NYC, Ready or Not...

...Here I come!! I head to the Big Apple this Friday and I am so excited. I haven't  been back since we moved the last week in Sept, 2009.  I am SO ready for this visit.  The one bummer is not having my main squeeze with me.  But he has a good excuse...more on that later.

The dance studio I work for is bringing our Musical Theatre Troupe kiddos to the city to see shows, take workshops, do backstage tours and just have an awesome experience.  I am SO blessed to be a chaperone.  We land Friday morning at 8am...yes that means we leave Charleston at 6am and that means I have to wake up EARLY!  I have all of Friday free until 5:30. We have one meal together and then we head to see Wicked.  Saturday we do a backstage tour of Wicked in the morning and then do a workshop with someone from the show in the afternoon.  Sat night we are seeing Mary Poppins.  Sunday morning we do a workshop with someone from MP and then we see Lion King.  This kids are going to have a BLAST!

I've seen Wicked but not the other two. Drew and I always try to see the different Musicals and shows, not the mainstream shows. But with kids we have to find what's appropriate.  So, this way I get to experience it all : ).  I am staying with one of my awesome close friends Katy. I haven't seen her since her wedding last year, so we have lots to catch up on.

Drew was planning on coming with me and we were going to take some personal days and visit all of our fave spots.  But we got cast in a show and his Mom is retiring from her job and they are having a BIG celebration evening church service in her honor on Sunday night.  She has been the director of a Christian adoption agency.  I am SO sad that I can't be there but so glad Drew was able to change his plans to go.  It's a pretty big deal!! We are hoping to make a trip this fall.

I can't wait to share my adventures with you!