May 20, 2012~
Got to go to The Florida Orchestra tonight. I LOVE classical music. You know how your body feels after a great hour long massage? That's how my brain feels after a night at the orchestra, just totally relaxed and easy. The concert theme was Postcards From Paris. The conductor was the perky Sarah Hicks. She bring so much energy and mirth to her conducting- it's a joyful experience to watch her. The music selection was fantastic. I would have been happy with Debussy all night, but then there was also several Django Reinhardt pieces, Gershwin, and Come What May from Moulin Rouge. It was just an amazing evening and I got to share it with my good friend Amy so I'm honestly still just floating.
from Sunday, April 15, 2012~
I finally saw WICKED
this weekend!!!!!!! I've wanted to see it for years and it never worked
out. Last month a friend asked me if I wanted to drive down to Fort
Myers to see it. So this past Sunday we went 2 1/2 hours early and put
our names in the lottery for a pair $25 tickets. They're usually $90, so
that's a good discount. They only pick 10 names and a lot more
than 10 people turned out for the drawing. My name was chosen 3rd. My
friend's name was chosen second to last so we had an extra pair that we
gave to a couple that was standing next to us. They were so excited they
asked to take us out for coffee. They were really interesting people so
we quickly killed the time between the lottery and the show. Our seats
were in the orchestra pit- 3 rows from the stage. The pacing, the music,
the special effects, the characters... it was an amazing show!
