In a single moment

So earlier today, my friend told me for an english assignment she was going to have to write a paper on a single moment that changed her life. One event/point/instant where she knew her life was going to be different from then on. So I began to think if i've had anything like that happen to me and i seriously couldn't think of one. How pathetic! Many hours later I've realized that i have had numerous instances that were life changing and i didn't even realize it. I just needed to blurt out a few.

It's November, I can't remember quite what day, but it was November. It was opening night of the first play i'd ever done and what am I? The lead of course! The person who has to carry the entire show to the likely mediocre applause to follow what I thought would be a mediocre performance from a novice actor. Tevye was so beyond my mindset and I honestly couldn't believe the Nuttcase of a director cast me in such a part. I'd had absolutely no acting experience so how exactly was I supposed to pull this off? Never have I felt sick to my stomach from nerves. As my father applied the heinousness that is Spirit Gum which would glue a faux moustache and beard made from horse hair to my acne-filled face, I considered running. I honestly did. I could not believe I was about to go on a seemingly ginormous stage and say the lines I suddendly couldn't remember. However, as soon as that curtain rose and i began spouting off my lines, I knew I would never be able to shake the acting bug, EVER AGAIN!

It's June 18, 2005. Me, my father, my uncle and I had just arrived home from a showing of Batman Begins. We discussed in great detail each section we loved, all the action scenes, the romance, the dark moments. Then I get a phone call. Having seen many movies, I know a phone call after a great night is a tad ominous. It's a schoolmate. And he tells me, our beloved drama teacher passed earlier that day. I couldn't (or wouldn't) believe him. Surely this has to be some sick joke. He goes on to tell me that they are having a type of wake at the Sacketts house. Needing to see to believe I drove over there. The sound of many a musical theater song, full of hopes for better days reach my ears before the the door is opened. As I enter, I'm drowned in a wave of tears and emotion and I know it's true. The disbelief fades away and my own set of tears begin to fall.

Flashforward, a year and a half. November 2006. My family and I are in California for our annual road trip. At random, my family decided to venture out to the Century City mall. They had a Borders and I LOVE Borders. I convinced my parents to get the Lost soundtrack if I can get it at Christmas. Across from the eatery is a gigantic advertisment for The Holiday. So while I'm staring at a 15 ft. Jack Black, I get a call. Oh, those ominous phone calls. It's my friend Janessa. She explains how one of my best friends ( her bf) and some select other friends got an internship. An internship where they would move halfway across the states and work that oh so famous mouse. And the tears begin. Turns out him leaving would start off what shall hence forth be known as 'the year of leaving'. Soon after, other friends start skiping town to serve the Big Guy in the sky. One by one. It was like the second season of Lost where characters got picked off one at a time.

Now, in just a few weeks, (I hope) a major life change will occur. There will be many moments where everything changes. People, time, life. Some could say it's those changes that shape our lives and make us who we are. Well I say it's how we handle the changes that makes us who we are. Just some philosophy there for ya. Spark a life changing moment!