fuerzabruta, 5K, fish and friends

For Valentine's Jason gave me tickets to Fuerzabruta for Friday night and it was crazy, to say the least. I have seen the theater in Union Square announcing this wild production but never new exactly what it was until Jason surprised me with the tickets last week. After doing a little research before the performance I learned that it was standing room only and that I would need to wear appropriate clothing that could get wet. Pretty much it sounded like a wild rave and that coming a little high was encouraged. After reading this I was a little nervous but also excited to be experiencing something out of the norm for me.



The performance was in fact - wild, crazy and a little weird. After crowding the large audience into a small space I felt like I was back at the 311 concert. I didn't know if we would all start jumping around and crowd surfing but I was a little surprised when they moved the crowd to bring out a large treadmill with a man in a shirt and tie running as fast as he could. Some of the other crazy moments included a gigantic adult Slip 'n' Slide lowered just inches from the audience's heads, a giant kite that was spun around violently making the two performers pinned to it seem trapped in a tornado and two dancers who cartwheeled vertically across a shimmering plastic wall. After the show we were indeed a little wet and it was definitely an experience I will never forget.



Saturday morning I ran the Al Gordon Snowflake 5K in Prospect Park and I was surprised by how large the park was and it was fun to see a part of Brooklyn that I have never seen before. After the race I hurried home and got ready so that we could meet up with Jason's law school buddy, Frank, for a true China Town experience. We walked down to China Town and started off with some Dim Sum for lunch. The restaurant that Frank took us to was a huge banquet hall with several large round tables where they seat you with other people; however, due to the language barrier, you are not forced to make awkward conversations with the other quests at your table. Meanwhile, little Chinese ladies walk around the hall pushing little carts filled with all sorts of random/crazy goodness. We tried a little of everything and loved having Frank there as our interpreter. Next Frank took us to several little vendors where we found some amazing deals on fresh seafood. No joking, everything we found was half as much as it is at our grocery store. We had fun exploring and came home with some shrimp, crab legs and mussels to cook up for dinner.

That night I got together with some of the ladies in my ward for a girls night out for Laurel, who will be taking a extended vacation to Utah but better be coming back shortly:) We went to Sarabeth's followed by dessert at Kelli's and it was so fun to just sit around and chat with the girls. I have such amazing friends in the ward and I hate that everyone is always moving away.