What a fantastic summer! After three years without vacations it was time for some fun. Rob And Shannon were married in July. She looked like a princess in her wedding gown! The ceremony was beautiful and they complete each other in the best way. Mark and I were late (of course). Not only were we running late, he asked me to stop on the way at a grocery store so he could buy them a gift card. The credit card machine broke in the middle of his transaction and fifteen minutes later he emerged from the store empty handed. We walked in and the ceremony had already started! Thankfully Rob and Shannon are two of our best friends and expect these types of shenanigans and kindly let us off the hook. We had a great time and enjoyed hanging out with friends we hadn’t seen in a long time.
In August, Melissa and I celebrated our birthdays late by taking the day off of work and going to the Indiana State Fair. We ate fair food and wandered around before finding our place in line for the Jason Mraz show. We were the fifth and sixth people in line and were excited to be down front on the track. Unfortunately when the gates opened our gate remained locked. The sweet woman who was assigned to our gate did everything in her power to get it to open, but we had to abandon the line and run to another entrance. We ended up in the first few rows after a mad dash through security. The Gratitude Cafe Tour was awesome! Bushwalla made the transitions and introductions smooth and entertaining. Too bad he didn’t heave the opportunity to jam out a little for us. K’naan was full of energy and we loved him. G. Love was spectacular as usual. Jason Mraz has never let us down. He leaves the audience inspired. He has a way of connecting with people that cant be replicated. I must admit I was worried that the boy we have loved to see for so many years may have changed after becoming so successful with the mainstream audience but he proved me wrong. The show has evolved, and so has the music. We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things is one of my favorite recordings. If you haven’t checked it out, you should.
