The Ramblings of a Redhead

Sorry for the long silence since my last post. I have since closed a show, torn down a show, put up a new show, and we are now working on our Christmas show at the theatre! Some exciting stuff has been going down for sure! So here's my question....HOW IS IT ALREADY CHRISTMAS?!?!?!?!?! I still cannot believe winter is upon us and Christmas is only a few short days away. My family is all gathered at my parents house, and we have already begun the holiday festivities. This afternoon we all went to my grandfather's house and helped him get his tree up. Afterwards, we got to visit and hear stories all about our family from as far back as the Great Depression! Moments like those are priceless, and I am so thankful for them! I am nearly finished my Christmas shopping, but I still have yet to wrap my first gift. I am so behind! I don't know how this happened...I was ahead more than ever, I blinked, then suddenly...CHRISTMAS!!! How did this happen?! Oh! I also would li

All Hallows Eve.  A night of tricks and treats. A night where the children come out to play after the sun has set. The one night a year where parents encourage their children to take candy from strangers. The one night where it is said that the spirits of those who have passed from this life can return to walk the earth. I'm sure everyone has their own ways of celebrating. I, for instance, took the opportunity to journey on a new adventure. I gathered up my friends, and we embarked to see a theatrical presentation of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous works at "Poe Evermore". We pulled up in front of the huge Victorian mansion, and turned the car off.  Walking down the deserted paths towards the mansion's main entrance was quite the sensation.  The darkness creeping in on every side threatening to swallow you if it weren't for the small slivers of light coming from the mansion's windows. Once inside the mansion's walls, the atmosphere didn't make

Sorry for the delay in posts, but life has been crazy busy! (In the most fantastic, awesome, epic way ever!) I got to partake in a costumed Halloween party this past weekend, and let me tell you it was quite the adventure. When I first heard about the party, I had no idea what I was going to dress up as.  I didn't have any costumes, and I had no idea where to even begin.  I decided the best place to start was a Google search.  I started Googling Halloween costumes. I found several amazing costumes, but the price range was way above my budget.  I then turned to faithful Pinterest to maybe find a way to do a homemade costume. It was here that I found some great makeup ideas for a scarecrow.  I thought it would be perfect! So I kidnapped my best friend, and we headed to the goodwill. (Okay, okay you all know I didn't really kidnap her...more like I called and asked her to come help me, and, of course, she is amazing so she was only too happy to help) We made our way to the

This is it everyone...are you ready??? Wait for it... Wait for it... Wait for it.. . MY 10TH BLOG POST!!!!! <insert fireworks, trumpets, and fanfare here> WAHOO!!!! Well now that that's finished, ON WITH THE POST! Yesterday marked my last full day at this season's Renaissance Faire. It was a great day of splendiferous (word of the day...boo-yah!) merriment and festivities from yesteryear.   My adventure began as I first set foot upon the Shire and found this handsome devil welcoming us all for our day of tricks and treats. (Here is the handsome devil...) Once inside the main gates I was greeted by yet another wicked grin... (He's so happy! :-D) I could not wait to see what other Ren Faire shenanigans I was going to encounter on this most splendiferous day! I was able to walk through some shops and peruse their wares.  So many things I would love to have...alas...if only I had money for it all....blast it. It was as I

I am going to take a moment today to step away from the lighthearted fun post to just take a moment and reflect. I am sure most, if not all, of you are aware of what is happening within the American government.  I am not one to normally post things about politics, and I don't claim to know everything (I know I don't), but I have seen and read enough to know that I think it's time to cry out for help for America. Our country is in desperate need of remembering where we came from. This shutdown is hurting so many people that have fought and died (and are currently fighting and dying) for our country. Today I read an article that the government is now denying death benefits to families of our fallen soldiers for the duration of the shutdown.  Seriously?!?! These are the men who are fighting and DYING for us to remain a free nation.  They should be getting the best treatment we have to offer, yet while congress is continuing to receive their paychecks during the shutdown,

Yesterday I was able to spend the entire day at the Renaissance Faire.  Usually this time of year finds the fair goers wrapped up tight in velvet capes and cloaks, clutching to hot cider, hot chocolate, or hot mulled wine, whilst searching for the patches of sunlight to warm themselves in. However, yesterday proved to feel just like a hot summer day in August. Rather than seeking sunlight, my friend and I found ourselves searching for shade to sit in while we sipped on our cold ice water and watched the merriments of the day. I always feel bad for the actors in those heavy costumes when it gets that hot and humid, but they still play a great part! We were able to walk around with one of the cast members who wander around the shire, and we got to learn the chorus of her song "Love Juice". We then proceeded to follow her around and serenade fellow faire goers. It was quite the adventure, and we had a lot of laughs and met some really incredible people. That is one t

So whilst I watching some shows and movies on TV, I have realized a reoccurring theme. There is usually an epic villain whom you love to hate, and yet there is always that small part of them that makes you cling to hope that they aren't all bad.  You crave for that evil character to embrace that one spark of good inside them to hopefully pull them away from the path of destruction and pain that they are walking down. The writers have you sympathizing with and learning to love this villain. You find yourself routing for them to have a genuine change of heart while still keeping that air of badness...(come on ladies you know we all love the good guy with the capabilities of still being villainous (ah ha! there's the word of the day), come on, admit it. You know you love them).  Then at long last after going through so many ups and downs with this villain they finally make that choice to be good.  They redeem themselves by going above and beyond the call of duty, not for themsel

