Wicked

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Last weekend, John and I went to see Wicked the Musical (http://www.wickedthemusical.com/) at the TPAC (http://www.tpac.org/) here in Nashville. We've had tickets for a few months now - unfortunately, when we bought them we didn't realize that we would have to miss the MSU/Vandy game that was here.... :(

On a happier note, if you get the chance to see this show while they're touring, it is well worth it. It's basically the story of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, and Glenda, the Good Witch of the North, before they became bitter enemies. Believe it or not, they were friends once upon a time. The story also clues you in as to why Elphaba is so green! The apparatus they used for the "great and powerful Oz" was pretty neat as well - and a little scary. Since you're not allowed to take pics inside the show, I got these off the Internet. Again, this show is a "must see" for those who enjoy live performances! Great story and impressive effects!!

Busy Weekend...

Busy weekend and week so far...John had a shooting match (http://www.ntps.org/ and www.uspsa.org) on Saturday which lasted most of the day. He did very well and is getting ready for the state match next month.

Later on Saturday, we met some friends at The Old Spaghetti Factory (http://www.osf.com/) downtown for dinner. It's a really pretty restaurant with beautiful wood floors and ornate wood carvings throughout the restaurant. In one of the dining areas lies a train dining car with steps going into it - inside the train are tables and chairs so you can sit in there and eat as well.

We went to church on Sunday (http://www.ibcnashville.org/) and afterwards met my cousins who were in town for the weekend at Blacksone (http://www.blackstonebrewery.com/) for lunch. I worked from home Sunday afternoon/night and before I knew it, the weekend was GONE!

Today is mine and John's 2-year anniversary - he was very sweet and brought me flowers at work today and took me out to Zoe's (http://www.zoeskitchen.com/) for lunch. Then we ate tonight at The Firefly (sorry, no website but AMAZING food) in Green Hills.

Tomorrow, John's mom and some of her friends are coming up to see "Wicked" (http://www.wickedthemusical.com/) at the TPAC (http://www.tpac.org/) - we have tickets to go Saturday night). We're meeting them tomorrow night at Bosco's for dinner (http://www.boscosbeer.com/), so we're looking forward to that.

As you can see....we eat out alot. If you're ever visiting Nashville, please let us know - we can recommend some great restaurants! We feel it is our duty to do our part to stimulate the economy... :)

That's all for now - 'night!

Luke Perry at Noshville

Last weekend, our friends Amber and Andrew from back home came and visited us. On Saturday, Amber and I went shopping, out to lunch and got manicures and pedicures while John and Andrew went gun shopping and out to eat. We met back up Saturday night and went out to Cabana in Downtown Nashville (http://www.cabananashville.com/).

On Sunday before they left, we went to Noshville (http://www.noshville.com/) in Downtown Nashville to eat breakfast. Andrew was the first to notice we were having breakfast next to Luke Perry! We were seated in the back corner of the restaurant. Luke was sitting next to me facing the wall. I'm sure they put him there on purpose so no one could really tell he was there. This was my second famous person sighting since living in Nashville. My first was Young Buck --he had parallel parked his Escalade on Music Row and when I was driving past, he decided to open his door. I almost took his door off! There was no wreck though, so I am thankful for that - it was just a really close call. John was with me when it happened - if John hadn't recognized him, I don't think I would have known.

John gets to see famous people frequently in his line of work and is "over it." As for me, I still think it's kind of neat. I don't ask for autographs or anything - I try to give them the same respect and privacy I'd want if I were a celebrity and out minding my own business. But that's just me.