And the fun begins!

Welcome to my blog! I'm currently located in Wisconsin, getting ready for the big move on Monday! I have two days left to pack and get everything in order, then I'll be in Minneapolis for the weekend, and then Jared and I are off to head east!

Now, for the first blog, I've decided an introduction to the likely cast of main characters is in order...

Amanda- that's me. A young college graduate with a degree in theatre who has decided to test herself by moving across the country to a strange, large city.
Jared- Amanda's boyfriend. He's NOT moving to New York, but is dropping her off there. He is a reserve Airman and the other part of his heart belongs to the US military. Jared and Amanda have not been together for too long, but have quickly fallen head-over-heels in like with eachother and are on the relationship fast track. We'll see how distance tests their relationship.
Jana- Amanda's friend from college, the wonderful lady she's renting her room from.
Kelsey- Amanda's best friend in the whole, wide world. They've been together since high school and Kelsey will be in the second wave of moving to Astoria.
Al- A fine young man who Amanda met by chance in Wisconsin. A fellow actor and a guy who's turned out to be a wonderful friend!
Sammy (or just Sam)- A good friend from Wisconsin, who along with Jana were the first wave of Wisconsinites in Astoria. Amanda will be relying on him for a lot of moral support.
Tom and Bob- A pair of Kelsey's friends who have become Amanda's friends. They are both recent transplants from Wisconsin to Astoria.
Reb- Amanda's mother's best friend's daughter. The girls grew up only seeing eachother for a few days in the summer because of distance, but the internet has kept them in contact and fate has now brought them to the same city.
Zach- Amanda's cousin, the longest, most well established resident of the city in Amanda's world. He will be frequently called upon in a crisis.

The folks back home:
Mom and Dad- Amanda's loving and supportive parents.
Richie and Jackie- Amanda's eldest brother and his significan other.
Brian and Carmen- The middle brother and his wife.
Ali- Amanda's second college roomate and one of her best friends.
Jenna- Amanda's first college roomate, also one of her best friends.
The Sarah's- Two amazing friends from the Girl Scouts. Sarah O is a school teacher and Sarah H is the mother of delightful Ollie.
Caitlin- not exactly at home, but is the support on the Left Coast. She's mother to Cole and along with the Sarah's and Amanda, they make up the Spice-Girl-singing, boy-terrorizing girl gang "F.L.A.S.H."

I believe that should conclue the major casting at this point. Stay tuned for more pictures and thoughts!