty well!

 

There are 2 workouts, A day and B day, and you do 3 workouts a week for 6 weeks (plus 2 bonus workouts) so, I’ve been going to the gym Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. This is my 2nd week! I already feel stronger… our bodies are so cool.

 

This program is about lifting and getting stronger, doing exercises with free weights mostly, and not on machines (which can cause incorrect form, because they’re not personalized and every body’s “right form” is slightly different) which makes ya feel like a badass. :)

 

I’m supplementing wither other things like walking, jogging, swimming, and WEEDING OUR EVER LOVING FLOWER BEDS on the Tuesdays and Thursdays in between, but the book warns about doing too much, and not letting muscles rebuild between weeks. :)

 

Anyway, I really miss you, and should be around more in the coming weeks.

 

Hope that’s ok. :D

 

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June 16, 2010 | Kelsey | Tags: , | 5 Comments »

Things keep happening…

I may not tell you about it… but things definitely keep happening. :D

This post may be a little bullet pointy… but, it’s what I’ve got for ya. :)

 

  1. I submitted an audition video for GLEE’s open casting call.

If you have a myspace log in, and a few minutes, please go here, and leave me some stars! There is no limit to how many you can leave. :D

 

Please go have a listen. :D Here is the voting link: My Glee AUDITION

 

2. I’ve been making a LOT of Vlogs lately. Vlogs are video blogs, and I’ve been having a ton of fun with them lately. You can visit my youtube page to see all of them, but I’ll post a couple of them here for you, too. :D

 

 

 

 

3. The rehearsals for the musical are going extremely well! I’ve been working hard, dancing, memorizing, and trying desperately to do a great job. :D

 

This is one of my favorite songs… no, probably my SINGLE favorite song from the show, called Love is my Legs, and it is HILARIOUS! Mandy, who is playing Muriel in our production filmed us practicing it, and posted it. I thought I’d share it here too. :D

 

 

4. We performed at the Denton Arts and Jazz festival yesterday, and it was a very… interesting experience! Lots of fun people watching… I did not perform my best, and was a little disappointed, but I honestly did the best I could, and just tried to survive it. :-\

 

Lots of my friends, and co-workers showed up, so it was great to see them.

 

I also got to meet lots of the people who are special to my new friends and castmates, which was super fun. :D

 

5. Daron competed this weekend in the Flower Mound Open! He and his partner, Jimmy took 1st place!! He made several videos and vlogs, and I’m sure he’d love it if you went over to his site, Tennis and Tunes, and checked them out. :D CLICK, CLICK, CLICK, CLICK!!

115/365: My boo! Tennis CHAMP!

 

6. I updated my 365 photo project! So far, I’ve only totally dropped the ball, and not photographed ANYTHING 6 times, out of 115 days! So, that’s pretty good!

 

Please visit my flickr stream, here: to see all of the new photos…

 

I think that’s enough content for tonight.

xoxo.

 

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April 25, 2010 | Kelsey | Tags: , , , , , , | 7 Comments »

a break in the radio silence…

Hey lovelies…

So, I’m not on hiatus anymore, despite my lack of blogging! haha… I just haven’t felt like writing too much.

Its weird, because I really love writing, but sometimes I’m just not into it.

 

I’ve been placing my attention into:

1. keeping up with my crap around the house because being in a show can be very distracting,

2. being attentive, prepared, and professional during rehearsals

3. trying to keep my kids motivated, even they can smell summer on the horizon and are WAY ready to check out.

4. making the best decisions I can, while not adding extra stress to my world.

Somewhere in there, daily blog posting, let alone reading and commenting, gets swept back.

 

That being said, I do have 2 posts in the works that I’m drafting now, that I’ll probably schedule to post in the next few days just so I’ll have a little word flow.

 

This would be the perfect time to make sure I’m in your google reader. I’ve got some really good thoughts I can’t wait to share with you. :)

xo my friends.

 

PS: This week held both a mini vlog, and a regular vlog that I posted for some twitter friends. thought you might like to see them too so here they are. :D

 

 

 

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March 31, 2010 | Kelsey | Tags: , , | 3 Comments »

Here I am!

Hello my friends!

I’m writing to tell those of you who haven’t guessed (or haven’t heard already) about the good news I teased about last week… but also to talk about how AWESOME my spring break has been!

 

Saturday: Daron and I went with my mom and John to see the Phantom of the Opera! Phantom is one of those classic musicals that you (or at least I) never turn down the chance to see. I guess I’ve probably seen it 5 times live.

