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

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?