Valentine's Day. Now as many know, Ken and I don't do the traditional stuff on most of the holidays. Today being no exception. No chocolates- don't need them. No flowers- that is a story from long ago, but I will never get flowers from Ken. No, we decided to go to a show. We like theater productions- community, professional, seasonal- what ever. But let me back up a bit. Last summer at one of the productions in Corinna, I ran into a woman that used to live in Newport, and now lives in Fort Pierce, Florida. She was and still is a seamstress. She works part time at a shop, but then in her free time, volunteers at the Indian River State College for the performing arts department, helping with costumes. When we chatted for a bit, I realized we would be spending these few months not far from where she lives. She invited us to see one of the shows if we could.
Which brings us back to Valentine's Day. At the college, it was opening night of their performance of "Into the Wood." We have seen a couple different productions of this show, and have always enjoyed it. Tickets were purchased, and I began planning our not so special day.
Contacted a friend from Dexter that now lives in Fort Pierce area, and got some suggestions on places to dine. Not to be disappointed, 12A Buoy was a successful choice. Upon entering the little hole in the wall place, we were not so sure. Wasn't a linen table cloth place, but I knew it had some great reviews. And we were not disappointed. Meal was amazing!!!! Just plain delicious! Don't judge a book by it's cover, right?
On to the theater.
Another interesting set, so different from the others we had seen. The show was great- standing ovation great! I came away feeling so fortunate to have seen such talented, young actors with fabulous costumes portraying Grimm's fairy tale characters. It was refreshing to watch youthful, uninhibited students doing something they loved. We don't see too much of this at home.
Ken always likes to look at the program and see what he can do to ours to make them better. I think he agrees, less is more!
Before the show we walked around the campus a bit. Very different from the ones in Maine. Many outdoor sitting areas, and a huge pool! Nope, not in Maine.
The hibiscus are just gorgeous, and some of them are rather large. This one was bigger than my hand.
Valentine's day 2019 was a huge success!
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