Ultimate Coffee Date- Musical May-hem
On Wednesday, I was spending a relaxing hour at Starbucks in between the gym and the dentist. Except that my usual quiet Starbucks was CROWDED! Why? Well, the high school seniors are done with school now, and it seems they all decided to spend the morning at Starbucks. Sigh. I can’t see a scene like that without getting so, so sad that my son’s entire senior year of high school was ruined by Covid. He missed his prom! He missed all the “last” things a senior should have- the last football game, concert, saying goodbye to all his friends… am I going to be sad about this every May for the rest of my life? Probably. It should be noted that my son has completely moved on. I doubt he even thinks about high school anymore- he’s just happy that none of his college years were affected by Covid. So, on this melancholy first Friday of May, I’m joining Coco and Deborah for the Ultimate Coffee Date! Pour yourself a hot beverage and let’s chat about “May-hem”. Is this a crazy time of year for you? It is for us! Why does everything have to happen in the same week??? My daughter literally has something every day this week, including Saturday and Sunday. On Tuesday, the high school jazz band played an outdoor concert at Mizner Park, which is a big outdoor shopping district with a gazebo in the middle. This was one of the events I was grumbling about because of the timing- it went right through dinner time. My daughter ate a snack in the car on the way there, but my husband and I decided to just wing it and see what happened. We dropped her off and noticed a Mexican restaurant right across the street. Hmm! We were able to get a table outside with a perfect view of the band. Of course, we couldn’t just sit there without ordering something! It turned out it was “Taco Tuesday,” with $3 tacos, AND the veggie taco was labeled “vegan” on the menu. This was too good to be true… It was the best concert ever. We ate, sipped our beers, and were able to hear the band perfectly. And I was highly amused by this advertisement on the table: The only problem is, now I’ll want tacos and beer at every concert- I have a feeling I’ll be sadly disappointed from now on. At the end of the concert the band director said “Thank you! Come see us perform at Sunfest this Sunday at 1 pm!” WHAT? Who? Where? This is how I learned about the concert on Sunday. So much for my grandiose plan of doing Sunday meal prep! Apparently I’ll be spending the afternoon at Sunfest. That idea was short-lived. I guess you can’t have it both ways. I can’t be sad that everything was canceled my son’s senior year, and mad that my daughter has so many events this month. I think the universe is telling me to just relax as much as possible, and enjoy the May-hem. How is your May shaping up? Have you ever seen a Chihuahua race? – It’s now one of my life goals.