Sweet and Spicy Snack Mix

I spend a lot of time with Mom and talking about Mom, but tomorrow’s Father’s Day, so it’s time to focus on Dad.

Since he still works, I don’t get to spend that much time with him, but when we do get to have some quality father-daughter time, we have a lot of fun. We have some really interesting, insightful conversations and every once in awhile we do some super cool things.

A couple weeks ago we went to see the Detroit Symphony Orchestra perform with the Terrence Blanchard Quintet. The tickets were a last minute thing and he had to work both the day we went and the next day, so I know he was tired and would have rather been at home chilling, but he went mostly for me.

Neither of us had ever seen the Orchestra before. We’re not huge classical or jazz music fans, but the idea of a night out and a new experience sounded like fun.

We drove downtown on a beautiful evening and walked around Orchestra Hall before taking our box seats. The stage was all set up for the musicians to take the stage.

The first half of the show was only the Quintet while the orchestra joined them for the second half. I really appreciate music and thought some of the movements in the second half were stunning. They took my breath away.

But it’s not like going to a concert or musical. It’s just them playing music and you watching. It’s not music you’ve heard before most likely and it’s not like you’re going to sing along.

I enjoyed myself and was glad I went, if only to have an excuse to wear a fancy dress and get out of the house. But Dad … he was DYING! He was so bored. He read the program in full more than once. He fidgeted in his chair and probably stealthily played with his phone. He wanted to leave so badly but restrained himself from asking if we could go until two hours in when we both thought the show would be over.

Clearly after that night Dad deserves this Father’s Day! I hope he appreciated the time we spent together at least, even if he’s not going to be jamming to classical music on his way to work any time soon.

Dad deserves this Sweet and Spicy Snack Mix too. When I had the opportunity to check out Blue Diamond’s Sriracha Almonds, I jumped at the chance. I love almonds, Sriracha and anything Blue Diamond.

The nuts on their own are super addictive, but added into this snack mix … OMG! You’ll want to eat the whole tray. Not that I recommend that. This is easy to make and such a crowd pleaser. Bring it to parties and picnics, pack it for lunch, grab a handful to watch a movie, bring some to the symphony … okay, maybe not that, but you’ll want to eat this snack mix all the time!

This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond Almonds.