Bark at the Park

A year ago I was watching the news (channel 10 of course) and saw that the Marlins had a day where you could actually bring your dog to the game. I thought to myself what a cool and cute idea. I continued to watch as the news cameras scrolled over all the fans and there Marlin loving pets in the stands at the Bark at the Park at Sun Life Stadium (it will always be Joe Robby Stadium to me though...lol). Well that was last year, and that cool and cute idea stayed there...you know in the past. Now lets move forward to current day, my husband calls me and tells that the bark at the park is going on once again this year; that cool and cute idea to go to the game came back after being trapped in the back of my mind for an entire year. I got giddy at the thought of taking my little pooch to the game. Silly I know, but if I get all excited about my dog I can not even begin to imagine how excited we will be to do these things once we have children. Anyhow here are some pics of Puchie's little outing, because this post is all about her!!! ;)

Our Little Family

Puchie & Stewie

A Valentines Day Nostalgia!!!

As part of our Valentines Day Fernan decided to buy tickets to the symphony. I have never been to the symphony nor had he, so we were really looking forward to this. Last night we went to the symphony for the first time. Now I was not too sure what to expect, but I have a great deal of love for music and figured it would be something I would really enjoy. Can I just say that I... LOVE IT!! This is so different from listening to classical music, I love how you can feel the emotion in the music and how you can imagine what you want from it. How you can feel the sadness, the excitement, the love etc. in it. I loved watching the musician with there instruments, the conductor, and the mezzo soprano as she sang periodically. I have also wanted to watch an opera and after going to the symphony, it has only made me long to go to an opera even more. The great thing about last nights show was that all the proceeds will be donated to the Walenstein Musical Organization in an effort to rebuild the New Victorian School and music conservatory in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The school was destroyed when the earthquake shook Haiti. http://www.thenewvictorianschool.org/.

During Intermission

Photo taken by my Blackberry Smart Phone
Sun., February 21, 2010 at 8:00 pm at the Lincoln Theatre

Program

A Valentine's Day Nostalgia

Friday, February 21, 2010

Licoln Theatre, Miami Beach

I

SERGEI PROKOFIEV

ROMEO & JULIET (Selections from the Ballet)
Introduction / The Duke's Decree / The Young Girl Juliet

Masks / Dance of the Knights / Public Merrymaking

The Duel / Romeo resolves to avenge Mercutio's Death

Tybalt's Funeral Cortege / Juliet's Room

Juliet's Funeral / Juliets Death

II

MANUEL DE FALLA

EL AMOR BRUJO (Ballet 1925)

Introduction and Scene / In Cave -Night-time

Song of a Broken Heart/ The Apparition -Dance of Terror

The Magic Circle / The Spells / Ritual Fire Dance (to drive away the evil spirits)

Scene / Song og the Will-o-the-Wisp / Panto,ime

Dance of the Game of Love / Final: The Bells of Dawn

GEORGES BIZET

CARMEN (Selections from the Opera)

Prelude / Aragonaise / Habanera / Les Toreadors /Chanson Boheme

Mabel Ledo - Mezzo-Soprano

Eduardo Marturet - Conductor

Bank of America Tower

In light of Breast Cancer Awareness Month I thought I would post a few pictures my husband took with "my" new camera of the Bank of America Tower in Downtown. I say "my" camera because he is obsessed with it as I am, to the point that I am considering buying him one so I can have mine back. lol. He always says so innocently it is not "your" camera but "our" camera because we are married. Apparently my husband does not believe my parents gave it to me but to us, I guess this is what happens when you get married. I love my husband and I love how we are both learning how to use "our" new toy even though I give him a great deal of grief about it. Anyhow back to the the point on the Bank of America Tower, this building has to be one of my favorite buildings in downtown simply because of it's night time illuminations. It is a 47 story building, and is one of the top ten tallest buildings in the state of Florida. On most nights it is lit white, but changes in colors for the Christmas season, St. Patricks Day, Independence day etc. Another building I absolutely love for its architectural structure is the Conrad, but we will save that one for another blog post.

These pictures were taken from my sister-in-laws apartment,

on October 5th which also happens to be her birthday!

So Happy Birthday ERICKA!!

Note: Photo Credit to Fernando Herrera