A Night Out on the Town

I have had a really sophisticated Christmas this year!  First the Nutcracker Ballet with Anne and now the Jacksonville Symphony with Russ.  I could get used to all this culture!

The Symphony was a last minute decision as we learned that Micheal W. Smith was performing a Christmas program with them.  He has been one of my absolute favorites since High School.  We won't talk about how long ago that was - but let's just have an understanding that I've liked him FOREVER!!!!!  We were laughing last night at how I used to have a poster of him in my room when I was growing up!  Now he's a Grandfather!  We won't go there.....

I will clarify and let you know that the school girl crush has been gone for a long time and has become a great admiration and respect for someone so talented and so steadfast in the Christian Music Industry.  He has never wavered even while keeping up with the constant change of music.  His message has always been the same.  There is something to be said for that.

Anyway, we got all dressed up last night (it WAS the Symphony, after all) and went out on the town.  At first, I will say that I was a bit apprehensive.  It's a girl thing - but let's just say that wardrobe is ALWAYS the first thing on a woman's mind when attending something like this and so my mind instantly went to my closet.  Yikes!  There is only one thing I could think of and I hadn't worn in in quite a while!  So now that whole mind game happens.  I don't want to spend the time or money searching for something to wear for one night if this doesn't work - not to mention that if it does fail - I will probably end up in a heap on the floor of my bedroom cursing the last few Christmas Cookies I just indulged in.  I worked way too hard this year for it not to fit - this could be devastating! 

But - alas!  It worked!!!  And with room to spare! YAY me!!!!!  Add a few pearls, a great hair day and a completely handsome man on my arm and you look like this:

Not too bad, huh?  Nana graciously took the kids for the night and we took off to dinner at Bonefish Grill (our FAV!) and the Symphony!  It was a marvelous night!  A friend on Facebook summed his evening up like this, "Highlight of our date- we sang "O Holy Night" accompanied by Michael W.Smith and the Jacksonville Symphony backed up by a choir of 2,500."  I totally agree!!!   IT. WAS. AWESOME!

We are thoroughly enjoying making special memories this Christmas instead of focusing on "Stuff".  God is so good.

Until next time.......