Kym's and my birthday celebration was nice tonight. We got nice loot, and had "steak with red junk" and chocolate cake with glaze -- and homemade macaroni and cheese for Kym. Normally we don't share a birthday dinner, but Mom and Dad were in Scotland last week. It was still a little weird, though, because Lynda, Courtney, and Caleigh are in Israel right now. We could have waited (Courtney will miss her own birthday on the 8th) but it will be the 21st or something before Courtney is back (the others come back earlier). That's almost a month past Kym's real birthday and three weeks past mine, so it was just easier to do it now.
Shakespeare Festival season has started. On Saturday night Chad and I attended the first of the performances, "Henry V". It was really good, though the histories aren't usually my favorite. It helped that it was one of those perfect summer nights -- it cooled off to near 65 by the time it was over, with low humidity and no bugs or rain (it's an outdoor theatre, so that matters a lot). Next week is "Much Ado About Nothing". I think Dad will be going because Chad is working. The grounds of the manor are torn up because they are still working on the big garden project. They were bequeathed something like $5 million to develop gardens around the manor by a man in honor of his wife, who loved both the festival and gardens. ISU wanted to name the gardens in honor of both the husband and wife, but his instructions insisted it be named after only her. It will be stunning when it is done, but right now it's a winding brick path surrounding a lot of dirt. One bonus this year is that I got my favorite seats for all three plays!
My new job starts at 5 AM, so I need to get to bed -- 3:45 will be here before I know it.
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