I turn 40 in about a month.

I’ve been blessed in the past couple of years to be able to unintentionally fulfill a few items on my 45 X 45 list, and have my sites on a few more in the next couple of years.

However, this past fall-into-winter, I stumbled into a role in the local community theater.

One of my customers at the bank was the producer and urged me to audition.

It was A Charlie Brown Christmas, so of course I did.

Say hello to Violet Grey.

Also in the cast was Shermy (my hubby, Erik), and a couple of Woodstocks (Kennedy & Molly)…and backstage you could find Denver helping out.

For two months we rehearsed.

Sang.

Roller skated!!!

I had forgotten how much I loved doing theater.

Plenty of excuses not to.

This turned into a family affair and was the perfect way to dip my toe back into the theater pool.

More auditions are planned (this month! Eek!).

Though my available time has waned in recent months, that theater bug has re-seated itself into my blood.

This was about more than knocking another item off of my bucket list.

It was like coming home.

I won’t go all crazy 4-shows-a-year-so-I’m-never-home again.

But I won’t go too far away from home again.

This time, though, it’ll be just me.