Thanksgiving in Texas

Well yesterday wasn't the most traditional Thanksgiving but we ended up having a great time! Obviously, Colin and I were a little sad that we couldn't spend Thanksgiving home with our family but the day turned out to be much better than we expected thanks to our tour family :)
We started the day by going out for a wonderful Thanksgiving buffet that our tour manager, Clare, planned for the whole cast and crew. We went to a really nice restaurant in the Embassy Suites hotel in McAllen Texas. Everyone dressed nice (we all look a lot different when we're out of our bus clothes!)and enjoyed a buffet of the traditional turkey, stuffing, sweet potates, along with a yummy mahi mahi, delicious salad and fruit, carving stations with turkey and roast beef, and an unbelievable display of desserts. I have never seen Colin eat so much in one sitting as he did yesterday. He would've given his sister Morgan some competition! Ashley got up and gave a beautiful toast. She is such a sweetheart, I had tears in my eyes by the end of the toast. Before she even got to mention Spencer (Clare and Bart's baby who is touring with us) he lit up and decided to give his own toast which consisted mainly of hi ya da da da!lol) During dinner we enjoyed listening to music being played on the piano. Matt and Rhiannon decided to get up and create their own dance floor. Everyone enjoyed watching them dance and have fun. The best part was when I realized why Matt was carrying a backpack. He brought in his box of wine(Yes, BOX! Matt's my kind of guy!!!)and continued to fill up his cup during the dinner. We're going to miss Matt so much when he leaves the tour. Matt is leaving on Sunday to join another tour, The Drowsy Chaperone. He is such a sweet and happy person, he will definitely by missed by all :(
After dinner we all headed to the pool. It was 85 degrees outside, so it couldn't have been more perfect. At 5:30pm the hotel started serving complimentary drinks and that's when things really started to get crazy! We had the pool to ourselves and by the end of the night everyone was thrown in the pool at one point or another. Dan(the stage manager) obviously didn't realize that I have a rule that I never get thrown in the pool. So, before I even realized what was happening, I found myself immersed in water! I had to admit once in the pool that is was very refreshing!!! I'm sure the hotel was ready for us all to check out this morning!
Today we began a long day of travel to Orange TX. On the way we stopped at the airport in Houston to pick up James who will be taking over the part of Mr Brownlow for Matt. We all introduced ourselves to James and welcomed him to the show!