One night as
we sat on the couch working on this-or-that on our respective computers, Ryan
told me to hold Sunday, July 13th, on our calendar, because he was
planning a special date. Most of you know that Ryan has been a great date
planner from the very first date
he ever took me on, almost 14 years ago now.
I like surprises (usually,
anyway) and didn’t put any effort into figuring out what he was planning,
because I wanted to enjoy the surprise. But a week or two ago, he asked if I’d
figured it out yet. No, but that made me want to try! So I started pondering,
and poof! It came to me. I realized the date on the calendar was the
date that David Phelps had a concert in GAS CITY, of all places. So I asked if
that was our mystery date, and indeed, it was.
Sunday afternoon we hopped in
the car and drove down to Marion for dinner at Texas Roadhouse.
Then we made our way to Gas City
for our first visit to their (relatively) new Performing Arts Center. It is really
beautiful inside – and much bigger than it looks from the outside!
Ryan had taken care to get tickets
pretty close to the stage – and right on an aisle, so I wouldn’t be all
claustrophobic. We ended up chatting with the people behind us and found out we
had all sorts of friends and acquaintances in common, from across our many years
of churches we’ve attended in various towns. It was fun to make those
connections while we waited for the concert to start.
I’ve seen David in concert many
times, and this is one of my favorites. He did some of his new songs from his
newest project, but he also did some of his classics and my favorites,
including End of the Beginning, No More Night, Bridge Over Troubled Waters, You
Are My All in All, and Nessun Dorma. (That song still makes me cry every single
time.)
His pianist for this tour is
classically trained, and I decided a pianist and vocalist who are both
classically trained are a dynamic combo in a concert.
I loved every single minute
of this concert! What a sweet gift it was for me. I appreciate Ryan’s
thoughtfulness in making special memories for me, like this one!
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