Yesterday I went to a wedding, a favorite restaurant for dinner and the ballet. Could a day be much better? Okay, I can think of one other element to add; but we won't go there.
Due to travel arrangements, or rather the lack of, I skipped church and slept in. I then spent the rest of the morning primping for the wedding. All girls love having an excuse to wear a nice dress, sport heels, style their hair and add a little more glam to their make-up - I am no exception. And weddings and opera houses are such great excuses.
The wedding was lovely. The groom is the pastor's son and he met his bride while they were both interning at the church. Both were so aglow with love. The bridal party wore coral, gray and broad smiles at the pleasure of seeing their friends unite. The beautiful decorations - arches wrapped in white tulle and pink flowers stood in the aisles and flower arrangements graced the stage - all looked so lovely in the new and recently remodeled building the church will now be holding their weekly services in.
After the short reception of cake and tea, Lucy-Anne (my roommate) and I drove over to the opera house to pick up our tickets to the ballet. She went off to the formal wedding reception with plans to meet back up with me for the ballet that evening. I went to Scoozi's, a little Italian restaurant that exudes an ideally quaint atmosphere from it's candle lit tables, brick walls and charming decorum.
An hour before the ballet, while I was sitting in the opera house's cafe reading Seabiscuit, I received a text from Lucy-Anne that dinner had still not been served and that most likely she'd be missing the performance. I teasingly replied that if that be the case, she should pass her ticket on to a cute guy. Jest aside, I was very sorry to hear that we would not be sharing the experience together.
The Moscow State Ballet performed Swan Lake beautifully. I have heard the gorgeously moving music so many times and have even played movements of it myself, but to see the story unfold through dance was wonderful. The costumes, the stage, the graceful movements all choreographed so well to the heart of the music - such an unforgettable experience.
Such an unforgettable day.
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