It feels like the last couple of weeks have just been a whirlwind! Steven went to Florida for a long weekend visit a couple of weeks ago, and I kept busy by playing a San Fernando Valley Symphony concert and giving a Tea Party!

Steven’s Grandma Leissing had an 80th birthday party which he was able to attend:

Grandma Leissing and her daughters

Grandma and her grandkids (including me! haha)

Here are pictures from my tea party, with several tasty fall treats!

Fall tea party table!

Tea Party Girls – Amy, Rachel, me, Jessi, and Paulie (not pictured)

Steven was only home for 24 hours before he was off to Toronto, Canada for a couple of days of business meetings. That weekend I played 2nd oboe with the Santa Cecilia Orchestra on an all-Latin program, which was a lot of fun.

Last Tuesday was Keri’s birthday – Happy birthday Keri!!!

This weekend Steven and I were both under the weather, but thankfully I didn’t have any concerts this weekend. Happily, I am working every weekend until the new year! The newest development is that I will be subbing in the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra this coming weekend! So after cooking a Thanksgiving dinner for Steven, I’ll be flying on Friday to Jacksonville to stay and play with my parents!

Apollo has been very needy with all of this travel craziness:

Steven is very proud of his little navel orange tree, which is looking very promising!

Ok, you are now caught up!