i took talby to see the nutcracker this year.
she was so excited to do something fancy with mom….alone.
i think the alone part was the most exciting for her.
she wore her beautiful black gown with sparkles (from our neighbors at the garage sale)
and dressed her build-a-bear up too.
craig walked in from work and she said "hi daddy! i'm beautiful!"
hmmm…we must say that often.
we had balcony seats but it is such a great theater…no bad seats anywhere.
the lights went down and the music began.
the dancing couples came out and she gasped "OH….i am going to LOVE this!"
it made me start to cry.
she also said "mom…he's not really a doll. he's a man pretending to be a doll."
so precious and innocent.
(lorel…i know what you are thinking….)
there was a woman in our row with a 1 year old baby.
i kept thinking "who would bring a baby to this?" before it started.
and when it did…that baby sat there as if she was completely hypnotized…it was crazy.
and sitting right next to me was a young couple probably 18 or 19.
i felt SO BAD for him.
he was tall and so cramped in the little seats and AT THE BALLET!
i just wanted to grab his girlfriend and say "why did you make him come here?"
he was keeping his cool but i just knew he was dying to get out of there.
i like ballet.
i liked being in ballet.
every ballet i went to as a child i would think to myself "that's what i will be when i grow up"
in all the nutcrackers that i have seen….
i have never seen a Fritz played by a man with a hairdo similar to Side Show Bob.
(very big poufy naturally curly hair…an Afro on a white guy)
it was very distracting.
and for that matter…all the men in this ballet had odd hair…it must be a moscow thing?
anyway…we made it through most of it and when she whispered "how much longer?"
i knew it was time to go.
so we did.
straight to krispy kreme.
it was nice.
besides alone time with talby….i hadn't been inside a krispy kreme since we'd moved to kansas!
i was feeling a bit homesick for IL.
we had a KK about 5 minutes from our house there and we'd meet friends there often.
sigh…..
what a good night!
but any night that ends in donuts has to be a good night.
it's a fact.
-- - “and sitting right next to me was a young couple probably 18 or 19.
i felt SO BAD for him.
he was tall and so cramped in the little seats and AT THE BALLET!
i just wanted to grab his girlfriend and say “why did you make him come here?”
he was keeping his cool but i just knew he was dying to get out of there.”
Oh, you knew what he was thinking, huh? I doubt it. It sounds more like you’re just projecting your awfully sexist opinions. Men can enjoy ballet, you know.
JC - These pics are gorgeous! Do you remember what the camera settings were? And were you sitting fairly close to the stage or did you just have an awesome zoom?
Carrie K - What a magical night…fancy dresses and donuts with mom!
lucky lucky girl 🙂
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Jamie Sampson - what a perfect night. I love krispy kreme, but I totally don’t like super sweet stuff so I always go for the apple filled ones that are just delightful but when ever I get them everyone always says oh gross. And the surprising thing, those apple one which one would think would be a little healthier actually have more calories than all of the other donuts consumed at Krispy Kreme.
anne - Love the pics of the ballet!
You and your daughter have AMAZING eyes!
What a fun outing! 🙂
meaghan easterhaus - oh to have girls! i can’t believe how much you guys look alike!
jerusalem - Oh I love going to the Nutcracker. Next year I want to take my boys, but I bet once is all they will want to go. Then I will have to find a girl to borrow and take.. What a great night to do something alone with Talby. I try and do something sweet like that around Christmas with my 2 also.
Amanda Rettke - I have NEVER been in a KK… but I have tried it once or twice. It was OK.
Kidding! You know I was salivating just reading this.
Loved that you loved the ballet… and that you noticed Mr. Uncomfortable right next to you! I hope she (girlfriend) apprecaites having a nice guy!
Many blessings-
Amanda
kara - Whe will remember this forever!
