That Was ...Different

Christmas is going to the Nutcracker. I love the music of the Nutcracker and I love the ballet too. One of my favorite memories of my Grandma Beth, is going each year up to see Ballet West perform the Nutcracker. I am amazed that as many times as I have seen the Nutcracker I never get sick of it. Each year I love the music more and I still get excited for my favorite dances.

If you have been reading our blog you will know that I ran in the Nutcracker 5k at UVSC this year. As part of this race you got not only a really cool long sleeve T-Shirt but you also got a free ticket to the Nutcracker at the Covey Event Center. I was really excited because we hadn't gotten around to getting tickets to Ballet West yet. We got a ticket for Devin and went to the Saturday matinée.

Well, it was no Ballet West. The music was still amazing. The kids were as cute as ever. There were some dances that were really great. I felt bad though, I've never seen so many dancers fall. It made the performance ...different than what we normally see. I don't say this to be critical. Could you imagine me trying to spin, leap, and twirl on little wooden blocks in my shoes? It was still a great performance, just...different. I'm glad we went, it was so much fun. Because we went to the matinée there were tons of little girls all around us. It reminded me of how excited I got when I went with my Grandma.