I am thankful that I have a partner in life that has many interests. I am lucky that The Doc is comfortable at a ball game and at a ballet.
Here are the highlights from our most recent adventure.
Fire the Cannons
I've been a Bucs fan since I moved to Florida in 1996. I have been through a lot.
Full disclosure: when we decided to go to London, I definitely pushed for October because I knew that the NFL usually plays their overseas games during that month. Why not throw a ball game into the mix!? When the announcement came out about the teams playing abroad, my Buccaneers were on the list.
The stars all aligned, and my own team would be playing right smack in the middle of our trip. I could not believe the luck!
While it was a complete $hit show to get tickets and a nightmare getting to the game at the new Tottenham Hotspur stadium, it was a once in a lifetime experience. The new stadium is unbelievable, and two nights before the game we stumbled upon a Bucs bar next to Trafalgar Square and got to see Simeon Rice and Warren Sapp.
There were rules placed around the stadium, and it was fun to listen to UK fans interpreting the game. True to form, Famous Jameis threw five interceptions and the Bucs lost a 'home' game. I now have the experience of high-fiving English Bucs fans, so at the end of the day it was all good.
To Sleep-Perchance to Dream
I have always been a big Shakespeare fan. Spencer and I discovered that we both memorized Hamlet's Soliloquy in middle school.
For fun.
So, it was a no-brainer that we had to see the Bard's work in London. We went to The Globe on a rainy Saturday night. We sipped mulled wine, sat on a bench ($2 for a cushion!) and enjoyed The Merry Wives of Windsor. It was a dream come true.
An Orchestral Surprise
We were stoked to be able to see a performance at RSNO, Scotland's National Orchestra. The main event was Shostakovich Ten, a symphony by a Russian composer (conducted by Elim Chan) that we had never seen. However, on this night, there was a bonus prelude performance that blew us both away. Martin Grubinger is an Austrian percussionist, and he completely rocked the house.
It's Glinda. The 'Ga' is silent.
My very first broadway show was Wicked in NYC, exactly eight years ago. I am not a huge fan of musicals, but Wicked is one of my all-time favorite books. How lucky to be able to see it performed at London's West End. The night we saw it they swapped Elphabas at the half way point, and it definitely made a difference.
We have been poorly singing about defying gravity ever since.
What types of events do you like to attend?
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