Lindsay turns 20!

This was definitely one of my most favorite birthdays.  On Saturday, Randi, Chris, Meme, Mommy, and Jenny all wished me a happy birthday.  We had cake and I got some presents.  Randi made me a really nice video on iMovie, and Chris got me a flashdrive.  On the flashdrive was a powerpoint card which was really cute, and my real present: a ticket to the Phillies Game on April 11th!  I was really excited.

Chris slept over, and on the next day, my 20th birthday, we headed to New York together.  I went to a dress rehearsal for a performance of the Mozart Coronation Mass in Carnegie Hall and Chris went to the MoMa with Renata.  I still have the card she gave me, which I thought was really sweet.  Bryan also called Chris while I was in rehearsal to wish me a happy birthday which was so thoughtful.  

After my dress rehearsal, I met up with Allie and Jackie, two sisters who I went to high school with.  It was Jackie's birthday, too.  We walked through Times Square, and when I stopped briefly outside of the Virgin Record Store, I saw five CDs wedged in the lid of a garbage can. SWEET!  I got some free CDs for my birthday.  I eventually found Chris who had brought me some breakfast bars so I could have a little nosh before my sound check and concert.  

After the soundcheck, Jonathan asked me if there was a Starbucks nearby because he was craving a latte.  I told him there was one just east of the backstage entrance to Carnegie Hall of 56th street, so I ran down there with a 20 spot.  This was the first thing Jonathan had ever asked me for, and the Starbucks was closed!  But...the stars were aligned that day.  The guy who was closing the store let me in and gave me a free large latte for Jonathan!  It was awesome!

I told Chris to meet me outside after my portion of the concert because I thought it was the second half, but it wasn't.  I snuck up to the box seat he was sitting in, but he had left!  I called him and he came back, and we heard a Haydn piece in G Major, and another piece that brought tears to my eyes.  Box 35, where we were sitting, is smack in the center of the tier.  The sound was amazing and I'll never forget this wonderful birthday present.

After the concert, we went to Rosie O'Grady's and had a huge dinner.  An old buddy of mine, Chuck, was there and I hung out with him.  The Soprano soloist and her family were there.  This is especially interesting because she is a Temple graduate and her parents went to Virginia Tech.  I went up to the bar and they wouldn't serve me (long story), but that's why I have Christopher! I handed him a dollar a couple of times and he turned them into Cosmos.  It was a great night and great birthday...one of the best ever.