Awesome Night at the Theater

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Rich took me to see a musical of Jane Austen's Emma last night. We were amazed! It was so fun and well performed. This was our first time to see a Rep performance-The Reperatory Theater of Saint Louis. They have a great venue and it is only about 15 minutes for us to get there. We love the Fox theater here in STL (very grand and rather ornate), but the Loretto-Hilton, where the Rep performs, is a much more intimate space. We had great seats, but it looked like pretty much any seat would be good there. The actors were awesome, but the staging and the lyrics made the show. The songs were done in a really clever way--they had us smiling and laughing a lot. We really didn't want it to end because it was so good. And we have been reflecting on the show all day and speculating about whether we should try to go again and get another couple to go with us. Last night was their opening night. If you ever hear of this coming to a theater near you, you MUST go--even if you are not a sworn fan of all things Jane Austen.We also went to another amazing concert by the Saint Louis Symohony Orchestra last weekend. Rich was even in tears as our friend Heidi Harris played an amazing solo, backed the the rest of the orchestra; The Lark Ascending. They are so talented. I love the acessibility of such great events here in Saint Louis. This city is really a great fit for us in terms of culture

We also went to another amazing concert by the Saint Louis Symohony Orchestra last weekend. Rich was even in tears as our friend Heidi Harris played an amazing solo, backed the the rest of the orchestra; The Lark Ascending. They are so talented. I love the acessibility of such great events here in Saint Louis. This city is really a great fit for us in terms of culture.

Oh, last weekend, after the symphony, we were driving down Grand to check out the South City restaurants and we ran into a friend from our Stake. Greg mentioned that they were rehabbing a house a few blocks away. So, nosey me, I asked if he would show us. It was really fun to see what they've done with the place. It's an old brick home, 2 story with an old unfinished basement. The front porch had terrific black and white tiles that reminded me of 422 Kentucky. It had been made into 2 apartments previously-one upstairs and one down. They've turned it back into a single family dwelling, refinished floors, remodeled the kitchen, bathroom, created a Master Suite, etc. Greg said his wife Lisa has done all of designing and been the general contractor. Oh, and she is about to have a baby--probably this week. Their third. We were shocked at the deal they got because the place had been foreclosed on and the market has gone down so much. It had originally listed at about $185,000 and they got it from the bank for about $75,000. What a fun coincidence to run into Greg that night. They moved their stuff into the house the next day. After our personalized tour we headed back to South Grand and had awesome Thai food:)