Washington in Bloom

Without realizing it, I have planned a trip to Washington D.C in the middle of the Cherry Blossom Festival. The city will be in bloom and beautiful, so I hear :) Grant and I leave tomorrow along with two of our friends (Anna and Ryan). Hopefully the weather will be better than forecasted. Guess I'll see tomorrow!

30

So, this year I will turn 30. Crazy, right? Grant, spoiling me the way he does, has planned a 'surprise' trip!! By surprise I mean he has planned this trip on his own. Where is he taking me? SPAIN! Not just any where in Spain but to the romantic Mediterranean coast. Hmm, I need a new bathing suit :)

I sleep like a baby on Trains

Grant and I just returned home from our Great Canadian Adventure. It was cold but we had a blast! Below are my top 10 favorite things about Canada and several pictures from our trip.

10. High Tea in Toronto - I tried so hard to be fancy and eat all the food served but I almost lost my cucumber sandwich on the white tablecloth
9. Ice canyon walk - On New Year's Eve we took a hike through a frozen river canyon. It was awesome
8. Underground system in Toronto and Montreal - You could walk around the whole downtown area and never go outside. In the tunnels where mall, food courts, movie theaters, Doctor's offices, grocery stores, etc.
7. Animals - We didn't see as many animals as Grant wished but he did get up close and personal with an Elk.
6. Hockey game - We saw the Montreal Canadians vs the Toronto Maple Leafs play. GO HABS!
5. Canadian Rockies - Half of our pictures are of the mountains
4. Beautiful Banff (and Jasper) - These towns were made to look like postcards
3. Snow :) - everywhere, piles and piles. I have never seen so much.
2. The Canadian people - The people where so incredibly generous. One group helped us scalp tickets to the hockey game
1. TRAIN!! - I loved the train ride. We had our own little (I mean small) cabin and ate all of our meals in the dinning car.

What next? Maybe the Orient Express!!

Canyon Ice WalkNiagra Falls

CN Tower - Toronto (I am laying on the glass floor looking down 147 stories)
Dinning Car on the Train

O, Canada

For our last trip of 2008, Grant and I are headed to the Great White North. We are flying into Vancouver and taking a train all the way to Montreal, stopping along the way to see the sites. It is going to be cold for this Southern girl but I'm looking forward to this trip.

I LOVE BROADWAY!!

Grant and I just returned from weekend in New York City, where we saw 5 different plays. In order of favorite we saw Rock of Ages, All My Sons, Wicked, The Little Mermaid and Equus. We had an incredible time!! I can't say enough about this trip. Below are my thoughts on each play

*ROCK OF AGES - Great set list! The whole audience sang along and clapped the whole show. The songs were all from the 80's hair band era. I would love to see this show again!





*ALL MY SONS - Very little set/scenery but who needs it will acting like this. The story was interesting. Dianne Wiest was absolutly incredible. I have always enjoyed Patrick Wilson's work and he didn't disappoint. I'm not sure how much I would have enjoyed the play without these highly talented actors. And yes Katie Holmes, while not the best actor on stage, did a good job





*WICKED - Awesome music. This soundtrack is now on my Ipod. The set and stage were neat to watch. I would definitely see this musical again. BTW, this story is very different than the book.







*THE LITTLE MERMAID - The same great music from the movie with a couple of new songs. Kid friendly show. The alternating underwater and land transitions in the musical were smoothly done. All of the sea creatures wore 'heelys' to simulate the glide of swimming.






*EQUUS - Bizarre story. I did enjoy seeing Daniel Radcliffe. That's the only redeemable part of play.

San Francisco pictures!!

Yosimite National Park - a BEAUTIFUL place and a beautiful day!

The seals at Pier 39 (they just showed up and claimed this spot)

Napa Valley

The Golden Gate Bridge

Me in Alcatraz :(

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Grant is taking me to New York in December to see as many plays as possible. So far I have tickets to Equus (starting Daniel Radcliffe), Wicked and The Little Mermaid. Is it silly that I am already thinking about what I am going to wear? I can't wait!!!