Birthday Symphony

This post was started late December.  Ummmm, yeah it's late January.  Sigh.  I won't bore you with reasons, because it's more important that Sweet Sarah gets her accolades for planning a most spectacular 40th birthday party weekend[s] for me.

without further adieu…….


Well, Sweet Sarah knocked it out of the park for my birthday.  This post is long overdue and almost a MONTH late!  

And its tardiness certainly doesn't represent my lack of gratitude for Sweet Sarah's planning.  It does, however, speak to the craziness of the month of December.  I know, I know, preaching to the choir. It's crazy for EVERYONE in December.

But I digress……Sweet Sarah went all out and planned TWO birthday outings.  And both were phenomenal.  First, a night for the two of us at the Cleveland Symphony to see Maestro Marin Alsop conduct Samuel Barber's Second Essay for Orchestra and Aaron Copeland's Symphony No. 3.  

I was excited about this for a few reasons.  First, Alsop is the first woman to be appointed to a major symphony.  It's historical people.  Second, since we have moved to Cleveland seeing the symphony has been on my Cleveland to do list.  And let me tell you, it did not disappoint.  Severance Hall, home to the Cleveland Symphony, is beautiful and amazing, to say nothing of the musicians that make up this world-renowned group.  

For dinner we headed to Little Italy---also a first since moving here three years ago.  Divine!  I'm telling you people, Cleveland is a happening' place! 

What's that? Yes.  Yes we did bring the median age down.

This was taken from our seats.  We were that close.  And it was that amazing!

Gracious and funny.  It was so cool to see her conduct.

Here we are acting like we're not freezing without our coats on in the lobby.

Sweet Sarah nailed it.  A wonderful night that certainly convinced us we need to go back again and again.

For the second weekend of activities, Sweet Sarah played in to my extroverted side and planned a girls weekend to see Wicked.  Our  moms, my oldest sister and niece, Aunt Mar and cousin Jen came for the day.  It was a rich day filled with great laughter, a wonderful production, good food and family…..it doesn't get any better than that.  

And now I will post pictures of that day.  

oh wait……we didn't take a single picture.  not one.  We were so caught up in being together.  

Just trust me on this one.  It was good.  

"Happy is what happens when all your dreams come true."-Wicked

Thanks for making dreams come true, Sweet Sarah.