Wicked!

So, for the last MONTH Dana's been going on and on about having plans on the 30th of September... that I had to be dressed up, and home by 5. So, yesterday, all dressed up and home by 5, she's waiting for me to empty my purse when I hear someone outside my door. I thought it was Rick, but when I opened the door, a Katie was standing there! Completely taken aback, I said, "What are you doing here- you live in Lacey." (very matter-of-factly. Lacey is not near Kent, as much as I wished it was!) Her response, "I'm part of the surprise. *grin*"

As we're walking towards the visitor parking, Dana and Katie start waiving at this blonde chick walking towards us. I think... "Who are they waving at? That kinda looks like Stephanie, but she wouldn't be in my complex..." but it was Stephanie! She was part of the surprise as well!

The four of us, all dressed up, pile into Katie's car and headed out for the evening.... we started at Fondi Pizza, had a delightful dinner, and then headed north.

At this point I had pretty well guessed that we were going to see Wicked, I'd had my suspicions, since I figured 1- Dana didn't like baseball a whole lot, and 2- she wouldn't have had me get all dressed up for the last home series! And the fact that Stephanie was pretty much jumping out the top of the car was a DEAD give away!!!

The show was amazing. I had no prior knowledge of the music or the plot, only that it was about the witches of OZ, and I absolutely loved it. I'm still grinning from ear to ear!

The whole big to-do, with surprises and all, is the kick off of The Year of Birthday. I'm the first to turn 30, then Dana, then Katie. Stephanie is a few years behind, but between the 4 of us, they figured out that we have a birthday every three months. While my b-day isn't until November and I'm planning a bowling party, Dana decided she wanted to celebrate my b-day by going to Wicked, so 6 weeks early, there we were! I told Katie today, it was really hard for me not to cry last night- I know my friends love me, but I never think that... idunno... it's something I would do, but none of my friends ever did anything like that for me. It's not that I don't think other people are as thoughtful, just that I've never had many friends think I was worth that much planning! Does that make sense? It does in my head. :-P

Anyways- point in the bean- I LOVED Wicked, I LOVE my friends, and I can't WAIT to see what other joys The Year of Birthday has in store!!!