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October 8, 2005

Work/Play in Chicago

Having a work site in Chicago is quite nice. I stayed at a downtown hotel and walked three blocks to meet Leah at the Grand Lux a classy restaurant with good food. Leah always manages to find excellent restaurants. We then dashed around Michigan Ave. trying to find an empty taxi to take to the Lyric Opera where we heard Carmen with Denyce Graves. I had seen her several years ago at Houston Grand Opera and she was just as good as she was then. We sat next to two young women who had purchased a subscription series just so they could hear Denyce Graves - they couldn't get individual tickets. These young women had never been to an opera - very brave to buy a whole series!

October 21, 2005

Work/Play in Texas

A week ago, when I was in Dallas I met Courtney and Tim for supper (unfortunately, Ann was in Austin); it was great to see them both and a real treat to be able to talk to Courtney who is an intern at Nieman-Marcus. And I am now the proud possessor of one of Ann's business cards - Margaret was the only one that got one at KL's b'day party. Ann has sold the picture on the business card. After work on Friday, on to Austin to see all of the Churchetts. Saturday was E&D's wedding anniversary - Jonathan was really sweet when E opened her card - he read the card and sighed and said "It feels like my anniversary". In the afternoon, we went to Jonathan's soccer game which turned out to be a lot of fun to watch; Kayleigh duty at the soccer game was also interesting - she bolts off in all sorts of directions. After soccer, E&D went to a movie and I went back to the house with J&K and Jennifer, Stepan and Magda. It was fun to have some individual time with the Rihas. After they left and supper was over, Kayleigh fell asleep on my shoulder and she was asleep in bed when her parents got home. Sunday, I drove back to DFW to catch a flight to St. Louis. Pat arrived at the Churchetts Sunday afternoon after going to his umpteenth high school class reunion in W.F. E&D had a real adult evening on Tuesday when they went out to eat and Jennifer kept J&K. Pat drove to Houston on Wed. where he saw his sibs and then the long drive home on Thursday. Leah arrives this afternoon for a long weekend visit.

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