Saturday, we took the kids out for a late night date to enjoy the Jackson Symphony Orchestra. When the Girl was little we had season passes and enjoyed it regularly, but it has been a long time and many high school band performances since then. Since the Boy wasn’t so keen on sing-a-longs, I thought he might enjoy something more professional. It was so cute to see them all dressed up for the event. I told the Boy he had to pretend he was a grown up. He did pretty well with those instructions, though he did get a little antsy towards the end and the Man had him counting how many lights were in the ceiling to keep him occupied.

I wasn’t sure I would enjoy the performance since lately the only music I want to listen to fits into the category of music you cannot sit still to! If it doesn’t make me want to get up and move, then I don’t want to hear it. Maybe it is because I need things that push me to be more active. I am not naturally very energetic (except at parties where I have a tendency to embarrass the Man by being a little too animated.) Since my playlist consists of only the fast and funky music from artists like Rihanna, Gorillaz, Beck, B-52’s, No Doubt, Gem, K.T. Tunstall, A3, and Southern Culture on the Skids, a night at the symphony seems incongruent. So I was pleasantly surprised that listening to the orchestra still has the same awe inspiring effect that it used to. I am always amazed at the range of emotion that the music can evoke. And after dreading live music during the six and a half years we were associated with high schools and their band concerts, it was wonderful to realize again that a real orchestra can be so enjoyable.

So the kids were very good and only got squirrelly a little towards the end. On the ride home they didn’t seem very excited when I asked them if they wanted to go to the concert next month. I found it very amusing that the next morning they were both asking if we could go to the concert in April. I don’t think we will plan on going quite that often, but I would definitely like to go again. And while I am on this subject, please help me out by telling me what music you like that you just can’t sit still to. I desperately need to increase my playlist so I can get some house cleaning done!

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