I still remember when I got to go to the special “sugar plum fairy ball” with my mom after the nutcracker…honestly the food at Krispy Kreme probably would’ve been better 🙂
jodi` - oh, meg–PLEASE share your camera settings—mine is similar, but a nikon, and my daughter was IN the nutcracker and my pictures are dark and blurry. same thing goin’ on for my 9th grade son’s basketball games and the kindergarten play this morning at school….
do tell!
jodi
Angie Seaman - We have those same holiday Krispy Kreme donuts in our pantry right now girlie. LOVE em’! Great pick! So glad you had a fun night with your little princess. Don’t you just love that one on one time?
Have a fantabulous weekend!
Blessings, Angie Seaman
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carissa - krispy kreme… might be my fav part! 🙂
a night Talby will remember FOREVER… very neat Meg!
sarah - -craig walked in from work and she said “hi daddy! i’m beautiful!”
-the dancing couples came out and she gasped “OH….i am going to LOVE this!”
it made me start to cry.
I love both of those comments from Talby.
And I would have cried too…
and…YUM. I LOVE Krispy Kreme. Definitely agree, any night that ends with donuts is a good night.
Nichole - It’s so great that you expose your children to these sort of things! Even better that they still find awe in everything. :] I’ll be taking my mom to the one in Seattle at McCaw Hall as a Christmas gift. She’s never been to a ballet.
Yay for Krispy Kreme!!!
Shannan - What fun! I just wrote a heart-felt ode to Krispy Kreme not even a month ago. Must be in the air. 🙂
Lee Ann - So fun! Loved the comment about the date. You just wanna scream “if you like him, don’t punish him by making him come here!”
You’re a good momma creating great memories. Especially that you left early! Way to go.
PamperingBeki - Awww, what a good mom. 🙂
Camryn LIVES for our “girl dates” – just a night out with me and her. She loves it.
Dana D @BoysMyJoys - Hi Meg! I know this is completely off the subject, but…
we’re winding down our homeschooling lessons, and working on crafts with the children. You really peaked my curriousity with your project photo of old crayons in a muffin tin. I’d love for you to share what crafty-goodness you were up to! Pretty please!
Amy - I’m going to my very first Nutcracker ballet this weekend with my daughter…Daddy and I are taking her and I couldn’t be more giggly about it…I’ll probably cry too! 😉 Great pictures!!
Traci Thorson - what a wonderful evening. talby had to be in heaven. a night out with mom and krispy kremes – does it get any better than that?? don’t think so.
Diana Cornielle - Oh what a great idea. I wonder if my 16 yr old would like to do something like this with me? hum….? maybe NOT! Lol. I’m glad you had a nice night out with your little girl. Did I mention it’s crazy how much you both look a like! Teehe-hee!! Have a nice weekend.
mom - What a fun night for the two of you. After an afternoon of shopping and a nice dinner at Mad Greek, Grandma and I went to the Community Theater last night to see “Christmas Story.” It was very cute.
The picture of you two is great – still mini you!
Staci - Oh what a night it looks like the two of you had! I had bought tickets for The Nutcracker 2years ago…and it turned out to be the same night as the Big 12 Championship Game…so Brian bailed on me (I would’ve too, but my good friend’s three daughters were dancing and I wanted to see it worse than he did!) Anyway, I let Connor choose a friend (he chose a sweet little girl because he knew she’d like it, ahhh!) to go with us. We bought her a hand corsage and I bought one for Connor’s lapel (sp?) I will never forget that night. They were so sweet…they made it past intermission, and then they kept asking, “how much longer?” So, we left and made a late night Sonic run! I think that was their favorite part 🙂 I need to have date nights with my kids more often. Thanks for reminding me! Can’t wait to see your craft that you are addicted too!
Tracy - What a very special memory for you and Talby that she will carry with her forever. It’s so nice that you had that mommy/daughter alone time together. The pictures are great! And KK is a wonderful place to end on a high note for the evening! Thanks for sharing! Hugs, Trac~ :o)
Suzanne - ok, we’re connected!! saturday we did krispy kreme & nutcracker too!! we’ve taken annie every year since she was 3, and it is awesome! we ask her every year if she wants to go again, and she still says yes…guess it’s because it’s just her, me and daddy:)
i’ve missed you again!!!!