Christmas at last and 2008

I noted earlier that we cancelled Christmas in order to see the Buffalo Philharmonic and Ronan Tynan perform. It was all we expected and more. He put on a great show, a mixture of Irish humor and serious music that was superb. The Philharmonic added immensely and we got to see the conductor, JoAnn Falletta, in person (finally) and she is everything we had heard and then some. What a dynamo! It was a wonderful evening.

We don't get many opportunities to go out, so our attire was an important part of this event (gotta make a statement, even if no one recognizes it!). I wore an '80's long skirt, black with an occasional big red rose, that I just love. My big thing is getting to choose the jewelry. I wore a pair of Art Deco earrings, black, shaped like roses. I put long black beads from the same era with them. Understated and fun. Becky makes her statements a little louder and wow! did it work for her! She wore a '60's ankle length tunic in orange, cream, turquoise and other colors in a great print with black velvet jeans underneath. When she walked, the glimpse of the black velvet just made the look work. She isn't much for jewelry, but she wore round silver clip-on earrings from the '50's that just capped off the whole outfit. So it doesn't have to be one era or one style, the look can be as eclectic as you are and look well, stylish.

Yesterday, Becky brought in the new year with 73,000 other people at the Winter Classic. The Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins played an outdoor hockey game at Ralph Wilson Stadium. The event was broadcast, gad, all over. In true Buffalo style, it snowed. That caused the only real trouble they had because the ice got a little funny. She said it was a lot of fun and the fans really got into it. She had taken part in the only other event like it-the Ice Bowl between Michigan State and Michigan-the first outdoor hockey event. So she joined Ryan Miller, Adam Hall, and probably others who actually got to go to both of these unique hockey events. What a way to bring in 2008!