Surprise Concert!

 

            We aren’t nearly as spontaneous as we used to be. Puppy parenthood changes that, and while we have zero regrets about bringing home a dog for our family, we do know that her needs change how often we’re able to go out on dates without a lot of warning or preparation.

            But last night we had an unexpected fun date-night out!

            I’d gotten a text from a friend at church yesterday asking me if I knew that Brent Vernon was in town and doing a concert at a church nearby last night.

            How in the world did I miss that? I knew he had been in Indiana over the weekend, but I completely missed that he was going to be IN OUR COUNTY!

            If you’re new here and not familiar with Brent, he’s a friend of mine/ours that I first learned about close to 25 years ago (WHAT?) when one of the radio stations near here played one of the songs from his very first album. I bought the music and then we became friends on My Space. (Whoa. There’s a blast from the past.) I went to see him in concert when he was in Indiana one time and we ended up becoming real life friends – which continued throughout all the many years since then. He and Ryan became fast friends, and I think this is the third or fourth time Ryan and I have been to one of his concerts together since we got married.

            Brent is multi-talented. Singer, songwriter, children’s book author (and illustrator!), ventriloquist, and more. I added to my book collection last night. I think I have almost all of them now. Brent also has a couple of Christmas ornaments showcasing some of his book characters, so we own those now too!

            We loved the concert – especially the chance to hear some new-to-us music. His buddy Sam made an appearance (as always) and he has a new friend who also did a spot! (He was so fun!)

            We hung out for a while after to talk to him for a bit and got a new group picture, since we missed it last time with him. (We haven’t seen him in person since the Kokomo days, and at that concert, the line was so long, we didn’t get a picture with him.)

            Such a fun date night! I’m so glad we found out before the concert was over!