We packed up our suitcases Friday night filled with excitement. We were heading to Ashleigh's for the weekend and our plan was to use her house as our satellite as we headed to Kalamazoo on Saturday for the show Wicked. Wicked is a fabulous show that is basically a prequel to the Wizard of Oz written by Stephen Schwartz. The show is an adaption of the book Wicked by Gregory Maguire.
Our Saturday morning was busy with each of us dressing in our nicest clothes. As a side note, despite the current trend toward casual wear everywhere, I continue to teach my girls to put their best foot forward for important occasions. I feel like a little shine in your dress helps you feel the specialness of the occasion, once dressed we headed out the door for the two hour drive to the show in Kalamazoo. The excitement built as we arrived at the venue and crammed into the lobby with the rest of the excited theater patrons. I am not one to enjoy crowds and apparently I have passed this issue on to Aly. She was very uncomfortable and she was spitting sparks every so often as we waited sandwiched into a corner of the lobby. I used all the strength I could muster not to take her down and ruin the day. Once we were seated we all settled down and prepared to see the show. All I can say is, the show was absolutely worth all of the driving and aggravation, it was AWESOME!
After we left the show two and ½ hours later, we came out to discover pouring rain. We still had an hour and a half drive to meet Ashleigh and Scott for dinner and the weather was putting us on edge. As we drove we talked about how the weather forecasters were calling for a snow storm to hit over night. Once we got to the restaurant where Ashleigh and Scott were waiting for us, all of our worries disappeared and we talked and laughed as a family as we enjoyed our time together. Heading back to Ashleigh and Scott's house after dinner we were pelted by more rain which was now mixing with snow. We decided to check the weather report when we got back to their house. Once back at their house, Mark and I could not decide what to do. We had been looking forward to spending some time with my daughter and son-in-law. Our time with them is limited these days since they are both working in West Virginia, if we left we would chop off our visit at the knee. As Mark and I sat vacillating back and forth about what to do, Mark stepped up and said "Let's go". It was now 11:00 PM. By 11:30 we were packed and on the road home with two girls, two dogs and two very anxious parents. We made it through the rain and snow mix and arrived home at about 1:45 AM. When we awoke later in the morning we were happy with our decision as we watched the snow coming down and blowing like crazy. I am not a good bad weather passenger and I was certain as I looked outside at the weather that by coming home earlier then we had planned we had saved our marriage.
It was one heck of a long day that centered on an amazing show that we will never ever forget. The other stuff, like the crowds and the weather will not matter. It was well worth the whirlwind day.
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