So I went to see The Color Purple on Broadway on 19 Nov

I know what most of you are thinking....The Color Purple as a musical? No way. Allow me to say yes way....It was fantastic! The primary reason I attended the musical because one of my favorite actresses Renee Elise Goldsberry of One Life to Live and of the Shakesphere in the Park production of Two Gentlemen of Verona was cast to play Nettie. That was the primary reason but I was looking forward to seeing the entire musical. I watched the previews the cast performed on Broadway.com and the Oprah show so I was really looking forward to it.

Let me just say that the play stunned and amazed me. I really enjoyed it.

I gotta say though the Felica P. Fields, who portrayed Sofia, absolutely stole the show. She was wonderful and Sofia's main song "Hell No" had everyone singing right along....

If you are in New York take a trip to 53rd and Broadway, head to the Broadway Theater, and see this show...you will NOT regret it!!

Renee was wonderful as Nettie and I got to meet her after the show so I was happy. Frankly I probably scared her a little bit since I was so excited. Once you get to know me a little better I'm sure I'm going to tell ya'll all about my love for her character, Evangeline, on One Life to Live.

Here's my picture with Renee after the show

My Surprise Birthday Party

This is my surpise birthday party that took place right before I left for a short deployment. My husband Gabriel and I went up to his parent's weekend house in the Poconos. That day was actually my Father's [in-law] birthday so I thought we were just going to celebrate his. I don't like talking about my birthday so I didn't think Gabriel had mentioned it. I was supposed to leave at the end of August so I wasn't going to be home for my birthday. I didn't think this was a big deal but apparently my hubby did. Sometime before we got there he had made arrangements for Tia [that Aunt in spanish] Daisy to pick up a cake.

I had no idea and it came as a huge suprise

So when Mom [in-law] came onto the deck and said it's time to sing Happy Birthday I immediately turned to Dad [in law], who was behind the grill, started singing Happy Birthday and moving out of the way of the camera so they could bring the cake to him. The weird thing was he was singing to me and Tia Daisy turned the cake towards me. When I went to back up everybody was singing towards me and my husband got behind me to stop me from backing up. I thought they were just including me in the song until I looked down and saw the cake had my name on it.

At this point I yelled and just started cracking up laughing because it was so unexpected
So Happy Birthday to me LOL