After Farmington, we were all thrilled once we got to Albuquerque! The hotel is fantastic. We all have suites which have a large bedroom, living room, and kitchen area. There's both an outdoor pool and indoor pool and hot tub, which we were able to enjoy when we first got there.
The theater is very nice as are the people who work there. We three parents were invited into the VIP room to talk with the guests and tell all about our kids. We also were given complimentary wine and hors d'ouvres. Given that, we were willing to tell them almost anything, lol!
We were so excited to find that we were in Albuquerque during their big and famous balloon festival. People bring their balloons from all over the US along with many different countries. The balloons have all different shapes and sizes. There was a Darth Vader balloon, a wells fargo wagon balloon, a Smokey the Bear, and many others. There were approximately 700 balloons that were launched yesterday! So after a late show Friday night, we all agreed that it would be well worth getting up at 5:30am to witness this. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. We were told that a bus stopped right in front of the hotel at 6:05 and would bring us directly to the place to pick up the shuttle to the festival. After waiting a half hour we called the bus company to find that we received the wrong info and no buses were coming. Colin was extremely disappointed, he was really excited about going:( We thought about calling a cab, but at that point it was just too late. So we opted to go in, have breakfast and watch the balloons on the news. John went to the theater with the boys for the Saturday matinee, while Sue and I stayed behind to do laundry. After realizing there was only 1 working washing machine in the hotel, we realized if we ever wanted to get all of our laundry done we better find a laundromat. So for all of you who think we are leading the glamorous life, just picture Sue and I getting in a taxi cab with a bag of laundry and detergents. We hung out in a less than desirable area while the laundry was going. People seemed to think it was kind of strange for me to be hanging out at a laundromat with a laptop. We got even more strange looks we hopped into a taxi with our laundry bags. I guess we're not the normal people they see at the laundromat! LOL!
The rest of the cast invited us to a toga party in one of the rooms last night after the show. The plan was to bring the kids for a half hour. Well, we all were having so much fun we stayed a lot longer. Watching everyone come in in all of their handmade togas was priceless. Some were much better than others at toga tying! lol!


The shows have been going extremely well. The cast is doing a phenomenal job. Its so exciting to watch Colin up on stage. It seems that he grows more and more into his character at each performance. I am just so proud of him!!

I'll try to be a little better about writing more often. Hope all is well with everyone back home. We're counting down the days til we get to come home on break!!
Missy