When I turned 50 back in March my wife did some very cool things, and one of those allowed me to celebrate all over again by going to a concert with Chicago and The Doobie Brothers — two of my all-time favorite bands. The thing that ended up being so cool about the gift is the way my wife let it be my night.
The concert was outside and unless you’ve been living under a rock lately you know the midwestern part of the U.S. has gotten a lot of rain. As luck would have it, the closer we got to the date of the concert the worse the forecast became. We left home that evening under some sort of warning (I think Jacque’s blog gives you those details) and drove to the outdoor venue of the concert. We stayed dry until we were near the end of The Doobie Brothers set. I wanted to believe people were taking pictures with a really bright flash, but I knew that wasn’t true. Right as what became their final song ended the rain began. At that point we entered a rain delay situation.
Fortunately Starlight Theatre has some covered areas that most of us retreated to as the rain came down. We assumed the concert would restart — at least we hoped it would since Chicago was more our band of choice (although the Doobies are really incredible musicians–especially for old guys). Finally they came to the stage and began playing as the rain continued to fall. Now, any other time Jacque would have voiced her concerns about the weather, pushed for going home, etc. but this night we both sat in the rain and sang hit after hit with Chicago. I’m sure we looked pretty silly in our rain ponchos (not to mention the singing at the top of our lungs) but neither of us cared as we re-lived memories of the past and created new memories to carry into the future.
We got soaked but we had one of the best times ever. Thanks Jacque, for not letting a little rain dampen your gift. It was great fun celebrating 50…again!
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