We went to The Cellar for a nice dinner without the kids. We went all out on the dinner, too: appetizer, entree, AND dessert! The bruschetta was unlike any we'd had before. Instead of diced tomatoes, basil, and a little olive oil, it was caramelized onions, roasted garlic, and blue cheese! We had to let go of our pre-conceived notions of bruschetta, but it was sooo good! Ty's salmon was served with a grain we had never seen before. Quinoa. (Pronounced keen wah) It was so pretty and tasted pretty good too. I'm gonna have to find some ways to incorporate it into our meal plans!
Then it was time for the main event! We headed downtown to the Colonial Theater for the Straight No Chaser concert. I was positively giddy with excitement! Ty kept threatening to take me home if I didn't calm down. (Yeah, right! Like he could have dragged me away!) We perused the souvenir table, but I already have both their Christmas albums. I fell in love with a pink t-shirt, but they only had small and medium, and they ran really small. I have been tempted every day since to order it from their website, but with Christmas coming, I don't think that's a very good idea. *sigh*
We had great seats; only 8 from the front!
The boys finally came out and the fun began. They were so funny and you could tell that they really enjoy what they do. (I am going to try to upload some video, but it's my first time doing that and I'm not sure what I'm doing!) It was cool, because after their first song, Jerome Collins came out and made an announcement. He said that as we may know, they were discovered because of a Youtube video clip. So he encouraged us to take pictures and videos and to feel free to post them on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, and anywhere else we saw fit. So I recorded several! They sang several of their "classics" from Youtube and others I've never heard them do before. I especially liked the Lady Gaga medley, the Billie Jean/That Girl is Poison mash-up, Chicken Fried, and Fix You. I really hope they come back to Idaho Falls again. I'll be first in line for tickets!!! The crowd loved them, too, and they did two encores.
Afterward, the guys came out to the lobby for an autograph line. I was mildly annoyed with the woman in line in front of me. She was obviously drunk and thought she was the center of the group's world. She proposed to Michael, kissed several of the guys, and spoke very loudly. The guys would politely talk to her and then try to turn their attention to the next person in line (me.) Well, she was having none of that. She'd just lean in front of me and talk over me. so, I didn't get a chance to talk to most of them. I could have been a brat about it, but I just let it slide. Here I am talking to Ryan. Our blurry hands are preparing to high-5 in this picture.
It was a great night. I was so wired when we got home, it took over 3 hours for me to calm down enough to sleep! I have an awesome husband! I am crossing my fingers for next year!
Here is the video I uploaded. I think. I can't tell if it will play or not. I'm sorry for the poor quality. It was dark in the theater, and my phone won't let me zoom in on video. I was going to post more, but it takes FOR-E-VER to upload! This one is the Lady Gaga medley. Watch the dancing. It's hilarious!
