Stephanie and the Opera

Stephanie is one of my wine sisters... together we have enjoyed many bottles of wine through the years. Stephanie has also been my social secretary-- and if it hadn't been for her, I would not be the well-rounded person I am today!!! ;)

There's more to life than work, right? So Stephanie sees to it that we get season tickets to the opera each year. Today we saw Verdi's Otello. Love, suspicion, evil, and death. Typical opera storyline but not your typical opera. The set and costumes were amazing!

Of course, the whole experience was preceded by having lunch at Estia, a great little Greek restaurant across the street from the opera house.

The season has begun... and I'm already looking forward to Romeo & Juliet in February.

End of September at the Beach

The end of September marks the last of summer... it's also my favorite time of the year at the beach.

This week I was downstate on work related business, and took advantage of taking a walk on the beach just as the waves were churning up a froth ahead of a storm. I wasn't the only person wlking on the beach-- there must be something in the human spirit that seeks out the sea. For me, walking on the beach has the same effect as doing yoga-- everything leaves my mind and I can let go and just "be."

My favorite place to go is Rehoboth Beach in Delaware. There's something refreshing about wind and waves-- ever notice how a storm has a cleansing effect on the air and how the sky seems crisp and clean afterwards?