Mama's and Malaga

Here’s to all the beautiful mothers in my life, Linda, Beth, Jaimee, Natasha, Kristy, April, Martha, Aimee, Deb...so many...but I have to say I MAY have a favorite. Hmmm yeah I definitely do...it’s this lovely lady!

I am so glad I had the opportunity to have time with her in NYC before I left. My favorite qualities about her are her humor, creativity and mostly her open generous heart. I wish her the very best, especially this week as she goes in for cataract surgery on Wednesday. I love you my Mama!

I am quickly writing all of this from Malaga, Spain. This week had a rough start with major jet lag insomnia, but I think I am well adjusted now with a couple of 8-9hr nights. That insomnia was cuhrazy, wow, very mentally straining. But on the flip side of wow, I got a chance to explore my first European port of Valencia, Spain. We went to the City of Arts and Sciences, which is a complex that includes an Opera House, music school, dozens of restaurants and the biggest aquarium in Europe. It sounds like a crazy combination, but I tell you this enormous complex is one of the most architecturally stunning places I have ever seen! WOW! Read more about it here. http://www.cac.es/

Bottle brush flowers! Can you see why?

This dolphin show was cool-the divers mimicked the dolphins and vice versa

This was the weirdest fish I have ever seen. It was like a turtle on it's side. Any idea what the heck it is???

The concrete surface was covered in water...the reflections were stunning

I loved the portrait...perfect for Mother's Day me thinks!

Hilo, Hawaii = Paradise on Earth

They left me! Ah the woes of ship solitude.
But we had the most memorable time. :) On our last day we were in Hilo...The main island that is known as the most “unattractive island”. Riiiiight. If that is what they claim, you can very well see why the Hawaiian islands are truly paradise on earth. 

We have vowed to come back to Hawaii the next time without a cruise boat so at the end of the day we don’t have to worry about getting back to our hotel that will leave if we don’t get back on time. We want to hike, bike, camp and explore to our hearts content someday. Until then Hawaii, my heart is always with you!

New Years 2012!

Well New Years Eve was brilliant! Here are a few pictures from that night. 

We started out at dinner, then we went to showtime at the Galaxy-Jon Courtney-a cross between Elton John and Ricky Gervais. He's pretty cool entertainer. This guy is a pretty cool husband.

Then New Years eve countdown in the cove with my besties performing. 

Gummy bear shots. Yes they are delicious in case you are curious. 

Crew Party, LUXE disco, and what do you know it's 5am. 

As you can see we did not have a good time at all. ;)

So here's the thing with resolutions. I checked out my resolutions from last year and I did pretty well with most of them. Yay for me.

I was going to make a big ol list again but the problem with making resolutions on New Years is that you spent most of New Years Day recovering from New Years Eve. So the first day of the New Year is more busted than the day before. So I made a resolution to have resolutions all year long with a lifelong pursuit to go onwards and upwards in many areas of my already wonderfully full life. I have a million projects continually growing, I do what I love for a living, I have the BEST best friends, a wonderful family, loving spouse, gorgeous apartment and I am so HAPPY. No need to resolve anything, I just want continue to grow. And I don't feel bad about sleeping most of January 1st 2012 away. It was totally worth it.

Here is a picture of me with Tony nominated actress Christine Andreas and her husband composer and musician Martin Silvestri.

She is an outstanding performer and she just starred in La Cage aux Folles on Broadway with Kelsey Grammer. She sang the "Best of Times is Now" and the lyrics are PERFECT for New Years and in general...the key of life. :)

The best of times is now! What's left of Summer
But a faded rose?
The best of times is now.
As for tomorrow,
Well, who knows? Who knows? Who knows?
So hold this moment fast,
And live and love
As hard as you know how.
And make this moment last,
Because the best of times is now, is now.
So hold this moment fast,
And live and love
As hard as you know how.
And make this moment last,
Because the best of times is now,
Is now, is now
Is now, is NOW!

And The Envelope Please...

Tonight's show... The Envelope Please. A smorgasbord of award winning Film, TV and musical theater music. I sing everything from Judy Garland to Celene Dion and back again. It's one of those shows that with the costume changes you feel like you are being shot out of a cannon from the minute you step onto the stage. But they say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I concur.

Sooner or Later from Dick Tracy

Danger Zone

The Man that Got Away-A tribute to Judy Garland

Back on Board

Back to my home away from home. Gets harder each time as I fall more in love with Mr. Jason Campbell, but I am glad I have my very close friends here to keep me company to distract me from my sorrow and make me laugh very hard... constantly. This is a good portrayal of our state of being most of the time:

First cruise: Traveling though one of my favorite states with ports in Santa Barbara, San Fransisco, Ensenada, San Diego and LA. Happy Thanksgiving week everyone!

It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday

Got to love old school Boyz to Men just to get you through the hard times. Remember all those friends I love from all over the world? Well we bond in the microcosm of ship life and then we go home...to those places all over the world.  It's pretty boo hoo sad.  Miss Penny Smart from England ends her contract in a cruise so here we are on the streets of New York saying goodbye for the last time. We got the following smiles out before we publicly wept.

She is going back to London to get an apartment in her words, just like mine (she has very good taste) and start auditioning for the West End. She is talented and beautiful everywhere so we know she will do just great. And then I will visit her in her apartment, just like mine.

Taking Mama Mo Backstage

The show must go on even without a voice (what you can't see I didn't have in these pictures) and Mama Mo wanted to see the show going on backstage too. The shows are challenging onstage, but it's what happens behind the scenes that takes it to a whole new level. Here we are with the Kents after their full of crazy quick changes guest entertainer program.

Mama Barbie

I have no idea what we are laughing at here, but I swear I'm not trying to claw anyone.

The massive boots I wear under this massive skirt:

So onstage I look like this: