This evening I got a phone call that there was a ticket to this evening’s symphony that was mine if I wanted it. Last week I had looked at program for this evening, though about going, but had not pursued it any further. The phone call came at 6pm, the symphony to start at 7:30pm. Somehow I managed to get the ticket, make it home, change into decent clothing, grab a quick bite to eat, and make it to my seat with time to spare.

I made it to my seat. Not just any seat, but a center 3^rd row seat. It is from this seat that I listened with full attention to:

Brahms – Tragic Overture
Mozart – Concert for Flute & Harp
Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 in C minor

It was wonderful. I am trying to think of the perfect way to describe the evening and I am at a loss. Before I knew it two hours had slipped through my fingers and as I stood up with the crowd to give the performers a standing ovation I could not help but smile.

I do not know why the person who bought the ticket could not go or why exactly it ended up in my hand. All I know is that it was a perfect surprise and I was blessed.

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Why is it that when we get dressed up, tradition says that the men put on more clothing and women put on less? I believe that it is one of the great ironies of life.

Saturday was the coldest day we have had here this summer / early fall; it was also the day of a friend’s wedding. The men put on their multi-layer suits and we women put on our one-layer dresses. They got socks and shoes and we got high heels and exposed toes. And thus the day began.

The bride was stunning, the groom handsome. We celebrated with much food, drink, and dance.

Then we hurried to the car in 40-something degree F, not C, weather with our one-layer dresses seeming to laugh at us as they flapped in the breeze.

Yes, fall is here…

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