We left Ruchir and Rashi this morning at about 5:30AM . We were sad to leave without seeing those guys some more, but we both had stuff we needed to do around noon back here in Vermont. It wasgreat seeign them as always. Diane really enjoyed getting to visit them, too.
It was nice watching the sun come up.. it used to be the only way I saw that was when I’d stayed up working all night. I don’t do that much anymore.
The drive back was nice and uneventful.. Diane and I enjoyed the quite time talking.. I only saw one good bumper sticker.
We got home to find Gabe mischuef in full swing. He’d booby-ttrapped the doors to the bathroom and the room that Jessie was sleeping in . He’d taped party poppers to the door and riggeged them with pull strings.
When Trevor came out of the bathroom .. ‘BOOM’.. it was pretty cool and funny.. (not sure Trevor thought so, though )
Jessie had been here with Gabe last night. She showed us the weapons she had to confiscate,.. a stapler ?!>!
My 12:30 meeting was with Julie C… she’s been helpign me with time management for the last few years. She’s really helped me over the last few years.. Today she had some cool news. She and her husband Kevin just adopted month old twins.. a boy and a girl.. (Xander and Neliah (I think)…) They now have 4 kids under 4 ! She’ was so happy.. !
Here is a picture of the newborns. So cute !
I had to leave work a little early to get home by 5:L30.. our friends Anne Marie, Steve, Jen. Tim K, Tim F, Vivien and Deb were coming over for a quick potluck before our big night at the opera.
Tonight, our good friend Wendy was singing the role of Musetta in the Middlebury Opera Company’s production of ‘La Boheme’ .We all carpooled the hour drive down to Middlebury.. The show was in the newly redone Mibblebury Town Hall Theatre.. it was a beutiful venue.. and it was completely packed !
The production was really wonderful.. As good as I’ve seen anywhere.. and in such a cool small venue.. !
It even had ‘opera text’ !
Wendy was great !.. She has an amazng voice and a great stage presense. It was so cool watching her perform. The entire cast and the musicaians were all wonderful..
The company got a standing ovation. It was really, really good..
We drove Anne Marie and Steve back to their car in Hinesburg.. then Diane drove us home. I couldn’t keep my eyes open any longer.. 2 nights of 4 hours sleep hasn’t been enough.. I’m fallign asleep now.. so that’s all for tonight.. Good night friends.. Good nigt Sam
-me
ps. y firend Paul and his family just got back from a 3 week vacation in Europe. Paul put a SamStone on Jim Morrison’s grave in Paris.. How cool is that !?! Sam would dig it.
