Kera & Shaeli.

On Saturday we snagged tickets to go see In The Heights (thank you, ticket scalpers). We loved it. Really, really loved it. Mike, too (amazing!). It was modern, the music was unique, & Mike & I were happy that we got most of the inside (Manhattan) jokes. It's one that I'd happily see again - so please come visit.

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Great video here from the Tony's & Lin-Manuel Miranda's amazing acceptance speech here.

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Bravo..

Puffy, but warm. By the way - my jacket? $15, from the Gap (sale + sale + sale + coupon = really ridiculous deal the other day). Thank you, recession. Mike keeps telling me that I'm single-handedly going to save the economy. I do what I can.

After the show, we made a quick stop into a local Times Square tourist trap. I've never really been in one of these shops, & we made good use of our time while we waited for K & S to pick out their goodies (it really was fun! I'm not complaining, promise). It really is sort of ridiculous how much NYC paraphernalia is produced. What's more amazing is that people actually buy some of this stuff. I almost bought my mom an Oscar statue that said Worlds Greatest Mom on it, thinking that maybe she'd love having it on her bathroom counter or maybe in the kitchen near the sink, but then my better judgment quickly rushed in. What do the Oscars have to do with Manhattan, anyway?

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There were approximately 57 version of Lady Liberty.

We do.

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So, sort of a side story, but on Friday while out shopping in the freezing cold, rain & slush, the three of us (girls) decided that purple eyeliner was an immediate necessity. For all of us. Apparently purple is a complementary color for any eye color (especially green), so we all picked up our own perfect shade at the MAC counter at Bloomingdales. I may have over-applied. Oops.

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Shake it.

There were approximately 27 different kinds of NYC card decks.

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We will be on an airplane, landing in SLC, when the clock strikes midnight this year. Lame, but it shaved off a few hundred dollars a piece on our ticket prices (not lame). By the way - Times Square on New Year's Eve is on my list of THINGS NEVER TO DO. Ever.

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Cab ride home.

I'm really glad that K & S came to visit us. It makes me feel loved, & closer to my west-coast family. We had a really good time, so good that I just can't wait to go to sleep tonight. I'm tired! Come back soon. Maybe next time when it's a tiny bit warmer & when our wellies are not absolutely necessary. :) Oh my gosh Kera, what would have done without our wellies?