But to highlight why I would be okay if I died tonight...which might happen if the Steelers lose again allow me to tell you what happened to complete my life!
A few months ago Michelle's mom asked Michelle if she wanted to go to the Justin Timberlake concert in December. Of course being a logical human being she said yes...as if there is any other answer! So her mom wanted to make sure she knew ahead of time who she was going to take so that she didn't get stuck going by herself. Logically she asked me to go for several reasons...one being that the concert happened during my birthday week, two because we live together and three because I love JT more than Diet Coke!
So after months and months of waiting the night had finally arrived...the big night! Justin Freaking Timberlake was in Indy and as we approached our seats we were amazed to see how close we were going to be to one of the best entertainers on Earth...no I'm not even lying!
So right away we were amazed! I mean seriously how often do you get to be that close to someone you grew up listening to! My first concert was NSYNC and I have loved Justin for as long as I can remember.
That's the great thing about good music. It connects with you, you can tie it to memories, both good and bad, it can change your mood, make you smile, make you cry, inspire dance parties, bring you closer with your friends...it can inspire that great thought...it can move mountains.
Maybe that's what draws me to his music that I can connect with it...I'm the person who dances around the house folding laundry, doing dishes, cooking...it's just who I am. When I am sad...I want to go for a drive and sing sad music and get it out of my system. Music has gotten me through so much in my life and Justin has been a huge part of that collection. He joins a select few artists that I consider to be in my top favorite...Gavin DeGraw, Lady GaGa, Toby Keith, Rooney, Whitney, Michael Jackson and Miranda Lambert.
Anyways back to the concert....anyone notice the lady looking at me like I'm crazy in the picture above...it's awesome...clearly she was not as excited as I was!
Okay so I took over 400 videos and pictues from the night but it was worth it. These are the kinds of memories I want to spend my time making. These are the kind of memories that will bring a smile to my face on a bad day, when I feel lonely, when work has me down. These are the kind of memories that Michelle and I will be thinking about when we are little (well we are tall so less-tall) old ladies and thinking back to the good times we had. These are the things we should spend our times doing not wasting engery worryng about things that we can't change, or people who refuse to change, worrying about the things we can't control. So I won't I'm just going to enjoy the ride and the music and dance it out!
With Love Always, Alex
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