Week 1

So I have a little catching up to do. The plan was to do this more often--but oh well.

So this Saturday (June 18th) was our first concert- Barber 2nd Essay, Rimsky Symphony Espagnole, and Dvorak New World. It was a good concert, and a fabulous way to start out the season. My stand partner for the concert was Lisa Goddard; I think we made a good team.

I had found out earlier that afternoon that Mr. G was planning on coming to the concert. That was really special for me to have someone I knew and respected in the audience. Got to talk/see him briefly afterwards, and he was very complimentary of the strings, particularly the violins. :)

Fatty's was the place to be after the concert, with the usual spectacular buffet and open bar. Good music, good food, and good people. What more can you ask for?? Got to meet some new people (I'm determined to widen my social circle) and saw some old alumns Oscar and Joel.
After Fatty's, a bunch of us went to go dancing afterwards, and THAT was a lot of fun. I haven't been dancing if too long. You just gotta move sometimes. The plan is to go again Wednesday night for Ladies Night.

Sunday was our day off. I slept in, watched some NCIS (which I am now fully addicted to btw--thank you Hannah), and then went to carter park for some soccer and frisbee. That fizzled after a while, only a few people showed up, so Hannah and I headed to the gym to try bouldering/rock climbing. It was fun but definitely a little scary. I didn't want to push my hands and arms too much so after a while I amused myself with racquet ball. Totally haven't played that since freshman year. I really missed it--hopefully I can a few games in before the summer is over.

So yesterday (Monday, it totally snowed. It was pretty awesome. I had always heard that it's not uncommon to get snow in the mountains even in the summer, but I hadn't ever experienced it. My body didn't really know what to do with the weather shock lol. Robert Franz was our guest speaker after rehearsal. As usual, very captivating. I wish I could work with him on a more frequent basis. It's too bad we don't get to do a concert with him this summer. I sure enjoyed Brahms with him last time. Mmmm, good concert.

Today, (I'm almost caught up!!) Tuesday, was our second concert: Imagination Express. Since it was during the afternoon, we had the evening to ourselves. My roommates and I took advantage of the afternoon to go to Silverthorne Outlets. Katie needed a new white shirt for concert dress, and I just wanted to go shopping. Definitely got some great deals, makes me wish I had good outlets where I live.

Well, I think that about brings us up to date for now. Never a dull moment though in Breckenridge, that's for sure!