Tuesday, November 15, 2011
five
It's hard for me to believe he's 5 already. Happy 5th Birthday, Joshie! We love, love, love you. Stay tuned for more photos and words after his party...
Monday, November 14, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
wicked...
...is wicked. It is the best Broadway musical I've seen since Les Miz. It was FABULOUS!
DD and I decided to see if we could get tix yesterday. We headed to the Gershwin Theatre at Broadway and 51st Street around noontime. The host, Gregory, told us to come back at 4:30pm to line up for cancellation tix for the 8pm show. Little did we know that we would be lining up from 4:30pm right until 8pm! 3 and a 1/2 hours!
When we arrived at 4:30, we settled into the line up amongst 2 ladies who were in the Air Force and 4 college girls who were in the Navy (probably due to Veteran's Day weekend). Our plan was to get our tix, go back to Shab's, drop off our shopping loot, go have dinner and then watch the show! Little did we know, right?!
After about half an hour, I decided it was pointless for both of us to go back to Brooklyn and then back to the city (especially since I JUST lost my Metro card. Ugh.), so I said I would drop off all our shopping loot and then come back. DD agreed. Luckily, when I went back, I grabbed a couple of apples for us!
When I got back after 6pm, DD was STILL in line. We were about 10th in line at that point - and there were about 6 people that had already gotten tix. For the next 2 hours, we stood there waiting for the box office to open and for them to call us over. At 7:40, they opened the box office for the second time since we got in line at 4:30 (reminder: the show started at 8). They called people over sporadically.
At 7:50, it looked bleak. The 4 college girls just got their tix and the 2 Air Force ladies were still ahead of us. Finally, at 7:55, they called over the Air Force ladies, then us right after. OMG - we got in! And the couple behind us in line got the LAST 2 TIX! I'm not kidding when I say we took our seats, the couple in line behind us took the seats beside us and as we all set our butts down, the curtain went up! It was THAT close.
Our seats were in row G. Literally, 7 rows back from the stage. It was amazing! And the show was much more fantastic than I ever imagined. It was such a wonderfully creative story and the music and singing was phenomenal! I now only wish I could have seen the original Broadway production with Idina Menzel and Kristen Chenoweth. Very well done. I'm so glad that we went. We ended up eating dinner last night at 11pm (lucky we had those apples!). But it was worth the wait. And it was worth it to get to go with my sis, too. That was the icing on the cake. Thanks, DD!
DD and I decided to see if we could get tix yesterday. We headed to the Gershwin Theatre at Broadway and 51st Street around noontime. The host, Gregory, told us to come back at 4:30pm to line up for cancellation tix for the 8pm show. Little did we know that we would be lining up from 4:30pm right until 8pm! 3 and a 1/2 hours!
When we arrived at 4:30, we settled into the line up amongst 2 ladies who were in the Air Force and 4 college girls who were in the Navy (probably due to Veteran's Day weekend). Our plan was to get our tix, go back to Shab's, drop off our shopping loot, go have dinner and then watch the show! Little did we know, right?!
After about half an hour, I decided it was pointless for both of us to go back to Brooklyn and then back to the city (especially since I JUST lost my Metro card. Ugh.), so I said I would drop off all our shopping loot and then come back. DD agreed. Luckily, when I went back, I grabbed a couple of apples for us!
When I got back after 6pm, DD was STILL in line. We were about 10th in line at that point - and there were about 6 people that had already gotten tix. For the next 2 hours, we stood there waiting for the box office to open and for them to call us over. At 7:40, they opened the box office for the second time since we got in line at 4:30 (reminder: the show started at 8). They called people over sporadically.
At 7:50, it looked bleak. The 4 college girls just got their tix and the 2 Air Force ladies were still ahead of us. Finally, at 7:55, they called over the Air Force ladies, then us right after. OMG - we got in! And the couple behind us in line got the LAST 2 TIX! I'm not kidding when I say we took our seats, the couple in line behind us took the seats beside us and as we all set our butts down, the curtain went up! It was THAT close.
Our seats were in row G. Literally, 7 rows back from the stage. It was amazing! And the show was much more fantastic than I ever imagined. It was such a wonderfully creative story and the music and singing was phenomenal! I now only wish I could have seen the original Broadway production with Idina Menzel and Kristen Chenoweth. Very well done. I'm so glad that we went. We ended up eating dinner last night at 11pm (lucky we had those apples!). But it was worth the wait. And it was worth it to get to go with my sis, too. That was the icing on the cake. Thanks, DD!
