A few weekends ago, on a Friday night after a long, busy week at work, Ted surprised me with a sweet, fun, and wonderful date night – reservations for a leisurely dinner at Good Luck, one of our most favorite restaurants in Rochester (the atmosphere and decorating are impeccable, and their gourmet burger and fries, alcoholic mixed drinks, and desserts served family style are absolutely amaaazing – a must try), and 6th row tickets to see War Horse at the Auditorium Theatre, which is just an incredible show. I know the pictures are really terrible (dim lighting all around) but it was such a relaxing, delicious, fun (and totally emotional because, let’s face it, I cried through 3/4 of the show) evening together. I’m going to get all sappy on you here for a minute and just say that Ted is awesome – truly, the best husband. I’m lucky to be his.
If you’re in Rochester, you need to hit up Good Luck with some pals to split their burger and fries, a round of drinks to pass around and try, and a dish of whatever desserts they’re offering (with a scoop, or pint, of their homemade ice cream!), and when War Horse tours to a city near you, I’d highly recommend getting tickets – it’s a beautiful story, certainly, but the horses are awesome. They move and breath and twitch their ears and make noise and do all sorts of really, really incredible things – you completely forget you are watching puppets and not real horses. There’s an 18 or so minute Ted Talk video out there with the puppeteers/actors/designers who bring the horses to life that tells you all about how they created them and how they work and move. I’d highly recommend tracking it down and watching it. That, too, is worth your time.
Thank you, Ted, for being you.
