twenty ten

Happy New Year everybody! I am so excited about what is to come. I believe that God has great, wondrous, miraculous and NEW things in store and I am looking forward to being a part of it :). But before I jump right into blogging about 2011 I'd like to present a little recap of my last trip around the sun...

2010
Photo Year-in-Review
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JANUARY

In January I was, of course, still in Essen rockin' out every night at "Buddy Holly."

Here is the Buddy statue across from the theatre covered in snow.

Julie May came to visit...

...and we hopped a plane to London!

That's Big Ben between out sweet, smiling faces;).

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FEBRUARY

Hubby was still away on tour, but thankfully we were able to see each other every now and then

Here we are on Valentine's Day at our favorite restaurant "Karawane" (Ka ra VAHN ah)

I got to see him AGAIN in Cologne! ("Köln" in German)

Here is the Cologne Cathedral by day...

...and again by night

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MARCH

In March, Katie and Rachael came to visit and see the show as part of their big backpacking adventure.

This was the fun part of March. The remainder of March was unfortunately spent here...

I went to the dentist A LOT in March. I stopped counting after my 13th visit :(.
Good riddance, wisdom tooth!!!


On the flip side I did get to have quite a bit of fun with Novacaine.
Trust me, everything is funnier when you can't move the right side of your face
The kissy face

The menacing snarl

Elvis? Or the Stink-eye? I'm not sure. Either way I definitely can't do this without anesthesia.
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APRIL

I got to go see the birthday boy perform in April! He was fantastic!

Did quite a few promos for Buddy as well

Here we are at a live TV promotion in Mainz, Germany. Once the cameras weren't rolling anymore we dove back into our sweaters. April was NOT warm!

Smiling

And sometimes sneezing
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MAY

In May, I got word that my beloved Nana Gwen went to be with Jesus. She was just shy of her 98th birthday. It was a difficult time especially because I was unable to travel home. Though it hurts, I have hope because I know she is rejoicing.

Three generations of thumbs: Nana, Mommy, Me

"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy path. " Proverbs 3:5-6

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JUNE

Because my "Buddy" time was winding down, I asked a friend to snap some pics for me from the wings

She got some great shots!

Here's fun gift that a friend and castmember gave me: Photos from Hair and Makeup

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JULY

What a month! I got my husband back, turned a year older and a had scores of visitors :)

Jess! Thanks for coming to play! So glad we got to catch up!

MY MOMMY CAME TO VISIT! First trip of many ;)!!!

My cousins Lyn and Monique flew in from LA on my birthday! I felt sooooo loved!

Kenny and even little Malloy came to see me in Germany! Thank you so much!

After our slew of guests, we traveled to Hamburg where I had the privilege of participating as a speaker at the International Performing Arts Institute's (IPAI) Musical Theatre Intensive.

You may remember, IPAI is the program that brought me to Germany and gave me my start here!

On July 31st, we played our last (220th) performance in the Colosseum Theater. I had a simply wonderful year.

Goodbye Buddy.

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AUGUST

We went home! First on the agenda: Seeing my brother Ashton graduate college. So proud.
Go Noles!

CLICK HERE: GREAT VIDEO OF ASHTON STEPPING AFTER GRADUATION
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SEPTEMBER

We continued to visit friends and family in Florida. One BIG highlight was meeting our beautiful niece Harper for the first time. We took about a million photos of Harper during our trip

Here are some of Ryan's:

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OCTOBER

In October, we were back in Germany and back on the audition scene full force. But that didn't stop us from having visitors!

Matthew and Becky stopped in Essen to have coffee and dinner with us! Kom snel weer terug! (Was that right, Becky? My Dutch is in the very beginning stages)



We also moved into our beautiful Hamburg apartment. So glad to be back in our favorite German city! It really has become our European home :).

Time to paint!

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NOVEMBER

In November I was blessed with some GREAT gigs! Here's one of my favorites...

CLICK HERE: VIDEO OF THE LIVE PERFORMANCE!


We also hosted our second annual "Turkey Day in Deutschland" and celebrated with sweet friends from all over the world

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DECEMBER

We started off December with a trip to beautiful Vienna
The trip was mainly to attend some important auditions, but we were also able to visit friends and see the sites.

We spent Christmas Day with our friends Danny and Terry. Here they are with their "American Stockings" filled with lots of candy and snack made in the USA :)

Later we watched the timeless American classic "Der Grinch" :D

On New Year's Eve we were invited to sing a duet at our church's Silvester (New Yrs Eve) Celebration. It was the perfect way to close the year

That's about it. I am just so thankful. Thankful that we are together in the same city full time. Thankful for my family. For my wonderful friends. For the opportunity to live my dream and do what I love professionally. Thankful for the blessing it is to give. Thankful that I get to share my adventure with all of you. Thank you God.


Have a blessed 2011.