Author: Kathryn Louise

JANUARY

• 1/1 – Daryl and I start driving from Missoula to Portland.  It was a very wintery drive.
• 1/2 – After getting donuts at Spud Nuts in the Tri-Cities, we arrive in Portland.
• 1/6 – Dinner at the Beech Haus
• 1/8-9 – Edgefield weekend.  We woke up to an inch of ice over the 4Runner!
• 1/9 – Daryl, Chadler, Riley, and I head to Mt. St. Helens to try to ski.  We didn’t ski, but we did encounter three stuck vehicles.
• 1/10 – 8th Anniversary!
• 1/11 – The first of several Portland snow days.  We went back country skiing at Mt. Tabor, a dormant volcano in Portland.
• 1/13-15 – Astoria weekend.  We get dinner with Tammy and Gerhett at Fort George and Daryl skis Coxcomb Hill at the Column!
• 1/16 – After barely making it to the airport because of the snow, I fly back to Missoula.
• 1/23 – The first day of my last semester of undergrad!

FEBRUARY

• 2/3-4 – ACDA Benefit Concert
• 2/18-19 – Daryl and Riley visit Missoula!
• 2/27 – I was able to get out of tech early to see Blind Pilot play at the Wilma!  My heart and soul was so filled.

MARCH

• 3/8-11 – Dance In Concert.  I get to use both my majors, performing in Giselle and Heidi’s piece and designing lights for Racheal Lincoln’s piece.
• 3/17-28 – Spring Break!
• 3/19 – We hike at Wallace Falls then get dinner with Chadler.
• 3/24 – Smash Putt!
• 3/25-26 – I5 Super Awesome Friends weekend: We stay at the Crystal Hotel with Lizommy, then the four of us meet up with Chadler at Mt. Hood to ski.  When Daryl heads back up to Seattle, I head south to Eugene with Lizommy.
• 3/27-28 – Eugene with Liz and Tommy.  I snuggle with Debo and Bindi while doing homework and help them pack up their house.
• 3/29-4/3 – The American College Dance Association Northwest Regional Conference at the University of Oregon in Eugene!
• 3/30 – Since I was at the UO campus, M and I got lunch.  I’m so thankful internet friends continue to be in-real-life friends.

APRIL

• 4/1 – Charlie and I take an amazing ballet class with James Sutton, one of the Adjudicators at ACDA.  Both of UM’s piece are selected for the Gala Concert!
• 4/2-3 – Heidi and I take turns driving us (and Hannah) home from Eugene.
• 4/10-14 – Emily and Arina visit!  My heart and soul was so filled with their love and laughter.
• 4/14 – Spring Studio Works.

MAY

• 5/1 – My Modern class took a field trip to Arlee High School to do a Lec/Dem.  It was so much fun dancing for and with high school students who haven’t been exposed to modern dance before.
• 5/2-6 – Dance New Works and Where We Start.  I am so proud of the work everyone presented, but especially my fellow Seniors and I.
• 5/3-15 – My parents come to town!  It was so great to have them in Missoula for two weeks, even though I was extremely busy.
• 5/7 – School of Theatre & Dance Picnic.  I was given the Jack of All Trades and Most Promising Senior Technician Solo Cup Awards and the Ripple Effect Paper Plate Award.  I am so thankful for this school and these people.
• 5/13 – Graduation!  I officially graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Lighting Design and Stage Management!
• 5/29 – Daryl drives our moving truck to Seattle.
• 5/30 – Riley and I drive to Seattle.  I can’t believe we live here now!

JUNE

• 6/4 – Daryl’s birthday!  We go to Bremerton to see Saville, Mike, and the kids.
• 6/10 – Fort George 3-Way IPA release party at Rueben’s Brews.  So much fun!
• 6/13 – Daryl and I see Emily perform at the Spotlight on Seattle show at Broadway Performance Hall.
• 6/17-18 – Daryl, Johnny, Riley, Grand Paw, and I go backcountry skiing at Chinook Pass on Naches Pass.  I love the mountains.
• 6/24 – 6 weeks after graduating, I start my first job in one of my fields!  Stage Managing Madagascar, Jr  with the Hi-Liners.  We move into our first Seattle apartment!
• 6/27 – Daryl and I go to a Mariner’s game for my birthday!

