Much Needed Entertainment

After seven days of being confined inside the house due to the Winter Blizzard, my family and I were able to return to a bit of normalcy this weekend. Although many of the neighborhoods appear as though the Winter Blizzard has not yet ended -- with mounds and mounds of snow on every corner, cars that have not been dug out or shoveled off, and schools still closed all last week -- the sun did shine brightly on Friday and most people in the DC/MD/VA area returned to work. And today served as more reassurance that things were pretty much back to normal -- the store shelves were well stocked again, the Beltways and Thoroughfares were busy, and people roamed about conducting business as usual.

My family was ecstatic to go out and enjoy some much needed entertainment today after our extended, rather boring, days in the house last week. We had tickets for Disney On Ice at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC with my daughter's Girl Scout Troop. So we gladly slept in until 11am, woke up and had breakfast, and started getting ready for our 2:30pm show. Traffic wasn't quite as bad as I would expect in DC, our seats in the stadium were good, and the show was very entertaining. I always enjoy seeing my kid's expressions when they see the various characters come out from behind the curtains. Especially now that my boys are getting older -- 2yo and 3yo -- they can relate to the show much more than they could just one year ago. My 2yo son was especially intrigued by the characters, Mickey Mouse being his favorite. Of course, dad and I spent a fortune on trinkets, toys, popcorn and cotton candy for three little ones but it was well worth it. Most times we're pretty thrifty with our finances so we usually splurge a little for these types of events. The show was amazing and the kids had a blast which was evident by the loud snoring we heard from all three only five minutes after we got back in the car to travel home. Great fun!

Cheryl