Exhausted Lauren

This morning I am very tired. I went to see three Triad Stage / Theatre 232 shows last night and then drove back to Cary- arriving home around 2am. I wasn't tired then, but oh my goodness, I am tired now. But it was worth it to see my friends and eat some awesome Vegan food. Love me some Vegans and their food. But especially these ones because they are just awesome people. Simple as that. 

The Triad shows were pretty good.  I especially liked the shows done in the Upstage Cabaret space. I had a pretty good seat, and as you can see below that makes all the difference.

Lets just say UNCG MFA student Leah Turley is really talented. She really was the star of the night.  Providence Gap was not what I expected it to be, but it had some really awesome elements. And Laurelyn Dosset of course wrote some really beautiful music. I like her work a lot. Her style of music just really moves me.  If you go to Triad's Website you can hear some of the music from the show. Trust me its good. 

It was really nice to talk to Chase while I was driving home.  We just talked about everything and nothing. The best kind of conversation.

Today I slept late- meaning 8:30am- and am kinda sitting around waiting for church. I really love going to my aunt's church. Crosspointe in Cary is really an amazing group of people, and the teaching pastors are really quite profound and genuinely hold my interest with their sermons. The amazing coffee they serve doesn't hurt either. And And And the music at the beginning of each service is always amazing in itself. Music can be such a powerful part worship experience, I especially love it when I already know the words and the tunes. Oh and I especially especially love it when they modernize classic hymns. Whew, usually brings me to tears! During the music parts of a worship service I feel this incredible relaxation, and sometimes I think its just- as silly as this might seem- a little taste of heaven.

Lots of their sermon's are online. And they can be found on itunes. If you're interested go to their website and look at the messages page. It is amazing how God has brought me the right message at the right time. Something that was preached months ago I have on several occasions just happened to listen to at the exact time I needed those answers. God is good.

My dad is coming to stay with us today. Yay. Mommy realllllllly misses him. Mushy mushy mushy. Guess I can't really say much. I am aching for some Chaser! This whole distance thing is very difficult. But I can already see how it has been good for us in some ways.

So, I think I'll start the day. Lila is in her playroom making up songs and singing them in the highest octave possible - and she's super cute. Leo and Mom are asleep and I am thinking about stuff I *need* to buy for my new apartment. Dad says I can't buy anything else cause it won't fit into my car-- doesn't mean I can't dream! 

4 Days Till I Get to Pretend I'm a McCool

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