It just wouldn’t be Christmas
without attending a performance of the Nutcracker Ballet, so that’s just what I
did recently, with my sister, Charlotte Dillard, and friend Coral Beach. Here we
are at right standing in front of the Christmas tree (left to right are: me,
Coral, and Charlotte) at The Grand Opera House in Galveston where we saw a
wonderful performance by the City Ballet of Houston.
Ever since my ballet career
was thwarted at the age of seven (read the post: Dancing
for Joy) I’ve lived in awe of those ethereal visions in tulle, pirouetting
across the stage en pointe. And I
wasn’t disappointed by the performance of these mostly amateur dancers and
their beautiful costumes, as you can see by the photo below.
Here I am posing with the
Nutcracker himself in the theater lobby.
We had a fun day at the
ballet and a yummy lunch at The Sunflower Café and Bakery—those cheesecake
brownies were scrumptious!
I couldn’t have asked for a
better Christmas gift: two cherished friends who helped fulfill one of my most favorite traditions!
Thank you Charlotte and Coral
for filling my Holidays with Visions of Sugar Plums (and cheesecake brownies)!!!
