More of the zoo...

This little monkey only stood about a foot tall, and wasn't afraid of anything. He came right up to the window, put both paws out to touch my hands, and stuck his tongue out at me. He is called a Goeldi's Monkey.

This is my favorite video. The penguin makes me laugh every time. "And now, for the first event in the penguin olympics...professional hopping!"

Lego Land

This post is especially for Josh. Here you see Ron and Hermione, completely made of legos.

See how big they are?!

A close up of Hagrid's face...

He's a giant compared to me! Can you believe how big this is?! Amazing!

Here is a few pics of the zoo experience. I have about 300 more, but the internet is not fast enough. I also have some awesome video, but it won't load...so when I get home...

These are elephants...duh...

This emu was in the pen with the kangaroos, and we had no idea where he was...until we looked right below us. He was hiding next to the wall.

This is one of the two lions on Predator Ridge. Lazy fellows, basking in the sun.

I'll get more posted as soon as I can!

Greeley, Co Take Two

This has been the coffee shop of choice this week in Greeley. They not only have coffee and internet, but a wide selection of cards, books, and little knick knacks.

This poster is hanging in the green room at the Union Colony Civic Center.

Our set on the giant stage....

Oh, that's right! I have my name posted on a dressing room! Like a real actor or something...

A shot of our lovely dressing room, complete w/it's own bathroom and shower.

This is located in the park between Woody's and the Civic Center.

It looks almost like one of those ancient burial mounds for kings of old, but it's really the remnents of an artesian well. Be cooler if it was...

Greeley, Colorado, Take One

This is our first day on the big stage, after auditioning 178. We kept the main characters afterwards and had our first official meeting.

As you can see, the house, and the stage, are huge. This house seats around 1,900 audience members.

My bedroom this week has a very comfy bed w/a cute quilt, children's illustrated bibles, and a nicely tuned upright piano. I haven't played it much yet.

Our main living quarters are in the basement, and has a pool table, couch in front of a gas fireplace, mini fridge, and cable! Ah, the life of a tour actor is so tough...

The late, the great, Buffalo Bill Cody

On our way out of Golden, we stopped at the graveside of Buffalo Bill Cody.

The view from the parking lot was fantastic, quite the panorama of mountains, with the city of Golden laid out below.
The view from our house for the last week was a little nicer to look at...

Supposedly there is a good sized buffalo herd at the bottom of the hill, but we never had time to take a look.

Bill Cody was a master mason in the Masonic Lodges of Colorado...

Colonel William Frederick Cody was born February 26, 1846, died January 10, 1917, and was buried on Lookout Mountain above the town of Golden, CO on June 3, 1917.

He was a member of the Elks Club...

His wife, Louisa Frederici (1843-1921), is buried right next to him...(apparently he unsuccesfully tried to divorce her a couple of times, and even in death couldn't get her to leave his side...)

As you can see, he really is buried on top of a hill. It's just a bit of a walk to the top, and the grave is all fenced in and surrounded by a grove of pine trees.

The grave is littered with coins, mostly pennies and nickels. You can read for yourself what the money is used for...

There is a few signs hanging outside the trading post, mementos of Buffalo Bill's glory days.

And here is the famous Annie Oakley! Didn't know I was such a good shot, did you?

I'm beginning to feel more and more like a woman of the west...

We were too cheap to actually go inside, but the grave was interesting enough. I'm finally accomplishing one of my life long goals....learning more about my country!

Good News!

I have now eaten at the El Rancho (Dandy...unfortunately, Perry Como was not present). What did I have, you ask? Why, nothing more than buffalo/elk won tons and rattlesnake/rabbit sausage! Mmmm, mmmm, delicious!

Golden, CO...Thursday...

I am so great at taking self-portraits I astound myself and everyone around me!

Today we taught our last workshops, set up the lights, got our fourth coffee of the week (the people at Buffalo Moon know our drinks already), and ate at an American-German restaurant.

That's right, American-German. The cafe is run by Helena and Wolfgang. She waited on us while he cooked, and both of their accents are so thick! She said she would make snitzel "like mama would make" and called everyone sweetheart. "You want I should take your picture?" There were some funny photos on their wall, ( I couldn't resist)and some great ones of Austria and such.

There is the neatest aquarium in the school. It's full of salmon!

We rehearsed with the entire set tonight, and the kids are excited about the show...they just have a little trouble remembering their entrances and lines...

I had fun playing games with the skunks while they waited patiently for the rest of the show to get organized. One more day before show day!!!!

And it's below freezing here! Lots of snow. We've been using another vehicle since ours is two wheel drive. Thanks for your faithful viewing! Tune in next time for..."The Same Show in a Different Town!"

Our Second Week Out

We are now in Golden, Colorado, home of the mountains, wind, and more cute coffee shops. This week we are living in a renovated barn. It's our own little home away from home...above the horse stalls.

Trixie is one of our neighbors, and is 8 months pregnant, due in March.

Dusty is our other neighbor, and is Arabian. He wouldn't let me touch him. Finicky.
A rather askew view of our living room. There is a gas fire place, and very limited wireless access.

Steve is working on reports in our kitchen. The stairs lead up to the coldest room in the house, which also happens to be Steve's. It's sometimes colder inside that room than it is outside...
Our purple curtained bathroom...
And finally...my very own bedroom! I'm not really sure why there are two beds...I'm really not that fat...

We have a busy week ahead of us with nine workshops ontop of regular rehearsals, but as long as I have my coffee, everyone shall survive!