A Conversation with Elizabeth
1998
Vacation

From:          Elizabeth  
To:            LMixson@PEC.com
Sent:          Wednesday, July 29, 1998 12:50 PM
Subject:       Vacation
 
Finally I'm shaping up a sort of vacation.  I keep saying "I love opera" but the truth is I've never been to a real live one.  Huntsville has a good regional opera company and I found on the net that La Traviata is being performed, the last night is Aug. 29th, which is my last weekend before school.  I just reserved a ticket.  It's a very popular opera.  The next day there is a quilt exhibit opening at the Huntsville Museum, which I can go see and as well they have a "Red Clay" exhibit on S.E. artists in mixed media.  I'd heard about a meteorite exhibit out at the Space Center in Huntsville, so I'll work that in.  Also, I've always been interested in space exploration, so I might tour the whole place. Also, they have an enormous botanical gardens with biospheres, etc.  That should be fun.  Huntsville is one of the towns I've thought about moving to if I stay in Alabama, but I've only been there once for a library presentation and didn't see much.  As you may know, the town drew heavily on European immigrants during the war to do rocket research etc. and because of that it's always been a "cerebral" town--their library is excellent, etc.  There's another state park up that way which is great as well, but I'll have to look at a map, and also decide how many days off I might want to take.  It's nice because the opera is on Sat. night, and the museum exhibit is on Sunday, so I won't have to use vacation days for those.  I could possibly just one or two days and have a good four or five day trip.  I may pass on the Versailles Exhibit. 
Anyway, I feel better.  I just HAVE TO get out of this town before I go crazy.  Elizabeth

TGIF