3 Days, 3 Shows, and Dinner & a Movie

Well, school is starting back up this week BUT I WON’T BE!  

Crazy to think about!  

To celebrate, I went to see Wicked, one of the best musicals of our time, in Salt Lake with some family and friends.  It was my fourth time (I think I might be slightly obsessed) and it was still great!  The entire cast was really dynamic and powerful.  I love this story because it shows that there is always another side to the story and another perspective from which to see things.  No tears were shed, but it definitely tugs at the heart strings!  I was slightly tempted to break out into song with the characters but knew that those around me wouldn’t appreciate it so I refrained.  But it made me realize that maybe I need to be more diverse in my musical theater and not see Wicked every single time the opportunity comes up. 

We’ll see.

My friend Sara, who is currently living in Connecticut, was also in town this weekend so I crashed the Roundy girls night out and was able to catch up with her and all of her family.  They are the most amazing women ever and it was so fun to see them!  I will definitely need to make a trip back east and visit soon!

I also had a group of friends invite me to go to Cedar City this weekend to see Les Miserable.  Hello!  Another AMAZING musical and I hadn’t seen it in a while so I decided last minute to tag along.  It had been sold out for a while but the night before we were supposed to go I called to see if there was a single seat available and there was!  So I bought it!  Saturday morning, off to Cedar City I went.

We didn’t want to go all that way for a single play when the entire Shakespearean Festival was going on so we decided to catch a matinee.  The Merry Wives of Windsor.  HILARIOUS!!!!  I hadn’t seen any Shakespeare in a while so it was fun to see, especially one that I hadn’t ever seen before!  The actors were phenomenal and really did a fabulous job.  

After the Merry Wives but before Les Mis I fell in love.  We went to a restaurant between shows and I ordered “The Tempest.”  In a word, it was perfect.  I need to get the recipe or find a restaurant locally that serves it because I could really see myself eating this for the rest of my life.  SO GOOD!  I know I shouldn’t get that excited about food but it was really that good.  I wouldn’t even share with my friends.  They tricked me into thinking that my leftovers were gone and I almost lost it.  Just kidding.  But not really.

Les Mis was absolutely wonderful.  I love the story of redemption and forgiveness.  I was slightly bummed that I wouldn’t be sitting by any of my friends since I literally got the 2nd to last seat available but you don’t talk much during a play anyway so it was NBD (no big deal).  We all rushed into the theater because we were running a little late (my affair with the Tempest held us up).  I crawled over a few people to get to my seat, which was pretty good all things considered, I sat down, and then I saw my 6 friends walking to the row right in front of me to sit down in the only other empty seats in the theater.  Seriously.  What are the chances?  It was a tender mercy for sure.

After the show we drove to St. George to spend the night at an awesome condo and catch some R&R before driving back home.

All in all, I’d say it was a pretty sensational weekend!  I think I like being in the "real world" again!