The Fox Theater

Our next date has been planned for months. Wicked is here! We had season tickets to the Fox Theater in St. Louis this year, and this is the last show in the series. We were able to score them pretty cheaply when they ran a special last fall.


This pic is from the night we saw Avenue Q. Basically, I really, really wanted to see that show. I had tickets for it when it started on Broadway. There was a planned trip to New York City to see my old college roommates and at the last minute, I had a nursing school scheduling conflict for a pre-nursing school conference. I canceled my trip. The nursing school required event ended up being a 20 minute meeting about nothing, my old roomies had a great time, and I was left Avenue Q-less. It was worth the pain of missing the trip and waiting all these years to see it. Sharing the experience with my husband was priceless. 4 words: The Bad Idea Bears.

Here is a picture of Hermes (our kitty) and Trekkie Monster. Hermes is very interested in what Trekkie Monster says the internet is for! Bad Hermes! Avenue Q! Listen to the soundtrack! RIP Gary Coleman. Who is a character in Avenue Q. You thought it was all puppets? Nope. It's all awesome is what it is.

The other 5 shows we’ve seen this year have had their highs and lows. Unfortunately, there were a lot of lows. This made introducing my husband to musical theater a little dramatic. It would have been difficult no matter what since my husband is a manly man (no “men in tights” number here, folks) and has not been to many (read: any) plays or musicals. Thankfully we stuck the season out and the past couple shows have been great! And my husband doesn’t hate the theater. He doesn’t love it, but he definitely doesn’t hate it.

Can I just mention that I now have a deep distaste for Taylor Hicks? I didn't care or not care for him before he came to town for the musical Grease. He ruined what was one of my favorite musicals of all time and should be ashamed of himself. My husband will never appreciate Grease because of that man. Even I will have a hard time reclaiming my fuzzy Olivia Newtown John – John Travolta feelings. Thanks for letting me get that off my chest.

Exploring St. Louis with my husband has already been really fun. I look forward to finding lots of other things to do around town. We live in a great place and it feels wonderful to finally start seeing some of it. At the same time, when I started thinking about spending more time with my hubby, I wanted to incorporate a lot of different types of dates. Since this weekend’s date is kind of a cheat (since it was already planned and something we’re familiar with), I’m also going to plan a separate, unrelated date at home. Something simple, cheap (dates at home are often free and it doesn’t get cheaper than that!), and fun. I was thinking a game night for just the two of us. I make a mean caramel popcorn and we have a pile of board games (some of which we’ve never played). I think it’s a date!