Joining the Circus

Shew! It was a crazy hectic week last week. Too many birthdays in my family in the month of March.

When I was growing up, I, like most kids, wanted to join the circus. I wanted to be on the trapeze artists then I wanted to be one of the riders on horseback. I have always loved the circus and still do.

So, when the opportunity presented itsself to go to Baltimore to see Ringling Bros. Circus, I jumped even if it is 2.5 hours drive. Shoot. I can still remember the first time I saw Ringling preform at the US Air Arena. It was a 3 ring circus, I was with my TAG group in the 4th grade, and I bought a stuffed snake.

Ringling Bros. has not let me down even after all these years. It's even better! I was a kid again. I love how they can amaze the adults as well as, if not more than, the kids. K and I sat there and oohed and aahed and giggled. It was great, and I would do it again in a heartbeat. I hear they will be at Madison Square Garden in NYC soon. Let's take a quick trip to the circus. (Click on pics to enlarge.)

Here's K before the show began. She got all kinds of autographs. She loves doing that.



Part circus. Part Broadway show.



Loved this acrobat number. It was so pretty.



The horseback riders.



The mini horses. They were so cute!



A porcupine! I've never seen one before.



These looked like so much fun.



I would be seriously terrified to be her.



The cage of death as K called it. There were 7 dirtbike riders in there cruising around.



The tigers! Oh, my!




Did I mention I wanted to be an acrobatic lady?!



My favorite part!



Isn't he so cute?!



I'm going to get this one framed!



Can you tell I love elephants?!



Okay. One last elephant pic.



The finale.



As, I said, Ringling didn't let me or anyone else down. It was one of the most amazing shows ever. If you get the chance to go, go. I'll even help you along. Use the coupon code "MOM" at Ticketmaster to get 4 tickets for $44. It will work for any city Ringling Bros. goes to. I must go practice my acrobat routine now.

Welcome to the Big Top!

Guess how cool I am?! C'mon. Just guess.

Really, really cool.

If you are in the Baltimore or Fairfax, Virginia area and have young kids, I'm going to be your best friend.



I have been giving 4 tickets to giveaway for the upcoming opening night at the Ringling Bros. Circus in EITHER Baltimore or Fairfax. Opening night in Baltimore is on March 25th and opening night in Fairfax is April 8th. It will be the Over the Top show which you can see clips here.

Isn't this exciting?! Wait... There's more.

Even if you don't win the giveaway, there's a little something for you. I have two coupon offers for you. The first is 4 tickets for $44, and just $11 for tickets if you need more. The second offer is that there are a select amount of Front Row and VIP seats that have been reserved if you want to sit so close you can see the glimmer of the tiger's teeth. Here's how to get the deals. Just enter the code "MOM" in the MC promotional box when checking out at Ticketmaster.

Giveaway rules and info.

1. Contest will end Friday, March 20th at 11am (EST)
2. Contest is open to all Delaware, Virginia, DC, and Maryland moms.
3. Make a comment for one entry.
4. Follow my blog if you would like an extra entry.

And, I don't usually do this but...
5. If you blog about this giveaway with links, I'll give you 2 extra entries.

Also, my lovelies, keep checking back as I will have tickets to Disney on Ice as well when they come to town.