vivaldi to ludacris.

last saturday chris and i drove up to ft. worth, dropped off the baby with the grandparents, and went on another date. i could get used to this! he bought us tickets to the ft. worth symphony for my christmas gift, and since i'm a quality time person, it was perfect. we got dressed up and since we were running late, decided to grab dinner afterwards.

the symphony was beautiful!--my first time. we heard vivaldi's four seasons. there were four sections (i don't know the musical lingo) to the piece and each represented a different season. there was a sonnet that was printed in the program that vivaldi had written to coincide with the music. for spring, the orchestra made the music sound like birds chirping, wind, and rain. for fall, it sounded like leaves were blowing and horses galloping for hunting season. winter and summer, too. it was really cool. i left feeling cultured and enriched.

it was late when the symphony got out and there weren't many restaurants open still, but we did find an upscale tex-mex place on sundance square. we had been to the same chain in austin and it was really nice when we'd went before. this time, however, it was somewhat of a different experience.

it was blistery cold that night--i even got to wear my down coat--and the place was packed out probably because it was one of the few places still serving food and drink. immediately when we walked in, decked out in suit and dress, we realized it wasn't as polished as the austin location. tons of high school and college-aged kids (did i just say kids?) packed out the place and filled the dance floor where a d.j. provided less than tasteful music.

it was kind of funny. we heard music from both ends of the spectrum that night.