04-24-23 U2 in Vegas baby!
As I was getting ready this morning an email popped up with my presale link to see U2 in the Sphere at the Venetian in Las Vegas. On a whim, I threw up a post on Facebook asking if anyone wanted to join me. Minutes later I had a response. In 2011, while staying in Shearwater for work in Bella Bella, I met a woman and her son travelling from Australia. Sonia, Matt and I hit it off right away. We have kept in touch through Facebook and Messenger over the years. As it happens, she is speaking at a conference in Reno the week before! The serendipitous moment was that it was midnight there and she was awake because she had heartburn and was scrolling when she saw my post. She audio messaged me and we purchased a fancy ticket and hotel package at the Venetian for the 7th and 8th of October. What a great way to spend Canadian Thanksgiving! AND! She has to be in Montana sometime after that. when she finds out the dates I will decide if I will drive down and we will roadtrip back north since I would drive down to Montana to fly out anyway. I worked my tail off, accomplishing much with a big smile on my face. Early evening she messaged me again after her night was over and asked if I wanted to see a Cirque de Soleil show. I was hesitant to do the big ticket price but then she told me she took care of us see ‘O’ and it was my birthday present!! This is getting to be a lot!
As I was leaving the office I got a call from my daughter that my granddaughter Emmy’s mom had gone into labour at only 34 weeks tomorrow and was flown out to Kelowna. That is scary. I am keeping in touch with her and her Mom as we pray that she can keep that girl in there longer. The baby’s dad is driving there to be with her. I am hoping to squeeze some time to help with Emmy and Gwen. They are also in the middle of closing on the purchase of a house so there is much going on.
Talk about a swing of emotion kind of a day. Pretty normal around here it seems.
The good news is that Mom is moving really well on her own with a walker. She doesn’t have to have anyone follow her around with a wheelchair any more. And dinner was delicious.
triumphgal 