Inger and Jeff Latreille
Almost Missed the Showđłđ©°
~Sunday, December 19, 2021~
Day 553
It was so sweet of my mom to purchase tickets for the 3 of us to see a local production of âThe Nutcrackerâ . Of course this brings back so many memories of the many years we took our kids to San Francisco to see either this or âThe Christmas Carolâ. Hannah and Shane still talk about it to this day. Todayâs production was being put on by the local Pamela Hayeâs Classical Ballet Company at Folsom Lake Collegeâs Harris Center, about 15 minutes from my momâs house. We arrived with plenty of time to spareâŠâŠthat is until we heard an announcement to have our vaccination records and IDâs at the ready. Oh my goodness!! That would mean having to go back to the house and back (30 minutes into the show). Mom could have sworn that she told me about this when she booked the tickets a few weeks ago. I didnât recall having that conversation, so who knows. Jeff and I havenât been carrying around our vaccination cards because weâve only needed them on one occasion of the entire trip. Today would have been a good day to bring the truck since thatâs where I keep them. So while mom stayed in line, Jeff and I headed back to El Dorado Hills to retrieve the cards. The plethora of stop lights and stop signs only added to our stress. All in all, it took us about 30 minutes to get there and back. I thought for sure weâd have to wait until intermission to be allowed in. Man, were we lucky. They hadnât even started yet. Whew!! Not sure why such a long delay, but we took it! What a beautiful production. From the little 3-year olds to middle-aged cast, they put on a terrific program. I would say that for a local ballet company production, the costumes were exceptional. Unfortunately, they had one 2-minute glitch with the digital sound. But the cast adjusted well with a nearly seamless performance.
After so much sitting today, I was antsy for a brisk hike with my pups when we got back. So Sadie and I took our old hiking trail up the hill where most everything looked the same. We narrowly missed the âthreateningâ blow-up Santa decoration, at least in Sadieâs eyes. The homeowner was just starting to blow it up as we approached the street. Of course I had to tell him how cute I thought his decoration was, despite how nervous it made my dog. He got a laugh out of her reaction. Donât know what it is about blow-up Santas and dancing doll tubes. Weâll just stay clear.
What a delicious dinner of Jeffâs homemade chili (the best! and a multi-winner of many a chili cook-off). And whatâs chili without cornbread (my contribution)? Since Jeff and I donât get much opportunity to watch movies, weâre soaking up the selection at momâs. TonightâŠ.Die Hard 2!!