Aida

The highlight of my weekend was seeing "Aida" with my Dad. It was the cutest thing ever - I really wanted to go to the opera, but mom was working and none of my friends really care for it. So I was going to go by myself, but Dad said he'd take me. In case you didn't know it, Dad really doesn't like opera. He tried so hard. I sent him the synopsis the day before ("Aida" is in Italian - I figured he'd like it better if he knew the story before he went). He read through it and then in between each act read through the synopsis in the program so he know what was going to happen next. I think he only nodded off once (he claims he was just listening with his eyes closed). It was such a fun night and just goes to show how much my daddy loves me. :) The best part was on the way home. We were talking about the story and the music and Dad (who, by the way, had been on a plane all day flying back from the East Coast - we're gonna chalk this one off to being tired) turns to me (after listening to three hours of opera) and says: "You know, it's almost like they were singing in a foreign language.". Um, yeah. LOL

Here's us looking all cute in the lobby between Acts 2 and 3:

In other news, I'm SO excited that Kati and Derrek are coming home this week! Woo hoo! We have the Hullabaloo on Thursday (our family's quirky version of Thanksgiving) and I just got the greatest pajamas. They're called "Santa Claws". Basically, it's a bunch of lobsters dressed up like Santa with little seahorses pulling their sleighs and palm trees with Christmas lights. I know we're still a few days before the Christmas season, but I had to have them!

On that note, I'm going to get ready for bed. Tomorrow is my BIG presentation (think happy thoughts between 2-4pm) and then it's smooth sailing to Turkey Day. Night!