Despite having a four-day weekend, I find travelling to be the least relaxing way to spend vacation time. I have absolutely no desire for it to be Monday today… But it was a fun trip, regardless. I got to spend time with all three of my enchanting nieces, and didn’t even get the dreaded* question once! We saw “Into the Woods” on Broadway – that brought back some memories! Of course, their sets and costumes were much, much, much more detailed and wonderful than what we had in high school!
I did get my new horn, the one I wanted, although I briefly debated about getting a used horn that had a lovely sound – in the end, it wasn’t enough cheaper than the new horn to be worth the worn finish and little dings. Of course, my new horn will have all of that eventually, but they will be dings I cause, and the finish will be worn where I hold the horn. The store was amazing – it wasn’t much to look at from the outside, but you walked into a room with all sorts of mouthpieces and care kits, then through a door…and hanging on the wall were about 40 french horns – mostly used – with hundreds of brand new ones in the basement. OK, so there were also walls of trombones, trumpets and tubas, but they really weren’t all that interesting. :) I should’ve taken pictures!
I also got to visit the fantastic yarn shop that’s only a few blocks from the folks’ place. I spent way too much money there (especially since they only take cash!) but it was well worth it. Can’t say what I’m making, as the recipient reads this blog regularly, but it saved my sanity on the car trip home. Note to self: never bring a large cross-stitch as your only craft project on a long car trip – it’s too big to work on in the car, and then your hands are idle for hours.
*The “So, when are you two having kids?” type of question. I hate that question. :P
