We went to see The Nutcracker today, which almost didn’t happen because I bought tickets to something called “The Nutcracker and Sorcerer’s Apprentice” instead. We only found out by accident because a commercial for The Nutcracker came on TV and it said it was this weekend, not next weekend like the tickets I bought. Upon closer investigation, I saw that what I bought were tickets to an orchestral performance of selections from The Nutcracker, along with some other classical pieces. And they cost FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS MORE than The Nutcracker tickets I wanted. I was completely devastated and cried for almost half an hour, but finally decided to go ahead and get the tickets I wanted for this weekend, and now I guess we’re going to the symphony next weekend too. It’ll be good for the kids to get some culture. Anyway, today’s performance was a lot of fun, and I cried again because I was so grateful that we got to go. ‘Tis the season not to read the bold type in the performance description that says, “THIS IS NOT THE BALLET.”
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