The Nutcracker Ballet

A couple weeks ago, my sweet husband scored some free tickets to see the Nutcracker ballet at the Schuster Center in downtown Dayton. He knows that my favorite ballet is the Nutcrackers, so he took full advantage of the free military tickets. I was thrilled when he told me we were going, and we had so much fun!

Little did we know that our free seats would be on the lower level RIGHT in the center! It was amazing seeing it all play out, and some of our friends were sitting close by, and we had no idea they'd be there too.

It was a fun, romantic night out, as we enjoyed a new-to-us restaurant, the Spaghetti Warehouse, before the performance.

We had a GREAT time at the Nutcracker, and I hope we're able to see more shows at the Schuster Center before we leave - it was awesome! 

• Do you enjoy the Nutcracker?
• Do you like going to the ballet?
• What is YOUR perfect date night?

Wine & Painting Date

A few weeks ago, our friends Rianna and Aaron invited Dan and I to go on a double date. We love hanging out with them, so of course we went! We ended up doing a wine tasting at The Sweet Elephant in Old Colorado City, followed by a group painting class, where we painted the Kissing Camels at Garden of the Gods with Pikes Peak in the background. We all had a blast, and I wish they weren't moving away so soon!

This is the painting we were trying to recreate. Beautiful, right?

And this is the one our instructor painted while he taught the class. Gorgeous.

How ours all turned out -- looking good!

Here's Dan's. It's actually not bad at all! Notice the disproportionate F-22 above the Kissing Camels, haha.

This is my finished piece. I really like it, but I was also VERY frustrated while painting it.

Side by side! :)

Looking silly side by side over the fireplace... no, I did NOT leave both of them there!

Holding mine proudly! :)

• Have you ever been to a painting class?
• What is your favorite thing to paint?
• Do you have any ideas for fun, creative double dates?