She is happy fish!

I was very proud to be watching my best girl, Looks, make not only her Broadway lead debut, but any lead debut in The Little Mermaid on Wednesday. Might as well do it on Broadway, right?! Her parents came up from Virginia with some other family as well, and there was a lovely gathering afterward with her friends and family.

Looks, if you read this, you were/are positively radiant. She made me a little teary-eyed.

Pics!

So, the first pic is of me, of course, Rachel (she's in book club with me), Upstairs Rachel (she lives above Looks and I call her that to keep her straight from the aforementioned Rachel. She is a dresser on Mermaid), Kay and Cecily (they are in the show). The white blonde is Erin B., another book clubber and also a ballroom dancer, Michelle's husband Victor, and the girl herself!

The other pic is of me, Erin B., and Michelle's Mom, who had to be the proudest mom in NYC on Wednesday! Encore, I say, encore!

Baby showers, NYC style

My good friends Ashlee and Jeremy are having a baby. Little Lincoln is coming in about six weeks. Now I have been to a few baby showers but this one was off the hook! First, it was at a friend of Ashlee's at his apartment in Chelsea (kind of a high-priced, fashiony area). I don't know how many rooms this place had, but let's just say there were more than 40 people there and we all fit! They had great food (fresh fruit, scones, a plate of cold cuts --you know, the fancy name I can't remember, cheese and crackers). The hostesses ran this like a military outfit: Totally organized and on it!

They did something really clever: They bought TONS of white cotton onesies in many sizes and brought in a whole bunch of Sharpies. Then they just turned us loose and let us decorate all the onesies! There were so many great, creative little baby outfits that are really appropriate for not only the baby but also the parents. I thought it was a really cool idea.

There was so much loot there I could hardly believe it: Baby Bjorns, two car seats, tons of clothing, millions of little tubs, bottles, lotion, diapers. I guess they have already been given the "Cadillac" of strollers to the tune of $1000 and another jogger stroller that apprently folds up Jetson-style. They have also already received a six month supply of diapers! They are totally set, I think, and little Lincoln will be coming into this world in style (although, how could he be any other way, with a Broadway daddy and a Rockette mommy)?

My only question for the day was "Where in the hell are they going to put all this stuff?" They have a great little one bedroom midtown, but I am telling you, these gifts would fill most of their aparment! I can only wish them the best!