JULY

• 7/4 – Daryl and I ski and climb Naches Peak.  Look at that view of Mt. Rainier!
• 7/13-16 – Madagascar, Jr performances at Renton Civic Theatre.  I’m so proud of these kids!
• 7/28 – My second job post graduating was designing lights for a Summer Acting Camp at Taproot Theatre.
• 7/29-30 – Daryl and I head down to Portland for a float trip with the Beech Haus.  So thankful for our friends!

AUGUST

• 8/4 – Daryl, Johnny, Niki, Ian, Riley, Grand Paw, and I spend the evening floating at Matthew’s Beach.
• 8/11 – My second lighting design gig of the summer at Taproot.
• 8/13 – We head to Mt. Pilchuck to hike for a bit before going to Woodland Park Zoo to see Blind Pilot and Gregory Alan Isakov!
• 8/14 – First day at Diva Espresso!
• 8/14-26 – Daryl, Johnny, Riley, and I head to Idaho for the Total Solar Eclipse.  We hiked into Alpine Lake in the Sawtooth Wilderness just outside of Stanley, ID.  IT WAS SO COOL!

SEPTEMBER

• 9/9 – Griz vs Huskies game!  We totally lost, but had a blast!
• 9/12 – Tech week starts for Relativity at Taproot Theatre (I was the Light Board Op and Programmer).
• 9/16 – Emily, Anya, and I had a lady date at Velocity to see Seattle Dance Showcases, then we got drinks at Optimism Brewing.  So thankful for have UM people in Seattle with me.
• 9/17 – Daryl and I spend the day with Mike, Saville, and the kids in Bremerton.  So happy to have family so close.
• 9/22 – Opening night of Relativity.
• 9/24 – Daryl, Riley, and I hike to the look out on Mt. Pilchuck.  It was such a beautiful day.  I love hiking so very much.

OCTOBER

• 10/1 – For Riley’s first birthday, Daryl, Johnny, Grand Paw, Riley, and I hiked to Rampart and Rachael Lakes.  It was such a perfect fall hike – and it snowed while we were at Rachael Lakes, which was the cherry on top for me.
• 10/8-9 – Edgefield weekend for our cake tasting!
• 10/21 – My Dad visits and is our first visitor to our apartment.
• 10/29 – I bought a new car!  I drove to the dealership in a 1991 Subaru Legacy with 311,645 miles and I drove home in my new 2014 Subaru Crosstrek with 37,247 miles!  She’s so beautiful!

NOVEMBER

• 11/4 – Date night to see Mike Birbiglia at the Moore Theatre
• 11/9 – Date night to see Her Story at the Pacific Northwest Ballet.  We love Beer & Ballet!
• 11/11 – My Mama and Becky come to town for a ladies day.  I buy my wedding dress!
• 11/18-19 – Astoria weekend to see Blind Pilot at the Liberty Theatre.  I saw them three times this year!
• 11/22 – Daryl has emergency hernia surgery.  Very thankful for modern medicine.

DECEMBER

• 12/7 – Date night to see the Banff Mountain Film Festival at Benaroya Hall.
• 12/14 – Date night to see The Nutcracker at PNB.  I cried during Waltz of the Flowers – it was the most beautiful, clean version I have ever seen.
• 12/16 – Cascade Grotto Christmas Party!
• 12/23-25 – Eugene.  We have Chrsitmas Eve dinner at the Carriere’s.  So thankful for our I5 Super Awesome Friends.
• 12/25 – Christmas dinner in Astoria with my parents and Grandma.
• 12/28 – I got to be a sub LBO at Taproot for A Civil War Christmas.