Mooresville Mondays

This morning was the earliest I’ve had to wake up since I’ve been back at work. Yep, It even hurt having to set my alarm for 4:45am last night. It made me tired just thinking about getting up that early. Surprisingly, I wasn’t that tired when I got up but the day wore on me quickly. By the time I had to make the hour drive back home after working 13 hours, I was dozing off. Fortunately, the weather was very overcast and even a bit chilly at times this morning. Perhaps the cooler weather was due to the rain storms yesterday. We didn't get much here in Charlotte, but Wilmington got a good dose yesterday afternoon. Marshall sent me some amazing pictures he took of the lightning down at Carolina Beach while he was down there eating with some friends. Whatever the reason for the cooler weather this morning, I didn't care I was just glad for it. It wasn’t until we moved inside that the sun really came out and started to heat things up.

I have to say while Mooresville might be a far drive, it’s a cute little town. I always enjoy when we shoot downtown, simply for the aesthetics of the place. It’s very old fashioned. They even have these great murals painted on the sides of buildings that resemble old school posters. The other great thing about today was being able to catch up with my old college friend, Carl. Since he lives in Mooresville, he was able to meet me for lunch at Wasabi’s. It was a quick lunch but it was still fun to feel normal for a second and have lunch out with someone. That’s one of the drags about the film business. No lunch dates. No dinner dates either on most days. In fact, just forget about having any life because you are a slave to the project.

All in all, it was a good Monday albeit a long one. I got to enjoy the cute quaintness of Mooresville and I really enjoyed the lunchtime company. And to top it all off, we ended the day filming beside this snow cone shop. So we all were treated to snow cones. Who doesn't love a good snow cone on a hot day? But the best part of this Monday - it’s over and tomorrow is Tuesday and my husband and dogs are coming up to see me. I can’t wait! I know I won’t see them much on days I have to work, but knowing I get to come home to them makes it all worthwhile. I wish it could be like that every night. The only thing better would be for us all to be home in Wilmington working and coming home to our own house every night. Ahh, what a life that would be. Normal people just don’t know how good they really have it.