On the whole, I would say that my experience living in St. Louis has only increased my loyalty to the great state of Virginia. I am convinced that the Shenandoah Valley is the best and most beautiful place to live in the United States. Some of that might have to do with the fact that so many people I love live there, but the mountains sure don't hurt. Being away has made me realize how much VA truly is home, relationally and geographically.
In spite of all this, St. Louis has its perks. One perk I had heard tell of before and experienced first hand this evening is The Muny. The Muny is an outdoor theater located in Forest Park (another perk- awesome park with a free zoo, among other things). They put on seven plays that run one week each every season. As you may have guessed from the title of my entry, tonight I went to see The Sound of Music. It was wonderful!! The leads all have been on Broadway, and they were incredible. If you get there early enough, there are free seats, or if you like to roll in right before the show, you can buy a $9.00 ticket and still get a pretty decent seat to a Broadway quality production. Sure beats paying $10.50 to go to the movies!
It is getting to be a lovely time of the year here in the "Commonwealth". The humidity cleared off on Friday as we were driving N on 29, the mountains were stunning...But the God who made this made the great plains too!
ReplyDeleteSounds like some cool things in STL...go see a ball game dang it!