I’ve always liked dance (various types) and this year when I got an advertisement for the Texas Ballet’s upcoming season, I decided to buy season tickets. The season consists of fours shows: Romeo and Juliet, The Nutcracker, Stars and Premieres and Cinderella. It sounded like a pretty good lineup to me.
Although Gary wasn’t particularly interested, I figured I could find friends to go with me and I’d at least get him to one. This past weekend was Romeo and Juliet and Gary graciously agreed to go with me. I thought it was good and I believe Gary felt it was tolerable. :-)
The fun part of the evening was going down to Sundance Square beforehand to have dinner and then to Marble Slab (woo-hoo) for dessert. I do really like the downtown Ft. Worth area. It’s nice to just park and have everything in close walking distance. Of course, Bass Hall is beautiful. I’ve only been there once before (for The Nutcracker a few years ago).
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Camping Trip
Gary and I went camping this weekend. We went up to Oklahoma to Chickasaw National Recreation area. I've been before and I think it's a nice campsite. We did have fun, but there were a few problems to deal with...
1) The extremely loud/drunk group in a nearby campsite the first night. We moved the second night because of them and we did so in the laziest way possible. We didn't take down the tent, we simply lifted it up and carried it down the road to a new site. I'm sure we looked a little silly, but it worked out pretty well.
2) It was just a tad bit chilly at night, 50 degrees the first night and 52 degrees the second night. One more blanket probably would have done the trick.
3) We took our bikes and did some cycling... but gosh those hills about kicked my butt. It was very hilly. I did get up to 30 mph on a downhill and actually had to use my breaks... fearing how fast I would be going otherwise. I'd hate to hit a rock at that speed and lose control.
4) I did the packing and actually managed to forget chairs. Oops! At least there was a picnic table on the campsite, but that's not exactly ideal for sitting by the campfire.
All in all though, it was fun and I started making a list on my computer of "things to take camping" so that I wouldn't forget important things like chairs, soap and cups next time. :-)
1) The extremely loud/drunk group in a nearby campsite the first night. We moved the second night because of them and we did so in the laziest way possible. We didn't take down the tent, we simply lifted it up and carried it down the road to a new site. I'm sure we looked a little silly, but it worked out pretty well.
2) It was just a tad bit chilly at night, 50 degrees the first night and 52 degrees the second night. One more blanket probably would have done the trick.
3) We took our bikes and did some cycling... but gosh those hills about kicked my butt. It was very hilly. I did get up to 30 mph on a downhill and actually had to use my breaks... fearing how fast I would be going otherwise. I'd hate to hit a rock at that speed and lose control.
4) I did the packing and actually managed to forget chairs. Oops! At least there was a picnic table on the campsite, but that's not exactly ideal for sitting by the campfire.
All in all though, it was fun and I started making a list on my computer of "things to take camping" so that I wouldn't forget important things like chairs, soap and cups next time. :-)
Friday, October 14, 2005
Dancing Away
Gary and I had our second dance class last night. We started to learn the swing and then learned how to intermingle the foxtrot and the swing. It was really fun. I do however think we have a lot to learn. This class is kind of an introduction, so we may want to look into taking a class on a particular type of dance when we finish this. Next week's agenda: the rumba.
Monday, October 10, 2005
Been Keeping Busy
Gosh, I’ve been pretty busy this last week.
Wednesday – I went to watch Gary play volleyball. This is actually a weekly thing. They won 2 of their 3 games this week, so that was good.
Thursday – Gary and I started a dance class. We learned to foxtrot in the first class. It was fun. Next week… swing.
Friday – We headed to see “Wicked” at the Music Hall at Fair Park. It was excellent. I really enjoyed it. The fair is going on now, so we went into the fairgrounds for a quick bite to eat beforehand. Mmmm – fair food. :-)
Saturday – We did the October Velo Bash Bike Rally in the morning. It was 29 miles. This is the first rally we’ve done in cool weather since that very first ride we did in Muenster this spring. It was in the low 50’s and it did rain a little bit on us, so it made for a rather cold ride. Padded shorts are good until they get wet. Then it takes forever for them to dry. Other than that it was a pretty good ride. The rest stops were strangely spaced (first after 12 miles, second after 16 miles, and then we had to go the remaining 13 miles – so that second stop was in a strange spot). Police traffic control was excellent – they were at pretty much every intersection. And the best part was it was in Frisco – very close to home.
Saturday evening - We went to the movie “Serenity”, which we both really liked. I recommend it.
Sunday – We ventured to the State Fair. I have lived in Texas for 10 years now, and I had never been to the fair, so I figured it was about time to check it out. Of course, we had to cheat on the diet a bit for some good fair food. Other than that, we walked around and saw lots of things, but honestly can’t imagine doing it every year. It wasn’t all that exciting to me. Maybe if we had caught the pig races… ha ha.
Wednesday – I went to watch Gary play volleyball. This is actually a weekly thing. They won 2 of their 3 games this week, so that was good.
Thursday – Gary and I started a dance class. We learned to foxtrot in the first class. It was fun. Next week… swing.
