YES...it was WORTH IT...

OH….Here comes a story…it’s LONG! To start this very entertaining story I have to take you back to November 2010. I was on a cruise with a bunch of friends and my old friend Jamar decided to bring a few of his Denver buddies along. I was very excited because I tend to love all of Jamar’s Denver friends. One of his friends was a cutie named Chris…now if you know me, as soon as I meet someone I like to ask random questions. You can blame the HR in me, but I like to bypass the BS and start asking questions I’m curious about. I will NEVER forget Chris’ face when I asked, ‘So, who is your favorite band?’ Mind you…I judge people by their choice in music. You can tell a lot about someone by the music they listen to. Anywho…Chris didn’t even have to think, he said ‘Mumford & Sons’. I had no idea who he was talking about. I never heard of that group and was beyond annoyed by it. Well…as the week went on I hung out with Chris and the boy wouldn’t shut up about Mumford & Sons. I promised I would listen to them as soon as I got back to DC and I did. They were good…I mean really really good. I automatically had more respect for Chris for liking them and couldn’t understand how I didn’t already know about them. I became obsessed with listening to their music and passed that obsession onto my sister. So, when I saw that Mumford and Sons were coming to DC I got tickets. I only got 2 and they were lawn seats……man, if I only knew. So…all that to say, I blame Chris for the following story. Because I'm a visual person, there is a pic of Chris above. I have to note he's not half as toolish as he might look. LOL..love ya Chris!! :-)


WHY do all the good concerts have to take place during the work week?! Don’t they know traffic is horrible in DC and going anywhere is beyond painful. I got off a few hours early from work to meet Joel (the lucky winner to my second concert ticket) at my apartment. I planned for everything…the blanket, the sandwiches, the waters, the sunglasses, the bug spray, etc…. I wanted to be as prepared as possible. Joel probably thought I was crazy because I was so hyper and frazzled when he got to my apartment. After a slow start due to my over prepared self forgetting her wallet and having to go back to get it. We started towards Merriweather (concert venue) and got stuck in major traffic. Luckily, Joel is very easy going and so much fun to hang out with. So, we get to the venue half starved and running to the bathrooms when strange looking clouds started to roll in. We’re sitting on our blanket eating our ‘Lost Dog’ subs when Joel says, ‘Look (point to clouds), you think it’s going to rain.’ Honestly, in my head I thought CRAP…I DIDN’T CHECK THE WEATHER! How could I prepare for everything and not check the weather? My reply of course was a little calmer, ‘I don’t think so, but if it does I don’t mind the rain.’ Not long after….it starts raining a little. Joel being the amazing guy he is said, ‘Do you want me to run to the car for your umbrella (which I forgot in the trunk)?’ My stupid reply, ‘Nooooo…I don’t mind a little rain. If you want it go ahead but please don’t go back to the car on my account. I’m fine’. Meanwhile…lightening starts coming down and the rain is getting A LOT harder. Now…I’m all about looking at the bright side in bad circumstances so as I look over at poor wet Joel and said…’Well, at least it’s not hailing.’ THAT was the wrong thing to say. The wind picked up and so did the rain. By this point the opening acts for Mumford and Sons are playing but we can’t hear them through the screaming lawn people and at this point our own laughter from being completely drenched. The flood waters were descending upon us and we were stuck on a wet blanket looking like someone just dragged us out of a pool fully clothed. Mind you…I’m really trying to stick it out…then the hail came. WHAT THE…..it’s HAILING..at this point I think Joel thought…'I’m done…I’m leaving with or without this chick'. LOL. Lucky for him..I was all about leaving too. I didn't want to seem like a silly girl, but that hail HURT and lightening was BEYOND too close for comfort. We ran to cover under this small tent…but so were a couple hundred others. Joel and I were at the very edge, especially poor Joel so every time the wind blew a gush of water went right over his head. At that point….Joel became my knight in shiny wet head…because he said ‘want to wait out the rain in your car’. YES..YES …I DO! Mumford and Sons wasn’t going on until 9:30 and it was only 8pm…so we had time. Joel and I made a run for it…but I was BLIND...I couldn’t see my contacts were falling out and the wind and rain were blinding me. I was literally doing my best not to lose Joel…because everybody had the same idea to run for their cars.

We finally made it back to the parking garage…pretty much laughing the whole way. I just couldn't believe our luck..what a crazy experience. I opened my bag and everything was floating in water including my camera. My camera sadly went to camera heaven but I was able to save the disk which produced the funny video above and these few pictures. Joel and I tried to dry off as much as possible…and luckily the rain stopped just in time for us to make Mumford and Sons…which was an AMAZING concert. I’ve never seen a more crowded lawn for an outdoor concert before. Towards the end of the concert I remember turning around and smiling at Joel thinking….yeah, they were totally worth it. So…thank you Chris for telling me about Mumford and Sons….and thank you Joel for being my very wet handsome partner in crime! I now never want to go to an outdoor concert without you by my side. Below…is my new favorite Mumford song called ‘Lover of the Light’ which I heard that crazy weathered night. Enjoy...and maybe I'll see you at the next Mumford & Sons concert in the DC area.