Stuck in a Furrow
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Hallmark Day
If you know me, you know that I'm not a huge fan of Valentine's Day. And no, it is not because I have never been shown love and respect with a pretty bunch of flowers or a sweet card. I have and I enjoy that. I tend to be attracted to the romantic types. I'm just not a fan of the pink and red cheesy hearts and obligation of the day. It has been awhile since I had a Valentine's day where I could celebrate it with the intention of the holiday. My bro's birthday is on V-day, which is actually a blessing in disguise because if we don't have plans, we can make plans as a family to celebrate his birthday and pretend that we aren't dorks. Last year we spent the evening apartment shopping for me and then we went to see Nanny McPhee with Mom. Dad was out of town so even she was dateless.
This year I actually had a date. Shocking, I know! And it was a good evening. I got presents, which I'd post pictures of but can't since someone (I won't name names Carmen F) has my camera. They were unexpected and much appreciated. We went for supper first at Red Lobster. (or that is where I'll pretend we went. We had good intentions of going there but apparenlty we weren't the only ones with that genius idea. Who knew that so many would go out for supper on the 1 holiday where women aren't expected to cook!) Then, we headed to the Jubilee for the Chantal /Raine concert. It was so good! We were 4th row and centre. As much as I love Raine and may have a slight crush on him, he isn't as good solo as he is with OLP. He is still awesome though. Chantal was glorious! She did a mix of old with the new and was very interactive with the crowd. And...she kept it very politically neutral, which is a far cry from her concert at the Jack Singer a few years back. For her encore, she came out with just her guitar and did an acoustic song on the edge of the stage. I am so glad that we sprung for the extra $10.00 a ticket and didn't sit at the back of the auditorium. THat must have sucked to not hear a thing!
So, that was my Valentine's day. See Craig's post for more details.
This year I actually had a date. Shocking, I know! And it was a good evening. I got presents, which I'd post pictures of but can't since someone (I won't name names Carmen F) has my camera. They were unexpected and much appreciated. We went for supper first at Red Lobster. (or that is where I'll pretend we went. We had good intentions of going there but apparenlty we weren't the only ones with that genius idea. Who knew that so many would go out for supper on the 1 holiday where women aren't expected to cook!) Then, we headed to the Jubilee for the Chantal /Raine concert. It was so good! We were 4th row and centre. As much as I love Raine and may have a slight crush on him, he isn't as good solo as he is with OLP. He is still awesome though. Chantal was glorious! She did a mix of old with the new and was very interactive with the crowd. And...she kept it very politically neutral, which is a far cry from her concert at the Jack Singer a few years back. For her encore, she came out with just her guitar and did an acoustic song on the edge of the stage. I am so glad that we sprung for the extra $10.00 a ticket and didn't sit at the back of the auditorium. THat must have sucked to not hear a thing!
So, that was my Valentine's day. See Craig's post for more details.
posted by Crystal at 11:16 PM
1 Comments:
I definitely know who I'm calling next time I need tickets for sometime in Calgary. The only thing I can get decent tickets for are the Roughnecks! Sounds like a lovely V-day. I hate them when I'm single. This year myself and a couple of single friends here went to a pub down the street from where I work and closed it down (which isn't hard since the pubs close here at about 11:30!). That was that! Cheers!
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