when we told brooke and gavin that we were moving back to cincinnati, one of the first questions brooke asked me was, "do they have a nutcracker there?" our first trip to see the nutcracker last year really made an impression on her! so, brooke and i have been waiting for a while for this day to come. our 2nd annual day at the nutcracker. brooke was so excited to have a girls day. i was excited to make her feel special. i hoped to have lunch at a nice restaurant, but i did not plan for the massive crowds downtown. we were turned away at every restaurant :( which had brooke quite worried, but i wasn't going to let anything ruin our day. after walking all over downtown in the pouring rain, we ended up having a nice lunch at the westin. then we headed over to the aronoff center to see the nutcracker. (had kevin not put a bug in my ear about the aronoff, i would have just assumed it was still at music hall!!! now that would have been a disaster!) we had great seats, and we both absolutely loved the cincinnati ballet's "new" nutcracker. it was truly magnificent. brooke even noticed things that were different than the first (and only) time she saw the nutcracker. having seen the nutcracker in seattle, i had a real appreciation for the strong sense of tradition that is present in cincinnati. it's special to people, and you can feel it just by being there.
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