wicked

mr. o and i have had a string of free weekends.  no travel, no plans, no weddings, just waking up when we want to and doing whatever we want to.  
this doesn't happen very often. 

yesterday, we decided to go hiking at the blue hills reservation in milton, ma (about 30 min south of boston).  the great people who set this all up have mapped out tonsss of trails for all skill levels.  you can canvas almost the entire mountain and the paths intertwine so you can decide to go on a different adventure halfway through if you'd like. 

we took the skyline trail and it was perfect.

the trail was a mixture of a nice walk and 
crazy inclines up and over rocks.  we got the heart rate going, got some sunshine, and had ourselves a very nice hike.  

mr. o packed lunches for us that morning so once we got to the top we found a rock to have our picnic on.  mr. o handed me my sandwich and asked for the extra napkin that was sitting on top.  when i grabbed the napkin to hand it over....

WICKED TICKETS FELL OUT!! 

i was so surprised, so psyched, so thankful, and just the happiest person in the world in that moment.  i've been in love with Wicked (the musical) soundtrack foreveerrrrrrrr, but have never been able to actually go see the show.  it's in Boston right now for a limited time, but i kept putting off getting tickets because they were so expensive and ryan isn't the biggest fan of watching people sing for a couple hours. 

regardless, he got us two tickets to the show that night and it was everything i had every dreamed it'd be.  so funny, so sad, so magical.  the voices were incredible, amazing costumes and effects, the story is so engaging, and the music.  ohhh the music! seeing "defying gravity" performed in real life is so much better then from pandora on the "broadway's hits" station.   

finally, i can check this off my bucket list. 

(outside the boston opera house)

thank you, mr. o, for an absolutely amazing day.