wickedly perfect

Before Christmas we heard that the Broadway play WICKED was coming to Portland. I was thrilled because it is a show I have always wanted to see. I decided that we were going to take some of our Christmas bonus and get these tickets for our family. We didn't tell the kids until Christmas and then we started to listen to the CD that was given to the girls by my in-laws. We couldn't really follow the story very well as we listened so I decided it was time to read the book. Well I shouldn't have-the book was good, a little hard to get through for me but in all it really only has parts of it in the play. The best thing to read to understand what Wicked is about is to read the Wickapedia version of the synopsis. In short however, WICKED is about The wicked witch of the west (Elphaba) and her journey of how she became known as the wicked witch of the west. It also has a lot with Glenda and how their paths in life crossed. The day never felt like it would come---and then one morning Rylan woke up and said, "Today is the day. Today is the day for wicked." Rylan had been the only one counting down and anxious to dress up and see this play in real life. I think everyone else was excited but not like she was.

Our photos didn't turn out the greatest but it was raining outside and we were trying to stay a little dry. We arrived in Portland with time to grab a bite to eat and walk around a little. We did end up having to walk a block to a hotel so we could buy a brush. We somehow managed to walk out of the house without one and boy did we need one.

Cold, wet and rainy but we were ready to go have some fun.

Growing up we never went to any big events like this. Mark and I decided long ago that if there were things like this, and we could afford it -our kids were going (even if we couldn't afford it-we'd make sacrifices for it to happen). It is such a great opportunity for them to see the arts-to see that if you dream big you too can do whatever you want. I was so grateful that they were able to enjoy this experience with us.

Blurry-but when strangers take your photo what do you expect.
Rylan loved Glenda and her beautiful costume. We loved her because she was so witty and funny. It truly was entertaining and their voices were amazing. I could only dream of singing like that-in my next life.

Studying the programs before the play started-what else was there to do. BTW Marks parents sat right next to us along with Grandma Lokken and Uncle Mark and Aunt Kevyn.

My kids love all the music from wicked and can sing it from heart-as can I since we listened to it a million times. The one song that they really love is "Popular" who wouldn't love that song, it's kind of cute and funny.

Here are my stars of the show.

The night was amazing and fun-and not one child fell asleep. I am so glad to have had the opportunity to see talent at it's best. I will definitely come see this show again some day.