tutus and a guy in tights...?

{as promised: a post about the Nutcracker}

so i have never seen the Nutcracker up until this point in my life which is strange because i have known quite a few girls who dance ballet and who have been in it, even starred in it i believe. but last saturday was the first time i saw it.

it was beautiful.

i love to see the flowly snow fairy skirts. that part was probably my favorite part in all. not to mention my best friend's little sister did an incredible job. i really am so admiring of her, so beautiful. she has the perfect dancer figure, tall and slender with beautiful arms. it was...yes, beautiful.

like i mentioned, it was my best friend's little sister's performance however he himself was in it too which was neat to see. no, he's not a ballerino {haha} but they needed some extra boys for the party scene in the beginning {apparently less boys dance ballet than girls and they were short on men, go figure} and that was cool. he was fun to watch, especially since he was a papa and had little girls and near the end when they are all tired and leaving the party he picks one of them up. it was so precious. i loved it.

then after intermission when my friend was all done with their part they came and sat by me, and since i was sitting with his little siblings, it all worked out rather nicely.

it was just a feeling of...right.

i loved it. watching the rest of the ballet was really nice too. it was funny to see the little ones fidgeting because it really is a long program and there is no talking...haha, but they're cute. i gotta admit myself...it was long and even my foot was a bit twitchy.

it was a nice adventure, i'm finding it easier and easier and more natural to do things like this, go to friends plays and programs. i love being friends with so many gifted and involved people - it gives me so many things to do. i never would have been to so many plays and musicals and programs within the past four months if not for my wonderful friends.

so thankful (:

but also...not gonna lie...seeing a guy dancing around the stage in tights was not my favorite part. far from it in fact. something just...awkward about that. good thing basically all the other guys were in normal pants or russian pants etc. {hahaha}