{"id":932,"date":"2018-05-14T02:16:36","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T02:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juliacore.com\/beyondthebarre\/?p=932"},"modified":"2018-06-12T20:33:57","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T20:33:57","slug":"mothers-day-adventures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juliacore.com\/beyondthebarre\/2018\/05\/14\/mothers-day-adventures\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother’s Day Journey into Night"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was drizzling and I went to get my rain jacket from the closet. On my right, there was an overflowing laundry basket that wouldn\u2019t close. I looked away from it \u2014 to my left. On the way down the stairs, there was a polished center path adorned by dusty runners on left and right. I looked away from it \u2014 up. A substantial pile of dishes sat on the drying rack ready to be put away. I looked away from it \u2014 towards the window. The window carried traces of winter grime. I stepped over some petals and chips dragged in from the driveway onto the rug by the side door, took a breath, and got into the car anyway. Tom turned the key \u2014 he was ok with it. It was Mother\u2019s Day after all.<\/p>\n

We parted by Bart Simpson. Tom went to work to make money and I went the other way to spend it.<\/p>\n

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Fifth was temporarily closed \u2014 something was happening at St. Patrick\u2019s \u2014 and I walked around the cathedral from the side where the piggy is climbing up its wall.<\/p>\n

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Madison was so Mother\u2019s Day ready: restaurants\u2019 doors open and pretty flowers on the tables set outside. Perfectly coiffed elderly ladies airing out some chunky gold and pearls were surrounded by younger crowds at almost every table.<\/p>\n

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No day in the city without taking a class. Exhale<\/a><\/span> was my first destination. Here\u2019s Kevin setting up for an hour of type-A-middle-aged-women training: \u201cOk, team, be nice. Breathe. No one\u2019s breathing? That\u2019s ok. Next time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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After the class, it started raining harder. Walking was out of the question: for my next event I had to preserve some hair and makeup. So it was the 5 train to BAM<\/a><\/span> in Brooklyn. Once I got off at Nevins, there was just 30 minutes to get something to eat and Gotham Market at The Ashland<\/a><\/span> was just the thing. That Bolivian Chicha salad was so tasty!<\/p>\n

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And here\u2019s the highlight of the day I was waiting so long for \u2014 Eugene O\u2019Neil\u2019s \u201cLong Day\u2019s Journey into the Night\u201d<\/a><\/span> with Jeremy Irons<\/a><\/span> and Lesley Manville<\/a><\/span>. I am not ready to write about it, yet. Shaken to say the least.<\/p>\n

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Reunited after a day of earning and spending, Tom and I toasted Mother\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

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Mother\u2019s Day is over \u2014 back to vodka.<\/p>\n

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And I did the laundry and put the dishes away once we got home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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