It's just one of the perks.

Hi Friends,

First off for my two followers, you may have noticed that my blogsite is different to that I would just like to say.... I got bored. :)
Secondly, being a TAD has many rewards. One is having an impact on someone's life and potentially being a role model. It's always really cool when a kid comes running up to you with something urgent to say but when it comes down to it they're just seeking your approval or attention.
"Miss Jennifer! Miss Jennifer! Miss Jennifer!" etc
"Yes?"
(pause)
"Is your hair real?"
You can also insert the following: "You look like Ariel.", "I like your cowboy boots!", and "Break a leg!!!!!!"
Seeing the kids faces light up like that really makes me feel good. Last week was sooooo awesome! The kids got their script on Monday, learned their blocking on Tuesday, and could've performed on Wednesday...offbook. The kids in Stillwater, Oklahoma were so fun and talented, I def felt blessed to perform with them later that week. Ok, now that we got the REAL important stuff out of the way, now I can talk about what REALLY matters.

People give us free stuff.

Now when I say free stuff I don't mean things like pencils or cheesy refriderator stuff. I mean we get FREE STUFF! Last week Loretta and I got to enjoy some of the local food with no charge to us. One day after rehearsal our Contact, Stephanie took us out for dinner at Eskimo Joes. Our meal consisted of an appetizer of delicious cheesy fries, a yummy sandwich and quite possibly the best chocolate milkshake Fo Free! Plus I got to keep the cup that my sweet tea was in. Sweeeeeet! We also got a free meal at Jossepi's which was a local italian restaurant and I LOOOVE Italian food. After the shows on Saturday, one of the families who had kids in the show took us to Mexico Joes where I got this awesome Hawaiian Enchalada. Again it was FO FREE! Side note: I got to keep my cups from these places too. No more old Shoney cups at my house. Woot woot! As if that wasn't enough, our accompanist took Loretta and I to go see Annie at a local theatre at no cost to us. Then the day of the show comes around and we get free snacks in the greenroom, chocolate rice krispy treats from the "Chocolate Factory" that were the size (and weight) of a brick, bags of assorted lindour truffles, $20 giftcards to Sonic, Eskimo Joe keychains (I've been looking for a new keychain for a while since my Puerto-Rico one broke at training.), annnd an extra LARGE cup from Eskimo Joes. Incase you haven't guessed, Eskimo Joes is a big thing in Stillwater Oklahoma. Huge infact. I'm really glad that most hotels have a gym so I can run off all that food.

As hard as it was to say goodbye to our loving kids and sponsors, the parting gifts helped. :)
I'm shallow.
Hahah!

-Jen