only in Nash-vegas

My sweet husband got us tickets to the Schermerhorn to hear the Nashville Symphony and Gladys Knight last weekend (for Valentine's Day). We had such a good time - even though JA didn't get to go with us! Thankfully, we were able to leave him in the very capable hands of one of my very best friends :) JA just loves her and had a good time! Anyway, Dale and I got dressed up and headed downtown for a night of music. It was our first time out without JA since he was born... 13 months ago! Dale had originally made dinner reservations for us, but I asked him to cancel them because I just couldn't be away from the baby that long. We left the house unsure of where we were going to eat or if we would even have time to eat. We ended up picking up a couple of slices at Sbarro's and scarfing them in the vehicle before the concert. It was kinda fun - definitely different! That's one thing I love about us - we may seem a little high maintenance at time, but we really aren't. We're pretty down-to-earth, really!
So, we make it to the Schermerhorn with about ten minutes to spare. Instead of searching for a space, we opted for the valet - it was just $5-10 more and totally worth it. We didn't have to walk through the snow (yep, Nashville still had lots of snow on the ground!). This was the first time that I had been to the Schermerhorn - it's a pretty impressive place. And the people! I love to people watch (who doesn't?). Most of our fellow concert goers were dressed like us - suit and nice (but not formal) dress. I saw a few women wearing floor length gowns (made me feel underdressed) and a few people wearing jeans. I thought only in Nashville will you such diversity at a symphony concert.
The music was just beautiful :) I love picking out the instruments as they play. I don't do well with the strings - probably because we didn't have any in band in high school. The crazies came out after intermission - I guess Gladys Knight just does that to people. I couldn't believe that people were dancing and singing and yelling out to her on stage. It was so funny, and she was just so good natured about. Yelling back, I hear ya, honey, and stuff like that. I was really surprised at the amount of energy that she had. She was doing some fancy moving in some pretty high heels - very impressive!
We left before the concert was over. It was getting late, and I wanted to get back home to the baby. We had such a wonderful time, and I only called/texted to check on the baby a few times. We had a good time, JA had a good time, but I'm not sure if I'm ready to go out without him again (well, anytime soon, that it).