Mix-Up

My posts are a little out of order. See "Girls Weekend" below "Tru and Rocket's Collage". Scroll down or click here.

Tru and Rocket's Nature Collage

Tru had a school project. He had to find an item found in nature and "care for it".
A project? Love it!
I soon took over (I simply can not help myself!) and we began a two day photo session featuring Tru and Rocket (his pet rock from last year). We created a collage with these photos:

Girls Weekend In NYC

Here we are: Jody, Nikki, Melissa.
Best high school pals.

We had a plan! Never been done before. Just us. No husbands. No kids. In New York. Broadway. Tour. Shopping. Good food.
Everything was booked.

Each family began having illnesses. The rule was that all family members must be well by Sept 29th - or else! One day before the trip... along came the H1N1 Virus and Nikki had to stay behind. (Her kids are doing just fine now - thank God!)

As they say on Broadway (and yes, I will be using as many Broadway/musicals' lines as I can in this post) "The show must go on." With much guilt Melissa and I headed to New York. Nikki, we missed you dearly!! But the girls had to do what the girls had to do.

Friday morning we caught our bus to New York and arrived in the City around 10AM. Our adventures began right away...

We were going to be staying in NYC for two nights so obviously we each had luggage. We soon "heard the rumble of the subway train" as we started toward our hotel. Let me share something with you, if you do not already know this,.... the subway stalls are meant for passengers only. Not passengers AND their luggage. The two of us went up the stairs (with luggage), down the stairs (with luggage) , helped one another hoist our luggage over the narrow stalls (laughing all the way), found ourselves right in the middle of Rockefeller Center and finally managed to find our hotel.

We checked our luggage at the hotel and we were off to Times Square.

42nd Street: "In the heart of little old New York, you'll find a thoroughfare. It's the part of little old New York that runs into Times Square. A crazy quilt that "Wall Street Jack" built. If you've got a little time to spare I want to take you there."


Times Square today.

Times Square 64 years ago.

Love this photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt!





OK - I can not help myself...

Wicked: "Are people born Wicked? Or do they have Wickedness thrust upon them? After all, she had a father. She had a mother, as so many do."

Phantom of the Opera: "Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime. Lead me, save me from my solitude. Say you want me with you. Beside you. Anywhere you go let me go too."


West Side Story: "I feel pretty, Oh, so pretty, I feel pretty and witty and bright! And I pity Any girl who isn't me tonight."

South Pacific: "I'm gonna wash that man right outa my hair. And send him on his way."

Chicago: "Mmmm, I'm a star! And the audience loves me! And I love them. And they love me for loving them. And I love them for loving me. And we love each other."


Tourists and tour buses everywhere!




I had not been to New York since they blocked some areas of Times Square for easier pedestrian traffic. There are now tables and chairs placed throughout The Square so you can sit and soak up the atmosphere. Nice!




Friday night we saw Wicked !!

Words can not fully describe this show! Excellent! Amazing!

I can not stop thinking about how incredibly wonderful it was. I love, love, love Broadway. This was the ultimate Broadway show (musical).

Everyone must go see it. And I must go see it with everyone. (So call me!)





Saturday we caught "the party bus" for our five hour tour. Our guide was excellent!





Rockefeller Center






Our tour included a ride on the Staten Island Ferry.

There's The Lady!

It was overcast all day and as we were on the ferry the clouds let loose. The remainder of the tour was quite damp!!




During lunch Melissa and I decided we would see a play that evening. We had some time on our hands before the play and took a quick stroll through Central Park.




"Shakespeare in the Park"







The play we chose offered heavily discounted tickets as it was currently in previews. Sienna Miller and Johnny Lee Miller (best known as Eli Stone) were the stars of the play.

The play was advertised as provocative. I could think of many other adjectives: boring, twisted, erratic, and just plain weird.
Melissa and I just looked at each other several times during the performance.




This is the set from the play. The entire 90 minute play took place in this kitchen.
Nice set. Good acting. Weird story!

I am definitely a musical kind of gal! (But I already knew that.) However, we expanded our New York experience with a play.

The highlights afterward were a glimpse of Hugh Jackman (as he left the theatre after his play) (he is pretty!) and a nice slice of New York cheesecake.

Ahhhh... Broadway.

The Producers: "Next stop - Broadway!"

The Producers: "Leo and Max. Up off our backs. Back on the Great White Way!"


I often see signs, fliers, etc. that drive me crazy! This sign, I spotted in a NYC pizzeria, inspired our newest blog feature:

Sign Of The Day:























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