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.
Jason - Thanks for the information…I bookmarked your site, and I appreciate your time and effort to make your blog a success!
Jennifer - Hi!
Can I use your picture of the bagged chocolate marshmallow cocoa gifts on my blog please? I attempted these. I’m VERY cooking challenged… and have kind of a funny story. I would definitely reference where the picture is from by putting your blog link. If not, that’s more than OK… just thought I’d check. If so, THANKS A BUNCH!
Let me know,
Jen
Jennifer - So adorable! I’ve gotta do it for sure!
Did you use chocolate chips for the chocolate or baking chocolate or something else?
Please let me know!
Thanks!
Smiles,
Jen
Rachel - Ok this looks like something I could tackle…the melted chocolate part may be a task for me…and messy but it’s too cute not to try!
Katie - Cute way to spice up a traditional =)
kristin at prairie daze - that is a sweet something.
and let me tell you i just bought those bacon and egg bandaids….only i bought them for 2 dollars more.
ugh.
oh well.
Evan Sanford - I did this very same thing last year for my kid’s teachers… they LOVED them!!! they are so fun to make 🙂
a thorn among roses - i htought i saw these in a prior post you did this week. they are sooo pretty…good ribbon goes a long way!
Staci - Oh I love this! This would be perfect for Connor’s RE teachers at church…since there are quite a few of them 🙂 Thanks for sharing Meg!
Kristi - love this idea!
thanks for sharing.
Sara - Adorable! Just started reading your blog recently and really love it!
jennifer - such a great idea! i might need to give it a try. that would require learning how to melt chocolate, but it’s never too late to learn…
Tami - very cute idea!
cynthia - i am so doing this.
regina - Never thought of dipping marshmellows. I guess never thought you could b/c they may melt?? Good idea. I made sausage balls w/a hot chocolate packet to go w/it and took it to few of my neighbors!!
Merry Chhristmas!!
Nessa Dee - Great idea!
Lorilee - I love it. Simple but pretty!
Blessings,
Lorilee
Jamie Sampson - lovely
sarah - super cute
Julie - That is very cute! The packaging is awesome!
traci - very cute. makes me want to trade the cup of jo for a hot chocolate. have a great weekend meg.