Wonderful friends in a great city

I had an especially awesome weekend this past weekend, during which I was reminded of what amazing friends I have in New York. On Friday, Lindsay and I got a quick dinner, and then went to see Jule Styne's "Bells are Ringing," the Encores production with Kelli O'Hara. Kelli was fabulous as always, and it was so neat to see her in a role that transitions her from her typical ingenue character into a true leading lady. She played Ella, and was hilarious! The whole production was great, including Lindsay's friend, Kim who played a dancer!

Me with Kim and Lindsay after
"Bells are Ringing"

Saturday was busy with auditions and work, then I grabbed a quick bite with Sherrie before going to the Redeemer Recent Graduates potluck. It was so much fun to hang out with the girls from my small group who I have not seen enough of lately!

Small group at the Redeemer Potluck

At Radio City Music Hall
with the boys!

Sunday was even busier, as William, Geoff and I got up bright and early to go see the Radio City Christmas Spectacular at 11:30 am! I had never seen the Rockettes before! What a wonderful way to get into the Christmas spirit.

The living nativity at the Christmas Spectacular!
Please note the camel in the upstage left corner!

Great show in NJ!

That was followed by brunch with friends at Eatery, a delicious new restaurant that I look forward to going back to, and Starbucks with Sherrie! THEN the adventure began... Sherrie and I hopped on the NJ Transit and took the train to New Brunswick to see [title of show] at the George Street Playhouse. Since I saw the show's opening preview on Broadway two and a half years ago, I've loved it...Since I burned the CD for Sherrie two years ago, she's loved it! It also happened to star my friend Lauren Kennedy, so it was just a show not to miss! It was fabulous, and there was a Qdoba right down the street. What a great night for Sherrie and Emily!

All of us outside Eatery after brunch. I'm not sure why
my face looks like this. I was probably talking. Typical.

For multiple reasons today was not a particularly good day, but I went on a lovely walk with Dan! The weather was beautiful in NY and about 60 degrees...a huge improvement from the freezing cold weekend. Dan is just the best person to cheer me up, and we had a great time walking through Riverside Park and enjoying the last of the fall foliage!

Sweet Dan and me on our walk by the river!

Countdown to NC: 2 days! :)