50 in the Big Apple

Well it is off to the Big Apple today to do the "tourist" thing and take in the Broadway Production of Mama Mia! Cher and I will be stopping by a friends house in NY, then taking the train into Grand Central Station. We will be staying at the Edision Hotel a block from Times Square. Last time we were there (approx. 4 years ago) we had stopped by the Edision Bar/Pub which is connected to the hotel to have a drink and listen to live piano music. Well come to find out, most of the people that go there are actors/actresses, singers, etc. from Off Broadway and they were wonderful!! Totally professional. We met Bob the owner of the hotel and bar, and he and I got to talking about the military (he being retired Army and having been stationed at some of the same places that my Dad (being military in the Army) and I as a military wife (years ago!).......we had a great conversation and he was so nice. I told him if I ever got back to NYC I would come to his hotel and stay there and look him up! So I am gonna! When I had gotten back to Virginia, I mailed him a postcard from Williamsburg, VA. to thank him for his friendliness and conversation. So I am excited to see him again! Cher and I can't wait to be in the Big Apple again, and hope to see Diane Sawyer (Cher's idol) and catch all the excitement, sounds and everything NYC has to offer!
Lovely Amanda (Cher's niece) will be staying at the house to take care of the kittys. And by the way............SHE WAS ACCEPTED TO NURSING SCHOOL!!!!! She deserves it, she has worked so hard to get there, and with the person that she is, she will be a wonderful, compassionate, caring, loving, thoughtful ( I could go on and on, she is a great kid!) nurse to patients and the patient's families. Doctors will be glad to have her on thier team!

Well gotta go get packed for NYC!! Be back in town Friday..........see ya!