Nutcracker

Nate called me two weeks ago at work and asked if  he could take me on a date. He told me we'd have to get dressed up and I instantly got excited. I asked what we were going to do and he told me it was a surprise. Well, Nate must have been kind of excited because he ended up telling me before we went. I guess he scored free tickets to Ballet West's "The Nutcracker". I've never seen it outside the fabulous Barbie Nutcracker so I was pretty pumped. 

It was nice to have a night alone with Nate. Some of you may know we have a very close friend who actually likes hanging out with us even though we're married. He's kind of become our child. We love him so it's fun, but sometimes we feel we have to tell him in advance that we're going out. It's all pretty funny to us. 

 We had a rushed dinner at the Olive Garden which is right across from the Capital theater. Our waiter was great about getting our meal out quickly so that we could make the show.  He also gave us an extra 2 hour parking validation so that was cool too. 

The show was good. Their interpretation was a little different from what I had expected and even Nate said that it ended a little different from how he had remembered it too. But, the theater was really beautiful. There were chandeliers  all throughout the building and gold paint accents on the molding and sconces. I could have just walked through looking at all the details of the building. It had a very 1920s feel and I loved it. I think we'll definitely visit the Capital theater again.