Benjamin On Campus

After all the chaos that was today (though we're not even finished yet because the reason I went to the dentist was to have my attachments be put back on my teeth—they've been off the last couple of weeks because I had a tooth that wasn't tracking so I had to get new trays fitted to try to get that tooth to move...but two of my new attachments have popped off and I'm a little sad about it because it means I'll have to go back in again), Rachel, Benjamin, and I were finally able to leave for campus. 

Murder on the Orient Express was playing at UGA, we knew...because we saw it being advertised when we were looking for shows Rachel could go to for her class. We went to John Proctor is the Villain and Rachel really wanted to go to Murder on the Orient Express as well, but since it's just playing now and her semester is over...it wouldn't really work for her class. So she and Miriam and I went to The Addam's Family at a local high school. It was decent...

But then one of my classes hosted an outing to Murder on the Orient Express this evening so I thought I should go. And Rachel would go as well. And then I decided Benjamin should come along as well. 

At first, the outing was going to cover the cost of my ticket. But then I was told we'd have enough to cover Rachel, too, and I then thought for sure that I'd have to buy Benjamin's ticket...but no! They had enough tickets for him as well, so we sure lucked out there! 

We went to campus before rush hour traffic and had enough time to go on a little hike near campus along the Oconee River that Rachel and I have been wanting to try. We'd walked as far as the graveyard before, but pressed on until we came to these rapids by Easley Mill Dam—that was a treat to come upon:

After our hike we went to my office to eat some dinner and read, read, read before heading to the theatre.

And here's Benjamin posing by the UGA dawg outside of my building so we could send the picture to Phoebe. 

She had a bit of a meltdown before dinner (poor Miriam), so I Facetimed with her and suggested they go for a walk to see the inflatable Easter decorations our neighbour has put up down the road. She thought that was a good idea...but first Miriam had dinner and a movie planned and...

...Phoebe didn't make it on the walk. She went to bed instead, which was probably for the best (she had been up since 3:00 AM, remember...)

Here's Benjamin and Rachel outside of the theatre:

We took a picture before the show so that it was still light (aren't we smart?).

And just for fun, here's a picture of Zoë and Phoebe dressing up together this afternoon (shortly before I left for campus):

Phoebe was a sword-weilding Cinderella...and she was adorable...but also very grumpy/tired-looking. When I asked her to smile she told me that she was (she wasn't).

She was mostly sad that they could only find one dress up slipper for her wear because she needed two shoes (I told her that she should perhaps revisit that fairytale because one shoe seemed pretty accurate to me...she was unimpressed with my answer which is so very often the case with her...)

So today wasn't all bad!

It was terribly expensive...but it wasn't all bad!!