Last Saturday Josef and I went to the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) Christmas concert. We weren't convinced if we were going to be able to go because Sofia was really sick that day with a high fever. But thankfully my parents convinced us to go anyway and they came over and took be enamoured of of our sick little girl. The tickets were a little pricey but it was worth every cent. The concert was absolutely magical! I felt like a astray eyed child during the first song which was "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" with herald trumpets (the long trumpets with flags hanging down). I can't put into words the joy I felt listening to all of my favorite carols (and some new ones that I hadn't heard before)played and sung by wonderfully gifted musicians. The concert also featured the Dallas Symphony Choir and a children's choir. Here are some pictures from the evening. You will have to remit the blurry pictures.

This was our view of the concert.


Us during the intermission.
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1. Wrapping line or gift bags? Wrapping Paper

2. Real tree or artificial? Artificial (saves moolah)
3. When do you put up the tree? I would do it on the first of November (when FM 100 starts playing Christmas music) but J wont let me until the day after thanksgiving.

4. When do you take the tree down? When we get around to it. That inveterately happens between Christmas and New Years.

5. Do you like egg nog? Only when it's mixed half-nog, half-milk. I can't stand the thick stuff.

6. Favorite donation received as a child? I can't remember many gifts. I do remember one of those really long shiny ribbons on a stick though. That was fun to jolly along a fool around with. Speaking of... I wouldn't mind getting one of those this year! LOL

7. Do you have a nativity scene? No, but that reminds me... I needfulness to find out if they still make Little People nativity by Fisher Price.

8. Hardest person to buy for? Everyone is way easy to buy for, except William. I have no answer what he'll appreciate getting for Christmas. He's so tech-y, but he already has everything!

9. Easiest person to buy for? My baby girl. I know exactly what she wants for Christmas!

10. Worst Christmas power ever received? Like I said before, I don't remember many gifts from my past.

11. Mail or email Christmas card? Letters. I want to get around to scrapping them in a book and having it as a neat tradition we do for Christmas... looking through all the great cards we've gotten in the one-time.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? It's a wonderful life.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? December 26th. haha

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas hand over? No but I think I may have to this year *sheepish grin*.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Oranges. I love them.

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Blinking colored.

17. Favorite Christmas...

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