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Thursday, April 26, 2007Life Is GoodI've been in a funk for the past week or two over the fact that my long-laid plans to take my daughters to see the Nashville Ballet's production of Swan Lake never materialized. Not that Nashville Ballet is the be-all-end-all. It's not. They're good; they're the best we've got. But they're not great. Still, we enjoyed their performance of Sleeping Beauty a couple of years ago, and Swan Lake is a must-see for any budding ballerina. So when I learned that Swan Lake was on April's agenda, I set my heart on it. Eric, our finances, and a new baby on the way sort of changed things. The matinee performance I had so long dreamed about -- this coming Sunday, actually -- was no longer on my horizon. And it really stank. This morning I received yet another email-that-I-almost-always-chuck-without-opening from one of the local homeschooling groups I subscribe to. God is good, because I opened this one, and it was a reminder about tomorrow's field trip to see Swan Lake. Huh? Yeah, so maybe I miss things by not opening emails. Lesson learned. I popped over to the Yahoo group page to see what it was all about. And sure enough, there were seven tickets available. No woman on the planet has ever zipped off an email as quickly as I did. And I got 'em. I got the last three tickets. We're going to see Swan Lake tomorrow morning! And here's the best part: It only costs $7.00 per ticket. Homeschooling field trip groups are my new favorite thing. Have I mentioned that I'm a little bit excited about this? Forget that the carpet cleaners are coming tomorrow morning; Jonathan can handle them. Forget that I'll probably have to pee at least twice while I'm there; the bathrooms at TPAC are generally clean. Forget that I have no idea how to get there or where to park. That's what Eric's for. I'm taking my girls to see Swan Lake! Funny timing, too, because just this morning I was checking show times and ticket availability for the New York City Ballet's spring performances, since we're planning on taking the children to the city for a day while we're visiting my parents in June. How could I live with myself if I brought my daughters to NYC and failed to take them to a ballet performance? $60.00 a seat doesn't quite compare with $7.00, though, so I'm not so sure Eric will buy it. Even though I've assured him that it would be a Girl Only activity. He and the boys can run the streets for a couple of hours during the show. Or do something boring like take the ferry to the Statue of Liberty. (I'm sorry. I just don't find the ferry ride and subsequent tour of the museum at the base of the Statue all that intriguing. I'd rather sit on a bench in Central Park and watch people. Seriously.) So. I'm happy. It's an unexpected gift. All I have to do now is figure out what to slip my pregnant body into for the affair. Something that goes with flip flops, of course. I'll let you know all about it tomorrow! Labels: homeschooling, life |
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5of my readers are feeling chatty:
Oh, oh, oh...remind me to tell yout he perfect restaurant for your trip to NYC!
juniors famous ny cheesecakes on times square-west 45th street between broadway & 8th..to die for chocolate mousse cheesecake. i was there in march with my son and we are going to see the lion king in may. all i can think about is getting another piece of that cheesecake! (jamie, you know it's all about the food for me!)
Kristen -- Eric (who was born in Yonkers) constantly laments that you can't find REAL cheesecake in the South -- and he's right! I can't imagine leaving NYC without having some. Thanks for the tip. :)
I haven't been to too many ballets over my life, but I have seen the Nutcracker a couple times.
I'm not really the live performance type, although our local dinner theater does a great job, and for the most part, I have thouroghly enjoyed the shows. Even the dancing pop-tart.
Yay! The ballet! I am happy for you and your girls! =D
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