I worked a long six months at work and when I went to New York over Thanksgiving, the shows were all on strike. Those two factors combined convinced me that I needed to go to New York once again and see shows - but not just any show - I needed to see Wicked. Anyone who knows me knows that I get obsessed with musicals the minute they come out on Broadway - and I have never in my life seen a real live show on Broadway - Broadway before. Wicked came to me at a point in my life where I could really identify with a lot of the songs and I was instantly in love. I have been dying to see it. So, I got my bonus and said it's time to go to the Big Apple and see the show I have been in love with for a long time. $140 later and $35 for the bus ticket, I gathered my friend Chris and went to New York. It was a little scary - we bought show tickets for Friday night, the day we were leaving. Due to snow and inclement weather, they canceled all buses going out - I was freaking because afterall, I had bought show tickets. Chris and I ended up paying a fortune and going by train, but when I got there and knew what was ahead of me - it was well worth it. Then like a dope - I forgot where the theater was located and we were almost late - I was that excited! We were in the very last row. And I cried all during the first act practically - 1) because I was so fricken excited and 2) because I am emotional about the theater. No one can ever truly understand how much I love and long for the theater. And people ask why aren't you there? And well there are many reasons why and how I am prevented, but somewhere deep down inside - I regret not going after my real passion. But that is why I watch instead. We also went to see Spring Awakening which was another amazing show in an amazing different kind of way.
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