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Clarisse: just dropping by to say hi! i luv your colors!

aaron: wow...very nice colors. hope you are having a great day!!! :)

Aaron: I miss you...hmm...

vicky: I hope you dont mind I was Blog hopping and I really would love to exchange links if you want to let me know.

aaron: I missed you. :) Glad to be able to talk to you again.

Nathan : Hey girl, I am glad to hear you are doing well. Can't wait for china. Justin and I will be working on that tomorrow.

Mr. Hyper: "ello Na'arah. Hope your afternoon is beautiful, and that you find cause to smile. :)

Sarah Jane: Yeah, that's the one I have too. My sister has the new one and so I'm gonna burn it onto my mp3. You shoudl check out Lily Allen too. I really like her.

Dayna: You are a Blessing!!!

Dayna-May: Anything new going on with you? How is school? You doing alright? Stil alive? Maybe!!!??!!

TinyToes: Stopping by to say hey.. HEY!!!!!!

Dayna: I was thinking about you today.. Remember how you told me about parting my hair?? well, i took ya advise today and fell in love with how it turned out. Thanks loads.. Anyways, hope ya break was great- mine is going well.. making money and having a blast.. :D well, have fun at school!!

Heehee:

Chad: I don't know if my last tag worked. To tell you the truth I don't know how any of this works. But I saw the messages above under tag board put the two together and whammo, I started writing. hope it works. I was looking at my sista's blag and saw your name under her friends list so I checked it out. Pretty cool. I will see you soon! Take care a'ight.

Sarah Jane: Hey Kate, thanks for the compliment. I love that dress too, but my girls looked really scrunchy and funny in that picture!

Denise: Hello! I'm blog hopping hoping to make some new CHristian friends. God bless!

Dayna-May: Hey, how are things going for you? Finals should be just around the corner- Am praying for you.Keep up the great work of being you!! Anything new going on? Did you had a great Thanksgiving break?

Dayna-May: Hey, Hope you have a great Thanksgiving. Mine is goign to be a bit different ....great fun. My 21st was great. My older brother text me the whole day- telling me happy birthday. Anyways- Behave yourself- and have a blast!!

pre-raphaelite hotness: Hey there cutie, just saying hi! Hope school's going great, and your life is divine, dahling.

aaron: just thought i'd let you in on a little secret, i miss you.

Kerri: How awesome that you went skydiving. It looks like so much fun! I just landed here through journal surfing and thought I would say HI.

sarah jane: well hello there my little friend. Just thought I'd stop by and say hello. Oh, you have to see "The Devil Wears Prada," you'll love it.

sarah jane: you should check my last post...

2Crazzie4U: It is such a blessing to know how God loves us so much that He was willing to go through so much for such a sinner as I am. It is also amazing to know that He is always with us, even if we don't want Him to be with us, or when we think we can do it on our own. He loves us too much to let us hanging. You are a Blessing. -Tiny Toes

pyschokid: well, i've been to visit you more than you've been to visit me...i think its your turn to visit. i'm a busy man. have to keep my priorities straight....(motorcycle, motorcycle, motorcycle, graduate, motorcycle...)

Bronwyn: I greatly anticipate your next post, whenever it is ;)

SJ: oops. I put the wrong URL again.

Sarah Jane: Hello back, friend. I love and miss you too!

cowboy: you already are a princess, castle or not.

Cutie: that was fruition not fruitin.

Cutie: Now that you have stayed in a castle, your dream of being a princess is that much closer to fruitin.

Cutie: I like the Robert Frost poem, and I'm looking forward to your next post.

Sarah Jane: Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dearest Katy, Happy Birthday to you!

Cutie: So I'm in this play and have to wear a dress (don't laugh) and i just wanted to say that I have more respect for girls and less respect for myself.

psycho kid: hey katy! when you gonna come visit me?

Mr. Hyper: i know someone else that needs to post too.

SJ: My link goes to no-where on that last tag, oops.

sj: Okay, I just looked at your profile, and I just noticed that you have "bad toupes" listed on your "Dislikes." Now that is funny!

Mr. Hyper: guess what??? it's a gorgeous day!!! nice and sunny and not too cold either!

Elyse: Hiya ...again.....Just wishing you a Happy New Year full of endless possiblities...2006...the year of the DOG......ENFJ"S RULE!!!!

Katy: Umm... who left the tag below? Maybe I'm just having a blonde moment, but I'm confused.

Leave a link?

YK: Wicked Cool! It's as cool as I can sing!

Ok maybe I can't sing!

sugar08: love your journal~! hope you have a great new year....

elyse: Hey the myers briggs!!!! Im an ENFJ how bout you?? Nice journal by the way

Sarah Jane: Just stopping over to say Hi.

Adam: Have a Merry Christmas

Mr. Hyper: hey there...only a couple more weeks and you're done! enjoy the cold. heeheee...fyi, the low tonight is -4. i'm freezing my bum off too, don't worry.

Sarah Jane: Hello friend, thanks for the compliment. I think you're very colorful too. And many of your colors are rich, deep, jewel tones.

Mr. Hyper: we don't have much snow either, although we usually do. i love snow, and i'm jealous that you've got so much.

. anyway, have a great week.

Jenn: Stopping by to wish you a wonderful week filled with many blessings! I bet the snow is just so beautiful! Where I live in NC we usually get ice storms...it is just not the same! Take care my friend!

[Hyper]: see, winter can be truly gorgeous. i love how you describe it. lovely writing.

Tuesday, April 22nd 2008

6:39 PM

The Coronado

This is the Coronado Theatre in Rockford, IL. It is, by far, the most beautiful theatre I have ever seen. I have been in theatres around the country: Milwaukee, Madison, Buffalo, Huntsville, New York City, and several in Washington DC. Though not the largest, the Coronado far exceeds any other in beauty and opulance. I thought of it the other night when I went to a local show. Since this theatre, I have been disappointed with every other theatre I've seen. The renovation completed a just few years ago is supposedly mimics the Coronado's original decor. It is breathtaking. The lobby glistens with statuesque pillars supporting elegant balconies, guilded arches draped in crimson velvet, and hanging chandeliers that reflect off 30 foot glass mirrors. It's an experience like none other. I had the privilege of seeing Puccini's La Boheme here, and it was a night I will never forget. So, lest I conclude without making my point, this theatre is exquisite, and you must go see it if you ever have the chance. I promise you will not regret it.