This past weekend, my friend, Jessica, gave me one of the best gifts that I have ever received. EVER.
Right around Thanksgiving, we were swapping notes on our dreams and wishes for future Christmases. I had a few things on my wish list.
I told her about how the minute I knew that I was having a little girl, I began dreaming of an annual Christmas tradition of taking her to see the Nutcracker. That it would be our yearly mommy-and-daughter date and we would invite all of our other girlfriends to come with us. How fun it would be to get dressed up and go out to a fancy dinner and then pretend we are very short ballerinas for the whole evening.
When Jessica asked me what I wanted this year for Christmas, I jokingly answered, "Sleep. Beautiful uninterrupted, wake up on my own sleep." Anyone who has children knows what a magical gift sleep is. But after having kids, sleep is like a unicorn... pretty to think about, but impossible to have.
Well, much to my pleasant surprise Jessica heard all of my random thoughts and became my own fairy godmother that evening as she brewed up a plan that would encompass all of those wishes.
Last Saturday, we cashed in on that plan and had the most spectacular evening I have had in a very long time.
First up, she picked me up at my house and I kissed the hubby and kiddo goodbye. Fancy Girls Night, here we come!
We checked ourselves into the Marriott downtown. Swanky!
Within minutes of arriving, Jess already had a champagne cocktail in my hand. Well, that is one way to get this party started!
Then we got all fancied up with fancy clothes, and fancy makeup, and fancy hair. It was so much fun... kind of like two girls getting ready for prom. Hell, I even had my fancy red patent leather "hot-damn" shoes on. The heels on them are crazy high and dangerous, but I must admit, I look smokin' hot in them. Both Jess and I looked smokin' hot.
Seriously, isn't she gorgeous?! She is single! Let me know if you know any super cute, nice guys in the DFW area that would be worthy of a goddess like her.
Now it was time to make our way to the eating portion of the evening. I was in charge of this part and I think I did well. We walked a few short blocks to this amazing Italian restaurant called Ferre. I knew that I had picked a good place when the first thing on the menu is black truffle risotto. Don't mind if I do!
In fact, I had two kinds of risotto - Black truffle risotto and blue cheese risotto. Both were fantastic. Can you tell that I like risotto? Our meals were fantastic. The wine was really great. Even the dessert delivered. Tiramisu = heaven on a spoon.
That is my "I can't believe we just ate all that" face.
After gorging on so much food that left us surprisingly light on our feet, we headed across the street to Bass Concert Hall to see the Nutcracker.
The Nutcracker was everything we hoped it would be. We walked away wanting to enroll in ballet class and feeling very much in the Christmas spirit. As we walked out of Bass Concert Hall, we thought, "The night is young!"
We strolled around downtown Fort Worth admiring the cute shops, Christmas lights, a cute patrol cop, and the never-ending group of pub-crawling Santas and their harem of naughty reindeer and snow girls.
Yes, the night was still young. But 30 minutes in, our feet were killing us (red hot damn heels are not meant for walking much) and too many yawns were being unsuccessfully stifled. It was time to go to bed.
I am sure many of y'all are thinking that I am pretty lame right about this point. Please don't judge. Because I was soooo looking forward to the finale of the evening. Sleep. Gorgeous, uninterrupted sleep. I slept until 9:45 the next morning. Booyah, baby! I don't remember the last time I did that. I felt like a new woman!
Everyone needs a fairy godmother like my friend, Jessica. She is one in a million that way. And I feel so lucky that she chose me to be her Cinderella last weekend. And who knows, maybe Girls Night Out at the Nutcracker will become a yearly tradition sooner than I thought.
Right around Thanksgiving, we were swapping notes on our dreams and wishes for future Christmases. I had a few things on my wish list.
I told her about how the minute I knew that I was having a little girl, I began dreaming of an annual Christmas tradition of taking her to see the Nutcracker. That it would be our yearly mommy-and-daughter date and we would invite all of our other girlfriends to come with us. How fun it would be to get dressed up and go out to a fancy dinner and then pretend we are very short ballerinas for the whole evening.
When Jessica asked me what I wanted this year for Christmas, I jokingly answered, "Sleep. Beautiful uninterrupted, wake up on my own sleep." Anyone who has children knows what a magical gift sleep is. But after having kids, sleep is like a unicorn... pretty to think about, but impossible to have.
Well, much to my pleasant surprise Jessica heard all of my random thoughts and became my own fairy godmother that evening as she brewed up a plan that would encompass all of those wishes.
Last Saturday, we cashed in on that plan and had the most spectacular evening I have had in a very long time.
First up, she picked me up at my house and I kissed the hubby and kiddo goodbye. Fancy Girls Night, here we come!
We checked ourselves into the Marriott downtown. Swanky!
Within minutes of arriving, Jess already had a champagne cocktail in my hand. Well, that is one way to get this party started!
Then we got all fancied up with fancy clothes, and fancy makeup, and fancy hair. It was so much fun... kind of like two girls getting ready for prom. Hell, I even had my fancy red patent leather "hot-damn" shoes on. The heels on them are crazy high and dangerous, but I must admit, I look smokin' hot in them. Both Jess and I looked smokin' hot.
Seriously, isn't she gorgeous?! She is single! Let me know if you know any super cute, nice guys in the DFW area that would be worthy of a goddess like her.
Now it was time to make our way to the eating portion of the evening. I was in charge of this part and I think I did well. We walked a few short blocks to this amazing Italian restaurant called Ferre. I knew that I had picked a good place when the first thing on the menu is black truffle risotto. Don't mind if I do!
In fact, I had two kinds of risotto - Black truffle risotto and blue cheese risotto. Both were fantastic. Can you tell that I like risotto? Our meals were fantastic. The wine was really great. Even the dessert delivered. Tiramisu = heaven on a spoon.
That is my "I can't believe we just ate all that" face.
After gorging on so much food that left us surprisingly light on our feet, we headed across the street to Bass Concert Hall to see the Nutcracker.
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| I, of course, did not take this photo. That would be so rude to take one during a performance. |
The Nutcracker was everything we hoped it would be. We walked away wanting to enroll in ballet class and feeling very much in the Christmas spirit. As we walked out of Bass Concert Hall, we thought, "The night is young!"
We strolled around downtown Fort Worth admiring the cute shops, Christmas lights, a cute patrol cop, and the never-ending group of pub-crawling Santas and their harem of naughty reindeer and snow girls.
Yes, the night was still young. But 30 minutes in, our feet were killing us (red hot damn heels are not meant for walking much) and too many yawns were being unsuccessfully stifled. It was time to go to bed.
I am sure many of y'all are thinking that I am pretty lame right about this point. Please don't judge. Because I was soooo looking forward to the finale of the evening. Sleep. Gorgeous, uninterrupted sleep. I slept until 9:45 the next morning. Booyah, baby! I don't remember the last time I did that. I felt like a new woman!
Everyone needs a fairy godmother like my friend, Jessica. She is one in a million that way. And I feel so lucky that she chose me to be her Cinderella last weekend. And who knows, maybe Girls Night Out at the Nutcracker will become a yearly tradition sooner than I thought.
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