Release…
After the week we had last week, the last thing Mike and I wanted to do was to go out on Saturday night.
Not that last week was a bad one, mind you, but it was a chaotic, busy, stressful one. What we wanted most was to stay home, to relax, to unwind.
But we had tickets to go see a comedian named Ralphie May. A comedian we had seen live once before in our town, and had thoroughly enjoyed. A comedian we both relate to on different levels, and one who can truly make us laugh from the gut.
Believe me, we still discussed not going out that night. We were tired, we weren’t going to have any free time this weekend without SOMETHING going on. My father and sister had visited just the day before, and it was on her birthday, so we tried to make that special for her. But the week had taken its toll, and we considered staying home.
But no. We knew that we would regret it if we didn’t go. More than that, we knew we would be GLAD if we did. We had already bought the tickets. We had looked forward to this show for months. So we went.
We arrived at the beautiful historic theater he was performing in, took our seats (which were very comfortable, so two thumbs up there!), and waited for the show to begin. We watched his opening act, who performed for 30 minutes, and then Ralphie came on stage, and he performed for 2 hours.
And let me tell you, we laughed. We laughed that “laughing so hard I am crying” laugh. For two and a half hours, we laughed that laugh that cleanses the soul. The laugh that takes away the stress. The laugh that wipes away the frustrations of the past week. The laugh that leaves your face hurting from smiling so much. The laugh that leaves your belly sore, but your heart so much lighter.
It was a good laugh.
Turns out, after the week we had last week, the thing Mike and I needed to do most was to go out on Saturday night.
June 29th, 2010 at 9:43 pm
I’m so happy for you. I love to watch a good comedian.
Have your best week ever.
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