The Spirit's Gonna Get Ya!

Sometime in October Brynn jumped into the car after school and shoved a crumpled green paper into my face. She then announced that she was auditioning for the Ridgeline 3rd Grade performance of "A Christmas Carol."
"Fun," I said.
"I have to memorize a speech and tryouts are next week," she informed me.
"Fuuuuunnnn," I said again, trying to muster a little more excitement in my voice.
Sometime that night she showed me the passage she had to memorize.
Oh brother, I thought. This is too long. And it sounds funny. Charles Dickens? Ugh. I don't have the energy for this tonight.
Luckily it wasn't ME who was auditioning. Brynn had it memorized lickety split and graced us with her memorized passage every chance she got. We heard it done cowboy style, British style, hip hop style, and my personal favorite, pirate style.
It wasn't uncommon to hear, "BRYYNNNNN, STOP! We're sick of it!" coming from her sibling's mouths. Plum pudding and holly through the heart gets kind of tiring after 400 times.
Well, the day finally arrived (thank goodness) and Brynn was rewarded for all her hard work with a SPEAKING part! I need to make sure you understand the honor here. There are SEVEN 3rd grade classes at Ridgeline Elementary. Yes, we live in Utah County.
December soon showed it's wintery head and "A Christmas Carol" was performed for all to enjoy. I don't think there has EVER been a more excited and happy Business Woman #1 than there was this year. Brynn performed her two lines flawlessly and had many fans to support her. Thank you to all her grandparents for coming down to support her. It meant the WORLD to her.
She announced that night that she's finally decided what she wants to be when she grows up. She's gone through various phases with this. She's wanted to be a McDonald's worker, a Build-A-Bear employee, a princess, a veterinarian, a dancer, a teacher, etc. But now, dim the lights and raise the curtains: she wants to be an actress..... (please whisper wistfully when you say these final two words).