My wife and I decided to go out and celebrate this weekend because she has finally finished her Master’s Degree in English!! She has been studying for the past 10 months and finished her last course on Friday. Because of this momentous occassion, we decided to go out and see a performance of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing outdoors. We were all set for a great evening of theatre when, on the way to the park, we realized there were very dark clouds in the area. Being the optimist that I am, I thought it was just a little cloudy and it would blow over. Boy was I ever wrong!

We arrived at the park about an hour before the play was scheduled to start, and about thiry minutes later it started pouring. We had only brought one small umbrella to shield the both of us if it happened to rain, so we got drenched! It rained for about 15 minutes and then stopped, so the show could go on! We then enjoyed 30 minutes of the play before it really downpoured. This time we headed under the tent (the place reserved for high-priced ticket-holders) and waited. After 30 minutes of waiting, they decided to call the show…

So, we are supposed to get free tickets to another play, but we’ll have to do without Shakespeare for now.