We were given an early Christmas present last week--a good friend of ours called us up early afternoon and informed us that we were to be dressed up (classy/dressy) and ready to go by 6:30pm. We rolled with it. When our friend arrived, he presented us with tickets to go and see the Nutcracker in Honolulu! What an awesome gift! He even chauffered us since parking is slim pickings down there. We made good time and had about 30 minutes to walk around. There was this one strip that was decorated and labeled "Honolulu City Lights". Here's some of what we admired:
Yeah, only here would Santa's helper be in board shorts and sporting some Aloha wear. :)
Santa's train! Do you guys like the pineapple right on top of the front?
Mr. and Mrs. Claus telling everyone to hang loose.
Yes, the snowman on the far left has a surf board....no idea what he plans to do with that!
This picture doesn't do the lights justice. It was so magical walking among so many beautiful Christmas lights.
After admiring everything, we headed to the theater. We were seated somewhat near the back row, but right in the middle of it. It was perfect. The orchestra was beautiful and the dancers were AMAZING! Incredible talent! My favorites were the Chinese dancers while Ry really liked the Arabians (they were soooo wonderful!). We enjoyed it so much, we've decided to make it a tradition of ours--from now on, each year that Ryan is home, we're going to go and see the Nutcracker. We actually saw it two years ago (right before Ry joined the military) and we were taken with the show then, too. I'm quite looking forward to this new tradition!
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