Friday – We headed to see “Wicked” at the Music Hall at Fair Park. It was excellent. I really enjoyed it. The fair is going on now, so we went into the fairgrounds for a quick bite to eat beforehand. Mmmm – fair food. :-)
Saturday – We did the October Velo Bash Bike Rally in the morning. It was 29 miles. This is the first rally we’ve done in cool weather since that very first ride we did in Muenster this spring. It was in the low 50’s and it did rain a little bit on us, so it made for a rather cold ride. Padded shorts are good until they get wet. Then it takes forever for them to dry. Other than that it was a pretty good ride. The rest stops were strangely spaced (first after 12 miles, second after 16 miles, and then we had to go the remaining 13 miles – so that second stop was in a strange spot). Police traffic control was excellent – they were at pretty much every intersection. And the best part was it was in Frisco – very close to home.
Saturday evening - We went to the movie “Serenity”, which we both really liked. I recommend it.
Sunday – We ventured to the State Fair. I have lived in Texas for 10 years now, and I had never been to the fair, so I figured it was about time to check it out. Of course, we had to cheat on the diet a bit for some good fair food. Other than that, we walked around and saw lots of things, but honestly can’t imagine doing it every year. It wasn’t all that exciting to me. Maybe if we had caught the pig races… ha ha.
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
One More
ND Oct Storm3
Originally uploaded by rkbk03.
I got an email from a friend that said they were really having trouble with the trees snapping off because of the weight of the snow. A quote from the paper: "This time of year, with leaves still on trees - two things happen. One is when high wind comes up, the leaves more or less act as a sail. The other thing is, heavy snow will collect on the leaves and that will increase the weight on the branch."
The Big Storm
ND Oct Storm2
Originally uploaded by rkbk03.
Here's a pic from the big storm I mentioned. Notice the green leaves on the tree - lol.
The Rest of the Pictures
The rest of the pictures from San Francisco can be found on my Yahoo Photo Album.
San Francisco Trip
Gary and I went to San Francisco this weekend. We had a great time, but we didn’t have enough time to do everything we wanted to do.
I did manage to get an earlier flight so I got there shortly before noon. We headed for Golden Gate Park and the ocean. We found a cool restaurant with a view of the ocean for lunch. Afterwards, we strolled down the beach, however it was really foggy and visibility was not very good. We ventured out for the evening via the subway and then cable cars to go to Chinatown for dinner. The cable cars are certainly a unique experience.
Sunday we went to Fisherman’s Wharf area and rented bikes. We biked across the Golden Gate Bridge and then on to Sausalito and Tiburon – about 16 miles according to the map. (I did really miss my computer on my bike). We had lunch in a cute café in Sausalito. We took a ferry back from Tiburon, going right past Alcatraz. It was a fun day. For dinner we went to a nice restaurant near the hotel.
Monday we headed to Muir Woods – a Redwood forest, via the “49 mile scenic route”. The drive was nice and the forest was very pretty. It would have been nice to have more time there, but we were then off to the airport to catch our flight home.
It was a really fun trip though and it will be nice to return sometime to hit the rest of the city that we didn’t have time for.
I did manage to get an earlier flight so I got there shortly before noon. We headed for Golden Gate Park and the ocean. We found a cool restaurant with a view of the ocean for lunch. Afterwards, we strolled down the beach, however it was really foggy and visibility was not very good. We ventured out for the evening via the subway and then cable cars to go to Chinatown for dinner. The cable cars are certainly a unique experience.
Sunday we went to Fisherman’s Wharf area and rented bikes. We biked across the Golden Gate Bridge and then on to Sausalito and Tiburon – about 16 miles according to the map. (I did really miss my computer on my bike). We had lunch in a cute café in Sausalito. We took a ferry back from Tiburon, going right past Alcatraz. It was a fun day. For dinner we went to a nice restaurant near the hotel.
Monday we headed to Muir Woods – a Redwood forest, via the “49 mile scenic route”. The drive was nice and the forest was very pretty. It would have been nice to have more time there, but we were then off to the airport to catch our flight home.
It was a really fun trip though and it will be nice to return sometime to hit the rest of the city that we didn’t have time for.
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
I Wonder Why I Left?
An article in today's Fargo Forum stated:
"North Dakotans were bracing for the first major snowstorm of the season, with some areas of the state expecting as much as 8 inches just a few days after high temperatures topped 90 degrees."
And my favorite quote:
"We're tired mowing grass, raking leaves," he (street department worker) said. "But by the time Christmas comes around, it's 'That d___ snow.'"
A winter storm on October 4th/5th??? Yep - I don't miss that. :-)
"North Dakotans were bracing for the first major snowstorm of the season, with some areas of the state expecting as much as 8 inches just a few days after high temperatures topped 90 degrees."
And my favorite quote:
"We're tired mowing grass, raking leaves," he (street department worker) said. "But by the time Christmas comes around, it's 'That d___ snow.'"
A winter storm on October 4th/5th??? Yep - I don't miss that. :-)
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