Date Night?

Erik and I had tickets to go see Ring of Fire, a show about Johnny Cash. Pretty cool idea so we were eager to see the show, having loved the movie. Well, we should have known that our night would be comical when as we were driving to the civic center I began rummaging through the car for nursing pads. Yes, I left the house without them tucked in my bra which meant for a potential problem. I decided to toughen up and take a chance...eek!

We got to the civic center and met our lovely, heavy accented "let me show you to your seat" lady. Well, that's not really what she did. If we were able to decipher her words or, I don't know, figure out where she was carelessly pointing her flashlight than yes, we would have found our seats. We snatched back our tickets and decided to scope out our seats amongst the hundreds of old people tucked high away in the bleachers. We found our seats and we were "those people". The people that have the only 2 seats left in the row, smack dab in the middle. The people that politely say, "Excuse me" while, by no fault, rubbing our tooshies close to others. I'm not quite sure why people are so bothered by this, they were able to get to their seats, right? So now we are in our seats, minus nursing pads, and so squished we now know what it's like to be a sardine!

The show starts and instantly we realize it is not a play about the cool life of Johnny Cash but a "concert/recital" of a bunch of people singing his songs. Women singing songs, men, and the nice old lady behind us. Oh, yes, everyone singing along except for us, we're too squished to do anything more than breath. Right before intermission, I know this because Erik checked the program close to 20 times, we see a small group of people on the stairs to the right of us. Well, I stop and stare because it must be more exciting than the show. A poor older woman has collapsed and a medic is helping her along with our heavy accented flashlight lady. Now she's shining the flashlight in the wrong direction but she is helping...right? Ok, so now "the" state trooper is 'on the scene'. This is the same state trooper who earlier was passing out our programs...hmmm? They pick up the lady and carry her away and I'm hoping she's ok but at the same time grateful because 1 song has passed!

It is now intermission and Erik and I decide to get out of our seats and walk around, stretch our legs, and potentially make a run for it. Well, the same kind people that we rubbed tooshies with earlier were still seated. We decided to do the mature thing, what all new moms in heals do, we hurdled the seats behind us. Unfortunatley Erik was so ready to get out of his seat that the two women behind us had to help pull me over. So here I am being tugged on and than later pushed on the toosh by two very nice ladies. Completely embarassed I laugh out into the hallway to tell Erik that he is such a gentleman. We both laugh and realize that it's time to leave. We get to the car and try to figure out what to do next since Crosby is doing fine at home with my sister.

Back in the day we'd hit a bar, now we decide to hit Borders for the new Jack Johnson CD. While in there we cruise through the childrens books and realize how much our life has changed. Missing Crosby we decide to head home, trying to kill time is too difficult! On our way back to the car we notice tusks on the dash of the truck next to us. Ummmm, tusks? Yes, giant 2 foot tusks, clearly taken from an animal most likely by some crazy person. I find it amazing and insane at the same time. I go into the car, grab the cell phone prepared to take the picture of day! Erik informs me that "there's a guy coming, just wait a second". Well, the guy was the crazy person in possession of the tusks and I am grateful that I wasn't busted photographing his insanity. Good thing too because I could have ended up as a shrinking head hanging from his rear view mirror like some tribal conquest. Erik and I hop in the car and head home.

We arrive and Crosby is safe in my sisters arms eating and we can't believe the night we had. We were able to relax, laugh, and love each others company even if it was with the most bizarre crowd. Would we do it again, yup but next time we'll hit the bars if we leave a show early!