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Giving Thanks

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Happy Thanksgiving!

So I just wrote a post on my DCP blog here about what I'm thankful for, but I wanted to do one on here that wasn't as Disney related. I have so much to be thankful for. I am thankful for my wonderful family. Next week I will get to see my dad's parents as well as my biological father, Jeff, and my brother and sister. They're coming up to see me perform in Dicken's Festival. I seriously couldn't have asked for a better family. My parents have been amazing. They're letting me live with them to save money for the Disney College Program. Throughout my entire life I've never had a support system better than that of my mom and dad. It's going to be so weird not to have them right up the road when I'm living in Florida, but my mom is constantly reminding me I'm doing what's best for my future and it's her words of support that help me when I'm second guessing my choice.
I am also so incredibly thankful for my beautiful best friend Ashley. This girl has been a life saver the past four years that I've known her. She's been there through every big moment of mine it feels like. Every breakup, she's been there with ice cream, an open ear and a shoulder to cry on. When I'm feel the depression start creeping in, I call her and it goes away. When I start freaking out and overthinking, she's there to calm me down. I'm seriously going to be so lost without her being a drive away while I'm out at Disney. I feel so blessed to have known her and it's an honor to call her my best friend.
I also feel like Olivia needs her own section in this post. Next to Ashley she has been another incredibly close friend of mine. Watching her grow and change into the woman she's become has been so amazing. And now she's married with a baby on the way and I'm so excited for this next chapter in her life. I'm so thankful that we had that theatre class together all those years ago that brought us together. We may be apart in distance but we will always be together in heart.

I'm also thankful for theatre. For all the teachers I've had that have helped shape me into the actor I am today. I wouldn't be the person I am today without theatre's influence. And I never would've found that passion if it hadn't been for Mrs. Broadhead. I owe everything I am today to her. Theatre has been my biggest escape from reality. Theatre has always been my safe place and that will never change. 

I have so much to be thankful for today, and I hope you do too. Have a very happy Thanksgiving and be safe today folks!

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