Anyway, in living life, I’ve run into lots of interesting situations, and some of them just aren’t suitable for conversations. They’re not inappropriate or anything, but it’s not really something that you can just randomly bring up in a conversation. So I’m going to write about them here.

The most recent situation was this guy I met. He seemed like a pretty cool guy, and I enjoyed talking to him, but the more we talked, the more uneasy I felt. I started to suspect that our beliefs weren’t actually in agreement. Upon probing, I discovered that I was correct. I am a Christian, and dream of having a husband and a family. I want my husband and I to raise our children in the Christian faith. This guy I was talking to had different dreams.

While he wouldn’t give me an exact answer about whether he was raised in faith, he did say that he would not raise his children in Christianity. He had his reasons for it, and while his reasons are valid, they are also generalizations. He claimed that all Christians act a certain way, which is not true.

Unfortunately, you can see that this is heading towards us going our separate ways. And this wouldn’t be anything to really remark about. Except for his last text to me.

Its a shame u let your faith decide your relationship

Umm, excuse me, what? Heck yes my faith is going to play a part in deciding my relationships. I already told you that my faith is my foundation. The things that make me who I am are built upon my faith. I wouldn’t be who I am if it weren’t for my faith. Without faith, I’d be a shell of a person. My faith fills the emptiness inside of me. It’s the thing that makes me feel whole. So, dear boy, I will let my faith decide my relationship, but it is not a shame.

This is literally one of the most delicious things in the world.
3-5 mangos, chopped
3 jalepenos, chopped
1-2 lbs cooked shrimp, chopped
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
lime juice

Mix all together and chill for at least an hour (I’d aim for at least 3 hours to really let the flavors meld). This is delicious and nutritious. Serve with tortilla chips, or as a topping. Also, you can eat it with a spoon if you’re like me.

Anyway, so by the time everything got straightened up, I got upstairs to check the clock. I like to dry my clothes for a longer time on a lower temp because I think it helps them get less destroyed. So it usually takes about an hour for my laundry to be dry to my liking. I might be wrong about it, but this is how I do my laundry, and it seems to work. This means that my laundry will be dry just before 8am.

When the brother comes back upstairs, I let him know I’ll be down a little before 8 to pull my laundry out, and he gives me a look:

What you talkin’ ’bout Willis?

And asks “what do you have it set on?” I calmly explain my drying method, and he says “Well, I have to leave at 9am. I guess I’ll have to finish my laundry when I get back.” 

In my mind, all I could think was, Brother, even if I weren’t doing laundry right now, if you’re leaving at 9am, there’s no way you’d have time to dry all your clothes based on what your drying time last week. An hour is HALF the time you took to dry those clothes. Really, if I take my clothes out a bit before 8, you should have plenty of time to dry your clothes based on what you’re asking me to do.

Basically, as much as I love the brothers, they exasperate me.

I’m not your high school crush, your first love, your first kisss
Guy that crossed you off of his list
I’m not the red tail lights that left you behind again and again

I’m not your jealousy, pre med, big man
Promised you a ring and took another girl’s hand
What’s it gonna take to make you understand I’m not that man

This is me now
Baby, don’t doubt
The love I can give to you
You gotta know

I ain’t the same old, let you go
Run you around
String you along, do you wrong
Like they done you till now
Girl, after all you’ve been through
I knew it’d be a matter of time
Till all those goodbyes made you mine

Yeah

I’ve been your late night call, your shoulder to cry on
Out on the highway listenin’ to sad songs
Talkin’ all night ’bout stupid things, makin’ you smile

I’ve been right here all of these years
I am your man
By now, you oughta know

I ain’t the same old, let you go
Run you around
String you along, do you wrong
Like they done you till now
Girl, after all you’ve been through
I knew it’d be a matter of time
Till all those goodbyes made you mine

No more lonely nights starin’ at your cell phone
No more clingin’ to a love so cold
With me, you’ll never have to be alone

I ain’t the same old, let you go
Run you around
String you along, do you wrong
Like they done you till now
Girl, after all you’ve been through
I knew it’d be a matter of time
Till all those goodbyes made you mine

Goodbyes made you mine

I ain’t the same old, let you go
Run you around
String you along, do you wrong
Like they done you till now
Girl, after all you’ve been through
I knew it’d be a matter of time
Till all those goodbyes made you mine

This shows how lighthearted and happy I felt about a day ago. Things were going well in my general life, and I was fairly content. Heck, I even had a crush on a guy I was actually talking to.

A few hours later, I found this:

At the time, I just thought it was a positive thing to hang onto for future use. I figured it would be helpful if one of my friends had a bad experience, or if one of my sisters needed to feel better because some friend or another was sort of using them.

Seems that it was really more a foreshadowing of what would to me less than 12 hours later.

Last night some things went down, and my first pin today shows a little of the attitude I was feeling.

Sassy McSassyPants, amiright?

In case this all isn’t clear, that crush thing isn’t exactly as wonderful as I was imagining.

Life sucks sometimes.

And I have real bad taste in guys.

Oh well. I’ll just perk up and keep on keeping on, since I’m awesome like that and all.

I want to give a HUGE shout out of love to some really awesome folks from this show…Alison Cimmet, Kyle Coffman, and Eric Sciotto are some of my favorite ensemble members to watch. They are absolutely fabulous and 100% energetic ALL THE TIME!

So far, I have seen DROOD twice, and I’ve loved it both times! The cast is absolutely fabulous at getting the audience excited, and their passion for the show easily transfers to the audience.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a musical based on Charles Dicken’s final, unfinished novel, and the audience decides the ending!

The last time that I saw DROOD was November 2 with my mom, and I’ll share the ending with you below. Keep an eye out for the SPOILER ALERT (you’ll have to highlight to see the ending)!

The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a great show for people of all ages. The cast has ridiculous amounts of energy, and they are an extremely talented cast. If you get a chance to stage door after the show, DO IT! The cast members are all so kind and humble…you’ll want to thank all of them!

SPOILER ALERT:

You can read my first article on this awesome show here.

I recently saw Scandalous the Musical. It was about two weeks into previews, so some changes were definitely happening, according to my top secret source (My friend and I got to chat with Kathie Lee Gifford for a few moments before the show).

Scandalous was almost three hours long. And it felt long. The very beginning is slow, but once Aimee Semple McPherson has her conversion experience, things pick up fast. The whole middle chunk of the show is exciting and invigorating. There are some amazing songs in there, and some wild action. There’s tragedy and sadness. There’s joy and exaultation.

And then it stops. Suddenly.

Like slamming on the breaks, and everything feels tired and exhausted. It trudges on to an ending that left me feeling…mystified. Wait, what? It’s over? What was that ending about?

Unfortunately for Scandalous, it brought back memories of Leap of Faith from last year. A couple of the sets looked like they bought them straight from Leap of Faith and just touched them up a bit. The costumes were completely different, but the revival tent was still there (although, I liked this tent MUCH better!).

Fortunately, Aimee Semple McPherson was a little more genuine than Jonas, and that gives this show a lot of potential. There’s a good story there, but t’s nowhere near as shiny as the apple that in the logo. Two weeks into previews, and the show still needed a bit of work. At the same time, there were another two weeks until opening night, so hopefully it gets cleaned-up quickly! I’d hate to watch this become the next Bonnie and Clyde.