We had a great day yesterday, made even more special by the sunshine. We pottered about in the morning and afternoon, sitting out in the garden reading books and having lunch. Then a big sprint to change into our posh outfits as we were off to the Opera.
This was particularly poignant for us as we originally had tickets to go in November 2010. Not mad keen opera fans but we liked to go to one a year in town , so had booked La Boheme, ages in advance. Then of course October we got the news of the mesothelioma diagnosis, pleurodesis followed quickly , so no chance of going anywhere. Given La Boheme is someone dying from a lung disease didn’t think it was the best thing to see, even if he had been well enough.
Luckily as the tickets are so expensive, I was able to cancel and get a credit note that lasted two years. Last night we were able to use that for tickets to Madame Butterfly, which was truly memorable, visually stunning, don’t think I have ever seen anything as beautiful at a theatre.
We had dinner out first and Ray admitted when we cancelled originally he never thought he would ever actually go , that he would still be here to see anything. At the time I got the credit note through I remember wondering if I would be going with Ray and if not whether I could bear to go with anyone else.
Good to see we got there after all- and it was the worth the wait.
