So I have been MIA the last couple of weeks. I got added to another team at work and man have I been busy. They have been trying to get a release out for the past few months and are now up against a very tight deadline. It's been crazy, but so far a good crazy. Here are a few things that have been going on beyond work.
After my Ashland Harvest 5k, I have been giving my knee a rest. I shouldn't have pushed it the way I did, but I think I'm glad I did. But it defiantly relapsed a little with my knee rehab. I am OK with taking it easy right now. :)
I have my November 5k next weekend. I'm excited about that one. It's doughnut themed and who doesn't like a doughnut? :)
I took a training class for work this week. It wasn't too bad, just have to get through the exam to get my certificate. I am so bad at taking exams....bleck.
In the past few weeks I saw a couple of plays. One was a local small theater play called "Gutenberg! The Musical!". It was put on by two men who was trying to sell their play so they "acted" it out for a bunch of to-be producers. The way they distinguished the different characters was that they had a table full of baseball caps with character names on it. It was just a very creative play.
I do have a funny story and cute picture to share. I was doing laundry the other weekend and I placed a load on the couch to fold and before I knew it, Aiden decided to crawl underneath it. Not on top, under. Totally under. So weird.
Well that's all for now. I hope things calm down a little after next week's release. Hope all is well with everyone else.
Last month my mom and I drove up to DC
to see Hamilton. My mom got to my house around 9 and we headed up in the pouring rain to the Kennedy Center for the Saturday matinee. I
had never been to the Kennedy Center and was excited to see the place.
We
parked in the underground parking lot and headed up to their Cafe for
lunch. The Cafe was packed and I wasn't sure everyone was there
to see Hamilton, or if there were other shows going on. After we ate,
we had a little bit of time before the show started and looked around
the gift shop. I ended up getting a beautiful necklace and bracelet
for a great price.
The Kennedy Center is huge and have several theaters.
I didn't know much about the play
Hamilton, except it was a Broadway hit, it was about Alexander Hamilton,
and that a lot of the music incorporated rap and hip hop. I knew even
less about Alexander Hamilton. I'm a little embarrassed to say, I
thought he was a president.
We headed down to our seats and my mom said that they were in the center about half way back. The usher walked us down and it was about half way back, but it turned out that our seats were all the way to one side. My mom said that she called a third party ticket agent and they knew the row, but did not know the seat numbers, just a general section. Looks like they were wrong. In the end it turned out fine. It was easy to get out and we beat the crowds to the bathroom during intermission and the garage after the show.
The Opera House theater was so beautiful! As I was taking a picture of my playbill with the stage, an usher came to me and said that there was no photography allowed. I looked around and tons of people were taking selfies, so I thought he meant of the stage. I get that. The balconies were so pretty that I had to take a picture of that and he came back and said that there was no photograph at all. I told him I thought it was just of the stage, and he said no. It turns out that they were protective of the design of the theater and did not want pictures of it out there. He walked off and again I see tons of people taking pictures. I did eventually see something about photography restricted in the playbill, but nothing on the walls as we walked in or any announcement.
The play was AMAZING.
Probably one of the best plays I've ever seen. I found myself tapping
my foot or bobbing my head along with most of the music. The actors
were amazing. One of the things I didn't know was that they purposely
cast non-white actors as the Founding Fathers. It made it more of a
history of America, not just a history of old white dudes. It seemed that they also made the point that Hamilton was an immigrant. With what is going on in the country today, we have to remember that except for the Native Indians, this country was built by immigrants.
While
Hamilton will be in Richmond for the Broadway Under the Stars 2018-2019
season, it was so good that I don't know if I want to wait that long to
see it again. It was such a fun day that I could totally do another trip up there to see it again.
Have you seen Hamilton? Have you been to the Kennedy Center? What is your favorite play?
Monday I got back from Florida in the afternoon. I had to work a few hours, but thankfully I was able to work from home. I was able to unpack a little, but enough to empty the suit case and put into piles of dirty laundry, items reused for travel that needed to be reorganized and put away, and items that just needed to be put away somewhere. I was so tired from the week away that I just went to be really early.
