Actual Update!

Well, here we are, the end of October. Sammee has been in NYC for almost 2 months now, and Tori only has a little over a month left until Christmas break. So here is the latest news.

The play Sammee is stage managing opens next week. If you are in the NY area, you should go see "Alone" produced by the Rabbit Hole Ensemble. Not sure where it is being performed, but you should go see it. It opens November 1. She is also getting ready for Halloween. No better holiday for a drama geek. Dress up just because it's October 31. And, if she is good to her word, she is supposed to be at the Plaza for the Today show with a sign on Wednesday. Aunt Bobi is counting on you, kiddo. Of course, that is only if she survives Frankenstorm, aka Hurricane Sandy. She is actually excited for her first hurricane. It's only a Cat 1 storm, so it shouldn't be too bad, if it even hits land. She just cracks me up!

This week at Marylhurst University is Homecoming. They don't have any sporting teams, but the Student Board thought having a Homecoming and Alumni weekend would be fun. They have had art exhibits, concerts, and today there is a flash mob. I'm sure Tori was in charge of it. She has always wanted to do a flash mob, and soon we should be able to see how it turned out. She said it's being video taped. This weekend, my parents are also in Portland for an Antique Show. So Tori gets a little family time this weekend also.And she channeled her inner geek this week. Got her own internet and set it up by herself. Luckily, her dad had an extra modem hanging around which saved her money. Next month she will go to LA to Aunt Jenn's for Thanksgiving, the week after that is finals, then home for Christmas Break! So excited to see her again!

I just can't believe how grown up my little girls have become! Setting up their own internet, living in the big cities on their own, toughing out hurricanes, voting, and basically being adults! I miss them every day, but love hearing from them often! Well, that's it for this week. Next week an update on the play, the storm, and all other things Wortham.

Weekly News

Again this week there isn't a whole lot of news on either coast. But, we will start with Sammee. And I only start with Sammee every week because she is the oldest, and in my little brain it is always Sammee, Tori, and  Kat. Otherwise, I would never remember their names.

Sammee's play that she is stage managing opens in 2 weeks. She is so excited for this! Talked to her today and she was giddy! Her barista job is going well too. She had some minor issues with a couple of the managers at first, but they have warmed to the Sammee charm! How could someone not love that smile, and those cheeks (right Aunt Jenn?)! And, the "Three Amigos" are together again! Derek has finally made it to New York! Sammee sounded like a 5 year old right after Santa comes about that. The thing is, Sam and Katelyn haven't seen Derek since Rent closed, at the end of August. Derek went straight to West Yellowstone to do a show, then Katelyn and Sammee left for NYC. The city doesn't know what it's in for with this threesome! Now all they need is Joey to complete the group. Joey, hurry up and get there (sorry, Cindy).

Now Tori. She filmed the commercial last Sunday. Sounds like there will be a "world premiere" on campus. She is working on getting an Operation Christmas Child project together to send packages to kids in countries who don't know Christmas. She and her sisters used to have so much fun putting together boxes for kids when they were little. Glad she has found another project that gives her joy. She just loves giving to others! I love her heart! In other news, we can't get her home for Thanksgiving, which is okay because she will be home a week later. Rather than stay in Portland, where she would surely have lots of people willing to make her feel at home and feed her, she may be going to LA to visit my sister. I am sure Aunt Jenn, James, and especially Ava will make a wonderful holiday for her. And, she has picked up some extra shifts at the bookstore recently. She is quite the money maker. I miss her but am very proud of the woman she has become.

This weekend Mom and Dad are in Salt Lake City for an antique show. My cousin JJ lives there, and his parents, my cousins Joyce and John, were going down to visit. I guess they all went to the antique show. I just love little family reunions!

That is it for this week. Hopefully next week will be more exciting.

Short Post

This will be a short post, since it was an uneventful week.

Sammee is maintaining in NYC. Rehearsals, work at the coffee shop. She loved the Broadway show last week! Nothing real exciting right now. According to my friend Bobi, she will go down to the Plaza at 30 Rock on Halloween to be on the Today show. Here's hoping!

Tori shot the video for the Marylhurst University TV commercial today, Haven't heard from her about how it went, but my little girl's face will be on TV in Portland, OR soon!

I know, I promised to post every Saturday, but I was kind of not motivated yesterday. mainly because I had no real news.

So here, next Saturday Bobi and I are going on the Haunted Tour sponsored by the Southeast Idaho Paranormal Organization. They do a tour every year of the haunted areas of Pocatello. I will probably post after we go on the tour.

Until next week, friends!

What They Are Up To

Time for the weekly Wortham family update. Sammee is loving her jobs. She is also getting used to the time management it takes to get from Brooklyn to Midtown Manhattan and back again. The Barista job is at Bryant Park and the play venue is in Brooklyn. Luckily she can walk to and from rehearsal from her apartment. The Equity actor who has the lead in the show she is stage managing had 2 tickets to see Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolffe on Broadway tonight. Sam and Katelyn are there right now! Free Broadway tickets! And she might have an opportunity for another theatre job in January, thanks to Craig Horness, a friend from college. Sam has had her share of life drama this week. She thought she had lost her wallet today. Luckily, it was at the coffee shop she works at. I told her I am buying one of those wallets with a chain and a dog collar to attach it to so she doesn't lose it again.Other than that, she is enjoying the city and getting used to living there. And, her friend Derek is joining them later this month.

Tori is enjoying school and Portland. I think I mentioned that the PR department posted 2 banners with her picture on them at the entrance of the University. I have been teasing her, calling her "the face of Marylhurst." Well, the university is producing a commercial to air in the Portland area, and they held open auditions on Thursday. On Tuesday, Tori got an email from the head of the PR department saying that she didn't have to go to the casting call on Thursday, because she is on the short list to do the commercial. They are filming either tomorrow or next Sunday. I shall keep you posted and hopefully be able to find and link the commercial.

Nothing new here in Poky. Same ole, same ole. Of course, this is Pocatello. A lot more happens in Portland and NYC than here. There may be news eventually. But more next week!