Thespian at Heart

For those of you who don't know, 

My aunts take my sister and I to Ashland every summer 

for the Shakespeare festival

(no, I did not take this photo, that's not allowed lol!)

It is one of my favorite summer events

Everything about it is incredible

This year we saw

"August: Osage County" 

"Pirates of Penzance"

and "Love's Labour's Lost"

They were each wonderful in their own way

I have to say this year the best one was "Pirates" 

Though nothing will beat last year's "Hamlet"

Then there is Lithia Park

It is one of the most beautiful parks ever

It is filled with all kinds of paths

All varieties of flowers 

The most beautiful streams ever

\And duck ponds complete with turtles and ducks!

Then there's the food

All the food is amazing

Every year we hit up the same four places while on our trip

The Brewery

Munchies

Brother's

and Martino's

Then of course there is the ice cream 

we always get after the plays

This year was a sad food year for me

As I chose to stick to my diet. 

I ate a whole lot of salad 

and only indulged in the ice cream once.

It payed off though, it's looking like I didn't gain weight!

(I need to weigh myself tomorrow morning to be sure

but as of this evening's weigh in I was up just .8 lbs

which is what I normally am at the end of the day)

This year the trip also included a second park walk

It was one that had all sorts of gardens

Each garden attracted a different animal 

or taught something new

One we went in was all about birds. 

They even had a model birds nest for kids to play in

Naturally I had a go. 

There was also a lovely boulder for climbing in the park

I took it on. 

Aaron Ralston would have been proud.

It is always a sad day when the trip is over

It is such a fun trip, 

not just because of the food

the parks, or even the plays

but because it is one of the few times a year I get to see my aunts

and now that I am officially moved away from home

few times I get to see my sister. 

Overall it was an incredible trip, as always

(This is the first picture of myself that I actually like!

I saw it and thought "Dang I look good! I look little!"

I'll be posting a blog dealing with the subject of my confidence soon)