So MJ and the Old Man got out yesterday and acted like big people. What better time than the Christmas Season to enjoy the city at Christmastime? The Fox Theatre was packed to see The Nutcracker Ballet. Arriving a bit early, we stopped into the Theatre’s Resturant Curtain Call, where the kind bartender told me that her specialty was Old Fashioneds. When I joyfully accepted, she asked did I wanted one bitter or two, and I thought in my holiday revelry why not two. She spoke of Christmas shopping and buying 30 Holiday Candles on sale. The Old Man thought… a wise decision.

The Holiday Air is electric in the City at Christmas. Many had their holiday regalia and sparkled. There were selfies all over the house. Ballet is a lovely art. The dancers seem etheral. Soon, we were in another world of dance and dreams. As I saw the lights of the Fox Marguee and the decorations of the City, I was taken aback to Chicago so many years ago when we saw Lady And The Tramp at the Theatre. When we pulled into the parking garage, the attendant asked me if anyone had told me that I looked like the actor Sean Connery. I told him that he was the first.

We were on to Bartolinos for dinner. After a short wait, we enjoyed the best Sicilian Ravioli I have ever had the pleasure of. The Christmas Mood was jubilant in the famous eatery. MJ observed that everyone seemed to know each other. There was live music, and spirits were at their zenith.

MJ Aaron, Jonathon, and the Old Man saw The Nutcracker at Shryock Auditorium over thirty years ago. The performance yesterday must have had over 50 performers. There were many children in the troupe.
What an uplifting experience. What a great Old Fashioned. I must take my bartender’s invitation to return, and she would make me another.