Mustaches everywhere! And our feet :)
Friday night the headliner was Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros- this was our second time seeing them and they are hands down one of the best live bands I have ever seen. We saw them last year in Nashville at the Southern Ground Music & Food Festival for a little 1 year anniversary get-away. Now that it is almost our 2 year anniversary it's becoming a tradition to celebrate another year of wedded bliss with a weekend away & live music.We had a little bit of a rough start to our weekend on Thursday night when we went out with some of my hubby's coworkers & then stayed out for a few more beers after they had left since we were on a mini vacation. Unfortunately, I had had 3 or 4 beers when he told me that a couple of those friends were pregnant with their second and as hard as I tried I couldn't hold back the tears. I blame it on the alcohol but maybe it's also just the sadness I sometimes can't suppress. The thing is he is supportive 99% of the time but sometimes he just can't understand my sadness in these situations. Probably because it doesn't make much sense. I know them having a baby has nothing to do with us. I am happy for them, really I am. But the unfairness of it still sometimes feels like a slap in the face. I am an adult, I know life is not fair but I just can't let it go. And my hubby doesn't want infertility defining our lives which I completely agree with but that doesn't mean I don't have moments of sadness.
So I was thinking about it while Edward Sharpe was playing & this song was played:
"While I was feeling such a mess, I thought you'd leave me behind
While I was feeling so upset, I thought the sun never shine"
Sometimes I feel exactly that- that I am such a mess, that this is never going to get better. I can see why that's hard for my husband to handle. It must be hard to be expected to be the strong one all of the time, for him to be my fortress. I know it effects him too- his sadness has poured out a few drunken nights but for the most part he keeps it inside. I think men are just different that way.
"But you made me change my mind."
"Forever!
No matter what!
You've got my love to lean on darling.
That's what's up!"
That's the thing, I know he'd never leave me behind. I know that I have his love to lean on and hold me up in my moments of weakness and sadness and despair. He has been such an amazing source of support. So this is my new anthem. I am going to work really hard to stay positive and focus on the overwhelming good we have in our lives.
This weekend was exactly what we needed. It reminded me of how insanely lucky I am once again. It reminded me of the things we are able to do because we don't yet have kids. There were a few babies there in baby bjorns, but toting a newborn around on my chest in 90 degree weather and rain with 27,000 of my closest friends is not exactly my idea of a good time. And this weekend just us and music was definitely my idea of a good time.
Saturday night headliner was Mumford & Sons who followed many other bands including Old Crow Medicine Show who were fantastic as well. The Mumford Encore was amazing. They sang this one acoustic:
And this one acapella:
This weekend was exactly what we needed. It reminded me of how insanely lucky I am once again. It reminded me of the things we are able to do because we don't yet have kids. There were a few babies there in baby bjorns, but toting a newborn around on my chest in 90 degree weather and rain with 27,000 of my closest friends is not exactly my idea of a good time. And this weekend just us and music was definitely my idea of a good time.
Saturday night headliner was Mumford & Sons who followed many other bands including Old Crow Medicine Show who were fantastic as well. The Mumford Encore was amazing. They sang this one acoustic:
Found on Youtube, not the best recording but it's from the Troy show
And this one acapella:
Also found on Youtube & from our show
We came home Sunday and to top the weekend off spent a wonderful evening with a friend of the hubs from work who I adore and his wife who I also love and have loved getting to know after she returned home after doing a fellowship out of town for the past 3 years. They have also been trying to have children and have met some roadblocks. It has been a blessing to have her to talk to and feel that I can be completely open with.
Have I mentioned lately that I am a lucky, lucky girl?
love these bands!!!
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