Josh and I aren’t big on getting each other Christmas gifts. We either set a small budget or just don’t exchange gifts. This year we decided to go on a date to the St. Louis Symphony to hear Ben Folds. A couple of months ago I saw that Ben Folds would be in St. Louis so we quickly decided to splurge on the tickets and call it a Christmas present. (The show sold out in just a short time so we were lucky to get good tickets.)
We got all dressed up for the big date which was a lot of fun. I got a new dress on clearance for $34. The dress kind of reminded me of the cocktail dress Julia Roberts wears in Pretty Woman. You know, the black one with the lace overlay. She’s like, “I bought a dress. A cocktail one!”. Anyway… Josh looked awesome in his bowtie and suspenders. I’m so glad I have a husband that is willing to get dressed up every once in awhile. We knew there would be everything from jeans to dresses at this concert but decided it would be more fun this way. I’m so glad we did. There just isn’t a lot of opportunity to wear clothes like that.
I’ve never been to the symphony before so I didn’t really know what to expect. I was not disappointed. Ben Folds, of course, was amazing. I got the biggest grin on my face as soon as he came on the stage. The audience went crazy as he humbly shook his head and pushed his glasses up.
This concert was unlike any other Ben Folds concert I’ve been to. His concerts are usually very crowd participatory. This one was a little more sit and listen. He talked about each song before playing which was very cool. He played a lot more of his slower songs that worked so well with a full orchestra. I got a little choked up during “Gracie”, the song about his daughter. And my heart was racing during “One Angry Dwarf”. The orchestra was just phenomenal.
Afterwards I felt like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman again. After they see the opera and the woman asks what she thought of it. “It was so good I almost peed my pants.” Then Richard Gere says, “She said she liked it better than Pirates of Penzance.” Okay, enough Pretty Woman references. Seriously though the concert was amazing, my date was a total hottie and quite the gentleman, and the evening was delightful.
Yay! That looks like such a fun date :) It has been too long since we’ve gotten dressed up!
you guys look awesome! Glad you had a good time. :)
So glad you guys were able to get away for a few hours and enjoy yourselves. Love your dress. But I want to see a picture of the hot shoes!
I will definitely get a picture of the shoes. I meant to do that on Sunday!