Drama and The Big Apple

For the past four days I have been in one of my favorite cities, New York, New York, the town so nice they named it twice....well that's how that saying goes, even if it doesn't make sense.

I went there for the New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF): Good times. Unfortunately the night before I left, Miss. Honey made it clear she was quite sick.

Frank, being such an amazing friend, brought her to the vet the next day. And while he got her help, sadly still I couldn't enjoy the city as much as I normally would if I had a healthy kitty back home—basically I was worried sick the whole time. Luckily there are some pretty wonderful people in the industry that really helped me get through it!

And, of course, knowing she was in good hands and now on medication, I certainly had to enjoy myself a little, after all wasn’t I in the city that just won some major sporting event?

Yeah so Superbowl Sunday in the world of gift was quite crazy. The night ended up being spent at a special charity event, an event that included a performance by Broadway star darling Sutton Foster! Eek!
Ms. Foster won a Tony for her performance as Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie, and last year I saw her in the starring role of The Drowsy Chaperone—Too much fun!

While the charity event included Sutton's performance, special presentations, and a private auction, the game did make its way on the flat screen televisions. The real excitement of the game came after the win, it involved fighting mobs of people for an available cab. After an hours wait, an industry friend and I were on our merry way to a fun, spinning spectacle of a bar.

On Monday I worked the Javits and ogled over the most decadent gifts and paper products—going to a gift show is quite similar to shopping with no money—you see a million lovely things you want, but can't have—of course times that experience by 10 at that is a gift show!

That evening, my boss, co-worker, and myself were treated to a lovely dinner as the guests of some VIPs. Later we were taken to the theatre for the new Broadway MEGA-HIT Legally Blonde The Musical.

Like OMG, my co-worker Mary and I were like LOL like the whole time! Like hello, whoever said Wicked was the new Cats was seriously disturbed because Legally Blonde is where it's at, and FYI, Elle Woods is my new BFF! Was that TMI!? OMG, BRB.

Okay, now that I got that out of my system...

Today, I met with my super cute friend Sonja for lunch. Sonja lives in Queens and works on Park Ave. in Manhattan—she is really adorable, and she 's a great writer! Do check out her blog Life in NYC.

So suffice it to say I do still love New York even if Miss. H was ill, but it wasn't easy as she was on my mind a lot, but now that I am home I must go give her more pets and snuggles.

C-U L8TR!