a quiet evening

I went to the ballet on Friday, and I have a mixed review. The show was Dracula, so the theme was a little scarier than your typical Nutcracker or Swan Lake ballet. Some of the characters were a little, shall we say, sketchy. Especially the gargoyles, who had the figures of swollen, third-world children with *ahem* large chests. The costumes were creative, however. One dance was called the red dance, and every dancer was wearing a unique red costume...well, everyone except the wolf; a man dressed in a nude coloured uni-tard with faux fur glued to his haunches. From my seat, he looked stark naked and hairy.
But, when you put aside the freakish costumes and the underlying theme of bloodsucking, the ballet itself was a wonderful event. I love the art of the dance itself. Ballet is so expressive and moving. Both heroines- Lucy and Mina- danced with passion and talent, their filmy skirts floating whimsically. They were every little girl's dream ballerina...except for the whole undead, bloodsucking thing.
Anyway, over all, I must say that my first experience with the ballet was a positive one. It was like nothing I have ever seen before, and I can't wait to see it again.
The rest of the weekend has passed rather quietly. Homework has slowed for the moment, and I took some much-needed rest time. Saturday was spent cleaning in the morning, at the gym in the afternoon, shopping with Stefan and a midnight movie, the last two of which made my weekend. There was a lot of quiet, alone time fit in between those events, which has done my soul a lot of good. Today was church and an afternoon with Stefan. He's been working a lot of Friday-Saturday nights lately, and this weekend includes Sunday night too, and so we've been spending days together when we can. I'm starting to miss him again, which is funny because we aren't long distance anymore.
Well I guess there just isn't that much to say today. Another week begins tomorrow morning, and right now there is a fire blazing downstairs in the fireplace, which will make a feeble attempt at homework somewhat bearable. I actually look forward to cozying up for a little while, even if it is with my history book. Good night, and God bless you this week.