By Robin
Rich called me from his cell phone at 9 a.m. Sunday morning. I asked him how his night went, sitting out waiting for Lillianna's recital tickets. He sounded like a little boy who hit the winning run in a Little League game. "WE-HAD-A-BLAST!!" "You just can't believe it!"
It seems that when he got to the dance studio at 11:15 p.m Saturday night there were approximately 10 people that had been grilling food since 3 p.m. Rich opened his chair and sat down. He figured the agonizing wait 'til morning had just begun. He was in for a surprise.
One man drove there in his limo and offered it to anyone who wanted to lie down and rest in the back seat or watch TV. Another person brought golf clubs and a strip of putting green with a hole at the end of a hill to play golf. Someone else brought a portable DVD player and played stand-up comedy shows and cartoons all night. Everyone shared whatever they had brought.
After the golfing was over and everyone was getting bored with watching DVDs, Rich exclaimed, "Hey! I have a wiffle ball and bat in my car. Anyone want to play?" Everyone's face lit up. They formed teams and played in the street at 3 a.m. Rich said it was so much fun. The time just seemed to fly. I must mention Rich's team won 18 to 12.
When I told my friend Gayle about this she sounded a little jealous of all the fun she missed. Rich got her tickets for her, but I think she might be out there next year herself. If I can get a babysitter I might go with Rich and make it a date. We have so few of those.
All the parents agreed to meet up again next year. There are already promises of who will be bringing what. Someone is going to bring "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Can you imagine how much fun that will be?
So, Rich waited 9 hours for recital tickets. Was it all worth it? You bet it was. He got us third row seats in the orchestra AND he had a wonderful night out. I definitely think it was worth it!
Next year we'll all go, why not Lilly already thinks i'm the crazy aunt!!!
Posted by: Kara | May 18, 2004 at 10:54 AM
Robin, you're right, I WAS jealous. I say next year we all get babysitters and make it a group date. We could get there at 3:00 p.m. have dinner on the grill, watch movies and make a whole night of it! It will be the longest date I've had in at least 10 years, not to mention the most fun I'm sure!!! Thank you to Rich, AKA "Super Dad".
Posted by: Gayle | May 17, 2004 at 01:33 PM
Sound great! It feels good for us "grown ups" to have fun sometimes too!
Posted by: Tiff | May 17, 2004 at 12:58 PM
If you have to wait...at least it was fun.
Posted by: Emily | May 17, 2004 at 10:13 AM
Wow! Well, that worked out really well. :) It's so sweet that so many parents would be there all night long waiting for tickets for their baby's performances. :) Why is it so hard to get tickets? Is it a popular school? Do you live in a big city? It seems like it should just be default that parents automatically get tickets.
Posted by: liz | May 17, 2004 at 10:02 AM
Wow! Well, that worked out really well. :) It's so sweet that so many parents would be there all night long waiting for tickets for their baby's performances. :) Why is it so hard to get tickets? Is it a popular school? Do you live in a big city? It seems like it should just be default that parents automatically get tickets.
Posted by: liz | May 17, 2004 at 10:01 AM
That's great! It definitely sounds like something out of a movie...I want to be there myself next year.
Posted by: Marcia Lynx Qualey | May 17, 2004 at 09:41 AM
I'm comin' down next year. I'll be there at noon. Not only will it be fun, but I'll be first in line. Lillianna's getting all the first five rows next year!
Posted by: Robyn | May 17, 2004 at 08:39 AM
The whole thing sounds like something out of movie! :)
Posted by: Lei | May 17, 2004 at 02:55 AM