Day 135/365 (November 29, 2014)

The day was just most delightful! Lola came over and we had fun playing. She built a rocket ship out of a box and we went to space. She is getting so good at writing her letters and is quite artistic. Though she gave me a hard time when I apparently cut something I wasn't supposed to and she was like "i know you didn't mean to hurt me tamra." After she left I thought was going to have dinner and watch some TV before heading back down to Rockwood to see Gallagher play an acoustic set with Hope... however that all changed! Thankfully Hope understands things like this.

Neil texted saying he was going on as the fox in Cinderella and I needed to go so badly! I don't have a student ID and I didn't think they did rush anyway on a Saturday. I headed to the box office and they were all sold out of the discount tickets and the lady was like but I have some student rush left... womp womp!

I left the BO and was searching my phone trying to find someone who might be in the city and have an ID to help when Todd Buonopone passed by. He said hi and tried to help... then I gave up and went home sad that I couldn't go. Then I was texting with Zach and he was like have you tried Brian... Had no clue that he was in the city... i tried him and success! I met up with him and Kristen and we walked over and got a ticket... happiness to the extreme! Then I went back home and had dinner and went back to the theater... yep i went to the Broadway theatre 3 times in 2.5 hours. The show is just so cute and sweet and he was quite wonderful as the fox.

I love BC/EFA collection time... woot palace guard! Then i went backstage (it felt hip to have my name on the list) and waited for him with his friend Teddy...  and saw Todd for a moment. Then when he came we took a stage photo and I met Keke and Nene. Then the three of us went out and got some drinks. We ended up at Bourbon and there was Frankie J. G. I ended up having a shot of tequila and well not the smartest move. thankfully i lived super close!

Day 89/365 (October 14, 2014)

Today was not a good day for health, but it was a good day for my taste buds!

Today at work we made the office look extra nice because we had clients coming into visit and I even got all dressed up! Then as I was about to leave I found out that the Cake Boss Cafe was giving out free Broadway themed cupcakes (Pippin) with Carly Hughes in the store... I didn't know much more about it but figured free cupcakes is always fun and they were Pippin themed! I looked up more info and it turns out there were other shows/people too like Cinderella. I went to go get the cupcake just to see what it looked like but while I was there it smelled so good and they all looked so good... I got a Cinderella since it was vanilla and that glass slipper called to me and I ate every last crumb! The cupcake was actually very good and moist and the buttercream was the light and fluffy one my mom used to make.... yummy!

Then i was home and sadly Raymond never showed, but I did make more Spaghetti squash.... it needs nothing straight up yum on its own! Charlie was extra needy today and anytime I was on the couch he was on top of me, my back sweater turned orange from fur! Then I headed out to the 31 party I was going to. The apartment building it was at was probably the nicest I have seen in the city or ever. I walked in and exclaimed Oh my god! The party was done up on the roof and the view of the city was spectacular! The roof deck had a grass nook and a place where they show movies during the summer and tons of places to lounge and sit and an outdoor kitchen that could be used. amazing! The party itself was enjoyable, they have so many cool products, I wish i could have bought some stuff but sadly with finances the way they are that is not in the cards. Then finally cut into the cake.... gah it was so delicious and I knew I shouldn't but i had a slice... okay two slices BUT each was the size of half a normal slice so it totaled one together. I also learned more about how to better my fondant tactics once i do it again from this... so it was research!

Day 77/365 (October 2, 2014)

Today ended up being another two event day. I found out last night that Neil was going on in Cinderella and well I just had to be there! Luckily Zach was able to meet me to get a student rush ticket, but it turns out I could have ended up with a comp (and a did) oh well maybe I can past date the rush? I headed to the office for a bit after getting the ticket, then to see the show. I got to go backstage after for a bit but didn't get a chance to explore because I saw the time and had to run to get to Don't Tell Mama's for Seth's Broadway Chatterbox because Kyle Dean was the guest. I sprinted most of the way there and passed Mr. Cookie which was nice since he told me I looked good.

The chatterbox was lovely and KDM even asked me an Altar Boyz question during the thing... haha!

Then I headed home

Day 63/365 (September 18, 2014)

The day of roller coaster feelings! Started out kind of eh because of work, Then i left to go see Cinderella which I was super excited about, but then right before the show started I found out that KDM was leaving Pippin Nov. 2... That really put me in a sad mood. Luckily Cinderella helped pull me out of it. The production was so cute and enjoyable. True I don't like the changes that were made to the show itself but the music is still heartwarming and they did some magical things on that stage!.I am embarrassed to admit i teared up when she changed from the frumpy dress to the beautiful ballgown and then full on streaming tears during ten minutes ago. Not sure why but hey! I really should have gone sooner!

Even though Neil wasn't on he still came out to say hi after which was very nice of him and made me happy.... then my 2% phone battery went home and charged up a bit. I ended up going to see Pippin since Jo Ann had to cancel and Ari was on as Leading Player, with the new one starting who knows when she will go on again. She was terrific as usual and during intermission I was able to snag my favorite seat in the orchestra. Sadly I almost got kicked by KDM because he does a jump thing there and I should have known but forgot so that was close! It was fun to have a 2 show day, its been a long time since I had one of those and never would have thought it would happen on a Thursday!

It was so beautiful out I didn't want to go home so I took my time, and left the windows open for some fresh air.... it was amazing!

Day 36/365 (August 22, 2014)

I got up surprisingly early considering how late I came in last night! Then it was off to work, then home to watch Lola... Only it turned out I wasn't watching Lola so it just ended up being some down time before heading to the gym before meeting Travis for my training session. I also got to open up my favorite toothpaste... it is Crest and full of cinnamon wonderfulness! I have looked high and low for it and thought they stopped making it until I found it in Maine! I also went to Grand Central because they were doing a "picnic in Vanderbilt hall" They had fake grass and picnic tables set up, then had the casts of Pippin, Motown, Cinderella, and Chicago come perform. I found out about it last minute because Ari tweeted she was doing it. It was enjoyable and this cut dad/little girl were right by me and their conversation was melting my heart. I really do need to see Cinderella though because I love the music so much!

Training was rough as always, but I always push through. Travis tells me that I am tough which always makes me chuckle because aside from this I am so not... I can't handle pain so I end up a whiny baby when sick or hurt, but I don't let that affect me during training and do whatever he tells me to do. I then hobbled home and thought I was in for the night until I saw that Mom Salem was in NYC. She is someone truly special to me. She had a major impact on my life and I haven't seen her in like 9 years or so. She was only in town for a few more hours so at 10 pm I hopped in the shower, then headed down to her hotel to meet her. We went to a rooftop bar and chatted and caught up on each other's lives before heading down to Mostly Sondheim. We ended up staying there until 3 am! It was Colleen and Eric Krop and Brian J. Nash and she had a blast! As we were leaving Eric shouted "I love you" haha. Then I dropped her off at her hotel and headed home. On the way I ran into Imani, so we chatted for quite a bit before finally both heading home... by the time I got home it was 4 am, and I still had to get ready for bed!