We're heading through a year long celebration for Mick as it will be his 60th birthday in August. I thought it would be nice prolong the festivities so I'm organising little surprises for him throughout the year, hopefully one each month.
Mick's been a lifelong supporter of Leeds United so when I saw that Leeds Grand Theatre were staging a Leeds Legends event last night I grabbed a couple of tickets. It was a real surprise to Mick, it isn't something he ever thought I'd have booked.
The event included live interviews, audience questions and answers, and a memorabilia auction. The ex-players were Dom Matteo, Ian Harte, Nigel Martyn, Michael Bridges and it was hosted by Andy Couzens. Anyone who knows anything about Leeds United will know that the Leeds team in the 1970s, managed by Don Revie, was a force to be reckoned with. This is the team that Mick remembers from his childhood and sadly, most of those players are no longer with us, however, Eddie Gray is and he was a special guest at the Leeds Legends evening.
It was a really good night out, I thought I might be a little bored as I don't have much interest in football but I wasn't. It was so entertaining and excellent value for money.
On our way to the theatre we stopped off for a meal at a restaurant not too far from home, but one we hadn't visited before. Mick's favourite food is Italian and we're very lucky to have a fabulous Italian restaurant within walking distance of home so we don't often try others, but it was nice to have a change of scenery on this occasion.
The food was good and the staff were very attentive but we both said we preferred our usual restaurant. It was good to try somewhere new though.
It was nice to do something a little bit different for Mick's April surprise and I was really pleased that I enjoyed it so much more than I was expecting to too, we both really enjoyed the evening.
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