TURN THE PAGE

Well, it's been a while since I have been "here". The last month was a hard one for me. A time a reflection and busyness for me.  But I had an experience I wanted to share.

Tuesday night my husband and I attended a BobSegar concert in Cincinnati. My husband is a big fan and our kids went together and got him a ticket for his birthday...a floor seat ......and I got to go along.

At first I wasn't even sure I wanted to go.I'm 52.....I'm old......too old for this, I thought....even tho my hubby is 4 1/2 yrs older than me.And my body doesn't act like it should anymore with this fibro thingy. I just wasn't excited about it.In  fact  I have only been to one other concert in my life....and that was a Bob Segar concert 28 years ago!!

And then it hit me...."what would seeking eccentricity do??? What about my "inner swan" .......  so I  went    ....knowing that since we would be in Cinci I would at the least get to see some of my kids :)

Well, let me tell you ..even though I am "paying for it" today with tiredness and pain......IT WAS SO WORTH IT!!

Mostly everyone their was "our" age.....it was so neat to see the older, gray hair, pot belly set altogether in one place.....having a great time. There were even "older" fans there....our son affectionately called it the "depends and walkers generation". Afterall, bob himself is 65 and he moved like a youngster "up there on the stage".   pun intended.........

The guy sitting next to us asked for everyone's years they had graduated from high school. Which started a converstaion and we actually found out we had a mutual acquaintance. What a small world.

Songs that we knew by heart decades ago came back to us.....and for me took on new meanings. Like "Against the Wind".....the verse says "I'm older now and still running against the wind" means alot more to me today than it did 28 yrs ago.......it's so true......older.......hmmmmm......

The whole crowd sang along......everyone was either clapping or singing or "swaying with the music"....pun intended :)

We all felt like kids again.....the way we felt before the stress of family and jobs aged us.....before we had to learn to be "practical" and "grown up" and "responsible"......

We had some beer.......we smelled "that" smell in the air......reminds me of another song...."oh, what's that smell".....lol...we bought t-shirts......and someone had a beach ball we were hitting around......

For 3 hours I was young again.....and now I feel like maybe being "our' age isn't such a bad thing afterall.......We are all in this together.

I heard a popular song the other day that says"everyone dies, but not everyone lives".......count me as one who wants to live.

Have a great day everyone.....and don't forget to "TURN THE PAGE"!!