Sometimes life can be so totally serendipitous. Today has been like that and I try to cherish these little moments.
The most serendipitous moment today was when my friend, Jason, and I were interested in a chamber concert that the CSO was putting on at the Art Institute. Well let’s be honest, we didn’t know it was at the Art Institute until we showed up at Symphony Center and they were looking at us a little crazy and sent us across the street to the Art Institute. The show was supposedly sold out but we decided to ask at will call anyway. Luckily (or serendipitously) for us there was this woman there with 2 extra tickets! And 1 was even a student ticket which I can totally use since I’m still in grad school. It just worked out so beautifully. It’s like the world intended for us to go to this concert. I even had the exact amount of cash for the student ticket and totally not enough for a real ticket. Sometimes it’s great how life works out.
So Jason and I got to see the Burnham Trio perform Shastakovich’s Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67 and Tchaikovsky’s Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50. It was incredible. The Shastakovich piece was absolutely heart-breakingly beautiful. The theme for the afternoon was Mourning and Memory. And the concert was followed by a short tour through the museum of several pieces that tied in with the theme. It was actually quite a lovely afternoon. I seriously love that the CSO and Art Institute sponsor series like this that promote beautiful music and modern art. It’s just another reason why I adore living in Chicago. Finding little gems like this that the city has to offer.
as I wait for them to install.
I took this meme from D, of course.
If I were a month, I’d be March. (you know, March in Texas is just incredible because it’s when the wildflowers are in bloom and the weather is just gorgeous)
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If I were a day of the week, I’d be Sunday.
If I were a time of day, I’d be afternoon when the sun is highest in the sky.
If I were a planet, I’d be lush and green, with seasons but a short winter and a long fall, lots of colors and beautiful weather, with just enough cloudy, rainy days to make you appreciate the beautiful ones.
If I were a sea animal, I’d be a dolphin.
If I were a direction, I’d be moving forward.
If I were a piece of furniture, I’d be my bed, it is the comfiest place on earth (and I am not the only person that agrees with this statement).
If I were a liquid, I’d be the ocean.
If I were a gemstone, I’d be chrysoberyl.
If I were a tree, I’d be a Live Oak. (reminds me of growing up in Houston).
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If I were a tool, I’d not be.
If I were a flower, I’d be a Sunflower (one of my dearest friends and teachers described me as one and while it is not my favourite flower, I think her description was lovely and so I still cherish it to this day and like to think of myself as one).
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If I were a kind of weather, I would sunny with a chance of meatballs.
If I were a musical instrument, I’d be a flute.
If I were a color, I’d be green (probably apple green).
If I were an emotion, I’d be butterflies.
If I were a fruit, I’d be a kiwi.
If I were a sound, I’d be running water.
If I were an element, I’d be fire-water.
If I were a car, I’d be a porsche.
If I were a food, I’d be chocolate covered strawberries.
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If I were a place, I’d be a tropical island.
If I were a material, I’d be linen – looks good with anything, easy to dress up or down, hard to break but easy to get dirty and made for summer.
If I were a taste, I’d be expensive.
If I were a scent, I’d be a mix of Chanel No.5 & Drakkar.
If I were an object, I’d be a book.
If I were a body part, I’d be eye-lashes.
If I were a facial expression, I’d be a smile.
If I were a song, I’d be Taking The Long Way (Dixie Chicks – totally Texas and totally my life).
If I were a pair of shoes, I’d be these:
