Wicked!

The flight arrived on time around 5:30 am. Hubby surprised us with a white stretch limo to drive us from the airport to the city. As we were driving, the youngest kidlet said, "Where's the Golden Gate Bridge?" I explained that was in San Francisco. The most sombering moment was staring at the skyline without seeing the World Trade Centers. The last time I was in New York was 1999.

We got to the hotel, but it was too early to check in so we changed, left our luggage and headed to the Empire State Building. We had no wait at all. A little rain fell, but we're from the PNW. We're used to it!

After a late breakfast, we walked to Times Square. We went to the Gershwin Theater to enter the Wicked Lottery. Around a hundred people entered. My name was one of 13 picked. We won the right to purchase two front row center tickets for $26.25 each to see the 2 o'clock matinee.

We grabbed lunch than went back to the theater. The seats were amazing. The show incredible. I had only heard the songs sung on GLEE. I didn't know too much about the storyline and was blown away. Loved it! Being so close let us really see the character's facial expressions, too.

I am so thrilled we got this chance. Wicked was the #1 thing Mackenna wanted to do in New York, but by the time I got around to buying tix it was too late for anything affordable. She was very understanding about it. So happy she got to do this!

After that, we walked back to the hotel. My friend Dru who lives in NYC is always blogging about free giveaways. Well, The Suits, a new television show, was on a corner near Grand Central Terminal giving away Hazen-Das ice cream cones!

We went out to dinner at a nearby restaurant called Josie's and stopped by Baskin Robbins for ice cream on the way home. Hoping today we aren't so tired!

How was your day?