This is It.

Maggie Goertzen

Bachelors of Arts in Musical Theatre

Fall 2012.

This is legit, y'all. 

I have finished everything except for one final.

So by Monday night I will be COMPLETELY DONE with my College Career. 

Done.

Finished

Over. 

It is UNREAL how weird this is.

but it is also incredibly exciting.

I am actually looking forward to working my Muggle job more regularly,

to spending more time at SLAC

to getting started on a new theatrical production at The Grand.

to remounting CHARM and going to LA

To finally being an adult who isn't going to school,

but is just... being an adult.

This is it. 

The end of my "college days"

and while I'm thrilled to be finished,

I'm grateful for every last bit of the experience.

Get ready- Lots of Photos to follow.

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Spring Break 2007 with Katelyn and Misael
my first semester at TCC

Summer 2007- Lew's last weekend in Tally.
Please pardon my Freshman 15.

Mari's Birthday 2007
Drunk.

Tallahassee Community College was home for two and a half years. I learned a lot about myself from 2007- 2009, and it was fabulous. I wouldn't trade my community college experience for the world.

The two best roomies a girl could ask for.
<3 Andrea & Bri

I pretended to be a model for a bit.
Photo by My Col

I had a bunny for like... a month.
RIP George Winston Whopper III, Phd.

Big River, Fall 2007- My first college theatre production
I love this girl. Miss her every day.
Shira <3

Bethany and DJ, my subway lovers.
Worked for Subway my entire TCC career.

21st Birthday with my Bestest OCSA/TALLY girls.

 

Forensics Ladies.
Shira, Jess, Alex, Me, Juliet

 

Spring Break '09 at the Beach House

Portland, PhiRhoPi 2009
Sexiest Forensics Team on the Circuit

More Portland fun. This trip was incredible.

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When I had to move back to UT I thought I would die here.

It ended up being the best thing I could've ever done.

While it took me a while to get into the groove,
Weber ended up giving me the best education, connections, opportunities, friendships.

I couldn't have asked for more.

Utah brought me to this cute face.
Buster & I joined forces in 2010, and we've never looked back.

Once I met Rita Moreno.
She's Fierce.

Bought myself my first car outright.
No car payments for me! 

Penguin Ducks! Derek & I backstage @ Carols/Jacks

Corbin's Friends
Worked @ Corbin's for three years, Met some pretty damn cool people.

Mardi Gras party @ The Girls House
First big bash we threw.

Little did we know this would be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
<3 Tanner

I met the most amazing humans doing HAIRSPRAY
<3 Mikey

Shelb & Quita
I adore these women.

Cinco de Mayo 2011
Shebby's hair is so dark!
<3 my Ally Berry.

Harry Potter Midnight Premier!

I stood THIS CLOSE to Josh Groban.
Yes, I took this Picture.

Karaoke Night

Roomies <3 Love

Xana-Girls, XANADU 2011
First Mainstage Weber State Production

Xana-cast

This huge tree fell on our house
Wind-mageddon 2011

A Very Disney Christmas 2011

We're Twins
It just doesnt look like it.
<3 Shawnee

My other twin sister, Mikell.
March 2012, NYC Trip

We Got to do Xanadu twice!!

Xana-Grand. <3 these humans

Orlando Trip 2012
SO MUCH FUN at Universal Studios

Roomie Reunion.
I adore this woman.

Niki & I were framed

The Two Best Besties a girl could want.
We're the coolest.

