Townie

I guess I am a Townie.  I love my little town here in the suburbs of Atlanta.  I work about a half mile from the downtown area and live probably 3 miles away, so it is easy and fun when there is an event downtown.  Recently we had a concert on the 'Village Green' with 7 Sharp 9, a local band that plays a mix of cover music and their own tracks.

Strangely, I was really looking forward to this little concert with the anticipation usually reserved for an Auburn Game or a large party.  That is why I was really disappointed when the weather started to look foreboding.  The night before we had a huge thunderstorm and it looked like we were going to get a repeat performance.  We went through all the motions though:  we bought a bucket of chicken, packed the cooler and got all of the tailgating supplies out (let's face it...we are professional tailgaters and can pretty much put one together at a moments notice).

 So Hunter, Mindy and Baby Jackson came over and we all piled into the car, fully expecting the sky to open up at any moment and send us reeling back home.  We set up our tailgate far away from the scene, but under cover of the coming showers.  While we got comfortable, Sheryl went ahead and got us another space up front...just in case.  When no rain came, we moved to our 'back up location' and had a bite.  We had enough chicken to feed all the concert goes, not to mention chips, dips and cheese and crackers.  As a matter of fact, our pictures look like some kind of Wheat Thins add.

Well the band started and we danced and sang.  We also bumped into friends, neighbors and Ainsley even saw some of her teachers...after all this is our town and we are true Townies.  One of the great things about an event like this is that it seems like everyone has a fun time.  Us adults enjoyed the music, beer and friends, but even Ainsley had enough to keep her entertained.  She went up next to the stage and danced, ate a snow cone, watched a juggler, got a balloon sward, played Frisbee with a little girl and even helped baby sit her new neighbor.  It was exhausting just watching her...let alone trying to keep up.  For my part, I loved going up to the stage with her and watching her dance.  That is one thing that I think my daughter and I will share for a long time our love for Live Music.  I even bought one of the bands CDs for us to listen to later.

Well we never planned on being able to stay for the whole concert; I thought Ainsley would get board or Jackson would get sick of all the noise.  However, we will still going strong (Ains and I were on our way to the stage again) when the rain finally came.  It was only about 10 minutes before the concert was going to end, so I guess it was good timing.

It was fun to have a nice family time downtown because our last few adventures for St. Pat's day and Cinco De Mayo were adults only excursions.  Hopefully we will be able to recruit more neighbors for the next few concerts this summer, however I don't think the music will be as good as 7 sharp 9.  But I plan to be there...we are Townies after all.