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011
apple care
I am always impressed when I have to go to the Apple Store to have something fixed under warranty (i.e. I don't have to spend moola!).
My earbud busted this morning. I went to the Apple Store to get it fixed. This is the second time I've gone because of a busted earbud. This is the second time that I had someone look at it in under 10 minutes, ask me what was wrong and hand me a new pair of earbuds.
No hassles. So impressed.
My earbud busted this morning. I went to the Apple Store to get it fixed. This is the second time I've gone because of a busted earbud. This is the second time that I had someone look at it in under 10 minutes, ask me what was wrong and hand me a new pair of earbuds.
No hassles. So impressed.
Monday, October 31, 2011
i'm not scared
I was impressed. I held down the fort last year while Bri took the kids trick or treating with friends. So, I haven't seem Josh in his trick or treating finest for a couple of years. He seemed to have the drill down pat and quite enjoyed himself, practically running from house to house.
There was only one house that was eerily transformed, complete with music and fireworks, that Josh refused to go to. Afterwards, he started asking questions about why the house was so scary and why Hallowe'en is suppose to be scary. I couldn't really come up with the quick answer!
I also noticed that Josh was taking in all the sights as we walked from house to house, often commenting on other costumes he saw ("Mommy, did you see that banana?!"). That was the "treat" for me.
Aves was a treat to watch, too. It seems to be much different for the second child. I recall Josh at Aves' age was still figuring out the trick or treat thing with his cousins. But Aves was right into it, as long as Bri carried her to the door! She kept saying she was scared as we approached each house, but once Bri put her on the doorstep beside Josh, she had no problems holding out her treat basket and saying trick or treat! Very cute.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
pumpkin patch and mud pies
For whatever reason, we never seem to make it to the pumpkin patch each fall. But this year, Josh's school organized an outing to the pumpkin patch and today was the day. Unfortunately, Josh has had a bit of a fever and Aves is coming down with a cold, but that didn't stop then from wanting to go!
As far as first outings go, the day was a moderate success. It was overcast and drizzly, after a couple of days of sun (sigh!), but we dressed appropriately and went on our way. There was a wagon ride out to the pumpkin patch - Aves said she was scared, but we managed to coax her on.
Josh was quite excited to see all the pumpkins. He asked tons of questions about why it was so muddy and where was the grass and why were there broken pumpkins and where was the corn and why couldn't we eat the corn. I honestly love all the questions these days!
But when it came down to picking pumpkins, Josh and Aves just pointed. That's right, pointed. Because, apparently, the pumpkins were too muddy to touch! Sigh again. In the end, J&A pointed at one big pumpkin for me and Bri, and 3 little pumpkins for Josh, Aves and Miss Tess. Not bad pointing.
After pointing at pumpkins, we took a wagon ride back to the main area and when we came off the wagon, we were able to help ourselves to some of the apples that, I assume, came from their orchard. I assume this because they were the most delicious, crisp, fresh apples. Yum!
All and all, it was a fun trip to the pumpkin patch. Despite the mud, cold and drizzle, Josh and Aves said they had fun. Though, I will definitely make a mental note that we have to make mud pies with the kids sometime in the near future!
As far as first outings go, the day was a moderate success. It was overcast and drizzly, after a couple of days of sun (sigh!), but we dressed appropriately and went on our way. There was a wagon ride out to the pumpkin patch - Aves said she was scared, but we managed to coax her on.
Josh was quite excited to see all the pumpkins. He asked tons of questions about why it was so muddy and where was the grass and why were there broken pumpkins and where was the corn and why couldn't we eat the corn. I honestly love all the questions these days!
But when it came down to picking pumpkins, Josh and Aves just pointed. That's right, pointed. Because, apparently, the pumpkins were too muddy to touch! Sigh again. In the end, J&A pointed at one big pumpkin for me and Bri, and 3 little pumpkins for Josh, Aves and Miss Tess. Not bad pointing.
After pointing at pumpkins, we took a wagon ride back to the main area and when we came off the wagon, we were able to help ourselves to some of the apples that, I assume, came from their orchard. I assume this because they were the most delicious, crisp, fresh apples. Yum!
All and all, it was a fun trip to the pumpkin patch. Despite the mud, cold and drizzle, Josh and Aves said they had fun. Though, I will definitely make a mental note that we have to make mud pies with the kids sometime in the near future!
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