Sunday, December 13, 2009

...a trip to the city

John and I left here Saturday morning and took our time getting to Portland. It was still pretty cold out, and there were clouds to the west. We guessed we were heading into a snow storm. What we got instead was freezing rain. Yikes. We stopped at Multnomah Falls to take a look at the ice formations but didn't get too far up the walkway. When a large man in front of me starting slipping backwards I made a hasty retreat. If he went down I didn't want to be involved in any way!
At Wakeenah Falls I decided a quick picture from the comfort of a warm vehicle would suffice.
We made it to Portland without any mishaps, although many other folks were not so fortunate. I drove v-e-r-y carefully and got us to our hotel just fine. (My little truck didn't know how to act with valet parking--she's more of a small town girl!) It was a delightful evening with a friend--walking to an early dinner, enjoying the lights and decorations, and then...The Nutcracker. What fun! I'd never been to a ballet before and honestly had never seen this story in its entirety on TV. (How is that possible??) I cheated and took some quick pictures (minus the flash) before the curtain went up.
Since this was my first ballet, it all seemed magnificent to me--the music, the sets, the costumes, the athleticism--but I must admit, I enjoyed watching the children the most. It was over too soon.

6 comments:

Leslie Morgan said...
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Leslie Morgan said...

Pretty bad when a comment contains so many typos one is embarrassed to let it stand! :~{

I am so happy that you enjoyed it. I'm glad to see you popped over to Tag's as well. Happy holidays, Dooz. That sounds like a harrowing drive to the city!

WV - ruderi. Would it be ruderi to ask what those ballet tickets sell for?

Doozyanner said...

I'm not sure what the price was. It was John's treat and he didn't say. Although he did make a comment about a billboard we saw advertising tickets for $17. I'm guessing he paid a bit more than that for ours.

Leslie Morgan said...

He's a good man, Dooz! Keep him this time if it's working for you both. Just my advice for right now, today. ;~}

Doozyanner said...

Ha! Thanks for the 2 cents worth...but we're friends...nothing more... :-)

Leslie Morgan said...

OK. That's good, too. Maybe better.

WV = gress. Did you two gress up for the ballet?