Le Nozze di Dan and Whitney

Hey All! It has been an uneventful week. Brenda has been busy with rehearsals and studying her role, and I've been catching up on the laundry and stuff. I'm very proud of how hard Brenda's been working. She has a lot to sing in this opera, not to mention a bunch of German dialogue to speak, and she is stepping up to the plate like she always does. She's a rock star from Mars. The opera, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, opens on Friday. If you want to read a little bit about the opera, and see pictures from Frankfurt's production, you can do so here. Unfortunately, Brenda isn't in the pictures on the website, but I'll let you know if that changes.

This Saturday we're flying back to America for a wedding! Our awesome friends, Dan and Whitney, are getting married on Sunday, and we're really excited that we actually get to go to the wedding. Brenda will be back in Germany by next Wednesday (the opera house needs her) but I will be staying in the US for a couple of weeks. Florian was also invited to the wedding, and he and I are going to galavant across the midwest in grand road-trip fashion. Florian has never been to the midwest, so I'm going to show him the big tourist attractions. You know, like the Mississippi River, and Chicago, and um, all of those other quintessential midwestern sights. Hmm, come to think of it, this could be a long two weeks.

I'm just kidding. I love where I come from and Florian will too. Or else. (We can carry concealed weapons in Iowa you know.)

I will be sure to report in on Brenda's opera and the wedding next time. Until then, have a great week!