Ivy and Robin
Halloween 2012

Best College Memory- HUGE Pile of Leaves with my friends

Wednesday and Pugsley Addams
I LOVE SHAE

Roomies & Shae (Our Honorary Roomie)

Katrina's Beautiful Wedding

CHARM- Final Weber Production
Headed KCACTF this February. :D

A Month of Thanks

This month on the Book of Face I committed to posting at least one thing I was grateful for every day. Here's the list:

1. My friends
2. My parents
3. Laughter
4. My Theatre Family at Weber
5. A Cancelled class
6. The Opportunity to cast my vote for President, and for huge piles of leaves to jump in.
7. Buster Brown
8. Coffee
9. Soup & Biscuits, and mom gave me $5
10. Beautiful snow that did not stick to the pavement
11. Starting a new job at SLAC
12. The men and women who serve in our military
13. My small and humble bed
14. Warm running water
15. For naps
16. For Friday, and for Weber's own Dumbledore and McGonagal
17. Cuddles on the couch with PJ and breakfast with him and Missy. And for a night to play with friends.
18. Cold cereal, Starbucks, Lunch with good friends.
19. That my muggle job makes me love my SLAC job ten times more. And for 4 classes till thanksgiving break.
20. For a body that moves when I ask it to.
21. Sleeping in and Coffee with the Roomies
22. Mashed potatoes & Gravy, family time, naps
23. Being confident in my chosen Career path.
24. For TCC, Tally, and my adopted school pride for FSU.
25. Friends who take care of me, and for all the fun we have together.
26. Mikell
27. Guy-friends
28. For Willie who took me to see PTC's A Christmas Carol
29. For no snow!

Tomorrow I shall probably say something about being grateful for one more week of classes in my college career. I have loved being positive and posting things Im glad about on the web. Sometimes I feel like we let our social media voices be far too negative. We use FB and Twitter as our outlets for the grumpy stuff, which is fine, but sometimes we forget to use them as outlets for the happy things as well. I'm a firm believer in being as positive as possible, because you never know how your posts will effect someone else's day.

This month has FLOWN by, and I can't believe that in two weeks from tomorrow I will be a college graduate and I will be headed towards making my way in the world of Theatre. Its quite the surreal idea, but something really exciting. I'm so ready to be moving forward and towards something new. I'm auditioning for Death of a Salesman at The Grand this weekend, and then I'll be looking to try and be in either Les Mis at Pioneer or Voyeur at SLAC. Hopefully one of those two will pan out and I can get some semi-pro credits on my resume before I peace-out for greener pastures. 

gahhhh. i'm so excited for life right now.... :D

What's Left:

• This fashion comparison notebook that i'm avoiding working on
• 3 (yes three) short papers for English due by Friday. (two of these are overdue... )
• Yoga Journal (gotta make up a bunch-a-crap... uggghh)
• Go to a Yoga class off campus
• Final English paper
• Dance showings
• 5 sketches for Costume History
• Music Theory Final (I should probably review my listening stuff... and chord structures... guhh)
• Potentially a test/project for Costume History... she hasnt decided yet

19 days. 19 days i say. That's all I have left till graduation. And the only things between me and that cap and gown are on that list up there.. that's all that's left of my College career... and though it's really not much, I'M DYING because my motivation is non-existant at the moment. I'm just so ready to be through with all of it that I'm checking out two weeks early. No bueno.

But it's really not that much... I can do this.

My thoughts undo me...

"It's always this time of year that my thoughts undo me,

with the ghosts of many lifetimes all around.

But from theses mad heights I can always hear the sound

of the bells of New York City singing all around."

I'm in a funky place. The onset of the Holidays always does that to me. I get nostalgic and melancholy and lonely... and I overthink every little thing. It makes me ache to be somewhere other than where I am. I'm itching to be in Florida or New York, anywhere that isn't stagnant and routinely familiar like Utah has become. While I love the air of family and love and warmth that this season inspires, I tend to get lost in a jungle of emotions that is less than festive. Maybe its seasonal depression to some degree... who knows.

What I do know is that I'm moody and often anxious and unmotivated and confused. And It's time to start making bigger steps towards moving away from the same old stagnant life I'm currently stuck in. There's a light on the horizon, I just have to power through and get there...

To the Horizon...

Relating a little too well to this right now.

I mean really though. I'm such a Chandler.