{Wonderfully "WICKED" Weekend}

A few months ago, Lisa told me her friend Brandy was going with a group to San Francisco to see the musical Wicked and wondered if I wanted to go with them. For more than one reason, I decided not to. Well, fast forward to one of the first weekends in January, it was a "Mo's haivin' a pitty party day" and I called my mama to whine, and one of the things I whined about was not going. I got a call a bit later from my Dad, who said "Are you calling Brandy or am I? Because you really do need to go." What a sweet dad I have! I ended up going and I'M SO GLAD I DID! They ended filling 2 tour buses, with 112 women! We left Lehi Saturday night and drove ALL.NIGHT.LONG! 762 miles!Our first stop was the Golden Gate Bridge. I can't even tell you how happy I was to be walking and not sitting! From there we checked into our motel, showered and went to get something to eat. Our immediate little group started out with six of us that knew each other, but our friend LeighAnn wasn't able to come, darn it. So, we had an extra spot. The gal who set up the trip sent her husband to get The Wizard of Oz late in the afternoon the day we left. He ran into a girl they knew and he mentioned the trip, she said she wanted to go, but he thought she was kidding. She went home and told her husband she was going, called and set it up and ended up coming......with 3 hours notice! She ended up fitting right in, and we had a great time! Sheramy, Lisa, Joanna, Jen, Brandy & Me

Then finally it was off to WICKED! Yippie, Skippie!
Can I just tell you how much I LOVED IT?!?!?! I can't even think of all the adjectives I want to use to describe it. Skyler, my cute cousin, pretty much summed it up by saying, "I am SO incredibly jealous! It really is so so good, huh? And you just want to see it again so bad and you think everyone in the world should see it too!" I'll just say if you have the chance you should go, it was great!
(Yea, I know my eyes are closed.....but it's a great picture of the other girls!)

The next morning we hit an Alcatraz tour. Did you know Alcatraz started out as a Military base? It was in fact, from 1850-1933. It then became a Federal Penitentiary from 1934-1963. Then a group of 75 Indians took over the island in 1969. After fires that destroyed several historic buildings, US marshals forcibly removed the remaining 15 Indians, ending their occupation in 1971. It was really quite an interesting tour. Check out the Calumet baking powder can that was in the kitchen there. I have the EXACT same one in my kitchen......true story, how cool is that?

We spent the rest of the day hanging out at Pier 39. Shopping, eating, people watching (my personal favorite) and then eating and shopping a bit more. Then it was back on the bus for the 762 mile trip back home. My tailbone is complaining and I'm a bit tired, ok a little more than a bit......but it truly was a Wonderfully Fantastic WICKED Weekend!

Today I am thankful for..... Derrick, he's a great husband and wonderful daddy. Lis and her sweet friends, I felt just like one of the girls. My Dad, he's a pretty great & thoughtful guy. And for girls weekends..... we all need just one once in a while! Oh, and last but definitely not least, a comfy BED to sleep in tonight, instead of a hard bus seat!