A Wicked week

A "Wicked" Week

As normal, this week was filled with lots of little things that occupied our time but the most exciting thing was that we went to the Broadway Across America version of Wicked. We have had been told about this performance by many friends and family members about how great it was and we have listened to the music for some time. However, we were not expecting it to be as great as it was. I was afraid that we had built it up so much in our head that it would not live up to the expectations. I was wrong. The singing was terrific. The dialogue was funnier than I thought it would be and the story weaved in what you know, or at least what you think you know, with new characters and missing pieces.

I had purchased the tickets three months ago for Linda's birthday and 3 other couples joined us for the evening.



Meat, Cheese, More Meat
Prior to Wicked the group went to a new Brazilian Steakhouse next to the theater. Some of the group had been to similar style restaurants so this was a new place for all of us. You start at the salad buffet table which is stuffed with different meat cuts and cheeses, then when you are done you flip your card over from red to green and men with 3 foot long skewers with different cuts of meat seemingly appear out of nowhere to tempt you with their selection. I had a couple varieties. Lets see I had the fillet wrapped in bacon, the chicken wrapped in bacon, the top sirloin, another type of beef, the Brazilian sausage, and ribs. I passed on the lamb and the Parmesan chicken. I hear skipping the Parmesan chicken was a mistake, but I filled up on the steaks. A definite must do again.

Going Once, Going Twice, Sold!!!
This week was also the youth fundraiser at church this weekend. I volunteered to assist the Young Men's president in the logistical side of it and let him focus on the boys and the marketing. It was decided to conduct a dinner and auction to raise the money. We had done a similar event two years ago and it was a huge success. This year we did not fair quite as well. some of the youth chose not to participate and we didn't have as many "wow" items and the few large items didn't go for as much as they should have. However, the event was more than successful for those kids and families that took advantage of it. We were given some Spurs tickets to help Hunter pay for Scout camp, and although they went for a fraction of their face value, we were able to make enough to cover his cost. We even got a deal or two along the way.

Basketball
We are no longer undefeated. We had a rough start and although we had a valiant come back we came up just short. The other team played a more physical game and the refs allowed them to play that way. It threw off a few of our players and they never recovered. We also started in a 3-2 zone and fell behind before going to man to man and limiting any inside shots. Tournament starts next week.

Others Events
We had the normal Activity Days, Scouts, and birthday parties this week.

Hope everyone else has a good week.