Birthday/Dark I Know Well pt. 2

Hi Guys!

So as all - or at least most - of you know, I am the youngest member of this SA family. And while that is still true, I finally turned 18!! I'm so happy to finally be an adult, and for all the 17 year old jokes to end! Trust me, they get old. Even though I'm still the Spring baby, I feel like I'm maturing with each day I spend on tour, which is really awesome.

My birthday was absolutely amazing. We got back from our cast party at exactly 11:58 pm on November 19th, and at midnight, the whole cast sang Happy Birthday to me while Andy played on the piano in the lobby. It was the best start to any birthday I've ever had! In the morning, I talked to all my friends and family which was really nice, and then Steffi and I headed out to the mall for some birthday shopping! On our way, we passed this cute little bakery and she bought me 2 mini cupcakes :) They were so cute! We met up with Kayla and Taylor in the mall, shopped for a little, and then found this amazing carousel ride that me and Steffi ended up going on haha! Finally, to end my day of shopping, I found this kiosk in the middle of the mall with these ENORMOUS balloons, and I was like "Guys, I NEED one of those balloons". So I treated myself to a balloon! Check it out - it was white with skulls & pirates on it...and it LIT UP!! Coolest balloon ever. So then after the mall, we went to Friday's for my birthday dinner with everyone!! Yay! It was so much fun :) To my surprise, in walks Christy with ANOTHER light up balloon. I died. It was pink and had Disney princesses on it - which was actually my second choice if I couldn't get the skulls!!

Also, I got another amazing belated birthday present on our closing night in Cali - I went on for Martha!! I only got to play her twice in the summer, so it was amazing to revisit her. I love singing Dark, especially with Steffi! It was such a great show, and the audience was so responsive which made me feel awesome. This was my first time on since the end of July (crazy!!), so I was really excited.

I can't believe that we had to go to from sunny Costa Mesa, to freezing cold Denver! AH! But that's ok, because I love snow during the holidays!! And Denver is absolutely beautiful! The streets are all decked out in lights and wreaths, and you can hear holiday music playing in every restaurant/store. It's FABULOUS!! I have a really good feeling about these next two weeks. It's weird to think that at the end of Denver, the '09 Spring Awakening National Tour is over. When we come back in January, we will be the '10 cast. A whole new year of Spring Awakening.

Until next time,

Krista :)

<3

Do you know the way?..

..to San Jose!

Hey guys! Here we are in beautiful San Jose :) This stop is special to my heart because - drum roll please - I've never been to California before! So here I am, and I absolutely love it. In the past 2 days I've been to San Fransisco with some amazing friends, shopped on Haight street and ate Indian food for the first time (PS: naan is now my favorite bread ever). Last night, our entire cast had the privilege of seeing American Idiot the Musical. It was absolutely ridiculous! The cast was stacked and the set was unbelievable, plus we got to see some friends/Spring awakening alumni, John, Gerard and Brian, who were so incredible! After the show, some of us went backstage and saw how the intricate set really works. It was truly an amazing night.

Opening in San Jose tonight! Hope to see you all there :)

Until next time,

Krista :)

Austin, Texas!

Hey guys!

Sorry it's been so long! We just got settled in our beautiful hotel in Austin. The city is wonderful! A bunch of us went to dinner and stumbled across this amazing pond/brook with a stone bridge that could really be the bridge in the My Junk scene! There's also this red swing in the middle of the pond, and Freddy, Justin & I all took turns swinging on it :) It was so fun! Also, the past 2 cities have been cold and rainy, so we're all excited to be going to warm places for the next month! We're having a put-in rehearsal for a few of our newest cast members on Thursday and I'm playing Anna, which should be fun since I haven't rehearsed Anna since July! It feels so great to be back here, and back at work with these amazing people. I really have the best job in the world.

Until next time!

Krista :)

ps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOZLXqa-eVo

We're Back! :)

Hey guys -

What an amazing 6 weeks I had at home! But I'm feeling even MORE amazing now that I'm back with my Spring family starting up the second leg of our tour! We're at a gorgeous hotel in Milwaukee - my room is enormous. Just wanted to give a quick update of what's happening on our first week back! We have rehearsal with Michael and Kimberly today, and also a huge rehearsal on Monday, where we will welcome our newest cast member Justin Scott Brown! :) That's really all for now, I'll post some pics from our first weeks back soon!

Until next time,

Krista

Update! :)

What Krista has done in the last 5 weeks:
1. Saw my old acting teacher in Avenue Q twice! He/the show was incredible. For those of you who don't know, it's coming back to Off-Broadway in late October! Go out and see it!
2. Visited my best friend at Scranton University for the weekend. Met some crazy kids! They were awesome.
3. Visited my friends and soon-to-be classmates at Pace University! :)
4. Saw Next to Normal, again. Oh...and went across the street to the BBB theater and finally saw my huge face across the Henry Miller Theater - in person. I cringed and smiled and laughed at the same time.
5. Ran a 5K for Race for the Cure! I pretended to be a nursing major at Scranton and ran for free. I also got a cute purple nursing tee-shirt. Ha. My body still kind of hurts.
6. Saw a lot of Paper Mill friends, thank goodness.
7. Went to the U.S Open and sat 3rd row courtside for James Blake. The most surreal experience OF MY LIFE! (next to my opening night in Spring..hehe)
8. Found my new obsession with the TV show Bones. I just can't get enough of it...and David Boreanaz.
9. Ran. a lot.
10. KEPT HEALTHY! yay :)

So, we're more than halfway through this crazy break and I've accomplished most of what I wanted to do! Now I'm just anxious to get back to work and start this next year with these amazing people :)

Until next time,

Krista :)

I MISS THEM. (along with the boys, but this picture was cuter!)