Monday was my first "official" day off where there was no traveling or load-in scheduled. Just a solid day to do whatever I wanted around Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This basically consisted of sleeping late, working out, going the see
The Help (highest recommendation, both the book and movie) and a late night dinner. Working on the road is an interesting schedule to get accustomed to (especially if you aren't a fan of coffee - no need to worry there) if you've been in the real world any length of time. Most every weekday I am off and arrive at the theatre 2 hours before curtain (i.e. 5:30pm for a 7:30pm show). Then I treat from that time until the end of the show, 5 hours later, whenever I'm needed for either scheduled visits posted on the call board or walk-ins. On the weekends, the same thing occurs, except there are two shows usually on Saturdays and Sundays, therefore, a typical workday can be from 12pm to 11pm with an hour dinner break. It gets to be pretty busy around the theatre these days, so I've found that you may as well get comfortable and wear warm clothes. It's complete opposite from the 7am-4pm shift I began working all summer. Now I'm just getting off of work at my prior bedtime, staying up into the early morning, and sleeping in until 10-11am. I do miss my mornings, but it's worth it every minute of it. Fortunately, most everyone I know has a similar schedule, which makes it more fun than work. Speaking of fun...
Tuesday morning, I awoke bright and early around 9:30am to prepare for the field trip planned to a true-life SASKATOON FARM! Linda, a member of the cast, met the man that owns it, and he offered to have us over. Living the city life for the last 2 1/2 months made me jump at this opportunity! Not only did he have lunch (with two homemade desserts!) prepared, he took us around his farm to see the piglets, chicken coop, sheep, cows, roosters, and baby chicks. His sweet dog, Shelby, was at our heels the entire time. In the end, we collected eggs from the coop, apples he picked right from his tree, and animal poop on the bottom of our shoes.. and for Lindsay, her shirt. It was such a fantastic experience, and well appreciated after living in a hotel for the past 15 days (with many, many more days to come). At least with living in a hotel I don't have to clean. Definitely a perk!
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| Lindsay and Shelby |
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| Linda with the piglet |
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| Quote of the day: "Is it poop?!" - Lindsay |
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| All nestled on top of one another. |
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| Christine and me on an egg hunt. |
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| Something we didn't care to take back with us. |
Tuesday morning, I awoke bright and early around 9:30am to prepare for the field trip planned to a true-life SASKATOON FARM! Linda, a member of the cast, met the man that owns it, and he offered to have us over. Living the city life for the last 2 1/2 months made me jump at this opportunity! Not only did he have lunch (with two homemade desserts!) prepared, he took us around his farm to see the piglets, chicken coop, sheep, cows, roosters, and baby chicks. His sweet dog, Shelby, was at our heels the entire time. In the end, we collected eggs from the coop, apples he picked right from his tree, and animal poop on the bottom of our shoes.. and for Lindsay, her shirt. It was such a fantastic experience, and well appreciated after living in a hotel for the past 15 days (with many, many more days to come). At least with living in a hotel I don't have to clean. Definitely a perk! 
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