How I Spent My Winter Break and Then Some

 

I'm almost caught up, only one more holiday blog post to go! I mean, it's only February, and I know you're all looking forward to my April Valentine's Day post. 

 

Maybe I'll skip blogging about Valentine's Day this year. Now that I've been married for twenty years, I'm running out of material.

Anyway, I thought I would take this opportunity to tell you all about the rest of everything else (besides Thanksgiving, Christmas, Twentieth Wedding Anniversary) that happened during the months of November, December, and January.

 

Hadestown in Seattle

 

My husband, Dan, and I had tickets to see Hadestown in December in Boise, but as we approached the date, it looked like I might have a schedule conflict. 

 

So . . . Dan and I bought tickets to a Sunday matinee in Seattle in November. I had a rehearsal that Saturday. Dan picked me up right after rehearsal, and we drove to Seattle. 

 

We woke up early Sunday and did some sightseeing in downtown Seattle before the show. Then we drove back to Boise, pulling into our driveway by about 1:30 a.m. 

Was it worth it? Of course. #spontaneous #nokids

 

Even better, my scheduling conflict worked out after all, and we were also able to see Hadestown in Boise.

 

Hadestown in Boise

 

Hadestown in Boise

In December, amidst all of the elementary music programs, choir concerts, and Christmas Eve services, I performed in the super duper fun and awesome Elf the Musical. 

 

Next year, I'm going to be channeling my inner Rosemary Clooney in White Christmas!

 

As Emily Hobbs in Music Theatre of Idaho's Elf

 

Dan and I enjoyed a few Greenbelt runs in the snow. However, the snow ended up being pretty light in Boise at this point. Snowpocalypse was still a month away . . .

 

I spent two days during winter break casting my school's spring musical.

 

Before the school break, I received some fun Christmas gifts. 

 

One of my colleagues gave me a Woody Guthrie beanie, and I've been wearing it everywhere. And I received A LOT of coffee cards this year. These kids know me so well.

My neck pillow ended up being my favorite gift from Dan. I'm totally showing my age.

 

 

Dan's favorite gift was a book on how to win at Chess because he has been trying to beat our six-year-old nephew (who is kind of a Chess master) for a while now. You know, life goals . . .

 

 

Google sent me a collage on New Year's Eve. My nephews, Dan, and photos from my stint in Tick Tick Boom last summer made the cut. 

 

My first thought was, "How cool is it that Google knew how important these things were to me this year." 

 

My next thought was, "How does Google know how important these things were to me this year . . . ?"

 

 

After New Year's, Dan and I relived our junior high days at a roller rink while visiting family in Twin Falls. (Everyone, except me, got COVID, but that's a blog post for another time.)

 

When I returned to school after winter break, Boise was greeted with Snowmageddon 2.0 and a couple of snow days. 

 

Anyone remember Snowmageddon 2017? (This one wasn't quite as bad though.)

 

 

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