Week 9. 29 more to go.

Can't believe two months has already gone by... CRAZZYYY.. time goes by so fast its insane! now on week number 9 which means 29 more weeks to go. Doesn't seem like much eh? well...when you consider there are 52 weeks in a year.. that makes it seem like a lot more! We only have about two months left in Alaska.. then off to CARIBBEAN!! Can't wait for sunshine and beach! This week one of our female dancers who extended her contract went home.. just for a week.. so we are in the process of quickly re-blocking our shows for this week. Our show last night was quite ridiculous. ha well the first show.. lots of things just went wrong.. some of those things included me being in a number that I'm not usually in and managing to run into everyone and their dog while performing. and the fact that the ship was rocking uncontrollably didn't help... especially when I can barely keep myself standing on stable service, let alone a rolling ship! other than the shows being disastrous the rest of the night was quite enjoyable. Went out to Northern Lights and had a brilliant night of dancing and fun! The only downfall was that they didn't have anything to make my virgin pina colada. fail. So I had to stick with my usual gingerale. YAY for being sober!

Beautiful day in Alaska.

BEYOND BEAUTIFUL DAY IN KETCHIKAN! 72 degrees today and SUNNY! wow if everyday could be like this... I think I would actually enjoy the Alaskan summer. Things on the Zuidey are great. I have come to the conclusion that my whole contract will be filled with millions of goodbyes.. and I'm not talking about the passengers! ha I feel like everyone I have spent the last month with is gone or about to leave. Being in the cast we have one of the longest contracts on board, so we will see many people come and go and maybe even come back again! Its insane how close you get to people in such a short period of time.. and when they leave.. not knowing if you'll ever see them again because they have to live in Australia or Ireland or Turkey... goodness... guess it gives me a good excuse to vacation eh? The people I have met thus far are truly amazing and I couldn't ask for better people to spend my days with! well just another day in Ketchikan- DreamPark tonight- then Vancouver Saturday for a new cruise to begin :)

xoxo

4th of July at sea.

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!! Didn't really feel like the 4th of July... considering I was on a boat lost at sea... ha no fireworks.. nothing much of a party because there are not just Americans on the cruise! ha but we still got to celebrate. We performed Stage and Screen and after we went out to Northern Lights to celebrate. So many people came out it was brilliant! not only was it the 4th, but we also gained an hour of sleep... partly the reason so many people came out ha! Got to dance, drink (just diet coke of course) haha and partttyyy.. we were all dolled up because it was formal night-- I love dressing up! after we continued the party in the OB. fun night with some truly amazing people! Juneau again today... cold.. cloudy.. and rainy... theres an alaskan summer for ya! having some amazing chinese food again at Zen, then back to the ship for a relaxing night off. Our replacement who was suppose to be here on saturday ended up not coming.... but we are getting another one in a week.. hopefully... ha and he should be here until the end of september and then hopefully Phillip is better and can return to his zuidey family! Skagway again tomorrow.

xoxo

girl lost at sea :)

KETCH YOUR KAN.

HAPPY CANADA DAY!! WAHOOOO! I LOVE YOU LOOSH! Spending the day in Ketchikan, Alaska! pretty cloudy day... not to cold though which is nice. Eating at Annabelle's, which is supposedly known to have the best chicken fingers?? we shall see. it also has free internet-- FANTASTIICC!! Tonight we perform Dreampark... aahh the worst part of this show is the costume changes for me.. ha I swear I sweat more off the stage than on! We should have good shows tonight though. we have a few teenage groupies that love to sit in the very front of every show and steal flowers from around the ship to give to us! hahahah oh they are cuutee! GOOD NEWS! haven't been sea sick at all this cruise! yayy!! ha but... I did take a pill one of the nights.. but still I think I'm finding my sea legs! okay so two nights ago after we performed In Concert... we decided to have a girls night and watch a girlie movie... well Loosh decided to boycott this idea because she hates chicks flicks so she went to the OB for a drink. when I got back to the room she was passed out on the bed with full stage makeup on and same clothes she went out in. I get into bed and closed my eyes for about 2 seconds when I hear BAMMM BING JKAIEILMCIIESF.... followed by a groan.. I turn on the lights and Loosh is on the ground.. yes she fell out of bed! and took the bed rail down as well! My first reaction of course was to laugh haha but then I asked her if she was okay? she immediately got up and ran out of the room. I was so confused... I got up and cracked the door open because I knew she didn't have her key, and I waited on my bed for her to come back.. good thing she came back or I would have had to go out and look for her in my underwear! when she got back I kept asking her where she went and she wouldn't respond to me... She went pee then jumped back in bed and went to sleep! hahahahh in the morning she didn't remember what happened.. she didn't believe me until she saw her blankets and the broken bed rail on the floor. ha that is one of the many brilliant nights of my life. again I love you LOOSH, she's a canadian. :)

