i just spent probably too long looking at my pictures from the christmas season of last year. at the time, i was really struggling to be away from home during the holidays, and strove to recreate every tradition possibly recreated whilst in mexico (including cinnamon rolls and red cake). i remember feeling very distanced from everyone at home, and feeling like it wasn't really christmas. but looking back, i think christmas time was some of my favorite times last year. i made new memories, did new things, and embraced christmas in a new way. i am grateful for my experience of christmas 2009!
one thing i remember that i did that TRULY got me in the christmas spirit last year was going to see Cascanueces (the nutcracker!). And again, as my mother and grandmother taught me to, i went to see the nutcracker this year.
my housemates, john and tina, and i got all dressed up, went out for indian food (yum!) and then headed to Music Hall downtown to see The Nutcracker. No version of the nutcracker will be as perfect as the one from my childhood at stranahan theatre, but i always enjoy it no matter what the differences are. it was QUITE the delight to see!
and the best part - as we were walking out of the show, we were greeted by a huge winter swirling snowy storm! this created a tense (at least for me) drive home, but it was seriously beautiful. so far it's been the one and only sighting of snow out in this hot land of kansas (it was 50 today!) i am very much looking forward to going home on thursday to a REAL winter wonderland.
in the meantime, enjoy a few photos of me and my housemates pumped for the nutcracker
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