Day-Tripping

We set our alarms to wake us up at 5:00 AM yesterday.

We were going on a day trip to Rochester.

It was a dark, cold morning.  We had a long 5 hour drive ahead of us.

This was taken on the highway in the dark with the lights overhead and the cars on the other side of the highway.  Fun!

The parking garage in Springfield was festive!

As daylight slowly brightened the dark sky, it was really beautiful.

We got to Rochester a little early so we could get a seat for the Holiday Sing.  The Holiday Sing is an annual tradition at the Eastman School of Music.  Students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members (and parents!)  gather together in the main hall at the end of the fall semester to hear and perform musical pieces inspired by the holiday season.  I was excited that we could be there!

And better yet,  Annie was playing in the Holiday Sing this year!

We enjoyed all of the performances, but of course we liked the saxophones best of all!

If you're interested,  here a snippets from some of the other groups.

Afterward,  we had the privilege of having lunch with our beautiful daughter.

And for the finale,  we shared a few slices of scrumptious carrot cake at Cheesy Eddie's.

Then we were back on the road again.

We left in the dark.  Came home in the dark.

These are Christmas lights as we sped by in the car.

We arrived at home again at 8:39 PM.  

It was a very long day, but one that I'm glad we didn't miss.

The kids come home at the end of this week so it won't be long until our family is whole again.

I can't wait!