A Nat in the kitchen

My New Toy!

2009-12-15T16:11:00.000-08:00

Coming home!

2009-10-16T16:49:00.000-07:00

It's hard to believe that the production is over, but it's time. I'm so glad I came, and I hope to do it again someday.

I miss everyone from the production, but that's a good thing. I didn't expect to come away from this trip with some great, hopefully lifelong, new friends. God has blessed me indeed.

We fly home this Tuesday! And I'm so excited to be back home and see everyone!

Update

2009-10-03T18:14:00.000-07:00

We fed 250 people on Wednesday---the biggest day yet. There were a lot of logistics to figure out, but it went smoothly, and the food was served on time. We only have two more scheduled days of filming, so it's coming to a close.

It's been a great experience. I've learned so much, have had to overcome struggles and challenges, and yet it's been good.

Victoria's joined the catering team, so it's great having her help. Today was a good day. I'm tired....it'll be nice to have a day off tomorrow.

-Natalie

Day 20

2009-09-26T07:05:00.000-07:00

We have one more week of main production left! It's hard to believe two weeks of filming have already passed. Meals have been going smoothly, as we're getting into a routine. Everyone loves the food, so that's a plus! :)

I'm doing well...and getting sleep. We're taking shifts so we're getting more rest. Some people have been fighting some sickness, so I'm trying to stay well.

A few bumps have come up, but the Lord's helping me pull through. I'm so excited for getting today and Sunday off! Tonight there's a cast and crew talent show here at camp. I'm going to play a piano piece (Waterfall!), depending on how I'm feeling. I hurt my back this past week, so I'm sore and stiff, although I'm doing a little better.

We're planning on baking M&M cookies and peach cobbler this afternoon, so I'm excited about that. :)

I'm missing my laptop battery cable...turns out someone else has a Dell here, so I have their cable and they have mine. So I need to track that down today. My battery is low.

Have a great weekend!

-Natalie

P.S. Victoria gets here on Monday!

Day 14

2009-09-20T20:18:00.000-07:00

Today was nice! We went to church, had lunch, and then a bunch of us played baseball at the camp. We had sandwiches for dinner, and then I went for a walk.

I really like the landscape and weather here, although it's mostly cloudy, instead of blue skies. That's the only thing that's weird with the weather. We've had some rainstorms, which somewhat interfered with filming, but we were able to keep going.

I feel much rested after this weekend, and I'm excited about getting back to work tomorrow. It's a good feeling to have the first week of filming completed, but we're going to be busy this next week.

Have a great Monday!

Day 13

2009-09-19T19:58:00.000-07:00

Hey!

Today was really nice. I slept in, and then we went out to Applebee's for lunch, then drove around Old Salem, went and saw a movie, went out for dinner at a Mexican restaurant, and then went to Best Buy. It was a good day! It was so nice to just relax and have a day off. And not cook! :)

I'm hoping to get even more sleep tonight! Last night we had a night shoot...it was fun ordering in pizza at 12 AM. :)

Hope you all are doing well!

The Movie Blog

2009-09-17T14:46:00.000-07:00

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Day 7

2009-09-13T19:28:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow's the first day of filming! We moved the whole production company to Troy, NC, which is about 2 hours south of Winston-Salem. We were busy setting up the snack and food tables, and now we're at a hotel getting ready for tomorrow.

It was so good to go to church this morning! A few of us went to one close to the camp and they had coffee....with 10 different flavors of creamers! It was soooo good! :)

Christina arrived here tonight, so it's great seeing her. She won't be working with me in my department, but it'll still be good having her around.

Tomorrow's call time for the catering crew is 5 AM, so we're getting there at 4:30, which means getting up at 3:30. Yikes.

I realized today that I really like trail mix, the kind from Costco. I could eat it all day...

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Day 6

2009-09-12T08:45:00.000-07:00

I got to sleep for 8 hours last night! That was so good. I really haven't been sleeping well this week, and I need sleep to get energy to be able to give it my all.

A fun story: Krispy Kreme is donating doughnuts to the production, so yesterday we went to go pick them up. We each wore a KK hat and carrying the doughnuts we walked into the Production Office. It made everyone smile....gotta bring fun and laughter to the set.

Until later!

Day 4

2009-09-11T01:35:00.000-07:00

Hey! Here are some pictures I took tonight, so you can get an idea of what we've been doing. The top picture is the "lounge area" at the camp/retreat center--that's where we hang in the evenings, work on computers, etc.

The 2nd picture was taken tonight during dinner. We had a smaller crowd tonight, but it gives you an idea. And then the last picture is of me in the kitchen.

It's been busy, but good. Today went smoothly, and I was able to relax somewhat tonight. There's a grand piano in the camp gym, so I played that for awhile, and then some basketball and another game (which I don't know the name of...but I like it :) A few of us then watched a movie (okay, I watched the intro and then left, haha) I worked some, and now Jake and I are doing paperwork (fun stuff!) and eating grapes and milk. And donuts. :) It's 1:33 am, and we're pretty tired. But we're almost done for tonight, which is a good thing.

Hope you all are doing well! Miss you guys!

Back to work... :)

Day 2

2009-09-08T19:05:00.000-07:00

Today was easier (yet busier). We served breakfast at the camp (where the majority of the crew is staying), and then went shopping, brought in burgers for lunch, went shopping again, then I was in a production meeting for 2 hours, and then we came back to the camp and prepped and served dinner. We just finished cleaning up ("we" being my crew of four and I) and now get to relax.

I'm tired. I didn't sleep well last night, it's hard with jet lag and getting used to the time change. And constantly thinking through details! I need to learn how to quit "thinking." :)

-Natalie

Day 1

2009-09-07T18:46:00.000-07:00

I made it!

It's been an interesting day. I've met a lot of people, seen the majority of locations (scene locations, church kitchens, stores, etc) so I'm starting to get to know the city. I have some great assistants! Jake and I went shopping this afternoon, only getting lost a couple times. :) But it was fun, just getting used to everything.

I'm really tired tonight. I only got about 4 1/2 hours of sleep last night....but I made it through the day, so I'm happy. Even with only one sip of coffee at 6 PM...haha :)

It's somewhat surreal that I'm here. I've been working and planning on this for a long time (okay, so a couple months :) but now it's being put into action.

Please pray for me! I can see that it's going to be a stretch for me in many ways. It's going to be challenging, it's going to be draining, but it's also going to be rewarding.

So, day 1 went well. I'm off to go sleep. Breakfast is at 7:15 AM, so I'll be up at around 6:15.

Until tomorrow night...

-Natalie

4 more days in Oregon!

2009-09-02T22:39:00.000-07:00

Because some of you may not know many details about my trip, here's a quick overview...

I've been hired to cater the food for an upcoming Christian film, One Good Man, being filmed by Brightline Pictures and Advent Film Group. We'll be filming in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for several weeks. I'm leaving this Sunday night, September 6th, and I'll be arriving back home on October 20th.

I hope to post many pictures and updates, so stay tuned! :)