Day In Juneau.

The Ms. Zuiderdam is ported in Juneau today! We performed Stage and Screen last night, don't know what it is but for some reason the ship likes to rock every Stage and Screen night. GAAHHH! It starts getting rough towards the end of the first show... then we should just forget about the second show, we are all over the place! After the show Jamie (our cruise director) invited us all out to Northern Lights for drinks and fun. played good music this time so it was fun times friends! after we hit up the OB of course.... and we can't forget the 2 AM bakery run!!! fresh cinnamon rolls and cookies YUM!!!! oh and all of this action is happening in my formal dress with my new slipper booties :) today I am enjoying the day with my cast. Getting some chinese from Zen, then headed to the post office to mail my fathers day present... OOPS...sorry daddy its a bit late! then we off to the amazing Fred Meyer to get some necessities. Its a late night in Juneau... but I still won't be on land to see it get dark haha so crazzyy! Its still light outside at 11 p.m. what is this life! tomorrow we have a long day in Skagway. get into port around 7 AM and we don't leave till about 9 PM, thats our longest day in port, and probably the most boring port! haha except the scenery is brilliant, can't wait to hike tomorrow! Tomorrow night we perform In Concert, yipppeee!

I'M ON A BOAT

Lots of changes have happened in the past two months... went from being jobless with no money and no plans... to getting a job, getting my butt whipped for a month and now living on a ship for 8 months! haha this life is crazy out here and I'm loving every second of it! now on my fourth cruise of my contract.... feels like I've already been out here a year though! weeiiirrdd! all of shows have been going great.. well... except when the sea decides not to cooperate! had a few realllllyyy rocky nights. last week Lisa and I were the sicky's... laying on the floor in between shows.. they almost cancelled our second because it was so bad.. but we made it through! My cast is amazing! such a brilliant group of people to be working with, I'm so blessed! sad day though- one of our male dancers injured his knee so we will be saying goodbye to him for six weeks hoping his knee heals and he can return to us! LOVE YOU PHILLIP!! as of right now we are ported in Skagway, Alaska. Reallllllllly small town but beautifuullll!! can't wait to start hiking! one thing that sucks though is there is no internet in skagway... ridiculous eh? I was upset when I found that out today... also... Loosh and I ordered green tea lattes from the starbucks... ewww we paid $6 each! insaannee right? haha I was shocked! anyways.. I'm so excited for this contract! I love experiencing new things, and I feel like I experience new things everyday out here! loooveee iittt!

Keep on Keepin on.

xoxo

THE TEAM

Felt like I was running a bit of a hotel the past few weeks.. haha kiddinnggg.. had friends from all over staying with me! I LOVED IT! probably the best weeks I've had in a supperrr long time! ha I really needed to be surrounded by people who truly love and care about me.. reminded me how blessed I am to have such amazing people in my life! Now they all just need to move out here and stay with me foreeverr.. I mean who doesn't want to live in californ I A?? haha. I can't wait till my bestieeee Kaley Freeze becomes my my roomie :) she's the besstt everr. Now start of a new week, can't wait to perform a brilliant piece in Carnival. Can't wait to be reunited with my Mosaic Family to have some excellent performances on Easter! So grateful I get to be apart of it! The thing I'm most excited about is going back to UTAH on the 12th!! hopefully.. ha the date keeps getting pushed back. can't wait to see my amazing family!! i love them so mucchh!!

xoxo