Cool story. I mentioned Owl City last night, how there was a new CD and how middle daughter had waited for it so long. She loves this guy, Adam Young, who IS Owl City. Just one young man who does all of it. Anyway, our daughter has talked for years about wanting to see him in person but he's not been set to tour here. Well, at church one of her girlfriends said she was going to see him in Nashville this fall with one of her other friends. Her mom was taking them. She assumed our daughter would go too. Well, we'd not entertained it---cost, travel, etc. See, we don't live in Nashville.
Our sweet girl was so bummed when we got home from church, mainly because her friend at church isn't a real fan of his, was just going because her friend asked her. Middle daughter said it's odd how some folks get things to fall in their lap, and they don't even really care. I told her I understood---seems sometimes we want a particular thing and agonize over it and someone else just walks into it, no sweat. Read the Psalms and see they're full of that happening.
The girls and I got to talking in the living room and I said, "Why don't we just figure how to do it?" Her eyes lit up and I've never seen her look so amazed. Gary came in from the porch and I asked him if we could try to make it happen. So we plotted and planned, and then he pulled out his debit card and said to go for it. He's all about spontaneity. And, happy dance, pre-sale tickets are way cheaper than they will be later on.
So, the girls and I will have a road trip, see the show, stay overnight and maybe play the day after. We've never done anything like this, and honestly, after the year (or two) we've had, this will be a well-deserved treat. We all need it.
The countdown is supposedly 78 days. This daughter makes me laugh. :) Youngest son said she's going to drive us crazy before then. So be it! She's on our bed now, and just caught my eye and said, "We're going to Owl City!" Eyebrow waggle.
