Nutcracker tour...Billings, MT

Well I've certainly had a full Thanksgiving weekend that's for sure!! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and a wonderful time with your family...I spent Thanksgiving day with Mommy and the weekend with my dancing family so it was good all around ;) There's no through flight from San Diego to Billings, MT so we had to make a pit stop in Denver to kill time before making our connecting flight. Our plane got in to Denver later then we thought and our gate for the next flight was at the other end of the terminal (if anyone's been to the Denver airport you know what I mean, that airport is HUGE!!). So about 20 dancers were sprinting through the airport trying to get to our next flight before they started to board...and we made it!! We arrived in Billings and went to the hotel then to the theater for 2 run throughs with the local kids and orchestra. Everyone was a smidge bit crabby after 2 flights and dancing till 10pm so we went and got food at the Montana Brewing Company...their Southern Mac & Cheese is to die for by the way ;) Saturday we had dress rehearsal in the morning and a show that night. The show went well but I did end up whacking my Arabian partner in the face with my bun...he wasn't to thrilled about that, sorry Tim!! Sunday we had a matinee show and then all the dancers go out to eat and drink to celebrate after the last show, it's tradition. There are 3 minors in the company this year so after dinner we headed back to the hotel and got a good nights sleep while the other got back at around 4am looking horrid and walking a little lopsided. Our flight home on Monday left at 2:30pm and we got into San Diego at around 8pm...I used the dudes I was sitting with as pillows both on the way out and on the way back ;) All in all we had fun and enjoyed each others company. Can't wait for next year to do it again!!! Here are some pics of the trip :)

Waiting in the airport to leave San Diego
Me, Matt, Tim, Stephanie and Zoe

Plane #1...nap #1
Joe and I

He has a very ripped upper body so he made a very comfortable pillow ;)

Looking out the window...not sure where this is  but it's not Billings

Dinner Friday night...at 10pm
Sam, Joe, Max, Sarah, John and Tim

Before show #1

It snowed Sunday...yippee!!!!!!!!!
Zoe and I

Playing in the snow :)
Zoe, Sarah, Me, Joe and Chris

Waiting for the theater to open
Sam, Sarah and Zoe

After the last show...group pic!! ;)
Martine, Stephanie, John, Tim and Zoe

Green Arabian couple...I had so much fun with this guy,
he made it so easy to get into the part :) Thanks Tim!!
Tim and I

John's post-nutcracker therapy...the Beer Sampler, 8 different Montana beers
Regan, John and Zoe

Snow!!! So pretty!! :)
Zoe

More snow!!! :)

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Diamond, Me and Cruiser :)

Billings bound :)

Hello all!! So today was Thanksgiving and I'm happy to say that I did eat a lot and it's a good thing that no one had to lift me today, I might have broken some dudes back...not good! So tomorrow begins 'the most wonderful time of the year' and Nutcracker season. San Diego Ballet tours their Nutcracker to a few places but this year we're just going to Billings, MT and from what google tells me it'll be snowing on Sunday :D Yippee!!!!! So tomorrow I get to spend the day in 2 airports and 2 planes, not to thrilled about that but I think/hope I'll live. Our flight leaves at 8:30am tomorrow and then we have rehearsal at the Alberta Blair Theater in Billings until 10pm. We have 2 shows in Billings, one Saturday night and one Sunday afternoon and then we come home on Monday. A pretty packed weekend but it'll all be worth it. Touring is always a lot of fun, especially if it's with a lot of friends that you enjoy being around. I get a long with everybody pretty well but I get a long great with the guys so I'll be hanging with them probably the majority of the time. I'll try and keep y'all posted about the tour but I'll be busy while I'm there so I'll do my best :)

My parts in Nutcracker include:
Mother
Gun rat ;)
Snowflake
Arabian
Flower