(Bellagio Tree)
Dec. 23
My dad got tickets to go to the Nutcraker this year. Nick kept on making jokes all week about guys in tights prancing around and how that is not entertainment. I swore he would love it and that he would know almost every song. I said "The music is famous, it is by Tchaikovsky". Nick said nothing, just blank stare. We might need a little more culture in our house. Anyway, we went and of course he loved it. He did know the music and he did think that men dancing around in tights was entertainment. The staging was gorgeous with falling snow and bright costumes. Nick leaned over during the show and said " The colors are so bright, it is like watching it on HD." I love him, a lot! Since it was at The Paris we got crepes and went to the Bellagio garden after. Nothing makes a ballet more amazing than desert. It was a great night!
(Wilf andDoris in their cracker hats)
Christmas
This year we went over to Tiffany's house for Christmas Eve and then we stayed the night. I told Nick that we will stay at our house for Christmas when there is enough chaos to make it exciting. One kid is not nearly enough! We had a great Christmas Eve dinner of traditional ham and potatoes, always delicious. A Strobelt tradition is to do "crackers" after dinner and wear the crowns after. A "cracker" is a tube shaped package that you open by pulling it about, it makes a loud pop when you open it. Inside is a small gift and paper crown. My first year with the Strobelts I thought you broke open a rather large cracker, the bread variety. Anyway, I love spending time with family and feeling the magic of Christmas. Does anyone else get a "pit" in their stomach when Christmas is over? I do. I am always sad to have the day gone. But then I get excited to celebrate it again next year.
(Our stockings and stuff, we keep it simple)
New Years
We went up to my parents cabin the Tuesday following Christmas (28th). We drove up with great weather and blue skys. The next 2 days it snowed 3 feet and got to be 20 degrees below zero. Needless to say we stayed in side. It was still fun watching movies, reading books, and playing scrabble. My 2 sisters and parents were up there too for entertainment. We were super excited to get out on Friday and go skiing. I am not as good as I used to be but it all came back pretty quick. We spend New Years Eve up at the cabin too. We watched fireworks and the light parade down Brianhead peak and ate dinner at Chili's in Cedar. We rang in the New Year by getting totally engrossed in the movie Dancing with Wolves and forgetting to watch the count down. Just the way I like it!
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