Tuesday I got up and went to the gym. Nothing really exciting there. After work I went to another User Group. As I explained in another post, in IT there are user groups which focus on different aspects of IT. There are ones for .Net, Database, Networking, and of course Agile. There are two different groups for Agile in Richmond and this second one I have never attended. They decided to do drinks, networking, and a Q&A. So basically it was like a happy hour where you could submit a question and those questions were discussed in smaller groups or the group as a large. It was a nice night were I met some people, had some good beer, and talked Agile (not everyone would enjoy that last part.
Wednesday I didn't get up and go for a run. My knee was still bothering me a little and really, I need at least a week of rest before I start running again. I really hope I do enjoy getting back out there when I don't have to do longer runs. After work I went to physical therapy. While my knee had been feeling better, I knew I needed some straitening done. He ended up needling my IT band and it just kept jumping. If you have had needling you know what you mean. Knowing most haven't, it's like someone shocked you. It usually means that things are very tight and it's getting loosened with the needle. It doesn't hurt much, just a weir sensation. And I know that things will feel a lot better in a day or so.
Thursday I went to my FT class at the gym. Again, nothing special. Than after work I went out to a happy hour with a couple of ladies from my contracting company and someone that I used to work with that also got a job through them. As I walked in I saw a running friend of mine. I said hello and went over to my group. The three of them are in their twenties and there was more then once that I felt old. It was a good time, but more then once I had to date myself and had to remind myself more then once that they really needed a few more years to really understand things. :)
Friday I didn't run again. It was nice to sleep in a little. After work I met my parents for dinner and then we had tickets to see Rent. I walked into the restaurant and who did I see? My running friend that I randomly bumped into the night before at my happy hour. It was Restaurant Week, so a lot of restaurants have special three course meals that you get for a set price. A few dollars of each meal goes to the Food Bank. It's win win.
We headed to the theater to see the play. I went to get some water and who do I see again? Yes, my running friend. Granted, I knew they were going by at this point, but it is a big theater. I know I saw Rent when it first opened on Broadway. I remember that I didn't like it, but for the life of me I couldn't remember why. I did enjoy it this time around. A couple of songs reminded me of TV shows that have used them, namely Big Bang Theory and The Office.
On the way home from the play I got a text from a coworker. His wife had their baby earlier that day. He is such a sweet guy, I know he will make a good dad.
Saturday morning I woke up early to one cat in my face, one on my leg, and the other kneading my back. I wanted another hour of sleep and they just wanted snuggles. I guess I really haven't been home much in the last few weeks.
I got up and knew I had to clean. I still had my piles of stuff from unpacking and my house was a mess. So what did I decide to do? Let's make a bigger mess by rearranging furniture. I rearranged my CD and DVD shelving, which meant I had to pull everything out, which meant that I needed to wipe everything down individually cause everything was so dusty, which meant I just made a bigger mess.
I got most of that done by early afternoon, and really I am happy with the change. But before I could finish I headed out to the movies to see the new Avenger movie. I really enjoyed it. The first part, I was unsure as it was a lot of characters and they quite hadn't fit all the pieces together. But by the time they got to the Guardian of the Galaxy guys I was rolling. They really stole the whole movie. And yes, there will be a squeal to finish up the story line. We only have to wait till May of 2019 to see it. Very excited to see the conclusion. Oh and I got the best shirt to wear to the movie.
Sunday I did all of that laundry from my trip and cleaned more with the rearranging of the furniture. I still have to put back all the DVDs and clean the kitchen (and a few other odds and ends), it is still better then it was. I would have loved to take Monday off and finish what I started.
How was your week? Ever randomly bump into the same person more then once in the same week? Have you seen Rent? Did you see Avengers this past weekend?
I am linking up with Holly and Wendy for their Weekly Wrap!
Sunday I did all of that laundry from my trip and cleaned more with the rearranging of the furniture. I still have to put back all the DVDs and clean the kitchen (and a few other odds and ends), it is still better then it was. I would have loved to take Monday off and finish what I started.