8, no, 5, no 3!

So we are officially on a 3 Week Layoff. We couldn't be more excited! Last week the tour was in Wallingford CT. Because of some financial issues with ticket sales, the presenter decided to cut down to 5 shows. So we flew to NYC on Monday, and the Crew bussed to Wallingford. Beth and I hopped in a cab and went home to hoboken for the day. We had some friends over for dinner and wine, and desert, and hunt out for the night. Tuesday we got some things done around the house, and then packed the car and drove up to Wallingford. Load in started at 6pm on Tuesday, and continued Wednesday morning, and we opened that night. Thursday was a dark day, so Beth and i hopped in the car and drove up to Attleboro to visit and hang out. Friday i had a wisdom tooth pulled and got a check up at the doctors.

After that, we drove back to Wallingford for a show Friday night. Saturday everyone awoke to the news that a huge storm was rolling up the East Coast. Saturday's matinee was uneventful and between shows, there was a chili cook-off and secret Santa reveal. At 7pm, the presenter, fearful of the snow coming, canceled the show that evening. We headed home and waited for the snow to fall, and waited, and waited, and then finally at a little after 10pm, the storm ripped thru the area, kicking up high winds, and a dusty snow. It came down in heaps, and by morning, around 9am, the snow had stopped, and we had probably 12" or more on the ground. at 9:30am, the presenter, fearful of making people drive, decided to cancel the matinee. For those of you keeping track at home. That means, we'd done 3 of the 5 scheduled shows. They set a 3pm call for the load out, and we went in and tore it out. I was in the car with Beth by 6pm and home in hoboken shortly before 8.

And now the craziness begins. Going to be traveling up and down 95 a bit this coming week+ visiting family and friends. Time to head into the city and do some more xmas shopping and other errands. If your in the Boro from December 23rd-26th let us know. And if your in Bel Air from December 26th-30th let us know!

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Madison Wi

Checking in from the great midwest. It's between shows on Saturday. We came to Madison, from Charlotte NC. Because of the length of the trip, we didn't start load in, until 2am Tuesday morning, and worked all day, to get the show ready to open at 7:30 Tuesday night. As we left the theatre Tuesday afternoon, the snow started to fall. By the time it stopped around 4pm Wed, there were 15" on the ground. One of the biggest storms to hit the area in recent memory, and to boot, classes were canceled at the University of Wisconsin for the FIRST TIME. The student body went nuts.

Im not sure who still checks in, to see the going ons, of this blog, but i promise you now, it will get better! It's been about a year since I (Brian) really settled in and did some blogging. Plenty has happened to Beth and I in the past... Year.

Here are a few of the Milestones:

We just celebrated a year of being open, on Grease. We celebrated with a cake, at the opening party in Charlotte NC.

We celebrated 6 years of dating, on November 14th. Which coincided with the wedding of Dusty and Mercury Amodio. Beth and I were lucky enough to be able to take off a few days from tour, and be with them, and all our friends on their special day. It was a beautiful service and a fun reception. The space was amazing and the bride looked beautiful to boot.

We are in our 4th month of marriage now. It seems like Sept 5th, just happened. I couldn't be happier and I'm looking forward to the future!

We hosted our first holiday! We had the Renoni Parentals and the Cochran Parentals over for Thanksgiving. It was a little hectic, with sinks not working, toilets not working, pilot lights going out and the general mayhem that is being a homeowner. But all in all it was a fantastic few days we got to spend with our parents, in our new home. Things are shaping up nicely. Hopefully we will get some pictures of everything up soon!

Coming up next.... We are going to be heading into a 3 week layoff. It will start on December 21st and run until January 10th, when we will be heading to one of our favorite stops, St. Louis. We've got lots planned for the time off. Visits to Attleboro for Xmas, Bel Air for fake-Xmas, and Hoboken for New Years thru the 10th. Plenty of projects planned for around the condo, maybe some painting, and some more cleaning, fixing, setting up.

The spring lines up nicely for the tour. There is plenty of time off mixed in with some work. It seems we are out for 3-4 weeks and then followed by a week off. This is nice for us, because we get to spend more time in our home!