Video Games Live

Shakes and I have been trying harder to go on more REAL dates. Sure going to target without the kids is fun, but not very romantic. So in September I took him on a date to go put put golfing at this cool little black light place in DT Portland. Not anything fancy, but a real “dating each other” date. We had a great time. I told him his job was to find a “musical” date for us the next month. (He is always commenting about how there are so many bands that play in Portland and we never ever go to concerts and what a shame it is)
He had something lined up for October, but it ended up conflicting with the church Halloween party we both weren't feeling “date like” by that evening. So he still owed me a date. He was super sneaky and found out VGL was going to be in Portland in November. So he planned a double date with a friend from work (mancothegreat if anyone from 2o2pwest still remembers that name) who we have been meaning to double with.  He tried really hard to keep it a surprise for me ( I LOVE surprises) but Im too darn smart and figured it out lol.
For those who dont know, VGL  is a program that has an orchestra that plays common video game themes. So everything from Mario to Metroid to World of Warcraft. They played a bunch of WoW and FF music at ours.
I Had an amazing time and Im very impressed that he planned it all himself. So Shakes' assigned date gets two thumbs up lol.

If VGL is ever in your neck of the woods I highly reccomend it. Even if your S/O isnt a gamer, the music is performed by a local orchrista (ours was the portland symphony orchestra) and is entertaining to listen to. Ive never played WoW or FF and I still was able to really enjoy those parts.