There is nothing quite as amazing as opening a brand new jaw of creamy peanut butter and taking out that first spoonful of creamy goodness....The smooth creamy peanut butter as it takes your taste buds on a sweet and salty adventure of awesomeness.... Alas...today is not to be that day... Why you may ask? Because, when I went to open my jar of peanut butter I discovered, not my usual creamy awesomeness, oh no,  but CRUNCHY peanut butter!!! THE HORROR!!!!!! (cue psycho music here) Disappointment abounded as my excitement turned into devastation!!! What was I to do? I had only the one jar of icky crunchy peanut butter, and no creamy peanut butter in sight...at first it was anger at myself for not checking the label more carefully as I grabbed the jar from the shelf, then it went to disappointment knowing I would not experience the creamy goodness I had been craving, then sorrow as I slowly spread the crunchy ickyness (there's the word for the day) on my sandwich. Here's t

Finally out and about again! It feels so good to be up and at work (as some would say 'back in the saddle again').  Anything that is not the four walls of my living room for a little while is nice. It is a gorgeous day out! Almost like it is welcoming me back to the outside world. It's a cozy low 70s (though I would take a nice crisp-there's that word again-low 60s high 50s), and the sun is shining brightly. Such a perfect fall day! I drove to work with my windows down just taking in the fresh air. :) So nice! I did get to take my car through the car wash the other day and got some pretty awesome pictures!! Let me know what you think! Have you guys ever caught some cool shots doing every day activities? Let me see them!! I love fun pictures!!! Anywho, I am glad last week is behind me, but what a crazy adventure it was! It's good to be back at work, seeing all my friends, and being able to feel useful again. I can't wait to be finished my m

This morning I awoke to discover (thanks to all the social media outlets) that today is in fact National Coffee Day.  I love coffee! Alas, because of being sick I'm not allowed to have coffee for another week.... D'oh! So make sure all of you drink a cup of coffee for me today!!! Here is what I want to know.  Who decides on these "national" holidays? Did someone wake up one day and just decide that today was a great day for coffee? Why can't every day be a coffee day? Do we have an actual "national holiday declaring committee"? How does this work? If any of you know share in the comments below.  I am very curious. So how does one celebrate this National Coffee Day? Is it only by drinking coffee which most of us already do on a daily basis anyway? Are there presents maybe gifting coffee to others? Songs about this delicious, aromatic, caffeinated beverage? Traditions that help us understand how this heavenly drink came to be? How long have we even

Sorry for the lack of posts the past couple days.  When I went to bed Tuesday night I never dreamed that I would be spending the next day in the hospital suffering from severe dehydration, a 103+ fever, and strep throat.  Can we say PLOT TWIST!!! Today is the first I think my brain would be able to put a rational thought together (HA like that happens even when I'm healthy ha ha). I wanted to let you all know I am still here, and thought I could share my very first hospital experience. It was definitely an adventure. (Now let me explain.  I've been to hospitals before, but never where I was the patient.  Just to clarify.  Good to go? Great!) First off, I would like to say hospital beds are NOT comfortable.  You would think that having sick/injured people they would want to make them comfortable.  Hmm...maybe they make them uncomfortable to keep your mind on that rather than your ailment. That's rather helpful in that aspect...I suppose. Ya, I'm going with that. I ha

So this weekend I was reintroduced to the game of Munchkin.  I don't know how many of you have ever played this game, but it is pretty amazing in all of its hilarity. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, Munchkin is a card game in which the players attempt to be the first to reach level 10.  A player can level up his or her character by defeating monsters varying from a level 1 'Angry Chicken' to a level 20 'Plutonium Dragon'.  Players can level up their character by asking for aid from fellow players to either defeat monsters or trade items to upgrade their character's battle strength, but be careful because while you can ask for aid, it is also a game created for backstabbing your fellow players. I won't go into too many other details about the game itself, if you are curious it is an easy search for Google to handle.  We ended up playing through the game several times, each time attempting to figure out all the rules and cards as we

After months of contemplation, I have finally decided to take the plunge and begin my very own blog! Creating a new blog has proven of itself to be an incredible adventure! At first I wasn't sure if I should let anyone know my contemplations, but I figured there is nothing wrong with reaching out into your social circles to find a little help, and boy did it deliver! I had no idea blogs were such a huge part of people's lives.  I suppose that is a part of my ignorance on the entire thing. Hmm... Where was I? Oh right! The adventure of creating this blog. Well, after I had reached out to people for input on where to begin, I received tons of input on which sites were best, who preferred what, etc.  My mind was spinning like a carousel (I prefer carousel over merry go round...sounds a bit more...fancy? grown up?) I had no idea there were so many options to explore. One friend, who is an avid blogger, went through the basics with me, and told me that over everything else the