14 Crazy Monkeys

In case you have not kept up with recent news

Alpha Psi Omega has 14 New Members!

Those who make it through the initiation process (aka all of them most likely) will be recorded in our chapter's history as the Alpha Alpha class. I made a lame joke about their weekly meetings being called AA meetings. I keep making lame jokes in this organization and they keep sticking and I am SO SORRY. (Flashbacks to an unending sea of mermaid posts).

This is my first year not running the show after three years of working with some of the best Stage Mommas ever. That won't stop me from welcoming all the new members though. The alumni have all been buzzing. We're super excited about these kids and the pairs and all the fun they're going to have and the magic they will create. It really is such an exciting time and I'm so happy they get to experience it and join our beautiful theatre family. And after doing the job so long, I could go through the whole New Member Education routine in my sleep, so I keep getting hyped up about all the new things they get to do.

I'm mostly excited for Mandy & Nick. I obviously talk to Mandy about it pretty much every day. She's loving this. She's been having such a great time. Most importantly, this job means something to her and she genuinely cares about her babies. I can't begin to tell you how essential that was to me when figuring out who would be Stage Parents for this school year. My heart is singing, knowing that we all made the right choice.

I miss it. I really do. It's the most wonderful job in the world. And, like I told Mandy, it's addicting. It's so weird to not be shopping for door dec supplies and delivering clues and organizing events and sending out meeting minutes and all that. But I'm still so very happy. And I'm grateful that people have been willing to humor me and keep me in the loop. They're indulging my addiction haha. It's okay. I'm not gonna stop them!

The new members find out about their Bigs on March 5th. Until then, it's fun and guessing games! Seriously. This is the most wonderful time of the year.