The Day after Christmas

Today is supposed to be a big downer, right? Well, so far it's pretty good. I am taking a vacation day from my vacation. Vegas was great and I miss it already. I also had two really good flights (sorry to all my friends who were delayed, I was very fortunate) which makes me brave about flying more...which makes me try to find ways to travel more often. So another trip to Vegas soon? Maybe.

She (in the tradition of assigning gender pronouns to a city) was good to me this Christmas. I came home with some money and many Christmas gifts from my awesome parents. In fact, I am currently killing time writing this while waiting for my new iPod to sync. In addition to gifts, I brought home some memories (I know, gross). We visited the Ethel M's chocolate factory, saw a lot of Christmas lights and saw The Beatles Love at the Mirage. It was one of the best shows I've ever seen. First time with the Cirque du Soleil, and now I get it. When we got into the theatre, my first impression was, "Oh, this will be like a live action Pink Floyd laser light show." While that is a pale, lame way to put it...it's kind of true. I'd like to see more Cirque du Soleil shows, but I doubt they will be as amazing as when set to the Beatles. Those kids were good.

So I'm home now, drinking some seasonally appropriate peppermint coffee, playing with my new Christmas toys and preparing for a show in St. Charles tonight. We had such a good audience last week, I hope things are as good tonight. I love my cast, I love the original stuff we have in the show. It's only been a few weeks, but I'll miss it when we're done.

Before we opened presents. The tree and the train.

The carnage after.

The big drive-through light display.

Our pre-Christmas Christmas dinner.

The obligatory mirror photo in the lobby of Love.
One of the amazing reliefs (this may or may not be the correct art term) in Most Holy Redeemer Church, a Catholic church on the strip where we went to Christmas vigil.

From the church we walked across the street and had dinner at the Luxor. Next time I go to Vegas, I want to stay here. Anyone want to go?

Before I go, let's play one year ago today: I was in Honduras. The end.