F is for Fancy

F: Fancy Date with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, 10/16/11

Every now and then, it's good to dress up and go on a fancy date. My husband is very good about making sure we do that occasionally, and that is just what we did for our "F" date. Trey knows how much I love Amy Grant. I grew up on her music, and it brings back so many good memories of home and childhood on into adulthood. When he found out that Amy Grant would be playing with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, he bought us tickets and arranged for a babysitter!

 Of course, on our way to the Sunday afternoon matinee, my hubby decided he needed a little ice cream pre-concert, so we swung through Wendy's for a Frosty to split.

The concert was a lot of fun. We arrived just a little late, and when we checked in with our tickets we were sent down to the box office to upgrade our tickets for free to the orchestra level. It was so great! We were able to listen to a couple pieces by the DSO, then Amy and her band came out to join the orchestra. They did some songs with the DSO and some just the band. Amy sang some of my favorites, including It Takes a Little Time and my all-time favorite, Children of the World, backed up by the DSO. It was so unbelievable.

Here are a few more pics from the performance

I promise I told Trey to make a funny face for this picture, but he's never been good at following directions :)

After concert pic

After the concert, we drove to Carrabbas for dinner. On our way, though, we had a mini-adventure. I had to pump since I was away from Kate for so long, and when I was finished, I didn't realize the strap from the pump was wrapped around the handle of the truck door. When I moved the pump to put it away, it opened the door...while we driving 70mph on the interstate! It got a little harry there for a minute, but we were fine in the end. I did have my seat belt on, and for that I am thankful. We went on to have a delicious dinner at my favorite restaurant. Overall, I'd give Trey an A+ on planning this fancy date with his wife in mind!