How the Grinch Stole Christmas

I love, LOVE going to the theater so, when I saw How the Grinch Stole Christmas was coming to our theater I knew I'd have to put it on our "must see" list.

We decided to go Friday night...which also happened to be when we had the first snow fall of the season!! It was sooo perfect!! It definitely put us in the Christmas spirit and went perfectly with the play!! But, since it was super chilly outside and since we were running a little late due to the surprise snow storm (and since I was wearing a dress) we didn't have the chance to take any pictures at the Orpheum Theater. :(

We did get this picture before heading out....

I wasn't planning on wearing tights but, I had my heart set on wearing this dress so, when it started snowing, I thought it would probably be a good idea to wear them.

It was such a great show!! The costumes, sets, and props were a-mazing!! The actors and actresses were just phenomenal - especially the adorable kiddos!!! If you are a fan of the original book (or cartoon), I highly recommend the play.

Here's a couple of pictures I found on their website....

....how amazing are the costumes/make up?!?! Love it!!

Yeah....sorry this one is so small

Such an awesome cast!!

Happy week before Thanksgiving!!!

PS.....planning our Thanksgiving menu is on the TOP of my to do list today ;)

Our Artsy Weekend

Omaha has a great theater and symphony hall and when we moved back we were determined to take advantage of these great resources. ....PS if you are ever in the Omaha area and are looking for something to do, I highly recommend checking them out!

Friday - Kevin and I have a great Christmas tradition of getting a real Christmas tree but, this year since we have a very small area, we chose to get an artificial tree this year. Luckily Garden Ridge is having some absolutely amazing deals and we were able to pick up this adorable little pre-lit tree....plus, I'm pretty exciting about being able to use this tree somewhere in our new house next Christmas!!







Saturday - Wow, Saturday was a busy and full day! I work on Saturdays so anything we do has to happen after 7pm-ish. Earlier in the week, Kevin and I learned that the Omaha Symphony would be preforming a special Patriotic performance and were pretty excited when were able to get tickets!! We had a terrific time!! The Symphony did a wonderful job! It was my first time in the Holland Center (Omaha's Symphony Hall) and I was super impressed - not only was it a gorgeous building but, the acoustics were just as impressive!

There were tons of Christmas trees - yay!! Gotta love the taken yourself pics! Ha!

Sunday - Earlier in the week Kevin said that he had a surprise for me for Sunday afternoon...but that was all he said. It's pretty hard to surprise me - and actually, this was the very first time I actually didn't guess my surprise....shocking!!! The surprise was tickets to Cirque Dreams Illumination!!! Since they were only in Omaha for 3 days, I never thought we would be able to go - hence, another reason for my surprise. I was soooo thrilled! The performance was out-of-this-world amazing!!! I've been wanting to see a Cirque Production for years!! The show was at Omaha's Orpheum Theater - which I thought was the prefect backdrop for this breath-taking show!!

When this pic was taken I had *just* found out what we were doing & I was super surprised!!

Another Christmas tree - yay!!! Luckily, this time a kind stranger offered to take it - sooo thankful!

That just about sums up our weekend! It was pretty full - BUT we still have to figure out our Thanksgiving menu - eek!! Soooo not like me to wait till the last minute to plan a menu! I *heart* menu planning!! ;)

Hope you had a great weekend!!