My boyfriend came to visit me in Dallas! It was wonderful. Between our four shows, blocking rehearsal and put-in rehearsal for all our understudies, we had a lovely time together.
The weather started out beautiful. We were able to roll down the windows of our rental car on the way for a private Mexican lunch just the two of us at the highly recommended Taco Diner. We shared yummy open tacos and a mound of chips and salsa.
The venue we were performing in was the Verizon Center, which turned out to be a huge venue for concert performers. There were painted murals all over the backstage and the front of house from all the acts that have played there. Some of my personal favorites were Carrie Underwood, Alanis Morissette, Heather Headley and Good Charlotte to name a few. I was hoping for Taylor Swift, but I didn't spot her...
Chris and I went to a Korean place called Namoo for dinner in Dallas' K-town. It was pretty hidden, and we were the only white people in the place. Chris helped me say "please" in Korean and told our waitress about his travels in Korea. She chatted with us while she grilled his meat and I devoured by bibimbop.
The two shows and a rehearsal the next day were pretty tiring - but the houses were great! - and Chris came to the second afternoon performance. The kids went wild at every show and formed a little kiddy mosh pit down in front of the stage. Some parent or kid, even tried to bring Barney a cardboard poster declaring their love for the purple dinosaur. Afterwards, Chris and I and a couple of my friends went to The Blue Grill, a Japanese place near our hotel that looked super hip. It was fantastic, with the exception of the avocado tempura which we all agreed tasted like a dirty diaper, but the waitress was nice enough to bring us a plate of sweet potato tempura instead. We had mochi ice cream which was tasty, and some of us had a good amount of lychee sake. It was a lovely night out.
The next day was comparatively easy. We had a slightly later start and only two shows. Chris came by after the first show with a Boston Market feast for us to share and I daresay I ate the better part of it. Bouncing up and down for the next show was a bit rough, but then it was all done, and we had one last night to enjoy in Dallas. I downed a Red Bull and psyched up. It took us awhile but we finally made it to Dallas proper (such an elusive city!) and ate at the Mexican restaurant I was at two years ago when we were in Dallas on the Oliver tour. It's called RJ's, it's right in the middle of downtown and it's fantastic. I was still a bit stuffed from Boston Market, so we shared some quesadillas and I got a salad. I also had a delicious margarita and a tequila-spiked coffee with whipped cream. We all but closed down the restaurant and headed back to the hotel.
We said goodbye the next morning in the cold and the weakest snowstorm I've ever seen. We'll see each other next month in Ohio, where he will be performing "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" at the La Comedia Dinner Theater near Dayton. Until then, ciao, mi amor!
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