Music has always been a huge part of my life (hence the title of this blog :) Ever since I was little, if I know a song, I will sing it. Sing it loudly and slightly off key. And since I have a memory that rivals Rain Man, this is usually the case with every song, everywhere I go. Music speaks to me, it makes this emotional girl feel accepted. I look to music as validation that what I feel at any given time is ok and that someone else has felt this way too. The only thing better than music on the radio, at a party or on my iPod, is live music. This spring, I found the Holy Grail.
BRUUUUUCE. When you're almost 63 and still rocking for over three hours without a break, you deserve to go by your first name. My mom, dad, Courtney and I saw him in April. Dream.Come.True. A bucket list check off. To watch him and the E Street band is incredible. They are living the American dream, doing what they love for a living, every day since they were 17 and it is awe inspiring. Bruce sings about a hungry heart and has definitely fed his. I strive to do the same.
This past weekend I went to Charlotte to visit Courtney and Bailey. Courtney got me tickets to see Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw for my birthday. I'm always up for a Kenny concert, but had never seen Tim, so I was super psyched. I had a BLAST singing and dancing and losing my voice during the five hour main event. The concert was great, but the best part was one Tim McGraw song. I have never in my life, seen a more powerful, moving performance than when he sang Live Like You Were Dying. His first hit song after his dad's death makes a statement on it's own, but to see him sing it live, makes one truly understand it's message. You not only hear the message, you feel it. You feel it in your heart and in the tears that well up in your eyes. It is a message I am aiming to instill in my life.
My sidda and I had a great time last weekend which also included surprise Stoli Doli martinis and coconut cream pie, two of my all time favorites. Even though they are not the best drink and food choices, I don't care. I refuse to limit myself, that is not what I want my life to be about. I want to experience all of the luxuries life has to offer while I'm still able to enjoy them. When you think of Bruce, Kenny, Stoli Dolis, coconut cream pie and Tim McGraw, or whatever your version of a luxury is, I hope you do so with a full heart and smile on your face.
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