12.12.12
The 12th day on 12.12.12. Those have to be lucky numbers. Today was the 2nd day of Nutcracker rehearsal and the oldest also had auditions for a school play right afterwards. Tonight has been full and long. So, just a quick blog and off to unwind. I'm also including another collage from last night's rehearsal.
12.11.12
The Nutcracker season has begun! Jetted over to the Power Center after work today to do my duty volunteering for tonight's tech rehearsal. My oldest is a "Boy at the Party" and I felt a bit nostalgic watching her get ready. Her first role in the Nutcracker was as a toy angel at 4 years old. And, now she's applying her makeup by herself and has her own dressing room space (that she made sure to decorate with wolves, Matryoshka nesting dolls, and of course Nutcrackers). It was fun getting the girls ready, experiencing another Nutcracker developmental milestone (Boys and Girls at the Party versus previous years as Sugar Plums and Toys) and watching these little ones grow up to be amazing tweens and teens. And, I especially loved being backstage and watching them perform. It'll be exciting watching them perform for real this coming weekend.
12.10.12
Ah, Mondays....started off with the youngest waking us up 30 minutes before the alarm because of a nightmare. It's one thing if he fell asleep again, but he's actually wide awake. To his credit, he was trying to be quiet as he snuggled with us, but you can just feel his wanting to start the day. That is, start the day off with a show before school. Oh, and this morning during my walk with the dog, I saw a lawn ornament Snoopy in Christmas garb and lights. That helped brighten the grey day. Then your typical Monday--drop offs, work, pick ups, dinner and straightening up the kitchen. Now, watching the last few episodes of Entourage's season 8. Not a bad way to end the 10th day of Christmas.
12.9.12
Another gray and rainy day...a perfect day to wrap presents! I spent several hours wrapping packages and trinkets. A great way to spend the day. Only 16 more days until Christmas and I'm almost done with my shopping. This is a good thing. The upcoming week will be crazy with work and heading to Nutcracker dress rehearsals and performances in the evening.
12.8.12
Today was a flurry of activity--the oldest's ballet practice both this morning and this afternoon, visiting the Bead Gallery, having lunch at Sava's and then a much needed date night with the hubs! We tried out the new pizza joint--NeoPapali's and enjoyed a vegan pizza (for me) and a margherita pizza (for the hubs). We saw Skyfall--I need to remember that I'm not a huge Bond movie fan and even though I very much enjoy Daniel Craig, IMO this movie didn't live up to the hype that others had made it out to be. After the movie, we headed to Main Street and had drinks and dessert at Melange--an Old Fashioned for me and a 12 yr. Macallan scotch for the hubs. We also shared a yummy creme brulee'. When we got home, the kids were still up! But, they went to bed soon after we arrived, so that was good. All in all, a very fun Saturday and 8th day of Christmas.
12.7.12
It's Friday! Very long and stressful work week, but it ended with a much needed Happy Hour filled with chatting and laughing with fun colleagues. Kids were in a great mood when I saw them later in the evening and they remembered to open the 7th envelope. Watched a bit of the Pirates movie, ate some Peppermint Crunch Junior Mints (these are delicious) and some peppermint white chocolate M&Ms (not as tasty as the Junior Mints, but still good) and then cuddled in front of the tree listening to Christmas music on Pandora.
12.6.12
Tonight was focused on trimming the tree. Unfortunately the youngest got upset because he couldn't find a special crystal ornament he had last year (I have no idea what this special ornament even looks like). But, we hung the rest of the ornaments with care and at the end, the youngest decided he wanted both stars to top the tree. So, we have a double tree topper. Done and done. So glad tomorrow is Friday.
