Bringing NYC to ICT

It is a well-known fact that I LOVE NYC!  Hands down one my favorite vacation spots of all time.  I probably ask Brandon at least once a week if we can move to NYC for just one year.  I just want to live there for a short time so I can experience the real NYC life, appreciate it and then come back to good ol' Kansas where everything is normal,  but Brandon isn't exactly on board with that idea so I just get to live vicariously through friends or friends of friends who live in NYC and enjoy my visits.

But, when I heard that the Radio City Rockettes were coming to Wichita, I was so excited and made mention of it to Brandon.  Being the sweet husband that he is, he purchased the tickets without me knowing and planned an entire date night that was capped off with the show!

On Saturday night, he told me we had dinner reservations at Luciano's, my favorite Italian restaurant in the area (it is actually located in Mulvane) and very reminiscent of the cute little Italian restaurants in Little Italy.

{Photo courtesy of Luciano's}

We had an awesome dinner and practically had to roll ourselves out of the restaurant so we could make it to the show!!

We arrived at the Intrust Bank Arena in plenty of time to find our seats among the throngs of little girls in attendance.  The stage curtain was a small replica of the famous curtain at Radio City Music Hall and the Rockettes, while a smaller group as well, were just as amazing as I remember them on the big stage!

{We weren't supposed to be taking pictures, but Brandon broke the rules for the sake of the blog!}

My favorite scenes were the tour of NYC (they literally had a double-decker NYC tour bus that moved around the stage with a "virtual" tour of the city on the screen behind them) and the final scene that showed the history of the Rockettes.  The dancers were in beautiful costumes that reminded me of the costumes they wore in the early years and the routine was a very traditional kick line. 

I literally smiled the whole night!!  Brandon did a great job of bringing NYC to ICT!