1 Year Anniversary My Style

Hubby did his anniversary celebration on our actual anniversary weekend, but my plans revolved around a different kind of schedule. So, yesterday, I mentioned I had something a little risky planned. Well…guess what?! My plan worked perfectly! Here’s what went down.

I wanted to stick with tradition, so I planned to get something with “paper” for our 1 year anniversary.

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Normally, I like to do surprises for special occasions, but what I really wanted to do was take hubby to see a Broadway performance and I found out they have tickets for a mere $20 if you have a student ID. I also learned tickets for the show I wanted to see were available 2 tickets per student ID but could only be purchased 2 hours before the show. I researched some dates and found out the matinee show today (Sunday) had some seats left in the Orchestra section (normally $80), so I decided to take my chances and head to the theater to buy tickets.

My plan worked and we scored 2 of those orchestra tickets for 1/4 the price…sweet!

Want to know which show I wanted to take hubby to?

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I took him to my all-time favorite show ever – Phantom of the Opera. Now, I’d never actually seen the Phantom before, but I ice skated to the music from the show when I was a kid (favorite program btw), and I’ve grown up listening and singing to the highlights CD, so I feel like I know it.

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My plan was to spend the 2 hours before the show getting brunch, so we headed over to Monticello to check out their brunch.

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The restaurant was surprisingly busy, so we waited in the lobby area for just a bit, but not too long.

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We were soon seated and had no problems selecting something from the menu.

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Table decoration.

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Hubby and I got mimosas to celebrate.

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The mimosas were awesome. I think they used fresh-squeezed orange juice.

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Our tickets – yay! We couldn’t wait to see the show.

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Hubby got some bread and butter before his meal.

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Hubby got the shrimp and grits, which I happen to really like at this restaurant.

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I was more in the mood for breakfast, so I got The Southern – biscuits & gravy, sausage, scrambled eggs, and grits. The whole plate was really tasty.

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Happily full.

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After brunch, we made our way back to the theater. The weather was beautiful outside – sunny but not too hot with a lovely breeze hitting us every now and again.

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In front of the theater.

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Phantom signs.

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Line to get in.

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Scanning the tickets.

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The Phantom cast list.

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Phantom memorabilia.

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We headed downstairs for the orchestra area.

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Looking up. What a view!

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Heading into the theater.

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Our view – just before Act 1.

I wanted to take pictures of the show, but apparently, you’re not allowed to, so I held back.

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A new curtain for Act 2.

Wow! The show was absolutely amazing! When the show started and the Phantom theme song kicked on I got so excited…I couldn’t believe I was fiiiiinally seeing the show after listening to the CD for 15+ years. The show was just as awesome as I thought it would be. I was so happy that the cast did such a wonderful job – I thought a lot of the characters sounded just like the CD. The Phantom and Christine parts were especially fabulous. Oh, and the ending…so cool! I was glad to see and hear the songs all pieced together with the smaller sections so the story became more cohesive for me. I can’t wait to see it again, except next time I’ll pay full price and buy early to get us the best seats in the house.

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Of course, we had to leave with a little bit of Phantom paraphernalia – we got the program and a t-shirt.

Hubby said he had a wonderful time, so I think my half of the anniversary celebration was a great success. Between the 2 celebrations, we had a lot of anniversary fun. Hopefully, we have just as much, if not more great times next year!

Happy anniversary babe!

3 thoughts on “1 Year Anniversary My Style”

  1. Happy Anniversary!
    You two make a lovely couple!!
    Make a little something special in each day for your hubby, never go to bed angry and say I love you everyday (and MEAN it!!)and you'll have many more years….seems like just yesterday we had our first and this fall we'll be celebrating #29!
    Loved all the pictures, what a fun day you planned…so glad the tickets were a great buy, makes the gift even sweeter!!

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