I just got back from LaComedia Dinner Theater, and it was amazing! If you’ve never been to a dinner theater, you should definitely check it out. A dinner theater is a restaurant with a theater and they typically show plays or musicals. LaComedia is a locally owned dinner theater, so the musicals they produce aren’t anywhere near Broadway, but good enough.

They have just started showing Beauty and the Beast a couple weeks ago and as soon as I found out, I decided to take my parents on a night out. The food was excellent. Especially the peanut butter pie. I even enjoyed the special dressing they used on their salads: papaya chutney. I was afraid I wouldn’t like it since I’m typically a ranch kind of girl, but change is good every now and then, right?

The stage wasn’t huge, but it wasn’t tiny either. I think what made the experience so amazing - even despite the lack of glitter and glammer in Be Our Guest - was the fact that it was an intimate setting. The stage was on the floor, so those lucky people sitting on the first floor were like…there. There really wasn’t a bad seat there, but I was lucky enough to snag a table somewhere near the center.

The woman who played Belle was amazing! She sounded so close to Paige O’ Hara (Belle) and her singing voice was so pretty! I read her biography in the playbill and was surprised to find out that she’s attending college. The very same college my friend is at studying the same major. Hm… Maybe they know each other? But I’m sure the woman who played Belle is two or three years older than my friend. I loved the entire cast (Chip was so adorable!) and they all did great except Mrs. Potts. Her voice cracked in the first song she sang and it was a little off in Human Again. Thank god she got her act together for Beauty and the Beast. I was worried that song would sound iffy with the way her voice was acting. Magic was brought to stage once again when the Beast transformed. It’s so amazing how they transform in front of everyone and he’s floating!! Between that scene and Be Our Guest, I’m not sure which one is my favorite. Perhaps they’re a tie.

On top of all of that, I managed to snag a souvenir glass and a collector’s item. I would have bought the entire Beauty and the Beast collection they had from Lenox, but it was pretty pricey, and the item I went with was the most expensive of all. But it looks nice. And I love it. What can I say? Besides anime, Beauty and the Beast is like my drug. Or maybe all things Disney is like my drug, but more so for Beauty and the Beast. And FYI, I almost came close to crying at the end. But I managed to hold it in. Thank god. The last time I went to see the musical (which was a professional troupe doing it with all the Broadway works) I was bawling by the end of the show out of fear that the Beast would die, despite the millions of times I’ve seen the movie. And then I ended up being so happy and marveled at the Beast’s transformation (if you know how this is done, please keep it a secret from me. I love the mystery of his transformation on stage) that I couldn’t stop crying.

This is probably the most icons I’ve ever made in one day. I don’t get inspired icon-wise much, but it appears when I do, I do. I’ve been meaning to make some Twilight inspired icons for a while, so I created a total of eight and one Beauty and the Beast related one in honor of me seeing the musical (again) tomorrow! Or is it later today?

Here’s a peek at a few of the icons that I have to offer:

I was excited to make an Alice Cullen icon; I haven’t seen many icons of any of the other Cullens except Edward. Besides Edward, Alice is my favorite. She’s always so perky and upbeat. I can’t even begin to imagine what she might be doing for Bella and Edward’s wedding.

Since I’ve moved into my current house 8 or 9 years ago with my family, my furnishings have barely - if ever - changed. After watching a couple of “help me organize my house!” programs, staring at the devastation of my room, and then finally seeing a Bed Bath and Beyond ad a couple days ago I went out and bought new furniture for my room. My hope is that one day soon, my room will be as professionally organized as those amazing “help me organize my house!” programs I watched a little over a year ago. I ran out yesterday after flipping through the Bed Bath and Beyond ad and bought six new pieces of furniture!! I ended up buying a new nightstand, computer desk, TV stand, media tower, and two bookshelves. All of that was supposed to replace my old nightstand, TV stand, computer desk, and bookshelf.

After my uber wonderful dad finished assembling all of the furniture, I set out to work! I had piled everything within a corner of my room before, so my room was even more cluttered than usual. But once everything was put up and cleaned, I actually have more space! With the two bookshelves I bought, I managed to eliminate the use of the bookshelf I wanted to get rid of plus a shelf or two from the one I kept.

Unfortunately (or fortunately?) I forgot to take a before snap of the clutter that was once known as my computer desk. You can see the edge of it in the before shot.

Still, that means I have to refurnish the other half of my room. But that’s not going to happen within a day like this half. No. I need a week or two to refurnish my wallet before I buy anything major anytime soon.