Top 10

So I want to preserve today for posterity, as it was definitely one of my top 10 days of all time.  Sara has been obsessed with the Wicked soundtrack for about a month - asks for it all the time in the car.  Looked it up, and the show was touring in Birmingham, AL, about 3 hours away. I'd checked tickets several times in the last couple weeks, even asked David earlier in the week and he was like "No, that's too far to drive!" - we agreed we would wait until it came back to Atlanta, plus they are apparently making a movie of it to be released in 2019.  Well, last night Sara and I were watching clips of it online, and I asked her "Want to drive 3 hours tomorrow and go see it in person?"  Of course I was met with an enthusiastic "YES!"We purchased tickets last night, and woke up this morning, and off we went!  

It was not a bad drive, especially with the soundtrack and lots of Disney tunes to keep us occupied.  Arrived in plenty of time (freaked out about the time zone change and left early!), so we got to check out the whole venue, buy t-shirts, the whole 9 yards.  They had cute little stations where you could take "Elphies" and an usher outside even gave her Emerald City green tinted sunglasses, just because she was so excited to see the show.  We sat in the balcony, which was actually great for Sara to be able to see without having to sit in my lap the whole time.  I was a little worried that it might be too scary - I'd never actually seen the musical myself - it was my first time too!


I need not have worried, my sweet daughter was fascinated by the whole thing.  She either sat with her chin in her hands watching intently, or hugging one of my arms.  Every time I looked over at her she had this huge grin on her face.  She did start to sing out loud once at "The Wizard and I" but remembered quickly to let the people around us enjoy the show.  We did mouth the duet portion of "Defying Gravity"to each other, and it was such a sweet moment I just want to lock it in my heart!

The drive home was quiet - tired girl slept for the first hour.  We stopped at Wendy's once we got back into GA and shared fries and a Frosty.  She told me this was "the best day in the world!" and when I asked why she said "because of all the time I got to spend with you, Mommy!"  Adorable.  I know we will clash as she gets older, but I hope we can still have special days like this, or that I can keep those sweet small details in my mind.


I have a date night planned with my little man later this week - he was out with Corey when I purchased the tickets and was a little bummed when he got home that he was not included in the plans - but some of that was just him being tired from being out late with Corey - so they had a nice quiet guys day of building Legos and playing video games :)

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