Seems like I should post.

Hey all. There really isn't ALOT to post about. I mean, I've been doing exactly the same things I always have been. We've had a couple of really excellent weeks. It's all just been going well in general with the job.

Next week will be interesting.

Life has been very focused on Casey and her play being performed at Hanover lately. Stress has been roller coaster-ish with it. She's been reading some things in rehearsal reports she doesn't like, and doing her best to put in her two cents to try to be a little more pleased with things. She's usually faced with a lack of cooperation, for various reasons, so she's been up and down about it.

The word from everyone involved at the moment is very good though, so I'm hoping the best for her. It's been...a process.

I have had to resist my urges to want to jump into the process somehow and defend Casey and her feelings (it is her play after all) and put my 2 - 4 cents in and assert my feelings...but I've resisted. There's plenty of things that I've disagreed with and felt very strongly about from my position, but I realize its important to let Casey experience the struggles and obstacles on her own.

I'm proud of myself for the resistance I've shown. I'm very...passionate in such issues, and at one time not long ago was far too quick to assert my positions and do my best to push...whether appropriate or not. I'm still that way instinctually, but have devloped a much better meter for portioning it properly.

This week is going to be....a struggle of sorts. Its a first time town, we're doing our first ever assembly workshop, and I'm driving 4 hours to Salt Lake City on Wednesday night so she can be on her plane early thursday morning. I'm gonna stay with her that night, and head back the next morning and meet my new temporary partner Josh.

Then I'm going to go to Salt Lake City myself after our performance on Saturday night (which our fleet manager does not prefer, but I have little choice) and sleeping in the terminal (i've done it before, makes me feel alive! ;)) before boarding my early morning plane and barring any delays seeing Casey's show at Hanover that evening.

It'll be a whirlwind. Which will pay off with 2 days in my favorite city with my favorite people. Ahhh, Chicago.