nice surprises

Don't you love it when something kind of cool happens, and you just are in this really good mood for awhile? This has happened to me a few times in the past two months, and it happened twice today, and once last night.

It all started when I met Norbert Leo Butz last month by surprise after a production of 42nd street. I was having the worst day ever, and I heard at intermission that he was out in the audience. I just about died. I got to talk to him, get his autograph, and pose for a picture with him. It turned out to be a great night.
Later that month, I started out by going to a surprise party at a pizza joint. I figured that I would go, talk a while, eat a little, and go home. Instead, I was invited to a poker party at Stacey's apartment, and I went. We laughed, played video games, went swimming, and then played poker. Completely unexpected for me, yet really fun. Nice little surprise.
Earlier this week, I found out that a show that I really want to see more than anything, The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown ( which the above mentioned Norbert Leo Butz originated one of the leads) is playing in town, and a group of friends is going to see it, and I am going with them. Yay! Things like that make me so happy.
Last night, I was working at the Muny, with my dad, and afterwards, I was waiting for him because he was driving a van for all of the cast members who are out of towners to their hotel. The people playing Maria, Tony, and Anita in West Side Story , were sitting back stage waiting after the show, and I was looking for my father, so I ended up back there too. I sat down and got to talk to Natasha Diaz, who was Anita, for awhile. When the van got back, I got to ride in the back, and talk to some other cast members. It was soooo cool!
Today, I went apartment searching in Edwardsville, and ended up finding a woman who will rent out a bedroom in her house for a heck of a lot cheaper than any other apartment I can find, and this charge already covers everything including cable, gas, water, electric, heat/ air, everything! Yessss!
Later today, my uncle told me that he might buy me a car! It doesn't get much better than that!

Lets see if I can stay on a roll!