Part 2 - A love like that

Part dos of this here blog post is dedicated to the amazing people I met at the Eric Church concert.

I went to this concert solo, and I was really nervous about it. I was nervous about parking in the parking garage, I was nervous about getting lost in the parking garage, and I was nervous about finding the theater in a huge casino.

It turns out I had nothing to be nervous about.

I left my Rolling Stone in the car, so I had to go back and get it. I walked right to my car, so there were no issues getting lost there. (Parking garages and I don't get along.)

Once I picked my spot by the stage, I stood there and listened to other people's conversations. I smiled when they told jokes, but I didn't feel comfortable inserting myself into the conversation.

The couples around me were all recently empty nesters. They did not know each other, so they did their introductions and said how old their kids were and how great life is now that the kids are gone.

Ha.

The couples agreed at this stage in life is the best stage. It's even better than pre-kids, they said, because now they have disposable income that they didn't have before in life.

Three couples, six people, drinking beer and having a great time on a Saturday night...and then there's little lonely Monica, standing there awkwardly not talking to anyone.

The guy beside me nudged me, and asked me if I was ready for some EC.

I said yes.

We struck up a conversation. They are from Idaho and they lost count of how many Eric Church concerts they've been to.

They're going to the show in Oregon next week.

This is what they do on the weekends, they told me. They fly to wherever Eric Church is playing, and they always get pit tickets.

Being in the pit is the key, the man told me.

I told him that I had never been in the pit at an EC concert before.

My new found friend told me that from now on, I'll never sit in the seats again.

He was right.

I appreciate that this couple adopted me at the concert and included me in their circle of people.

They said their kids were 24 and 22, and they were not yet 50 years old.

I saw how close they were and how loving they acted towards each other. I love the fact that they both love concerts and have a blast going to them together.

As the concert ended and I said goodbye to my concert buddies, I thought to myself, man, I hope I find a love like that some day.