Right Here I Decided.
This is me. Giving family and friends all the permission to be happy and to smile again. Keep talking about all the memories and keep my mom in your heart. I promise you I'll be ok. I'm doing really well right now. No need to call with sadness in your heart. No need to write with sadness. No feeling sorry for me.
maybe ally…sees “Harmony: A New Musical”
This show is poignant and thought-provoking. It's on Broadway at the right time and can present some interesting conversations after the fact. We follow The Comedian Harmonists on their rise to fame in Europe during the 1920s through the early war years — and all the tribulations that came with that.
Trying Routines Again.
I woke up this Monday morning with a weight lifted off my shoulders and a sense of staying present. For so much of my life, I stuck my nose in a planner and moved like a robot. Was it a routine? Or was I coping? Hiding from my problems by burying myself in “work” & people. I've never been more willing to just stay in the now. Be spontaneous as some would tell me. Living a little.
National Polka Dot Day - 2024!
Who’s celebrating one of the best prints ever created?
You didn't think I'd skip out on this one, did you? Despite it being super cold you make do with what you have. A crazy-looking stairway and a vision.
Not bad right?
maybe ally…sees “SIX The Musical”
Ask me how long I've been waiting to see @sixbroadway! Not kidding I think I waited an entire year. Finally, all the timing came together and it being my birthday week was the icing on top. I had so much fun with SIX the Musical. Omg. Armand and I left with the biggest smiles on our faces and all the music in our brains.
maybe ally…Finally Leaves the House.
Guess I should talk about where I've been right? Well let's start with the fact that I really wasn't taking care of myself this past month and I paid for it with a cold (that thankfully wasn't COVID) but then turned into a million other things which made recovery seem like it was in a distant future.
This. Is. 37.
Today I celebrate 37 times around the sun. Another full rotation filled with so much love, life, family & being. This next rotation will be about patience, understanding, learning & acceptance of things I cannot change.
Weird Feelings.
The calm before… more calm. Usually, around this time, I'm out of the country getting ready to celebrate my birthday (it's tomorrow) with some flair. This year we decided to stay home and not even more so I'm asking for a pretty calm day. A cozy day. Maybe some dinner. But if I didn't do anything tomorrow I'd be just fine.
maybe ally…sees “A Beautiful Noise”.
First show of the year for me. This one was more sentimental than any I've seen before. You see before my mom passed away she’d been eyeing A Beautiful Noise as her next trip to Broadway. She had me doing lotteries while she figured out the best time to see it.
A Different Way Now.
The most challenging part of this whole experience is grasping every day without someone you love so deeply. A simple walk for coffee easily becomes a little more important when you remember some people didn't get to do that today. You start to cherish even the small things. The mundane means more.
maybe ally…sees “Here We Are”
It took me a few days to collect my thoughts on this one. Then my world stopped so I didn't get the chance to post about it. I won a lottery in December to see this unique piece of work. The final musical by Stephen Sondheim. It's directed by one of my favorite people Joe Mantello. This piece is creative. It's funny. It's stunning visually. I enjoyed it.
'TIS THE SEASON FOR SOME MAGIC!
That's the sign of a very good weekend. Distraction was the name of the game and I went swinging with a trip to 5th Ave to see holiday decorations. Last weekend Armand and I had one day (it rained the next) to grab as much content down there as possible. We walked along 6th ave. first to see the decor around Radio City Music Hall. After that we went to 5th ave. proper and I got to see the Sak’s window and went to Lotte New York Palace to see the 2nd most famous Christmas tree in New York!
Travel: St. Louis.
St. Louis was a mini break that I really needed to be honest. Often, I get lost in Skyscrapers and the lore of New York City. It was nice to get away into Americana. The smaller cities of the United States. The cities not known by buildings but by the food and their people.
Freshen Up Your Neutrals.
What is it about our neutrals that us New Yorkers love so much?
Neutrals are your best friend. I say that lovingly. They are the key components to any outfit. They are usually the color to complete the look per say.
What I Wore in Chicago.
It was no secret that I was going to shop while in Chicago. What I didn’t expect was to find quite a few affordable classics that I now wear here in NYC pretty frequently.
Let’s go through the 4 stand-out pieces I got & one I left behind!
Fall Fashion 2023.
So I’ve been digging into the runway shows looking for trends I spotted a lot of that are slowly creeping into our fall fashions. I always try to find trends I personally know I can pull off without much issue and so below are four that I adored on the runway but will also wear happily all over the streets of New York.
Travel: Chicago.
Well, it was really night one. I got in at 5pm and had 2 hours to find a pharmacy, grab some essentials, check into my hotel, shower, & get dressed for a show. The show you ask. MJ The Musical! It was playing at the Nederlander Theatre, and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to see it while in town.
Getting an IUD.
You're seeing the face of a woman who is on cloud nine. You wouldn't know it just by looking but this version of Ally took a pretty huge step in her life. I owe no one an explanation but I felt like sharing in case others may end up here and wanted some insight or an opinion on it. Even yesterday I got a few DMs about it.
maybe ally...sees "Back to the Future: The Musical”.
If you've been here a while you knew this day was coming. Finally got to see Back to the Future The Musical on Broadway! It was a nice Sunday matinee at the theatre & the perfect way to end my solo weekend.
This Outfit is Heavy!
It's hard, to sum up what these films mean to me. Escapism was very real in my household. My life growing up was hard. I always imagined traveling with Doc to times I’d always wanted to see. The creation of the pyramids, the first flight! You name it I wanted to go. They helped me. They inspired me.