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Here We Go!

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Yesterday afternoon I played my final opera performance as a tenured member of Opera San José.

Thanks to Bill Everett for this From The Pit photo!

After the concert I was honored at a reception, and then it was off to Il Fornaio where we had dinner. (MANY thanks to Pam Hakl for arranging this!)

Today we board a plane and fly overseas. What a time!

This morning I paid a hefty fee to our accountant, for his tax prep. I changed the bed sheets, washed all the towels, cleaned the toilets, straightened things up around the house, took the recycling and compost out, showered … all the stuff one must do before a trip, of course. Dan did a lot as well. Still, we were ready ahead of schedule.

My sister drove us to SFO … thank you, Carolyn! It took a few minutes to check our luggage (more on that later), and NO time at all to go through security. We are now comfortably seated in the Polaris lounge.

After our champagne we had a somewhat light meal, and now we are sitting back in some comfy chairs, waiting for boarding time.

Rough life, eh?

Today is the Day

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Yep, we are heading to the UK this evening, and we are packed and ready to go. Today was the day to tidy up the house, wash linens, and just generally wander around seeing what needs some attention. The house won’t be as clean as I would like, but I do have to be careful with this back of mine! Last night I managed to nearly trip and fall when my foot caught on a piece of luggage (it was dark in the room), but I managed to catch myself with the help of some furniture. Whew! As I told Dan, it really could have been a major catastrophe. Instead it’s rather minor, but I can tell my back wasn’t happy with me. So it goes …

We will be off in less than two hours. There is a Polaris lounge just calling our name!

But first … take out trash, check lists again to see what I’ve missed. And maybe attempt to relax.

Oh My … The Time!

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When I work on these trips they seem so far away, and time moves at a slow pace.

Until.

Now? I just can’t believe how soon we leave, and I’m going over checklists (both written and in my head), trying to get things done that need doing. Of course I’ll probably forget something, but I’m hopeful the most important tasks get done. I simply must make time for those.

Today it was tidy up the kitchen. Wouldn’t you know as I was doing that the sink clogged?! But better now than when our house sitters are here. In addition, it reminded me to put the sink plunger under the sink in case they need it. I always keep toilet plungers handy, but I forget about the sink since we never (hah … never say never!) have issues there.

I also cleaned up the outside of the house … so many webs that have collected dust. I will NOT get the windows done, though. I simply can’t do them at this point. Dan set up the patio furniture, and I’ll be cleaning up the patio so it’s not a mess: it’s actually nice to sit out there for dinner when things are neatened up.

Some things, of course, have to wait until Tuesday morning after we get dressed: washing linens, changing the bed, all that jazz. I also want to completely clear out my closet (it’s already almost empty) and I did empty some drawers earlier this week, so the sitters have at least one closet in which to hang things, and a few drawers to put clothes in. I just don’t like asking them to live out of suitcases when they are here for nearly a month.

So prep is going on, and of course I’m quite excited. Oh, and my back is improving. It’s not 100%, but I’ll get there.

This very well may be my last post before we start the trip. We’ll see.

Anyway … tick tick tick … that clock is getting mighty noisy!