Thursday, August 11, 2022

Broadway Across America: Mean Girls

It's been since before COVID that I have seen a play or musical! Such a tragedy, and one I'm glad to have remedied last week. I was able to go with my mother-in-law and her friends who have season tickets each year. I love that when one of them can't go they offer up the ticket to each other, and I get invited from time-to-time.


 Plot: Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.

Review: Wow, was this fantastic! I was a little nervous about how this would play out as a musical, but I had nothing to worry about. The music was GREAT, and this translated really well from movie to stage. It wasn't 100% the same {which it didn't need to be} but the heart of the story was there, and almost 20 years later, it's still such a good story. The cast we saw was extremely diverse, which I loved seeing, and I also thought the way they used LED screens as part of the background was really good. This was truly a top-notch production!!

I've been talking to some friends about getting back to going to the theater more often, and we've got some shows coming up that look great, I'm so excited!



Tuesday, August 9, 2022

21 x2

I had the second anniversary of turning 21 last Friday. {grin} I had a great day with a mix of introverted and extroverted activities - perfect for me!

Woke up next to this little girl!

I had to work a little bit {yuck but such is life}, but then took the kids to my in-laws about 11:00 - they offered to keep them overnight, yay!

Cake waiting for me made by Drew and my mother-in-law, yum.
Spoiler alert - they made another cake, ha.

I went to jazzercise and then got a chai and a pedicure.


When I got home, I got changed to go to the pool and made a wine spritzer. Susie met me there, but we forgot to take a picture.

Happiness in a Yeti

THEN...Kristen surprised me! She had originally told me their family would be out of town, but then she ended up staying home. I was getting ready in the bathroom and heard someone coming in but assumed it was Susie. When Kristen walked into the bathroom, I died!! The best birthday surprise!

We had dinner with Riley, Susie, and Kristen at my favorite restaurant and then met up with Karin and Kelby at a local bar.

Guy's table

Girl's table


SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS!


Had a great time celebrating my 26th birthday with this guy!

Really looking forward to another trip around the sun!