• waking up in NYC
• lucking out with front row student rush tickets to see Memphis on Broadway!

• plenty of time on lines to catch up
• create your own salads for lunch
• a huge, but lucky umbrella - by carrying it around all day, we never had to use it despite forecasts for rain, rain, and more rain

• matinee show that allowed us to get home earlier
• devouring whole boxes of chocolate candy during the show
• sitting so close that we could see every facial expression
• phenomenal talent - singing & dancing, even from the understudies!
•  "couldn't be better" timing on the trains
• discussing what show we want to see next

SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 2011

• catching up with my husband, counting down the days!
• french toast for breakfast
• peace and quiet on the dock, curling up with a good book and reading for hours
• finding bargains on the clearance rack at Target
• wearing a new ($5!) dress
• meeting up with a best friend in New York City
• my very own "taxi" to pick me up from Penn Station and bring me to my destination (A's boyfriend is a keeper!)
• yummy dessert drinks at Cafe Lola
• strolling through the upper west side, taking in the views from a pier on the Hudson
• scoring a city apartment for the night

. . . mmm . . .