Surprise!

Last night we joined the Rihas for our sometimes-annual attendance of the Zilker Hillside Theatre musical, this year "The Music Man." It's called the Hillside Theatre because it takes place on a set-up professional stage at the base of a large hill each summer. The musical viewers gather on blankets and bring picnic dinners and enjoy what is always an impressive show, all for the cost of the park entrance (well, people usually donate in support of the show, as donations are how the theatre group exists).

This year, before the show began, I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned to see my Aunt Joan, cousin Yesenia, Robin, and two of their friends on the blanket behind ours. What a delightful surprise! It baffles me that with a show that's been running for weeks, that on the second-to-last day, not only would we all show up, unknown to the other group, but also plant our blankets together? Had our blankets been on different sides of the crowd, we might not ever have known the other group was there.

Well, I was thrilled for a chance to visit with my wonderful family whom I rarely get to see. Stepan and Jen, I hope you don't feel slighted that I kept visiting the other blanket! But you know, we see you guys all the time!  :-D