THE EMMYS

As I write this, I only have a couple more days before the BIG DAY. QUEEN FOR A DAY! THE EMMYS. I have been casting in Florida for almost 30 years and this is the first time I have been nominated for an Emmy for casting. It was for the HBO movie I cast last year called "RECOUNT." I knew this was Emmy winning material as I was casting. Afterall, there were over 100 roles to cast and I cast almost 80 of them alone in Florida. Not to mention that most of those roles had to be look-a-likes. I had to find actors who looked like the person they were portraying. I cast up and down the state of Florida with the help of Ethan. He was my driver, my tekkie, and a great big help overall.
I found out I was nominated on July 17th. I was driving my daughter to camp around 9AM when my cell phone rang, telling me I had a text. I looked down and saw the text from a friend in LA. They always get this info before we do out here on the east coast. A few moments later, my cell phone rang again from an actor friend in LA. I knew why he was calling already.
That was almost 2 months ago and it seemed like a long way off, but now here I am getting ready to leave in less than 48 hours.
The first question that most women ask me is, "What are you wearing?" I finally picked out a dress and shoes on Labor Day. I thought I might lose those extra 10 pounds before I went shopping for the gown I would wear to the black tie ceremony and banquet afterwards. But alas, I just couldn't do it. So instead I will be wearing some help in the form of a "Spanx" to make sure there are no ripples under the dress.
I have been practicing "THE SECRET" for 2 months. Visualizing the Emmy on my desk, in my hand, and me up on that stage accepting the Emmy. I repeat out loud that I am an Emmy winner. I have even picked out a personalized license plate when the time comes for me to renew. I am building this up to monumental proportion. I do not even dare say the "what if..." scenario because I don't want to put that out there. Oh everyone says it is just an honor to be nominated and it is, but I WANT TO WIN!!! Can you blame me? We don't get such great opportunities in Florida. I'm not sure when another one of these will come along again, so I am putting all of my brain power to work and "putting it out there" as they say.
I have to finish packing, get the house and office in order, pack a suitcase for my daughter, board the dog, go to the bank, arrange for my neighbor to get the newspaper and that's what I can remember. My husband is going with me. It's the first vacation we are taking since my daughter is born. She'll be 7 in November.
I haven't felt this excited in years. It's nice, fun, thrilling.
I am just enjoying the moment and continuing to put it out there until the clock strikes midnight and the coach turns back into a pumpkin. Then I can remove the "Spanx" and put on my jeans and tee shirt.
For now, I am enjoying the journey.