 

Sunday was JUST laying around… which is always appreciated. :D

 

Monday: I was in TRUE kelsey form, and went a little crazy…

 

YEP! Most of you already know, and the rest of you guessed correctly… haha! I am so proud to say that I was cast in my local theatre company’s production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels! I’ll be playing Christine Colgate… A character with SO much singing (!), Dancing (!), and shenanigans, its crazy! The cast of this production is a venerable talent show of local musical/theatre power houses. I am humbled to be a part of it. :)

 

So, back to “true kelsey form”… you know, if you know me at all that I am an absolute SPAZZ about office supplies. Markers, pens, sharpies, postits, folders, tabs, binder clips, paper clips… I love them.

A girl like me, with a giant script… it doesn’t take long for me to get it bound at kinkos, and go buy fresh color coded tabs that mark each scene, and musical number… It was the highlight of my day. :D

74/365: fully tabbed and ready to go.

 

On Tuesday, I lounged around, caught up on a billion blogs, and played video games. WIN.

 

Wednesday, I went and got a manicure and pedicure with my dear friend Erin… followed by lunch, and a trip to the mall for purse hunt, March 2010… haha.

 

Thursday was LUNCH with some of the cast and crew of the SHOW! It was pretty awesome to talk with them about the production, and to have my mind put to ease when I had questions about my voice and training. :D

 

Friday, Sweet Jessica and I went out to the Allen Outlet stores, to partake in the Gap Give/Get promotion! It is 30% off of EVERYTHING, including sales and clearance items at the entire family of Gap stores (including Gap Body, Banana Republic, Old Navy… and their respective outlet stores.) I spent too much money, but it was very fun, and I got a lot of stuff I can wear this spring and summer. :D

 

Saturday, the randomass Texas weather went from 75 degrees yesterday to 35 degrees today, and so I’m staying bundled up and toasty with my hubby…

I bought New Moon earlier, so I may torture him into watching it with me later, who knows.

 

Tomorrow, Sunday is our FIRST rehearsal/meeting/read-through of the show, and I am positively buzzing with excitement. I’m ready to meet everyone officially, though they all already feel like close friends, and I’m ready to get started.

 

:)

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March 20, 2010 | Kelsey | Tags: , , , , | 7 Comments »

Austin Trip: Day 3 (+4: journey home)

Friday in Austin!

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We woke and went to our continental breakfast, which was NOT as exciting as the first day… the fruit selection was WAY limited (only pineapple, and honey dew by the time I got there) and the main course was a ham and cheese croissant, which was yummy, but not “light” in anyway. Not to mention that ham is such an loaded choice, I mean, there are a lot of groups who won’t eat pig… just my thought.

Anyway, after breakfast, we did our session thing, I attended a particularly FASCINATING session by the FAB Paula Kluth, about Autism, and how to be more accommodating to individuals on the spectrum, in and out of the classroom. :) It was a TEN in my book.

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We hit up Fresh Choice for lunch for some much needed green. I really don’t like salads, and the veggies were all raw, and not what I was looking for, so a little salad, a 1/2 cup serving of lentil soup, most of a tiny ‘tato, and cornbread(!) was delish.

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After conference festivities were completed for the day, we decided to hit the pool again before getting ready for dinner. Lindsay and I were going to have dinner together, while Laura met up with an old friend, so we swam, showered, and got ready for the night.

Lindsay and I went to Baby A’s or Baby Acapulco’s, which was another great Mexican food spot. I got my usual, and it was very, very good, but my favorite was still el marcado’s. :D

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At this point, we’ve missed a history making 12”+ of snow in our home town, and were pretty darn grumpy. We really wanted to be home with our family, and morning and the ride home were looking pretty promising. :D

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We decided NOT to set the alarm in the  morning, but to wake when we woke, dress, pack, and hit the road. We checked out of the hotel at around 9:30-9:45, and made our way to 620 cafe and bakery in Round Rock. It was pretty adorable, but I have to admit. OUT OF CONTROL portions…

 

This is what my plate looked like before I ate:

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And this is what it looked like once I’d been STUFFED:

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Anyway, we drove through the snow as we headed north, but by the time we got home, so, so much of the record breaking snow was melted. :(

Sad.

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I was overwhelmingly glad to be home. I love traveling, but I missed Daron, and my cats, and I really hated to miss the snow. :(

All in all, only a meeting with MizFit would have made the trip better, it was a blast. :D

 

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