Saturday, September 20, 2008

We're in Reno Now!!







Okay, I just started to write this blog and almost forgot where we were! I had to ask Colin, lol! It's so easy to lose track of the day and place we're at. Each day seems to roll into the other while on this tour!

We'll be in Reno for 3 days. There are 5 performances between tonight and Sunday, so there will be little time for doing sightseeing. Luckily there's a casino right in our hotel so I may be able to squeeze a few slots in ;) The bus ride was very scenic. The mountains were absolutely gorgeous! We rode by Donner Lake where the historical Donner Family traveled. For those who don't know, the Donner party traveled west in 1846 in a wagon train. They attempted to take a "shortcut", but unfortunately that was the wrong decision. It turned out to be a much longer trip and as they ran out of provisions, bad storms approached. The survivors had to turn to cannibalism in an attempt to survive.

During one of our stops we were able to view another part of history. We saw the actual car that Bonnie and Clyde were killed in. There were also other things that belonged to them, such as the shirt that Clyde had on when he was shot. I didn't have my camera but both John and Sue took photos, so I'll post them once I get them.

Quentin's mom, Gail, and sister, Reina, traveled to Reno to see the shows. It was the first time they watched it so it was pretty exciting for their whole family. I can't wait to have our family at the Binghamton performance. I miss everyone so much!!

The boys finished up school til next week. It'll be so nice for them to have a week off. They've been working so hard on school, homework, and shows-they deserve a break!

I'm posting more photos, so I hope you all enjoy them!

Missy

4 comments:

Unknown said...

Very good......

river queen said...

I hope you don't have to resort to cannibalism on your road tour. Does the bus driver have a GPS? This trip is so fun for you guys....all the different things to see!! I am so jealous that you have a casino in your hotel! Stevie, what are we doing going to Binghamton, we should have gone to RENO. Miss you guys! See ya soon!!!!

Emily said...

Sounds like so much fun!!!! I can't wait until I see it in Binghamton!!! O and just so you know, Fiddler is on the same day as the Binghamton show so people who r in Fiddler won't be able to see it that day. D~= I'm gonna do the pit orchestra for Barkers production of Oliver so maybe i'll know how to play some songs lol. I'll see you in Binghamton, keep up the good work!!!

Anonymous said...

sounds like you're having a blast, thats awesome!! well plans have changed, im not going to the show in lowell, im gonna try to make the one in orono maine. my parents didn't want me traveling on a sunday night in the winter. well keep on singing colin! miss you guys =)