What a Trip ... Toronto, Ohio and Nashville!

We had a trip planned!  

I found out Beka was scheduled to go on 

as Glinda in Toronto on November 2nd!

Mom wanted to go, then Tom wanted to go, then Annette wanted to go!

We purchased tickets and booked 

our Airbnb Condo in downtown Toronto!

Do we still go even though Annette wouldn't be there 

and we were so sad...We decided YES!!! 

We all needed to do this!  

Val, Annette's long time friend - and ours - took her place.

I flew to Toronto from Phoenix on October 28th to be with Beka for 3 days
before Tom, Mom and Val drove in on the 31st!
We stayed just a few blocks from the theater for 3 nights!

 Enjoying chilly Toronto!

 

 Gramma seeing Beka for the first time before our backstage tour!

My dear friends, Sue and Dawn joined us!!!   Great special times!

Waiting to watch Beka go on as Glinda!
I saw the show 5 times that week ... a mother's privilege???

After the last show we all went out !

So very great to all be together - special people!

Just sorry I had to say goodbye to my girl!

The next morning she was off to Connecticut.

We were off to Niagara Falls - on our way to mom's house for 3 days!

We had a blast!!! More pics here!

Video slide show that Val made of our time in Toronto!
Thank you Val!!!!!

We then went down to Steve's house in Cincinnati where we had 

an early Thanksgiving celebration!!!  

Lisa, Carrie & her boys, Sam & Brittney, and cousin Jeanine came too!  

Again ... so healing to be with family - sharing joy and sadness!

Hay rides around Steve's property!

Wonderful Thanksgiving "costumes" made by Jeanine and Brittney!

More pics! 

I drove back to Nashville with Sam and Brittney for 2 days.
I'm not exactly sure why, but only that was in the "neighborhood"
 ... And just needed to go again.
 I flew home on Nov 12th - another 2 week trip completed!
Time to get ready for the holidays and stay home for a while!