Showing posts with label Cavalia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cavalia. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Project 52 Date Nights - Cavalia

This week we decided to spend some money and go to see Cavalia. The frugal side of us opted to eat in since we were spending so much money on show tickets.
Note to self, do NOT cook a new "diet" meal that you have never tried cooking before on a DATE NIGHT. Daniel didn't complain, but the chicken spinach wraps were way too bland for my taste. I am a good cook, so this was a bit of a disappointment.
The show was fun. Cavalia is a spin off of Cirque du Soleil with its roots in Quebec, Canada. As Daniel commented, "This isn't your Shelbyville horse show." 

It was truly amazing what they were able to do with horses and acrobats. There are 62 horses, 28 of which are stallions and the rest are geldings. The horses were great performers, though they do have a mind of their own. When they didn't want to do the tricks, it was comical to watch them ignore their trainers.

There were so many things we loved about the show, below you can watch a little clip from a documentary that gives a great overview of what the show was like. It was like a circus, but for adults. It definitely gave me a feeling of childlike wonder.


The tickets were really expensive {and we purchased the second cheapest seats}. It was fun to go to, but I don't know that we would spend that much money again on a show. Kind of like when we ate dinner at the Skylon Tower {revolving restaurant} at Niagara Falls when we were first dating. It was a fun experience, but we would never do it again {we were cheap on this date too, and did the early bird special and ended up sharing a table with a retired couple from Texas. We were {by far} the youngest couple in the restaurant.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

the good. the bad. and the random.

The Good. We had another showing tonight and I was able to leave work early. Also found out that our house is on the buyer's short list... hopefully that will come to fruition.
The Bad. This week, we have been crazy busy at work on a roll out of a new package design for Peak shoe care products that will be sold in K-Mart and Sears. It is actually nice to be so busy, but it is taking its toll. Plus I haven't had time to devote to my other projects.
The Random. I actually found some gold heels that I like. I wasn't sure what  I would find when Kristalynne asked us bridesmaids to wear gold shoes... I never wear gold anything!!!

The Good. Daniel will be home tomorrow night {late}.
The Bad. I hope that I don't have to work this weekend :(
The Random. I skipped a week of running. When I started back up yesterday, I was pleasantly surprised to find out I had missed running.

The Good. I was driving home yesterday and I saw an oversized, non-descript white truck driving down Randolph by the hospital. I thought that it looked like it might hold an elephant and wondered if a circus was coming to town. Later that day I saw a tent going up on Moorehead. My friend Alexa, did some research and found out that Cavalia is coming to town. It looks like fun.
The Bad. Tickets to Cavalia are crazy expensive.
The Random. I really want to see Date Night.


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