Wicked :)

Matt surprised me at Christmas with tickets to see Wicked. I was soooo excited!!!!!!! I had taken them off of my Christmas list because I really didn't think I'd get them and didn't want to be disappointed... little did I know he had already planned on taking me. What a champ!
The tickets were for the performance on February 27, which at the time seemed like a million years away... I didn't think it would ever come and then "POOF!", it's already past. It still scares me how quickly time flies.

Here's my review of the evening:
We went to First Crush for dinner. We were thirty minutes late for dinner, but luckily they were able to get us in and out of there in time when we told them we had Wicked tickets. The service was really good there and the wine flights... o.m.g. SO good! I had the Zin flight and loved, loved, loved all of them except one. Matt had the bold reds flight. Yum. Unfortunately, the great service and yummy wine didn't make up for the lack of taste and creativity of the food. Kind of a bummer. We had heard really good things about the place, so maybe this was just an off night for them. :(

We wrapped up with dinner and rushed to the show! We made it in time to find our seats, sit down, look at the program for a moment and then it was lights out.

We went to see Phantom with a group of friends recently and I realized then (although I really already KNEW, but it really sunk in that night) that Matt is not at all a good sport about theater productions/musicals. He slept through parts of Phantom. It bums me out because I find myself being completely distracted by the fact that he isn't enjoying himself that it takes away from ME enjoying the evening!! I had kind of teased him and told him that I have been waiting and waiting to see Wicked and I really wanted him to put his game face on through the performance, even if he doesn't like it so I could enjoy it.

He's a total trooper. He sat through the whole thing w/o a single complaint. He waited until we left the theater to tell me that it was his last time going. HA!!! I'm OK w/ that though and I totally appreciate the fact that he tried TWICE to enjoy something that I enjoy for the sake of making me happy. From now on, it's GIRLS NIGHT when I want to see a play, musical, etc.!

So... what did I think of Wicked???? I absolutely LOVED it!!!!!!! I was expecting it to be fabulous and I was not disappointed!! I laughed and I cried; it is a beautiful story of friendship and love, politics, injustice, etc. I highly recommend it to anyone who is thinking about going!