Way to GO!!!! The New Normal ROCKED IT!!!!!

Just received this fabulous message from my peeps at Coyote Rep!

"Hello friends,
Thank you so much for your attendance and support of "The New Normal"! Thanks to you, "The New Normal" was by far the most successful show in the history of Coyote REP!
As you heard at the show, we are registered with the NY Innovative Theatre Awards. While some of the nominations are a result of judges, a large percentage is based off of audience support, so please take a few moments and vote for "The New Normal!"
http://www.nyitawards.com/vote/
Thanks again for your continue support!
The Coyote REP family!"


I cannot believe how amazing the show was and how successful it has become.
This has been one of the HUGEST honors of my existence. Congrats to all at Coyote Rep. Amazing.
xoxo
Anna

"Akima" pics ...

Well, "most" folks refer to the city as "Yakima". However, Silas has his own pronunciation of it. "Akima" has a great ring to it.
Whilst I was in NYC, my Mosey was partying with Grammie and Grandaddy in Yakima. He had the time of his life. Pizza parties at Grandaddy's office, helping Grammie pick gourds out of the garden, playing with the puppies, and master-minding plans to move in with them ... I'm certain.
My in-laws have taken him twice this year. Both times being a full week. The child barely knew I was gone!
Darn you Grammie and Grandaddy ... and, THANK YOU!!!!! He had the most wonderful time.
We love you with all of our hearts ...
xoxo,
Anna & Silas

Tomorrow ...

Cheryl Sheburne will be celebrated.
Following is the link to her obituary. Another beautiful soul has left us too, too soon.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/seattletimes/obituary.aspx?n=cheryl-anne-sherburne-sommer&pid=146007719


Godspeed, dear friend.
xoxo
Anna

Meet Angela King of Fox Q13, Seattle ...

This woman is a force of nature. Angela has followed the stories of all of us YSC girls for years. Her first meeting with us was at Gasworks Park, here in Seattle, two years ago. Today, several of the original gals got together to meet up with Angela, as per her request, to do a little follow-up on her (nearly) Emmy nominated piece from those 2 years ago. It was quite surreal ... the "reunion."
It was fabulous to see Angela's sweet face and to have her sidled up on the floor with us at Gilda's Club talking about what has transpired these past few years.
We had some hard moments, as one of our former "cast members" wasn't there. Our K-Dawg is gone. That was hard.
But, we made sure to share her story ... including the joys and heartbreaks.
We've all grown in so many ways. We've all had so many phenomenal moments. So many moments that we hold dear. However, we've all, also, had so many moments that have brought us to our knees in despair. We're blessed to have such a great group of women with which to share those highs and lows.
I cannot thank Miss Angela King enough for spending so much time and heart and soul for covering our stories and lives. She has followed us down this path.
Angela is an amazing woman. An amazing journalist. An amazing advocate. And ... she's an honorary YSC girl!
Honestly, at this point, she's not "following" us down the "path". To me, she's walking it with us ...side by side.
Thank you, sweet girl.
xoxo
Anna
p.s. I highjacked this photo from the Q13 Website ... please don't sue me!

And ... more ... pics...

They just keep getting better and better!!!!!
xoxo
Anna

NYC pics ...

Back from NYC with the most amazing memories ...

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Dear Lord, where to begin????
I believe our trip to NYC may have very well been on my top 5 of my entire life. To start off ... these photos are from The Hotel Chelsea, where we stayed during our visit. It is, hands down, one of the most amazing and quirky hotels EVER! I was well aware of its history: Sid killing Nancy there, Andy W. spending so much time there, and so many artists that used it as a refuged. Some still do. So, there are still residents mingling along-side of us tourist types.
So, the pics that I've shared, thus far, are of some of the gorgeous artwork that splashes every wall and hallway on EVERY floor of the building. A pic of our K-Dawg is hiding behind a particularly interesting piece of artwork there.
The family and friends arrived with a bang and we had THE MOST FUN AND HYSTERICAL TIME. It was a one for The Bucket List, I can assure you.
The New Normal proved to be one of The most fabulous/funny/tear-jerking/real/well written shows that I've seen in my 36 years. It was phenomenal. The audience ate it up. The cast was brilliant. The crew, likewise. Isaac and Donnetta have done such an amazing job getting this show up. I'm honored, beyond words and heart, to be a part of this amazing piece.
We were able to hang out with quite a few of the YSC gals, as some live in NYC and some were there to be a part of the opening of the SCAR PROJECT. So, E-Beth and I took it in on Friday ... we spent the evening with some of our sweet gals that posed, as they went to the play with us.
So, so much more to write. I await pics from friends and family. I'll highjack those and put them up on the blog and get into specifics about this most beautiful trip.
Until then ...
xoxo
Anna