I put on some make-up and even spent an extra 5 or so minutes on my hair. You had to know I was going somewhere with someone special.
Ditched the kids from 4PM until 11PM.
Our friends, Seth and Julie invited us to go with them to a concert. A country music concert. I spent most of my Jr. and High School days listening to country music so I didn't hesitate for a second. I LOVE country music. For the last several years I have spent very little time listening to the radio. I have lots of CD's (yes I still use CD's) that I love to hear over and over so I've just popped them babies in my player and sailed through long drives or sad moments or turned the music up to dance.
The concert was really great because it was 6 different country music acts that are just starting to make some noise in the industry. For you die-hards I'm sure you'd know some of the musicians but none of them were on any of my cd's so it was a shot in the dark.
Let's start at the beginning though so I can be true to what really happened. I started my morning with intense anxiety. Hate that garbage. I knew exactly what I was anxious about and I knew how ridiculous I was being. I am completely comfortable around Julie and Seth. These are not scary people. So why would the anxiety wrap itself into my soul and lurch through my mind? I just kept telling it to leave me alone. Kjel could see that I was starting to act odd. Not my usual odd-- so he knew something was up. He immediately asked me if we should stay home. My heart wrenched and I knew the answer from inside was absolutely! I know how I can get rid of this dumb anxiety... just cancel the evening. I knew there were people who wouldn't mind taking our tickets and seriously, Seth and Julie are so much fun, whoever took our spot would not be stuck hanging out with losers. The losers could just stay home! I'm tired of backing down and letting that demon win. I spent most of the day distracting myself by eating way too much! By late afternoon the haunting began again. But, this time it was too late to back out.
I'M SO GLAD we didn't!
There were a ton of great songs.
Good times. Putting next years concert on my calendar.