We got out!!!!

My sister was kind enough to sacrifice her Saturday night (and sanity) to watch our kids and allow for Cherie and I to actually get out of the house together. This typically only happens once, maybe twice a year and was an incredible evening.  The only complaint I may have is that it went by too fast.

It started out with dinner (*IN A ‘No Minors’ LOUNGE! WooHoo!) at a pretty nice restaurant followed by a few games of pool at a sports bar/brew house. Then it was off to a clubhouse turned musical recording/rehearsal studio to hang out with a bunch of people while watching a local band prepare their sets for a show they had the following night.

I was actually able to have a few conversations that didn’t end with something along the lines of: “and that is why you don’t push the pedestrian walk button with your tongue!” (an unfortunate but true story/occurrence) or: “…so, yes, you have to get off the dogs head now!” or even: “for the love of god - next time just ask if there is more toilet paper!” (instead of… ugh… improvising.)

For Cherie and I, it was an overdue reminder of how much we actually enjoy each others company. I really am lucky to have married my best friend and am so happy that, when you strip away all the clutter and chaos, it is still her that makes my world go around.

But on a bit more of a personal note; while to most of the people at the rehearsal it was just another Saturday night spent hanging out with friends at the studio, it was quite a bit more to me. Here are these guys in their early twenties that are gearing up to take on the world and the positive energy was so thick you could almost bottle it… There was zero talk of ’recession’ or complaints about politics. There were no expectations only ambitions. For the first time in what I was reminded was far too long - I was in an environment free of blame and baggage… And, let me tell you, it was contagious!

I was more invigorated by this environment and these musicians than I have been in quite some time. Not only did it relight a fire inside - but also reminded me how much a positive atmosphere is not only necessary but can also be extremely beneficial. Now I’ve just got to figure out how to make it more of a regular occurrence… I’m not exactly sure how or where - but it is definitely going to be more of a priority in my future.

I hope you’ve had a good week! And Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Rod

P.S.

I’ve finally got my coffee table repaired, finished and assembled! I had planned on displaying (and hopefully selling!) it at a local bike shop but Cherie is pushing me to go more of a gallery route. Either way, I’m just quite happy to finally have it done.