Remember when I asked your opinion 2 weeks ago on what I should wear for a masquerade party?This is what I ended up choosing but instead of black pumps I worked some silver sparkly open-toes heels. Went perfect with my sparkly jewelry.This past Friday, Ryan and I had the opportunity to attend a fundraiser for the opera, Verdi's The Masked Ball, being performed in the spring.The event was held in … [Read more...]
Two Opera Recordings and Blackberry Baked Oatmeal
This has been a long time a coming and I finally got all the pictures together and video from the performance in March 23rd. This truly shows that I am actually performing! Hee hee.This was my first performance after having our daughter on November 2nd and I have to say I was not sure I was going to be able to memorize and physically get back into vocal shape to make it happen. Somehow, … [Read more...]
Weekend Highlights
I told my husband I was going to bed at 10:30pm but here I am writing a quick post to be ready for Monday morning. I realized tonight that I was not able to post a lot this past week because we were so busy. Some exciting things happened as well this past week that I plan to continue doing in the upcoming weeks. I went on a nice walk with a Russian gal and her 9 month son. It was … [Read more...]
Renée Fleming in Ann Arbor
I can't believe it is Tuesday.Last night I was having trouble keeping up with the date and the day of the week. Was it Sunday?Even though we had a long weekend, it went by fast. It always does. SO what did I do this weekend?Well, Saturday was a blur...wait...I had a 3 hour rehearsal with a chamber ensemble and then I came back home and got caught up with chores. Grocery shopping on a Saturday in a … [Read more...]
Vocal Competition Success + a Recording
HI folks! This has been an eventful weekend and I can't help but feel like my head is in the clouds. I mentioned Friday that I was preparing for a vocal competition in Holland, MI among 24 singers on Saturday afternoon. Saturday started like all others. I decided to go to zumba class at 9:30am after drinking a green smoothie.2 oranges, peeled1 apple1 1/2 cups packed spinachprotein powderflaxseed … [Read more...]
