Grand Ole Opry

This afternoon Julia and I attended the Nutcracker Ballet at the Detroit Opera House along with Deanna and Isabel. It was a perfect first entrance into that culture. The Detroit Opera House is so grand and opulent. Along with the majesty of the venue there was much else to take in such as a caroling choir and photo opts with Santa and a life size nutcracker. When we finally arrived at our seats, we were getting ready to take off our coats and settle in for the performance. Julia had a water bottle in her had that she needed to set down in order to get out of the sleeve of her coat. I watched her look to the left of the arm rest and then to the right. She looked to me and in clenched teeth through the side of her mouth (as if it would be in bad taste to say it outright) whispered, "I can't believe this place doesn't have cup holders."