Easter is super late this year! That's why my spring break is so late, too. One more day... The last few weeks have been an absolute shitshow! The talent show last week was a success, though, so at least there's that.
Steph, I'm glad you enjoyed your days off! You are the first Brit I've heard of who doesn't like tea! LOL I don't like it either! I only drink it once in a while to soothe a sore throat when I'm sick. I'm definitely more of a coffee or cocoa person. I like both hot and iced coffee. I typically drink it hot at home except for in the summer, but I almost always order an iced coffee/latte from coffee shops.
Mare, I'm glad you got things figured out for your trip! Taking the train and staying overnight sounds much less stressful than driving there and back in a day. That's good that you have someone who can come over to check on Chloe and Puglsey and give Pugsley his shot.
I've always had to drive at least 2.5 hours to see the Boys, except the one time during the Unbreakable tour when they actually came to Bloomington, where I went to college, which is only about half an hour away from where I live now. That felt like seeing them in my own backyard! But usually I have to drive to Chicago, St. Louis, or some other city. I've seen them in lots of different states at this point LOL. Not New York yet, unfortunately. I was excited about that Saratoga Springs show we were going to do, but then it got rescheduled twice because of Covid, Rose got her new job and couldn't take a week off to go with me, and then with your transition and needing more accessibility, it just wouldn't have worked out. Someday we'll make it happen!
The VIP prices for this residency are absolutely ridiculous!! Rose, Dee, Laureen, and I all agreed that there is no way we're doing that. It's not worth it to me. The first time I did VIP was on the Unbreakable tour, when it was like $250 for a solo pic with the guys, an autographed item (that you brought and they actually signed right there in front of you), a pre-signed photo, soundcheck, and a Q&A. THAT seemed really expensive to me at the time, having just moved out on my own, but it was worth it. Now they don't even do the soundcheck and Q&A anymore, which was honestly my favorite part! They're offering substantially less for four times the cost. I wish the collective fandom would put their foot down and refuse to buy VIP because that would send a message, but I know it'll never happen. The same few people who manage to go to everything will pay that price, and the BSB team will think, "Hey, the fans are willing to pay this much, so let's charge even more next time!" I'm done with that until the prices drop below $500 again.